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The Philippine Esports Organization (abbreviated as PeSO) is the national governing body for esports in the Philippines. It is a member of the International Esports Federation (IESF) since 2012 and is an associate member of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) since 2020. [1] [2] [3]
The Philippines would introduce esports as a medal event in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games which it hosted. This would be the first time esports would feature in an event that also featured traditional sports. [6] PESO would also formally organize a national esports team for the occasion which was given the moniker "Sibol".
The Nationals is an electronic sports (Esports) league in the Philippines which had its inaugural season in 2019. It is the first franchise-based electronic sports in the Philippines. The tournaments are sanctioned by the Esports National Association of the Philippines (ESNAP). [2]
A national esports team representing the Philippines took part in the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Turkmenistan, where the esports was held as a demonstration event. The Philippines did not have any esports representatives at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, where it was likewise held as a demonstration event.
Founded in 2018, the federation's mission is to declare the Philippines as a center of esports in the country, to being the sole governing body of esports in the world and to support the game developers, software companies and players who are participating in the events being run by ESWF.
RSG Philippines would defeat Omega Esports in a 2-1 series [15] and defeating ONIC Philippines in a 3-1 series [16] in the second round. They would get swept 0-3 against Blacklist International [ 17 ] and would unfortunately be eliminated from contention after a 1-3 loss against Nexplay EVOS . [ 18 ]
Esports was introduced as one of the main medal events in the Southeast Asian Games during the 2019 edition held in the Philippines. [1] Since 2019, Esports has become one of the main events during the biennial event due to the level of competition between opposing teams and the selection of games during the main event. [2]
In 2022, the PBA revisited its plans to get involved in esports and accepted an invitation by Dark League Studios to check their Kings League tournament. [1] The PBA would enter in an entered a formal partnership with Dark League Studios in October 2022. [2] The PBA would launch an esports league, the PBA Esports Bakbakan, in January 2023.