The Manila Masters is underway and the best teams are coming from all over the world to compete. At stake is getting the title as inaugural Manila Masters. Also, the grand prize winner gets a whopping $250,000. The stakes have really been set high for this tournament. Smart and PLDT have picked Clutch Gamers as the Manila Masters Philippine representatives. The tournament is the first Philippine international DOTA 2 Contest, happening today until Sunday May 28, at the SM MOA Arena.
Clutch Gamers as the Manila Masters Philippine Representatives
Smart Communications and PLDT Home named CLUTCH Gamers the official Philippines representative for the event. Going into battle with seven of the best team around the world, the Philippines representatives has a formidable line up. Clutch Gamers is made up of professional Dota 2 Players Khim “gabbi” Villafuerte, Arnel Paul Tabios, Rafel Sicat “Rappy” Palo, Marvin “Boombacs”Rushton, and Kenneth ‘flysolo” Coloma. These are some of the best Professional Dota 2 Players in the world. TClutch Gamers beat over 3000 teams from all over the country to claim their place at the top.
E-sports on the Rise
Last year was a landmark year for Philippine gaming. Filipino Players were consistently rising through the ranks, putting eyes on the country’s gamers. The country also hosted a number of international gaming events. Those really helped etching out the country’s niche in the fast expanding gaming world.
As TV5 President and CEO Chot Reyes said “E-sports is already as massive as traditional sports”. He added that the country has 32 million active gamers, and the community is a passionate one. “We will send off our Philippine team to compete in the world stage with active support and a commitment to accompany them all the way through nationwide coverage.” he added.
Even Mineski Franchise Corporation CEO Ronald Robins had similar observations. “The Philippine scene already has a strong backbone, and Philippine teams and organizations are getting stronger by the day. This time we want to strengthen Southeast Asia as a whole, despite the inevitable challenges ahead. Now, with the Masters we are going to move forward.” he said.
PLDT Home and Smart present the much-awaited Manila Masters tournament on May 26-28.
Smart and PLDT – Taking Philippine E-sports to the next Level
PLDT Home and Smart are united with the local gaming community, according to PLDT FVP and Head of Home Business Oscar A Reyes, Jr. He even added that the two leaders in digital services are committed to giving local players the access to world-class internet connectivity. That way, the gamers can take their game to the next level, and help put the country on the global gaming map.
Going as fast as 1 Gbps, PLDT Home Fibr is not just the most powerful broadband in the country. It is also perfect for Dota 2 players, as speeds like that can handle the bandwidth intensive multiplayer game. Conversely Smart’s fastest LTE allows gamers to stay updated with the latest in the gaming world. Not only that but the ability to stream videos anywhere and everywhere via Smart’s data-packed GigaSurf offerings can help them stay sharp and observe other gamers.
Gamers are also able to purchase steam wallet codes with ease via the leading portal, Game X. Not only that but Smart subscribers are able to see the action happening inside the arena and livestream the event using Smart360. As part of Smart’s support for Manila Masters, users have a chance to catch the event and win Manila Masters tickets by following Smart’s official accounts on Facebook and Twitter.
For more information on the event visit masters.gg or smtickets.com for event passes.