Maximum Ladders 2k19 was a LAN COD4 tournament held on the 29th and 30th June at Play Arena. The tournament amassed a whopping 30 registered teams. Over the course of the two days teams fought it out on the familiar terrains of COD.
nA Team Spite came in first place after an extremely intense final where the match had to go to a tie breaker.
M-eS- IMEX took home second while Team Zu came in comfortably at third place.
The 15th and 16th of June saw Esports athletes representing over 50 universities across the country congregate at Stein Studios to compete for a place in the grand finals of Gamer.LK’s Inter-University Esports Championship powered by Sri Lanka Telecom. All regions across Sri Lanka were represented, from government universities such as the University of Moratuwa, Peradeniya, Jaffna and Sabaragamuwa, to private universities such as APIIT, NSBM, IIT, ICBT and the defending champions SLIIT as well as many others. 700 Esports athletes signed up to compete.
After two days of nail biting Esports, chants and cheering, wins and losses, encounters between seasoned veterans and amateurs alike, fueled by the energy of the Esports commentators and fans, the Championship drew to a close with SLIIT and IIT being chosen as the worthy competitors for the Grand Finals.
With the spotlight now shining on the Esports teams from SLIIT and IIT, both teams got busy with practice for the grand finals. Winning the largest university-level sporting event in Sri Lanka requires passion and dedication, and the Esports athletes from both universities took it to heart in their preparations.
Conceptualised as a university-level big-match, the grand finals included a unique digital entertainment experience with music and performances by mainstream artists intertwined with Esports matches. The audience was able to take in the intense Esports action alongside engaging giveaways by event sponsors.
The two universities were given 4 titles to perform in, with a 5th title being introduced in the event of a tie breaker. Both universities put forward their best talent for each game title – Mario Kart women’s, DOTA 2, Call of Duty and PUBG Mobile.
Sri Lanka’s leading percussion band NAADRO opened the day with their ground-shaking beat, getting everyone ready for the battle to come. Dhanith Sri and DRILL Team highlighted the afternoon with their performances.
MARIO KART
Games kicked-off with Mario Kart, the world famous go-kart-style racing video game. The two female contestants take each other head on in a best of 3 encounter where the contestant from SLIIT, Nadeeshani Jayasinghe more commonly known by her gaming name Foxy, cruised to victory against IIT’s Imanthi Jayakody marking SLIIT’s first win of the day and putting them ahead in the Championship.
DOTA 2
Up next, Dota 2 – the popular multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game.
The two teams from SLIIT and IIT took their time to plan out their strategy in the game during the initial phase also known as the draft phase of the match. Thereafter the action began with the match going both ways close to an hour as the two teams traded team fights and strategic locations on the map. Showcasing pure talent and an enduring team spirit, the team from IIT eventually came out on top reeling in IIT’s first win of the day and leveling the points at the Championship.
DOTA 2 teams:
IIT:
Pavan Perera
Nigel Gunawardene
Jayath Marasinghe
Thilan Malaka
Kavisha Wijeyasuriya
SLIIT:
Mandula Sugathapala
Uvin Ratnayake
Gamith Medagama
Thisura Weerakkody
Harun Hussein
Nisal Sugathapala
Isuru Masinghe
CALL OF DUTY
Up next was Sri Lanka’s most popular gaming title, Call of Duty 4. The two teams from SLIIT and IIT emerged into the battlefield with the intention of proving their might. The match was closely fought with SLIIT and IIT both showcasing their skill and talent in being the top two Call of Duty university teams in the country. With IIT going into the match as favorites, the match was intense and had moments where the underdogs looked like they would triumph. SLIIT, down one-man from their usual roster due to disciplinary action by the Sri Lanka Esports Association, had to make up for it with smart play and perseverance. IIT eventually managed to edge ahead of their opponents to claim the win. This put IIT ahead in the points table with only one title left to go.
Call of Duty teams
IIT:
Dillon Paulusz
Vishal Perera
Aqeel Sirraj
Toran mayantha
Oshada
Sith Indunil
Dilakshan
SLIIT:
Bhanuka Jayamanna (c)
Rashinda Sandaru
Harry Manoharan
Pinsara Randunu
Nisal nidarsha pathirana
PUBG Mobile
The fourth and final game of the day – PUBG Mobile. IIT was one point away from winning the championship, and SLIIT needed to win this to push into a tie-breaker.
Teams consisting of 25 players from each university jumped into the battlefield and the battle began. Momentum continued to shift back and forth with each passing minute as player by player got eliminated at the hands of an opponent.
After a grueling and nail-biting encounter, the end of the match saw just 5 players left on the map – a lone player from IIT, and 4 from SLIIT. Fighting against the odds and surrounded on all 4 corners, IIT provided the biggest upset as their player held his nerve to take down his SLIIT opponents one by one. The crowd erupted as the players from IIT rushed up on stage to claim what was rightfully theirs – now the Champions of the Inter-University Esports Championship 2019! “IIT, IIT, IIT” the crowd chanted as the trophy was lifted on the main stage.
PUBG M team
IIT:
Pavan Perera
Arshad Azaad
Chamal Lakpriya Perera
Nishara Ramasinghe
M.I.M Ahsan
Prasheen Jonathan
Danidu Codipilly
Janith Kodagoda
Shehan Katukurunda
Rihan fernando
Jawith Afrid
Pasindu ekanayake
Paul Melchi Zedek
Thavindu Lakshitha
Piven Ekanayake
Shehan Katukurunda
Nevjith gavina rathnaweera
Danidu Codipilly
chehan rakitha nonis
Damith Shehan
Vaseekaran
Shashika Yushan
Jayath Marasinghe
Thilan Malaka
Tharindu Maduranga
Kaushika Siyasingha
SLIIT:
Kulasinghe W D K A
Wijenayake A
Madhuwantha K A N
Wijewardana L
Wickramasinghe S M
Anuda D G R
Theeraj S M D
Habishan J
Majeed Z
Kalid A
Weerasinghe C
Giwantha Wijekoon
Thushidan
Fernando S
Wanigathunga C V
Bandara S
Fernando D
Gunasekara O W R L
Pradeep S
Dananjaya Sandakalum
Heashith V
Jayawardena D
Harsha S
Rajapaksha T
Abdul Aziz
Taco Bell awarded a Rs. 5,000 voucher and Taco Bell merchandise to the “Gamer to Taco’bout” – Ravindu De Alwis who pulled of the amazing 1v4 win in PUBG Mobile to secure the title for his university.
The University Esports calendar came to a close with SLIIT conceding their trophy to IIT in a closely fought battle. The trophy will take its place at the IIT premises, until universities will once again rise to the challenge next year as they compete for ultimate glory.
The close of the Inter-University Esports Championship marked the completion of the first of an Esports series, with the Mercantile Esports Championship coming up in August.
The Inter-University Esports Championship was powered by Sri Lanka Telecom, with all games and live streams being run via super-fast SLT Fibre connectivity allowing low latency, lagless gameplay and streaming. Sri Lanka Telecom PLC has been at the forefront of empowering digital entertainment and Esports in Sri Lanka with product offerings catering to gamers in the country.
A trusted brand in the technology sector, DELL was the gaming Laptop partner for the Championship. DELL launched their DELL Gaming line of Laptops at the qualifiers – premium design with thin bezels and lightweight for portability. The DELL G5 and G7 machines have unrivaled power with gaming-grade internals that will pump out fluid graphics with even the most demanding games thrown at them.
Red Bull was the official Energy Drink partner – giving wiiings to the gamers’ Esports sessions and facilitating performance at the next level. Red Bull conducted an engaging competition at the grand finals allowing gamers and spectators to win free Red Bull.
Samsung joined as the Mobile partner featuring the Galaxy A80, the World’s first Rotating Triple Camera with 48 Megapixels. Popular Tech Youtube personality Chanuxbro took the stage to play a friendly game of PUBG Mobile with the audience, and to talk about the new Galaxy A80 phone. Visit https://bingo77usa.com/bingo-promo-codes to find out all relevant information about bingo promo codes. The Galaxy A80 boasts a superior rotating triple camera setup which gives users the same high resolution on both front and rear. It is equipped with a new infinity display which provides uninterrupted viewing so users can enjoy their favourite movies, games and videos. Samsung gave away a brand new galaxy A80 at the Grand Finals to Ishan Maduranga who was the lucky winner of its Facebook competition.
FriMi was the official Digital Banking partner for the event. Ticket and food purchases at the venue were seamless with the FriMi app, along with great cashback offers for all participants paying using FriMi. Enabling today’s youth with an end to end digital experience, from opening their primary banking account to handling all their day to day financial transactions, payments and money management all on their mobile phone.
Taco Bell and Pizza Hut were the official food partners at the event, keeping hungry gamers fed and satisfied with food stalls situated inside the tournament premises.
In this series we try to pick into the brains of the ranked #1 team/players in each competitive game.
This week we dive into the realm of Overwatch.
Overwatch is a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. Described as a “hero shooter” Overwatch assigns players into two teams of six, with each player selecting from a roster of 30 characters, known as “heroes”, each with a unique style of play whose roles are divided into three general categories that fit their role. Players on a team work together to secure and defend control points on a map or escort a payload across the map in a limited amount of time.
It’s basically a FPS combined with a MOBA.
nA|BlackWatch are currently #1 for Overwatch in the country.
Their notable achievements include :
Their current roster is as follows:
Falca
Bouncyknight (C)
Sleepy
Jonaboy
Madhu22
Sukiribole
Ppeexxel
Deathshot
Naenae
We met up with Ruvin “Bouncyknight” Kularathna to understand how Blackwatch functions and what makes them the best.
Q: How was the team formed
A:Well Sukiribole was the one who convinced me to buy the game, after that i convinced some of the players from my COD4 team to buy it(Madhu, Sleepy and Jonaboy), we found out that Bouncy was also playing later, so since we had 6 players we decided to form the team.
Q: What differentiates you from other teams?:
A:I think we have got a solid dive comp, and most teams in Sri Lanka struggle to deal with dive. We exploit that a little better than others.
Q: What’s your motivation to keep practicing?:
A:These days none. When we started we practiced whenever we could to beat NWA, the top team at that time, that was our only motivation. After we beat them, the number of practice sessions decreased, since the start of 2019 stopped practicing as a team altogether. But I guess the team synergy we built is enough to stay on top.
Q:What do you think your strengths and weaknesses are:
A: Strengths definitely Dive comp, specifically Dive comp with Pharah, widow, winston, dva, mercy and zen. After ppeekxxel joined the team we swapped the zen for lucio. A rein Zarya comp is at like the middle ground of our strengths, it’s not as good as our dive, but we still can play it to a good extent.
Our weaknesses i’d say is bunker comp, with orissa and hog, our tanks are not experienced with it, so it’s a bit harder to play for us.
[pullquote][/pullquote]Gamer.LK’s Inter-University Esports Championship 2019 powered by SLT Fibre concluded its qualifier phase this past weekend at Stein Studios. 50 universities signed up to battle it out for a spot at the grand finals, with the top 2 universities qualifying.
Out of the 13 titles played, both SLIIT and IIT managed top 3 positions in 5 titles each, confirming their grand final slots. APIIT came in a close 3rd place trailing the leaders by just a few points. NSBM took 4th place dashing their chance of a top 2 position when their PUBG Mobile teams failed to show up for the qualifier final.
The games throughout the 2 days were powered by high-speed SLT Fibre connectivity which were conducted smoothly and on schedule. The live stream, also powered by SLT Fibre, received over 100,000 viewers over the two days on facebook live and YouTube Gaming.
DELL Sri Lanka conducted a media launch of their DELL Gaming line of laptops. Popular Sri Lankan tech YouTuber Chanuxbro took to the stage to speak about their premium design with thin bezels and lightweight portability. Chrishan Fernando, country manager for Sri Lanka and Maldives and Sri Lanka marketing manager Ruwan Gamage also graced the occasion.
The Esports athletes were fueled by Energy Drink partner Red Bull throughout the 2 days, and their hunger kept at bay by Taco Bell and Pizza Hut who had sales stalls at the event. There to give some amazing cashback offers was FriMi with 30% cashback on event registration and 40% cashback on Tacos and Pizza!
Samsung provided an exclusive preview of their Galaxy A80 smartphone with rotating triple-camera setup. Participants had hands-on time with the new device which will be launched soon in Sri Lanka.
1st Place: UOJ – Piyumi Madhushani
2nd Place: SLIIT – Nadeeshani Jayasinghe
3rd Place: OpenArc Campus – Janithi Maheshi
1st Place: NSBM – Shenelle moses
2nd Place: SLIIT – Nadeeshani Jayasinghe
3rd Place: OpenArc Campus – Janithi Maheshi
1st Place: CCS – Udara Wickramarathne
2nd Place: NSBM – Tharushi Liyanage
3rd Place: AMDT – Ninuri Asalya
1st Place: SLIIT – Frustrated Ash MainZ
2nd Place: IIT – ZeroRecoil
3rd Place: IIT – monkaS
1st Place: IIT – Team IIT
2nd Place: KDU – Team KDU
3rd Place: SLIIT – Team SLIIT.FTW
1st Place: APIIT – DoYouHaveaDeathwish
2nd Place: NSBM – B-tec
3rd Place: NSBM – Jesus Had Aegis
1st Place: SLIIT – Team SLIIT
2nd Place: IIT – Team IIT
3rd Place: APIIT – APIITABA
1st Place: CSCT – Salmaan Naushad
2nd Place: WBA – Afdhal Muvaffik
3rd Place: UVT – M.A sampath
1st Place: KDU – Nimnaka Perera
2nd Place: APIIT – Malindra Perera
3rd Place: ESOFT – Oluka Ranasingha
1st Place: UOM – Sachin Dematapitiya
2nd Place: WBU – Afdhal Muvaffik
3rd Place: IIT – Suwadith Srithar
1st Place: ICBT – Mohammad Rashad Ameer
2nd Place: APIIT – Vihan Nissanka
3rd Place: KIU – E A M Ransika
1st Place: IIT – Byungcharn Lee
2nd Place: APIIT – Malindra Perera
3rd Place: ICBT – Mohammad Rashad Ameer
1st Place: ANC – Rehan Thatsara
2nd Place: AIC – Thenuka Dharmarathne
3rd Place: IIT – Pavan Perera
Each win will give the University a point. In the event of a tie-breaker, number of rounds won, match time and lap time etc will be taken into account to break the tie.
TacoBell Sri Lanka will be awarding the “Gamer to Taco’Bout” with Rs 5,000 worth of vouchers! Samsung will be giving away a brand new Galaxy A80 smartphone to a lucky winner who has liked their facebook page, and Red Bull has a surprise for everyone who shares content about the finals with the #RedBullSriLanka!
In addition to the exciting sponsor segments, Dhanith Sri and Drill Team will be performing at the event so you can get your groove on while enjoying some nail biting Esports action!
Date: 6th July 2019
Time: 10am onwards
Venue: Stein Studios
Ticket price: Rs. 325
Tickets are available here:
https://gamer.lk/go/iuec19ticket
The fan favorite underdog Victorious Secret made big waves in the scene this year by consistently placing top 2 at all major LAN and online events.
Taking home the top two slots in almost all competitive Dota 2 events for 2018 they ended the duopoly held by The Kade/Indomitus + Death Sentence. Thus solidifying their position as a definite contender for the best Dota2 team in the island.
Due to personal reasons both Kevin ‘ZackPuppy’ Kadanarachchi and Kaveesha ‘Devanstine’ Kagasuru have had to step down from the active roster.
To fill up the gaps left by their absence veterans Muksith ‘Tenza’ Ajwath and Heshan ‘SathaN’ Sanjaya entered the team as stand ins.
Captain Isuru ‘Deathwish’ Lokuge had this to say about the situation :
‘ The whole of VS would like to thank Zackpuppy for the time he spent with us. Unfortunately his changes in his life meant that he couldn’t carry on playing with us, but he’s killing it in Dubai. Devanstine has chosen to take a small break and hopes to come back once he has a better understanding of the patch”
When asked about the two new additions Deathwish said this :
“They(tenza and sathan) bring a wealth of experience to the table and we hope to get as much as possible from them. We also want to thank them for helping us out at the last moment.”
For the fourth consecutive year, Gamer.LK, the pioneer in Esports and digital entertainment in Sri Lanka brings the excitement and thrill of competitive video gaming to the university-level with the Inter-University Esports Championship powered by Sri Lanka Telecom PLC. Considered the largest university-level sporting event in the country, this year’s event will have over 40 universities taking part. Gamer.LK has partnered with MTV and MBC to have the event televised on TV1, making it the first Esports event in Sri Lanka to be watchable both on digital media streams as well as traditional television. The championship will be held in two segments, with the qualifiers taking place on the 15th and 16th of June and the grand finals happening on the 6th of July 2019 at Stein Studios Ratmalana.
Esports in Sri Lanka has seen tremendous growth in the past years with recognition by the National Olympic Committee and representation at the 18th Asian Games with the support of the Sports Ministry of Sri Lanka. Gamer.LK’s Inter-University Esports Championship is endorsed by the Sri Lanka Esports Association, the governing body for Esports in Sri Lanka.
The championship provides a unique platform for students from Universities and higher education institutes to compete across the most popular video games in Sri Lanka. This year’s event will feature team games – Call of Duty 4, Counter Strike: GO, Dota 2, League of Legends, Overwatch, Rainbow Six Siege, PUBG Mobile & Mobile Legends, along with individual games – FIFA 19, Tekken 7, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat XL, eRacer (simulator racing), & Clash Royale. A dedicated women’s league with Mario Kart 8, PUBG Mobile, eRacer (simulator racing) & Mortal Kombat XL will also take place at the Championship with the aim of promoting Esports to women.
Last year’s championship saw the participation of over 40 leading government and private universities as well as educational institutes such as the University of Colombo, University of Peradeniya, University of Jaffna, APIIT, SLIIT, IIT, ICBT, ESOFT, ACBT, Sir John Kotalawela Defence University, NIBM, NSBM and many more. The event which began in 2016 with the intention of bringing the positives of structured competitive video games to universities has grown year on year with the following universities claiming the Championship over the years:
2016: Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT)
2017: International College of Business & Technology (ICBT)
2018: Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT)
This year’s event will feature qualifiers where participants from all universities will take part. Thereafter, the top 2 universities from the qualifier will move on to a grand finals where participants from each of the two qualified universities will take part across a selected set of games.
This years championship is powered by Sri Lanka Telecom PLC who comes onboard as the title partner for the event. All games and live streams will be run via super-fast SLT Fibre connectivity allowing low latency, lagless gameplay and streaming. Sri Lanka Telecom PLC has been at the forefront of empowering digital entertainment and Esports in Sri Lanka with product offerings catering to gamers in the country.
A trusted brand in the technology sector, DELL is the gaming Laptop partner for the event. DELL is delving into the gaming space with their DELL Gaming line of Laptops – premium design with thin bezels and lightweight for portability.
Red Bull comes onboard as the official Energy Drink partner – giving wiiings to the gamers’ Esports sessions and facilitating performance at the next level. Red Bull will be conducting several unique engagements at the qualifiers and grand finals.
FriMi comes onboard as the official Digital Banking partner for the event. Registration fees and purchases at the venue are seamless with the FriMi app, along with great cashback offers for all participants paying using FriMi. Enabling today’s youth with an end to end digital experience, from opening their primary banking account to handling all their day to day financial transactions, payments and money management all on their mobile phone.
Taco Bell and Pizza Hut are the official food partners at the event, keeping hungry gamers fed and satisfied with food stalls situated inside the tournament premises. Scope Cinemas is Cinema partner and Atom Media is digital signage partner for the event.
For more information and registration for the Inter-University Esports Championship, visit https://university.gamer.lk and follow Gamer.LK on Facebook via www.fb.com/gamerlk for updates.
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