by Stephan Warakagoda | Nov 24, 2020 | Esports news, News
- People playing more games reported greater “wellbeing”
- All data collected through online games
- Attitude towards game does affect mental health
A recent study from Oxford University has suggested that playing video games can be good for your mental health. The research found that people who played more games tended to report greater “wellbeing” in their everyday lives.
The study was done using actual play-time data, thanks to almost all of the games we play these days being online. Previous studies had tended to focus on self-reported time playing, which was only weakly correlated with reality.
An important concept to note is the attitude towards the game that you play could affect the mental impact it has. Play the game because it’s fun and you want to.
Source: The Guardian
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.
by Stephan Warakagoda | Nov 3, 2020 | Announcements, Esports news, News
- Inter-university 2020 held online due to pandemic
- 633 registered participants
- NSBM take first place with 109.7 points
- SLIIT and UCL take 2nd and 3rd spots with 87.93 and 64.93 points respectively
With Sri Lanka going on lockdown and physical events being canceled, Gamer.LK hosted the 5th consecutive Inter-University Esports Championship which was hosted completely online. The event had no lack of interest as 57 universities completed registrations which consisted of a total of 633 competitors participating in 11 game titles.
Throughout the month of September, players competed for their respective titles to put up points on the board for their universities. The top-performing university was awarded the Inter-University Esports Championship title for the year 2020. The event was sponsored by the official Energy Drink partner Red Bull.
| University |
Points |
| NSBM (National School of Business Management) |
109.7 |
| SLIIT (Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology) |
87.93 |
| UCL (Universal College Lanka) |
64.93 |
| SLATE (Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education) |
64.11 |
| USJP (University of Sri Jayewardenepura) |
42.74 |
| UOM (University of Moratuwa) |
42.33 |
| IIT (Informatics Institute of Technology) |
37.92 |
| NIBM (National Institute of Business Management) |
32.67 |
| ICBT (International College of Business and Technology) |
23.81 |
| CINEC (Colombo International Nautical and Engineering College) |
14.52 |
| KDU (General Sir John Kothalawala Defence University) |
7.66 |
| UVT (University of Vocational Technology Ratmalana) |
7.26 |
| UOC (University of Colombo) |
6.46 |
by Stephan Warakagoda | Oct 27, 2020 | Announcements, Esports news, News
The Perera & Sons PUBG Mobile Series comes to a conclusion with COMRADES – Team RADICALS placing 1st following 2 consecutive wins at “Miramar” and “Vikendi” with a total of 85 points after the final map at the Grand Finals. They took home 2 consecutive maps boosting their lead over their competitors by racking up placement points. Their hard-fought victory will allow them and the rest of the Top 8 to stake their claim on the Rs 100,000 prize pool put up for grabs by P&S.
Winners: COMRADES – Team RADICALS
2nd place: The Mister 2 – THE MISTER
3rd place: nA | FRag Code Black
4th place: MAX | BLOOD BROWS
5th place: nA | Team unknown 6
6th place: nA | Team Destiny
7th place: WG | TeamX9
8th place: WG | No RULES
The enthralling 2 months had its fair share of excitement with the entirety of the event racking up close to 170,000 total views while having a reach of almost 2 million on social media. Many were tuned in daily to support and cheer on the 1354 players that took part in the tournament.
