by Stephan Warakagoda | Feb 1, 2021 | Announcements, Esports news, News
Successfully concluding Season 1 and 2 in 2020, Samsung Members Challenge Series is finally back for 2021. Part 1 of Season 3, a 3 month long multi-title tournament is set to commence on the 17th of February and will be hosted online allowing players to connect and compete from the comforts of their home.
Titles that will be played:
- Call of Duty Mobile (Battle Royale)
- Call of Duty 4 (Free For All)
- Clash Royale (Tournament Mode)
- Free Fire Mobile (Battle Royale Solo)
- Fortnite (Battle Royale Solo) – Cross-platform
- Mobile Legends:Bang Bang
Register for Samsung Members Challenge series @ https://gamer.lk/go/samsungs3p1
Stay tuned for updates on the Games and Esports section on the Samsung Members app https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Games-Esports/bd-p/lk-community-es
by Stephan Warakagoda | Jan 30, 2021 | Announcements, Esports news, News
The Logitech G Play to Win Series Season 2 continues with its second title – Rainbow Six Siege. “Rehost simulator” and ‘Pnx – Clickbait” were last season’s winners and runners-up respectively. We look forward to seeing them and newer talent play to their wits in this tournament as the games will be played online.
The tournament is the second event from the Play to Win Series leading to a national ranking as a ranked tournament and is set to commence on the 17th of February 2021 with 20,000 LKR up for grabs. Logitech G Sri Lanka will be scouting a number of top players as potential brand ambassadors for the country – bigger opportunities await our Sri Lankan gamers.
Registrations for R6 are open now @ https://gamer.lk/go/logitechg2-r6
by Stephan Warakagoda | Jan 23, 2021 | Announcements, Esports news, News
The Logitech G Play to Win Series is back for its second edition looking to showcase more local talent. Commencing once again with Valorant, season 1 saw Team ‘SAL MAL GAS’ crowned tournament champions and ‘DEAD SILENCE XPERTS’ tournament runners-up. Season 2 comes with the introduction of a new Valorant agent and some new changes to maps, which promises us newer more out-of-the-box strategies to see.
Valorant this year will be a ranked title and will be the first event from the Play to Win Series leading to a national ranking. This is also the First ranked Valorant tournament going to take place in Sri Lanka – motivation for players to come fight for top spot in the local space.
The series is set to kick-off on the 11th of February 2021 bringing another 30,000 LKR prize pool up for the taking. Once again Logitech G Sri Lanka will be picking a number of top players as their ambassadors for the country. An opportunity for our Sri Lankan gamers to come give it their all.
Registrations for Valorant are open now @ https://gamer.lk/go/logitechg2-valo
by Stephan Warakagoda | Jan 14, 2021 | Announcements, Esports news, News
Gamer.LK’s eFootball Championship will be kicking off on the 24th of January 2021. The virtual tournament will have the best players in Sri Lanka dribbling it out from the comfort of their home. Their goal – claim their stake in the Rs. 10,000 prize pool.
This Sri Lanka Esports Association (SLESA) ranked event will feature FIFA 21 as its gaming title. The tournament is sponsored by Red Bull Sri Lanka as its exclusive energy drink partner and will be streamed for everyone to witness the action. The points won from this event will go towards your National Esports ranking – registrations end on the 20th of January.
Register now on the InGame Esports platform @ https://ingame.gg/event/efootball-championship-2021-online
by Stephan Warakagoda | Dec 21, 2020 | Announcements, Esports news, News
The Red Bull MEO Sri Lanka finals concluded in the wee hours of 20th of December 2020, with 24 teams connecting remotely to compete for a spot in the Red Bull MEO World Finals. WG B2R came out on top in the points table after 6 matches of intense PUBG Mobile action. The leaderboard was in constant flux and a final winner didn’t stand out until the end of the 6th match – a testament to how close this competition was with Sri Lanka’s top competitive teams taking part.
The significance of WG B2R winning this event is the fact that they are a 100% Sri Lankan team. Red Bull MEO country qualifiers allowed non-Sri Lankan nationals in team rosters, therefore we saw mixed teams with players from the United States, India, Pakistan, Maldives, Bangladesh, and Nepal.
| RANK |
TEAM NAME |
POINTS |
| 1 |
WG B2R |
101 |
| 2 |
nA | LND-Legends |
96 |
| 3 |
E2S OPM |
84 |
| 4 |
MAX|ZEUS |
74 |
| 5 |
7Sea esports |
70 |
| 6 |
OPMF | OPEX |
63 |
| 7 |
nA | ISSL |
60 |
| 8 |
nA|FRag CodeBlacks |
49 |
| 9 |
OPMF Esports |
44 |
| 10 |
Team SL |
42 |
| 11 |
MeS | ZEUS | iMAX |
37 |
| 12 |
nA | ERBIV |
35 |
| 13 |
DEFEND JOKERS |
31 |
| 14 |
WG ICONs |
30 |
| 15 |
Max|4K|Guardians |
23 |
| 16 |
NA|CLOUD 69 |
22 |
| 17 |
WGxNoRules |
22 |
| 18 |
nA | Team Destiny |
19 |
| 19 |
Team unknown 6 |
18 |
| 20 |
nA | FRag Retires |
16 |
| 21 |
WG B2R TERMINATORS |
15 |
| 22 |
MaX | SL FAMILY TITANS |
14 |
| 23 |
WG | TeamX9 |
13 |
| 24 |
LND-FALLEN6 |
11 |
The Red Bull MEO World Finals, previously scheduled to be a physical in-person finals, has been postponed due to global safety concerns. Red Bull will be announcing the date and format of the World Finals when a final decision has been made about how to host it.
We wish WG B2R the best of luck!
by Stephan Warakagoda | Dec 7, 2020 | Esports news, News
PUBG Mobile is going big for the year 2021 having announced its total prize pool of a whopping $14 Million USD will be at stake across the entire year. The prize pool is over three times more than what was set for 2020.
In the 2021 season, we can expect seven new PMPL regions coming up in CIS, Turkey, Western Europe, Arabia, North America, Latin America, and Brazil. These will complement existing PMPLs in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The PMCO will also see additional regions including the UK, France, UAE, Africa, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Mexico. Next season will feature two PMCO tournaments, two PMPL tournaments, and a PUBG Mobile Global Championship to conclude the season.
Source: Twitter
