by Seshan Fernando | Aug 9, 2021 | News
- The VCC is South Asia’s gateway into the International Valorant Esports tournaments
- Crash Landin on You beat Lexious Gaming at VCC Sri Lanka and Maldives Qualifier
- Valorant Conquerors Championship playoffs begin 20th of August
- Winning team moves on to APAC Last Chance Qualifier for Valorant Champions 2021
The Valorant Conquerors Championship (VCC) is a huge opportunity given by Riot Games, for South Asian Valorant teams to compete in the APAC Last Chance Qualifiers for the Valorant Champions Tour 2021. Last week the VCC – Sri Lanka & Maldives qualifiers began and saw some of the best teams from both countries fighting for a spot in the playoffs. From all the teams participating, a majority were from Sri Lanka and consisted of some of the best Valorant teams the country has to offer.
However, only 1 team was able to be crowned victor and make their way to the playoffs – Crash Landin on You, the current #3 best Valorant roster in Sri Lanka. Along their way to the grand finals, they had to face off against some tough opponents, including Sri Lanka’s current #1 Valorant team, who they managed to defeat 2 – 0. At the grand finals, Crash Landin on You faced off against Maldives’ Lexious Gaming in a BO5, and had both countries wholeheartedly supporting their home teams. The grand finals ended up being a back and forth between both teams throughout 4 maps, pushing the finals to a 5th and final map. Here, Crash Landin on You didn’t slow down for a second, but continued to push through ending map 5 on an impressive 13 – 3 scoreline. Their victory has made many Sri Lankans proud, and excited to see how they perform in the playoffs.
The playoffs for VCC are set to begin on the 20th of August and will pit the 8 teams from the country qualifiers against each other. The winner of the playoffs will be awarded the 1st place prize of Rs. 3.2 million (USD 16,500) and the opportunity to play at the APAC Last Chance Qualifiers. Where the champions will get to play in the 2021 Valorant Champions event.
Stay tuned to the Gamer.LK website and social media for updates about the Valorant Conquerors Championship and other Esports news.
by Seshan Fernando | Aug 5, 2021 | News
- Samsung Lockdown Challenge ended on the 30th of June
- 100+ matches played across the 8 available game titles
- Most competitive Samsung sponsored online Esports event yet
- Over 1,980 registered participants for the Samsung Lockdown Challenge
The Samsung Lockdown Challenge which wrapped up last month (30th June), saw the highest participation by far for a Samsung sponsored online Esports event, with over 1,980 total registered participants. The tournament witnessed these players fight across 8 different game titles with over a 100 matches played to earn a share of the LKR 100,000 prize pool.
The Samsung Lockdown Challenge attracted many participants, making the event more competitive than ever before. This includes winners from previous seasons of the Samsung Members Challenge Series, who went on to win at the Samsung Lockdown Challenge proving their skills. Some of the previous winners who won placements were: Sineth “KILL3R. XD” Dulanjana, Osura Wengappuli, Nishan “NEGU NISHAN” Madusanka and TM | Death Brigade.
There were also winners from other events such as Udani “Elza” Jananika and Sulaiman “DEADSHOT” Aroos from team Crash Landin On You, who emerged victorious in Mario Kart Tour and Valorant deathmatch respectively. However, there were also new participants who were able to beat previous champions, such as Adithya “_Ascend_” Jayakody who won the Call of Duty Mobile and Samitha ‘NAWTFTURBO’ Madushan who placed 1st in PUBG Mobile.
Winners at the Samsung Lockdown Challenge
Call of Duty 4 Winners:
1st Place – Sineth “KILL3R. XD” Dulanjana
2nd Place – Sajjaad “sajjaad” Shakir
3rd Place – Thilina “DESMOND” Sandaruwan
Call of Duty Mobile Winners:
1st Place – Adithya “_Ascend_” Jayakody
2nd Place – Venura “DukeOfSL” Indula
3rd Place – Ramiru “HC Y BLINDER” Damsath
Clash Royale Winners:
1st Place – Osura Wengappuli
2nd Place – Sachin “GaRFieLD68” Peiris
3rd Place – Anjana “Noobking” Samarakoon
Valorant Winners:
1st Place – Sulaiman “DEADSHOT” Aroos
2nd Place – Nidula “ZinG” Liyanage
3rd Place – Ruvin “Ghost” Kularatne
Free Fire Winners:
1st Place – Nishan “NEGU NISHAN” Madusanka
2nd Place – Jihad “INF BEAST” Sallay
3rd Place – AKO SHENUU
Mario Kart Tour Winners:
1st Place – Udani “Elza” Jananika
2nd Place – Dulanjith Ranasinghe
3rd Place – Prince Dinakara
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Winners:
1st Place – TM | Death Brigade
2nd Place – AE | Angry Apes
3rd Place – nA | K X 3 N Z O R D
PUBG Mobile Winners:
1st Place – Samitha ‘NAWTFTURBO’ Madushan
2nd Place – Devan ‘ITACHICLOUD69’ Nishel
3rd Place – Shamal ‘TEDF PITBULL’ Kaushan
Be sure to stay tuned to Gamer.LK and Samsung Games & Esports Sri Lanka for more information regarding tournaments, such as Season 4 Part 2 of the Samsung Members Challenge Series.
Register now at:
https://ingame.gg/event/samsung-members-challenge-series-season-4-part-2
by Seshan Fernando | Aug 4, 2021 | News
- The 2nd Season of the eFootball Championship begins on 10th of August
- Winner of the tournament will qualify for the Asian Football Gaming Championship
- FIFA ‘21 players on PlayStation 4 & 5 are able to register for the event
- Registrations for eFootball Championship Season 2 end on August 9th 2021
Earlier this year Gamer.LK kicked off their eFootball Championship, which was an online tournament and had over 50 participants fighting for the top spot. This August, the eFootball Championship returns for its 2nd Season powered by the Republic of Gamers (ROG). This season is not only a ranked tournament but offers players a chance to qualify for the Asian Football Gaming Championship.
Last season, out of the 50+ players participating, Sachin ‘SID’ Dematapitiya was crowned the champion after his unstoppable run all the way to grand finals. Since then he has continued to maintain his spot as the best FIFA ‘21 player in the country. Do you think you have what it takes to beat the champion of Season 1 and make your way to the Asian Football Gaming Championship?
Register now at – https://ingame.gg/event/efootball-championship-2021-season-2
(Registrations for the eFootball Championship Season 2 will close on August 9th)
The eFootball Championship Season 2 is powered by the Republic of Gamers (ROG), with Redbull Sri Lanka as the exclusive Energy Drink Partner and ASUS as the Technology Partner.
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 | Jul 29, 2021 | News
- Over 90 matches played throughout Season 3 with 90+ teams
- UG – ZeGG eSports win Division A of Logitech G Play to Win Season 3 Valorant
- 3rd consecutive win for ZeGG eSports at the Logitech G Play to Win Valorant series
- WG – Team GunSlingerS and WG – Mist’ Walkers place 2nd and 3rd respectively
- WG – Mist’ Walkers place 1st in Division B of Logitech G Play to Win Season 3 Valorant
- Division B 2nd and 3rd place went to Team NyX and Ninjas In Sarongs
The 3rd Season of the Logitech G Play to Win Valorant Series concluded on the 27th of June, and was packed with some incredible matches. Unlike previous seasons, this time the tournament was split into 2 divisions (Division A & B). Division B had a prize pool of Rs. 30,000 and was where the majority of the teams played for a chance to win part of the prize pool and a shot at qualifying for Division A. In Division A, the top 4 Valorant teams in the country took on the top 4 teams of Division B for a shot at the biggest Valorant prize pool yet of Rs. 100,000.
This season of the Play to Win Series also had the highest number of registered teams by far, with 500+ players across over 90 teams for Division B. However, only the top 4 teams were able to move on to Division A, after fighting their way through over 80 matches. WG – Mist’ Walkers were crowned champions of Division B after their victory over Team NyX. While Ninjas In Sarongs took 3rd place, beating out WG – PURPLE OVERKILL. These 4 teams then moved on to the next Division.
In Division A, these teams faced off against some of the best Valorant teams in Sri Lanka such as; UG – ZeGG eSports, WG – Team GunSlingerS, M-eS – DEAD SILENCE EXPERTs and M-eS – Revolutionary Gamers. With higher stakes than Division B, all the teams gave their best effort to make it to the end. The grand finals of the series was a matchup between the #1 and #2 best teams in the country – Team GunSlingerS and ZeGG eSports. As this was a ranked tournament as well, both teams fought hard to claim the title of best team in the country. However, the then #2 best team, ZeGG eSports came out victorious and reclaimed the #1 spot in the country.
Be sure to stay tuned to Gamer.LK’s website and social media for more Valorant Tournaments in the future and updates about the next Season of the Logitech G Play to Win Series.
by Seshan Fernando | Jul 21, 2021 | News
After an action packed Season 3 which wrapped in May, Samsung Members returns for their quarterly Challenge Series tournament. Part 1 of Season 4 begins today (20th July), and has 7 different titles to choose and play from. Along with the usual challenge series favorites, Season 4 Part 1 brings back Valorant, which was only played during Season 3 Part 2 and introduces a brand new title – Mario Kart Tour. With registrations for the event having closed last week (16th July), there was a total registered player count of 488.
Game titles that will be played during Season 4:
- Call of Duty Mobile – Battle Royale Solos
- Call of Duty 4 – Free For All
- Clash Royale – Tournament Mode
- Free Fire Mobile – Battle Royale Solos
- Mario Kart Tour – Solos
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang – 5v5 (Teams)
- Valorant – Solo Deathmatch
Be sure to stay tuned to Gamer.LK and Samsung Games & Esports Sri Lanka for more updates regarding Season 4 of the Samsung Members Challenge Series.
by Seshan Fernando | Jul 6, 2021 | News
- Red Bull Fight or Flight returned to Sri Lanka for the second consecutive year
- Event was launched with a special stream with top Sri Lankan streamers
- 420+ teams registered split across 22 groups for the tournament
- Team ISSL crowned champions of Red Bull Fight or Flight 2021
- MAX | LND eSPORTS and WG | NRC Esports take 2nd and 3rd place respectively
- With 5 wins, team ISSL bags the award for most chicken dinners throughout the tournament
- ISSL – Lucifer wins the award for most frags in the entire tournament with 35 frags under his name
Last year, Red Bull with the help of Gamer.LK, hosted their first local PUBG Mobile tournament – Red Bull Fight or Flight, and saw 282 teams from across the country participate. This year, Red Bull Fight or Flight returned once again for 10 days of back to back PUBG Mobile action. The event was launched with some of Sri Lanka’s top streaming personalities hosting the launch livestream and engaging with the local PUBG Mobile and gaming community. This year’s tournament also saw an increase in registered squads, with 420+ teams having signed up to participate.
Due to the increase in squads participating, the number of qualifier groups increased from 16 to 22 groups. The top 3 teams from each group would then make their way to 4 semi final groups, where the top 4 teams from the 4 semi final groups would have a chance to become the Champions. The 16 teams that made it to the grand finals comprised of both the top PUBG Mobile squads in the country, as well as upcoming squads who gave their best shot to prove their skills. However, in the end the team who took home the grand prize of LKR 100,00 was the #1 ranked team in Sri Lanka – Team ISSL. They put up an impressive run at the grand finals, winning 4 out of the 6 matches and securing the highest kill points from the entire group. 2nd place was taken by MAX | LND eSPORTS, who won 2 out of the 6 matches and had the 2nd highest kill points in the grand finals, rewarding them with the 2nd place prize of LKR 75,000. And right behind them was WG | NRC Esports who took 3rd place and won LKR 50,000.
Team ISSL’s performance not only netted them the top spot at the tournament, but also crowned them as the team with the most chicken dinners won throughout the entire event, with 5 wins. ISSL – Lucifer was also crowned the top fragger of the entire tournament, with 35 kills to his name.
Red Bull is the world’s most popular energy drink, a brand loved by many Sri Lankans and one of the biggest sponsors of sporting events in Sri Lanka, being a major contributor for sports such as Cricket, Surfing, Rowing and since a few years ago, Esports. Some examples of this are the recent Red Bull Campus Clutch Valorant tournament and Red Bull M.E.O Season 3. These events not only allow Sri Lankans to face off against each other in local competition, but also give them an opportunity to reach the international Esports stage. A big shout out to Red Bull for hosting the Fight or Flight series, the gaming community looks forward to their next Esports event.
Be sure to stay tuned to Gamer.LK’s website and social media for all news and updates about Esports and future tournaments.
