by Seshan Fernando | Mar 23, 2021 | News
- Team Born 2 Rush (B2R) of Wolfgang e-Sports & LND-Legends of Maximum e-Sports qualified for the Red Bull M.E.O World Finals East through national qualifiers
- WG B2R placed 8th and won Rs. 175,000 in prize money
- MAX LND- Legends placed 11th and won Rs. 115,000 in prize money
Last night (22nd March) at the Red Bull M.E.O Season 3 World Finals East, 2 of our very own Sri Lankan teams WG B2R and MAX LND- Legends competed in the tournament. The teams faced off against 14 other competitors from all over Asia, Middle East, Africa and South America. Sri Lanka also had one of the highest representations at the event with 13% of participants consisting of Sri Lankans, while Indonesia had the highest with 17%.
Throughout the majority of the rounds in the tournament both teams managed steady top 10 finishes with a few close top 5s. WG B2R managed to place 2nd during round 1 and MAX LND finished in 4th during round 3 of the competition, losing out only to the champions of the tournament.
MAX LND-Legends roster:
- Dila
- Samitha
- AladdinYT
- Jay
- Rush
WG B2R roster:
- Gudda
- Pixie
- Cupid
- GUCCI
- The PRESIDENT
Statement from Yuki – B2R
This was the first time a full Sri Lankan roster has ever reached the global stage. To achieve that final slot we played scrims and hours of practice sessions, however our team is not playing this game full time since we are students – 3 in college and 1 still schooling. We have limited hours to practice and are going head to head with teams playing full time and making a living out of the game.
We couldn’t live up to our fans and our expectations, because we went into the finals expecting to bring the trophy and accomplish the biggest achievement for Sri Lankan Esports. However, we tried our best and placed #8 from the whole world which we are very proud of and this is the first time a full Sri Lankan PUBGM roster has ever done this. This wouldn’t have been possible without the support our Sri Lankan’s gave us in the live chat and the major support from Wolfgang e-Sports, that did their best in order for us to win this tournament.
Statement from Dila – LND
First of all I want to thank the Red Bull management for giving us this opportunity and all the Sri Lankans who supported us till the very end. It was the first time that 2 Sri Lankan squads reached a global stage, and it was a huge and a challenging experience. Special thanks goes to our MAX e-Sports management as well those who encouraged us. We hope that more Sri Lankan squads get the chance to compete on an international level in order to bring Sri Lanka to the top.
Be sure to stay tuned to Gamer.LK’s website and social media for more news about PUBG Mobile, future events and Sri Lankan Esports climb to the top.
by admin | Mar 23, 2021 | News
The annual Women’s-only Esports championship organised by Gamer.LK has been announced for the 3rd year running. This years tournament will be the largest yet, with over 400 female Esports athletes competing across 11 titles.
Featured games
- PUBG Mobile (Solo battleroyale)
- Valorant (Solo deathmatch)
- Clash Royale (1v1)
- COD4 FFA
- COD Mobile (Solo battleroyale)
- DOTA 2 (1v1)
- Free Fire (Solo battleroyale)
- League of Legends (1v1)
- Mario Kart Tour (1v1)
- Real Cricket (1v1)
- Mobile Legends (5v5)
Female gamers interested in taking part can register at https://ingame.gg/event/womens-cyber-games-2021
Women’s Cyber Games 2021 is sponsored by Perera & Sons – the official Snack Partner. Perera & Sons, founded in 1902, has modernised their offerings recently with their web-store for online purchasing, partnering with food delivery networks such as Pickme & Uber Eats and catering to a younger consumer with their product offerings.
by Seshan Fernando | Mar 22, 2021 | News
- Team Live To Kill (L2K) win the Logitech G Play to Win Rainbow Six Siege Season 2 Tournament
- Team Live To Kill beat Team Spicy Iguana 2 – 0 at the Grand Finals
- Team Spicy Iguana and Team DarkCry were first and second runners up
With the grand finals of season 2 having ended on March 3rd, Team Live To Kill take home their second victory at the Logitech G Play to Win Rainbow Six Siege Series. Coming into the LKR 20,000 tournament, L2K had to prove their skill by competing against the other 20 participating teams with 15+ matches taking place to determine who would go home with the gold.
During the first semifinals, Team Spicy Iguana put up an impressive front against Team HavoX, leading them to become one of the grand finalists. At the second semifinals, team L2K put up an amazing game against Team DarkCry defeating them 2 – 0, and continued their unstoppable run all the way to the grand finals, where they yet again 2 – 0 Team Spicy Iguana, allowing them to be crowned champions yet again at the Logitech G Play to Win Rainbow Six Siege Season Two Tournament.
Be sure to stay tuned to Gamer.LK’s website and social media for more Rainbow Six Siege Tournaments in the future and the next Season of the Logitech G Play to Win Series coming up soon.
by Seshan Fernando | Mar 22, 2021 | News
- Zegg E-Sports win the Logitech G Play to Win Valorant Tournament Season 2
- Second consecutive win for Zegg at Logitech G Play to Win Valorant Tournament
- x3-Outplay placed 2nd, with WG- Team GunSlingerS coming in 3rd
With the Second season of the Logitech G Play to Win Valorant Tournament concluding on March 7th, Zegg E-Sports were once again crowned Champions, making them back to back victors of the Logitech G Play to Win Valorant Series. The former CS:GO roster got their first win back in November 2020 during Season 1, where they played under the name of Sal Mal Gas and won the Season One Grand Finals against D3ad Silence Xperts 2 – 0. Last season they also faced off against x3-Outplay in the Semi Finals making the Grand Final of Season Two an opportunity for a rematch for x3-Outplay.
During the Tournament both teams put up excellent runs against all their opponents, with this Season being particularly challenging due to the record-breaking number of 71 teams participating in the event, with over 65 matches taking place. At the Grand Finals both teams fought hard with x3-Outplay leading in the first half of Map 1 (Split) 9 – 3. However, Zegg E-Sports made a major comeback in the second half, ending Map 1 with a 13 – 11 score line and closing off Map 2 (Haven) with a shocking score of 13 – 1, spoiling x3-Outplay’s chance at redemption this season.
Be sure to stay tuned to Gamer.LK’s website and social media for more Valorant Tournaments in the future and the next Season of the Logitech G Play to Win Series coming up soon.
by Seshan Fernando | Mar 17, 2021 | News
- Qualifier weekend 3 to begin this Saturday (20th March)
- Winners of the Qualifiers to move onto the National Finals.
- Teams moving on to the National Finals- Purple Overkill & team ThrowDeiyo
With the Qualifier Weekend 1 & 2 rounding up last week, team Purple Overkill and team ThrowDeiyo have qualified to take part in the National Finals, filling out 2 of the 4 available spots. 1 of the 2 remaining teams yet to join them in the national finals are to be decided this weekend (20th March) at the 3rd weekend qualifier, with the 4th and final team to be decided next weekend (27th March).
The 4 teams that qualify will be taking part in the National Finals starting on April 3rd, with the winner of the finals earning a chance to compete in the World Finals.
Teams that have qualified for the National finals so far:
PURPLE OVERKILL (from qualifier 1)
- D3XTAR#1999
- BADGoviz98#NA
- F3ITAN#6969
- HAWKS#123
- Klouds#024
TEAM THROWDEIY (from qualifier 2)
- 1KAPUMBA#1MBA
- SlapSpeaR#SPSR
- Tipsy007#994
- ZinG#7655
- AlchemisT#SMURF
Register now for upcoming qualifiers
by Seshan Fernando | Mar 17, 2021 | News
- Gamer.LK’s Raveen Wijayatilake to host Q&A with Director General of TRCSL tomorrow (18th March)
- Topics such as unlimited data, latency improvements, 5G, night time/day time data, cyber crimes & bullying, etc. to be discussed
- TRCSL held a meeting with CEO of GLK & President of the SLESA on how internet connectivity can be improved for Sri Lankan gamers
- TRCSL was provided feedback from the casual gamers and Esports athletes perspectives
- TRCSL committed to investigating on how they can improve the connectivity issues with local ISPs
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka’s (TRCSL) Director General, Oshada Senanayake will be participating in a Q&A livestream hosted by CEO of Gamer.LK and President of the Sri Lankan Esports Association (SLESA) Raveen Wijayatilake, tomorrow 18th of March 2021. As part of the Q&A many of the prevalent issues and hot topics regarding Sri Lanka’s internet access and connectivity will be discussed, such as unlimited data, latency for gamers, 5G, night time/day time data, cyber crimes & bullying and many more.
In the days prior to this, the members of the TRCSL along with Director General Senanayake also attended a meeting with Raveen Wijayatilake and his team, in order to discuss the internet connectivity issues faced in Sri Lanka and how they can be improved for Esports athletes in the country. During this discussion, the TRCSL was provided feedback from the gaming and Esports community, from both a casual gamers and an Esports athletes perspective.
It was made evident that the biggest limitation for Esports talent in Sri Lanka to develop their abilities and break through to larger tournaments on a regional and international level was due to latency issues among other things. After hearing the issues faced by the community, the TRCSL committed to investigating on how they can work with and support local Internet Service Providers (ISP) to improve the connectivity experience for gamers in Sri Lanka.
Be sure to stay tuned to Gamer.LK’s social media to view tomorrow’s livestream and for more updates about the TRCSL and their future plans for internet connectivity and Esports.
