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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.
Filipinos would eventually become esports athletes and professional esports teams would be organized to compete in international competitions. [3] In 2017, the state agency Games and Amusements Board recognized esports as a legitimate sport. [4] [5] The Philippines would introduce esports as a medal event in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games which ...
The inaugural 2019 season commenced on March 24, 2019, featuring three video game titles. Two conferences were held for each title. Both double round-robin group stage and single-elimination playoffs were adopted as the competition format with the top players in each title and conference playing against each other in the season finale.
According to its website, the strategic plan of the federation is to encourage and support the formation of international esport genre governing bodies, holding World Cup for Esports once every two years and World Championships yearly, holding the esports summit, training and certification coaches for those who are interested in the sport. [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.
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]
Considering that about 110 million people live in the Philippines, it’s not feasible to expect that they all would be basketball fans. “But it’s close,” said Tim Cone, the country’s top ...
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.