by Rav | Dec 11, 2020 | Announcements, News
- Companies battle companies in Mercantile Electronic Sports
- Close to 800 participants will compete
- 15 game-titles
- The company with the highest overall points wins the championship
- Organised by Gamer.LK and sponsored by Red Bull
2020 has been a pandemic year. Curfews, lockdowns, quarantine zones and social distancing – the Sri Lankan workforce that is able to work from home have been getting used to a whole new concept of getting work done away from office. The annual company retreat and sportsmeet replaced by Whatsapp group forwards and Zoom calls. One activity however that is continuing despite all these changes is Electronic Sports – specifically, the Mercantile Esports Championship where companies battle companies in an Electronic Sports arena. Gamer.LK has moved the annual Mercantile Esports Championship, happening for the 5th consecutive time this year, to a completely online event.
The championship has employees from companies banding together to represent their organisation and win the championship trophy. Close to 800 participants will compete across 15 game titles to win points for their company. The company with the highest overall points will be crowned as the champion. All participants are able to participate from the safety of their own home or office.
Former winners
- 2016: Virtusa
- 2017: Virtusa
- 2018: MIT
- 2019: Orel IT
This years game titles (open):
- Call of Duty 4 (PC)
- DOTA 2 (PC)
- Rainbow 6 Siege (PC)
- Valorant (PC)
- League of Legends (PC)
- Mobile Legends (Mobile)
- Clash Royale (Mobile)
- Real Cricket (Mobile)
- Mario Kart Tour (Mobile)
- Fortnite (PC)
- Free Fire (Mobile)
- Call of Duty Mobile (Mobile)
- Apex Legends (PC)
- PUBG Mobile (Mobile)
Women’s League titles
- Mario Kart Tour
- Call of Duty 4 FFA
Registrations close on the 12th of December and games are scheduled to start from 17th December. The event is organised by Gamer.LK and sponsored by Red Bull.
Register now
Register now @ https://gamer.lk/go/mec2020
by Stephan Warakagoda | Nov 27, 2020 | Announcements, Esports news, News
Team AE | SL RiderZ B walk away with Rs. 15,000 after placing first @ the Perera & Sons Mobile Contenders Free Fire. Teams AE | SL RIDERZ D and MAX | Suicide Squad finish in 2nd and 3rd respectively earning their shares of the Rs. 25,000 prize put up for Free Fire.
1st place: AE | SL RiderZ B
Kasun “SLR MR PODDA” Podda
Sadaru “SLR KAIZ” Vishmika
Lakshan “SLR LAKA” Kavinda
Chamal “SLR CJ” Bandara
2nd place: AE | SL RIDERZ D
Himansha “SLR AMITH” Buddika
Savidu “SLR DRACARYS” Chamalka
Maneesha “SLR DUMA 9XT” Madubashitha
Chamath “SLR BATHI” Pabasara
3rd place: MAX | Suicide Squad
Chehan “INF MR ZOMBI” Gamage
Pawan “INF MR UNICO” Madushanka
Avinash “INF NOMERCY” Darshana
Dilip “INF X-NEON” Madushanka
The P&S Mobile Contenders event was Perera & Sons first Esports event, organized in collaboration with Gamer.LK.
by Stephan Warakagoda | Nov 26, 2020 | Announcements, Esports news, News
Team M-eS DX Generation from Maximum Esports walk away with Rs. 15,000 in winnings after placing first @ The Perera & Sons CODM Series. Teams nA Teetotalers and WG x NGSL finish in 2nd and 3rd respectively earning their shares of the Rs. 25,000 prize put up for CODM.
1st Place: M-eS DX Generation
Gihan “Witcher” Silva
Shabith “Kinzu” Sham
Mohamed “XtremE” Wajeeh
Menura “Optic” Fernando
Thisaru “Xclusive” Dilshan
Manupa “No-one” Randhitha
2nd Place: nA Teetotalers
Imshad “TTS IMI” Illiyas
Shafr “TTS SHAFR” Shan
Uzam “TTS ARK”
Shadhir “TTS UZAM” Nilufrr
Ak “TTS ABSOLUTE”
Arkam “SLAYXAK” Anas
3rd Place: WG x NGSL
Sahan “WG SATHSAYT” Sathsara|
sathsa “WG ZATAN” gaming
Dinitha “WG XXX” Tissera
Shanuka “SL RUSHGOD” Yasanga
Ravindu “WG WINK” Lakshitha
Lahiru “WG PANDA” Herath
The P&S Mobile Contenders event was Perera & Sons first Esports event, organized in collaboration with Gamer.LK.
by Stephan Warakagoda | Nov 12, 2020 | Announcements, Esports news, News
Wolfgang eSports in collaboration with Young Bloods presents “Blood Hunters 2020” one of the biggest Tencent approved PUBG Mobile & ranked tournaments is set to kick-off in Sri Lanka this November.
The tournament is scheduled to commence on the 23rd of November with a prize pool of Rs. 50,000. An opportunity to become the #1 ranked PUBGM player in Sri Lanka awaits. Make sure to head on over to the Wolfgang eSports Facebook page to not miss out on any live updates and matches.
Register for the tournament
by Stephan Warakagoda | Nov 12, 2020 | Announcements, Esports news, News
- Three teams disqualified for having Indian Nationals on the roster
- FenrirXOmega, Team Inceptions, nA | XTASY | VENDETTA were the teams in question.
- All matches affected have been replayed
- The date for the rematch of finals set for the 15th of November
Gamer.LK has taken action against three teams that violated the rules during the Perera & Sons Mobile Contenders CODM tournament. The teams had one or more Indian nationals in their rosters which went against tournament policy and resulted in their disqualification. All games that were affected have already been replayed or scheduled for a rematch.
1. FenrirXOmega competed with multiple Indians in their roster. None of the games were affected and they were disqualified.
| Lakshagar Raja |
Lakshagar |
| Janushkhar Raja |
JR |
| Dwaarakesh Srinivasan |
Dwaarak |
| Anush Thriambak |
Chaos |
| Simon Caesar |
FenrirXKhalil |
2. Various attempts made to contact Team Inceptions player in question failed and the team members, in turn, were unable to prove his eligibility. All matches affected by them were replayed.
| Deon Smith |
POKOTOCO |
| Dineth Ratnayake |
YT XAN |
| Nithika Pathirage |
IM NICKY |
| Amman anujuman |
INC DENETH |
| Mayanka de mel |
INC SANJAY |
3. nA | XTASY | VENDETTA could not prove that their player in question was a Sri Lankan citizen following inquiries made by Gamer.LK, henceforth the two matches affected by this team have been replayed.
| Nikhil Bevan |
XTZ PUNISHER |
| Ilhan Kably |
XTZ D1SSENT |
| Sheron DeSilva |
XTZ SALT |
| Kawin Perera |
XTZ R3HZ |
| Sohan Tharusha |
XTZ .EXE |
| Afzal |
XTZ RONIN |
| Kavindu |
XTZ BLOODY |
Having implemented resolutions for these disruptions in the tournament, a rematch of the finals has been scheduled for the 15th of November. Stay tuned to Gamer.LK socials for the latest updates from the Sri Lankan Esports scene.
by Stephan Warakagoda | Nov 5, 2020 | Announcements, Esports news, News
- L2k beat eSamurai Esports at Grand finals
- They win Rs 60,000 from Rs 100,000 prize pool
- eSamurai Esports and Union Gaming finish first and second runners up
Sri Lanka’s team Live 2 Kill won’t be slowing down anytime soon as they bring home another title @ the ROG Battleground’s Rainbow Six: Siege championship. After a month of grueling battles, Live 2 Kill came out on top after they faced-off against eSamurai Esports at the Grand finals in a best of 5.
Hosted by Asus Bangladesh the tournaments Rs 100,000 prize pool saw 32 teams battle it out for 1st prize. Live 2 Kill walked away with Rs 60,000 while eSamurai Esports and Union Gaming for becoming were the first and second runners-up of the tournament respectively.
