by Seshan Fernando | Nov 10, 2021 | News
- The largest Mercantile-level sporting event returns for its 6th consecutive year
- Players can represent their companies and workplaces across 20 different game titles
- Over 100 companies are expected to take part with the event being held online due to the current pandemic situation
Gamer.LK, the leader in Esports and Digital Entertainment experiences in Sri Lanka has announced the return of the Mercantile Esports Championship for 2021 powered by Samsung Sri Lanka. The Mercantile Esports Championship is recognised as the largest annual Mercantile-level sporting event, with 20 different game titles to choose from this year. This year’s Mercantile Esports Championship marks the 6th consecutive year the event has been held since its start back in 2016.
The 2020 Mercantile Esports Championship, was the first time the event was moved to a completely online setting due to the global pandemic. This year’s event remains an online event, allowing everyone to participate from the safety of their own home or office. This move brought many participants to last year’s championship, with over 800 registered players and a new champion being crowned.
PREVIOUS WINNERS OF THE MERCANTILE ESPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP:
- 2016 – Virtusa
- 2017 – Virtusa
- 2018 – MillenniumIT
- 2019 – Orel IT
- 2020 – Global Systems Solutions
Samsung Sri Lanka comes onboard as the title sponsor for the Mercantile Esports Championship. Samsung has been at the forefront of developing products and services for gamers and promoting E-sports in Sri Lanka over the years, as it was identified that the youth are very passionate about it. As a result, Samsung in partnership with Gamer.LK have successfully initiated and completed many large scale gaming tournaments, amassing over 1,000 participants from around the country and a staggering 175,000 people streaming the tournaments each time.
To Energize the championship, Red Bull steps up with their signature brand of flair and energy. They have also been a significant part of Sri Lanka’s Esports growth over the years, giving wings to Sri Lankan gamers by partnering with & conducting unique Esports events.
GAME TITLES AT THIS YEAR’S MERCANTILE ESPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP
Team Games
- Call of Duty 4
- League of Legends
- DOTA 2
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Call of Duty Mobile
- Free Fire
- PUBG Mobile
- Valorant
Individual Games
- Clash Royale
- eRacer (Assetto Corsa)
- eFootball (FIFA ‘21)
- Real Cricket
- Rocket League
Women’s League Titles
- Mario Kart Tour
- Valorant Deathmatch
- League of Legends 1v1
- DOTA 2 1v1
- Clash Royale
Casual Titles
Register now for the Mercantile Esports Championship 2021 at – https://ingame.gg/event/mercantile-esports-championship-21
Be sure to stay tuned to Gamer.LK’s website and social media for updates regarding the 2021 Mercantile Esports Championship, other tournaments and Esports news.
by Seshan Fernando | Oct 27, 2021 | News
- DISHAN takes 1st place at the eFootball Championship Season 2
- LALANKA comes in 2nd place, with SID taking 3rd place
- Both Dishan & Lalanka qualified for the Asian Football Gaming Championship
Season 2 of Gamer.LK’s eFootball Championship powered by the Republic of Gamers (ROG), concluded with some amazing matches held between some of the top FIFA ‘21 players in Sri Lanka. This season had 45 gamers all competing for the top spot and a chance to qualify for the Asian Football Gaming Championship.
During the final stage of the tournament, Dishan “DISHAN” Nithiananthan had a fantastic run, beating his opponents with substantial point differences. However, in the semi finals he had to face-off against the previous champion and the then #1 FIFA player in the country – Sachin “SID” Dematapitiya. Despite the fact that this may have been his toughest opponent, DISHAN was able to close out the game 2 – 1 against SID and moved on to the grand finals.
At the grand finals, DISHAN battled against Lalanka “LANLANKA” Wijesundara, who had fought his way through to the finals all the way up from qualifier 1. Although a worthy adversary, DISHAN managed to best LALANKA, closing the game out 2 – 0 in the best of 3.
Both DISHAN and LANLANKA qualified for the Asian Football Gaming Championship and went to compete. However, they were unable to make it through to the finals, but showed the world the potential of the Esports athletes in Sri Lanka.
Winner: Dishan “DISHAN” Nithiananthan
Runner-up: Lalanka “LANLANKA” Wijesundara
Second Runner-up: Sachin “SID” Dematapitiya
Asus Sri Lanka is the official technology partner and Red Bull Sri Lanka is the exclusive energy drink partner of the eFootball Championship Season 2 by Gamer.LK
Be sure to stay tuned to Gamer.LK’s website and social media for updates about Season 2 of the eFootball Championship and future FIFA ‘21 tournaments.
by Seshan Fernando | Oct 10, 2021 | EPL21, News
- Singer Esports Premier League Player Auctions held on the 28th of September
- 6 hour livestream held to determine players for the 12 franchise teams
- Playoffs for the Singer Esports Premier League began October 4th
- Top 9 teams from the playoffs to move on to the super weekend
- Super weekend begins today (Saturday, 9th October)
With the conclusion of the Qualifier Finals, Gamer.LK’s Singer Esports Premier League ‘21 moved on to the Player Auctions phase, which was held on September 28th. Here the team managers of the 12 franchise teams, were in a bidding war to build their team with the best players they could acquire, without spending all their points. After the 6 hour Player Auction livestream, the team compositions were as follows:
Franchise Teams and Players for the Singer Esports Premier League ‘21
Bamba Bears (Team Manager – Gayan De Silva)
– Dulara ‘BTXSCOUT’ De Silva
– Mohamed ‘GAMEOVRRAZZZ’ Razly
– Supuni ‘GRLSUPU’ Ravindya
– Muhammad ‘HOPE M’ Nabeel
– Sadurshan ‘HOPEPUREAIM’ Sarvana
– Nishel ‘IM GTBUSTER’ Silva
– Puvanenthiran ‘MAFIA ROCKY’ Niluxshan
Eastern Gladiators (Team Manager – Harindu Amaratunga)
– Seiyed ‘XCHELCURT’ Hamza
– Azahi ‘AZAHI LEO’ Munaf
– Tharaka ‘DEXTER’ Lakshan
– Samitha ‘FN1 HORSE’ Thiwanka
– YAEESH ‘SL YAIYA’ Thamkeen
– Sharan ‘JIGSAW’ Imamdeen
– Nadeem ‘NOXXY’ Nishaam
Gampaha Gorillas (Team Manager – Nadeeshani Jayasinghe)
– Raveen ‘SATANTR’ Shavinda
– Umair ‘Punisher’ Sufiyan
– Dulisha ‘DADDY’ Akalanka
– Mohamed ‘GODV’ Manazir
– Prekash ‘SATOSHI’ Jeewarathnam
– Achintha ‘BISHOPP’ Methsara
– Mohamed ‘RASHATH’ Rashath
Kandurata Kings (Team Manager – Navod Bopitiya)
– Riham ‘TAUTER’ Ramzi
– Sahan ‘MCKAY’ Jayasuriya
– Mohamed ‘Anza’ Ansaf
– Rishad ‘RIO’ ahamed
– Anushger ‘KP’ Sivabalan
– Disura ‘ZUES’ Yasanjith
Kotuwa Ravens (Team Manager – Lahiru Herath)
– Tharusha ‘THOR’ Nethsara
– Reshan ‘RÉSHA’ kavishka
– Avishka ‘FOURARMS’ Srihan
– Shahran ‘SHAZ’ ahamed
– Alex ‘ALEX1337’ Fernando
– Thavindu ‘THAVI’ Theekshana
– Zainy ‘DUMBY’ Jabir
Northern Rangers (Team Manager – Sajith Wijesiri)
– Shaid ‘SHAY’ Ahmed
– Kamash ‘GODZYYY’ Gunasekera
– Chamuditha ‘LUCIFER’ Watshan
– Fahaadh ‘BEE’ Sirajudeen
– Chamalka ‘PANDAA’ Gunawardhana
– Mohamed ‘TIKTOK’ Zahid
– Rizly ‘RIZO’ Ahzn
Rajarata Giants (Team Manager – Tharindu Wijesinghe)
– Vishwa ‘VISH’ Adeepa
– Sandil ‘VISKY’ Bandara
– George ‘FRAGGER’ Pereira
– Akmal ‘CREEZY’ Jeslin
– Mohamed ‘VENOM’ Amanullah
– Pawan ‘RAPTOR’ Senanayake
– Mohammed ‘Minator’ Rizan
Sabaragamuwa Knights (Team Manager – Prageeth Dassanayake)
– Dilisha ‘DEXSTER’ Weerasingha
– Ramesh ‘JIMMY’ Fernando
– Mohamed ‘SHAAE’ Shahaan
– Ashwin ‘Azzwin’ wickramaarachchi
– Kavinda ‘TWEAK’ Chenuka
– Amanulla ‘Amaan ‘ Unais
– Dilki ‘BABYDOLL’ Ranasinghe
Southern Sharks (Team Manager – Kasun Wijesekara)
– Dinuka ‘REXTER RF’ Himansha
– Samith ‘SAMITHA’ Madushanka
– Ijas ‘Jay’ Mohammed
– Amru ‘BLAZE’ Zamzam
– Anton ‘SANTA’ Fernando
– Buwaneka ‘BUWA’ Buddima
UVA Bandits (Team Manager – Kamith Gajanayaka)
– Nadeesh ‘IRON’ De Silva
– Shamal ‘KILZ’ Kaushan
– Gaveshkaa ‘ROOT’ Lakshan
– Shaveen ‘GRUMPY’ Illukpitiya
– Akeel ‘CHARLIE’ Ramzeen
– Sanjana ‘NOIZY’ Rathnayake
– Maristan ‘MARISTOP’ Stekan
Wayamba Raiders (Team Manager – Safwan Mansoor)
– Ranithu ‘ERRORBAE’ Senevirathne
– Tharindu ‘Mamatha’ induwara
– Chamika ‘IMT NIKY’ Rasangi
– Kavinda ‘KAVI’ Silva
– Zaid ‘BAYMAX’ Zaharan
– Ushan ‘JUDA’ Sankalpa
– Udesh ‘KAVIYA’ Kavindu
Western Warriors (Team Manager – Janith Rajapakse)
– Merash ‘MERASH’ Chnuka
– Pasan ‘ZEUS’ Chamathka
– Rizny ‘RAZOR’ Azmy
– Shalika ‘ROMAN’ Chamoth
– Sandakelum ‘Kelum’ Ranasighe
After the player auctions, the teams headed into the playoffs, where the top 9 teams would move into the super weekend and the final phase of the Singer Esports Premier League. From the 12 teams, the 9 teams which made it through to the super weekend were; Eastern Gladiators, Western Warriors, UVA Bandits, Southern Sharks, Gampaha Gorillas, Rajarata Giants, Kotuwa Ravens, Northern Rangers and the Wayamba Raiders. The super weekend begins today (Saturday, 9th October) from 3pm onwards
EPL is sponsored by
Title Partner Singer Sri Lanka
Refreshing partner Sprite
Clothing partner Moose Clothing Company
Smartphone partner Samsung
Food partners Pizza Hut Sri Lanka & Taco Bell Sri Lanka
Gaming Laptop partner Dell
Digital Partner Daraz Online Shopping
Banking partner FriMi
Online media partner NewsWire
Be sure to stay tuned to Gamer.LK’s website and social media for updates regarding the Singer Esports Premier League ‘21 and other Esports news.
by Seshan Fernando | Sep 28, 2021 | News
During Gamer.LK’s annual Inter-University Esports Championship back in July ‘21, a player was unable to provide further proof against a document forgery accusation.
As such, the following player has been banned for a period of two years effective immediately:
- Akila “Gadget Malli” Fonseka (expires 15th July 2023)
This ban extends to all tournaments organised by Gamer.LK and all ranked tournaments as per the decision of the Sri Lanka Esports Association (SLESA),
Forging of documents constitutes fraud and is a criminal offense. Misrepresentation of oneself using fraudulent documents to Gamer.LK Officials is a grave offence that merits severe penalties.
Gamer.LK and the Sri Lanka Esports Association (SLESA) take the integrity of tournaments organised for the Sri Lankan Esports community very seriously. We aim to take Esports to newer audiences through these events and such acts work against our efforts. We appreciate the support of the community in assisting where necessary by reporting such instances so that we are able to uphold a fair playing field.
by Seshan Fernando | Aug 25, 2021 | News
- PMCO group stages concluded last week (August 22nd)
- Wolfgang NRC Esports place 6th during group stages, with 112 overall points
- PMCO Fall Split ‘21 South Asia Wildcard Grand Finals begin next week
- Winner of PMCO grand finals to move on to the PMPL Season 4
PUBG Mobile Club Open a.k.a PMCO is one of the biggest PUBG Mobile events in the APAC region. It is ‘the’ go-to tournament for every Pro PUBGM player in the region to show off their skills on the big stage. 1,000s of players from the region take part in the tournament, mainly to progress further and secure a spot in the PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL). And from Sri Lanka, a handful of teams were invited for the event.
Group stage matches were conducted throughout the week and only one team representing Sri Lanka managed to crawl their way to the top of the boards – Wolfgang NRC Esports. They had a rough start in the early stages, being bottom of the first group stage matches. However, they made an insane comeback as the tournament progressed, stomping on every single opponent they faced throughout the bracket. This allowed them to make it to the top of the leaderboards, where they managed to secure 6th place at the end of the group stages – with 2 chicken dinners, 38 kills, and 112 overall points to their name. With the 6th place finish they secured a spot to play in the Grand Finals of PMCO Spring Split 2021 which will take place next week.
During last year’s PMCO event NRC Esports managed to secure 4th place at the Grand Finals – missing last year’s PMPL by 2 crucial points. This year the competition is tougher, with only the 1st place finish getting the chance to play at PMPL. However, with the performances this team has put out throughout the group stages, they certainly stand a chance in the Grand Finals event.
The players of NRC Esports have put up an amazing fight going against some of the best, while putting the Lankan pride back on the map for the PUBG Mobile scene. There is also no doubt that their victories have made many Sri Lankans in the PUBGM scene proud. They have also shown that they’re a true force to reckon with, due to their back to back performances during both this and last year’s PMCO events. NRC Esports have truly showcased their skill, proving once again that Wolfgang NRC Esports is one of the best teams in Sri Lanka to step into the PUBG Mobile Esports world and the best chance for a Sri Lankan team to take part in the PMPL!
Be sure to stay tuned to Gamer.LK’s website and social media for updates regarding PMPL, PUBG Mobile and other Esports news.
