by Seshan Fernando | Jan 19, 2022 | News
Sri Lankan Esports athletes raised our nation’s flag high at the inaugural Global Esports Games organized by the Global Esports Federation. The Games began with Regional Qualifier Tournaments, followed by the World Finals in Singapore from 17th to 19th December 2021. Sri Lanka Esports sent a national esports athlete squad of 13 Players ensuring representation for each title at the games; hosted Dota 2, eFootball 2022 and Street Fighter 5
Competing in the women’s segment were Sri Lanka’s first National Women’s Dota 2 Team, Tikiri Diasena (Stardust), Zahra Thajudeen (Nerd), Nardhya Grero(Prince$$), Semini Perera (JollyGood!), Jessica Devendra (Chansica) and Nadeeshani Jayasinghe (FoXy).
The National Men’s Dota 2 Team; Aarathanan Sivasubramaniam (Prince SL), Ravindu Sama Daniel (AB), Deloshaan Logeswaran (Matrix), Matheesha Madhava, and Muksith Ajwath (Tenza Zengetsu) competed in the open segment of DOTA 2.
Mohammed Shihab Mohammed Rizan and Malindra ‘WarPenguin’ Perera represented Sri Lanka in the solo games eFootball 2022 and Street Fighter 5 respectively.
Both Sri Lankan Dota 2 teams took part in the regional qualifiers wherein the men’s team competed against Brunei, Pakistan and Nepal. Sri Lanka’s Women’s Dota 2 team played their first international match ever in the Regional Qualifiers against Mongolia. Both teams played excellently but couldn’t move forward.
Mohammed Shihab and Malindra Perera, took part in the grand finals of the Global Esports Games 2021 in Singapore where both athletes built connections, attended esports forums and gathered experience for Sri Lankan esports. This was Mohammed Shihab’s second Grand Finals placement in 2021 following just a month after his run at the IESF World Championship.
On 17th of December, the grand finals were launched. Mohammed Shihab was up against Slovakia and Syria in the group stage where after 4 nail-biting games, Syria moved forward. Malindra Perera faced Brunei, Pakistan and Nepal in the group stage and won against Brunei, but faced losses to Pakistan and Nepal.
Backed by the strength of its main sponsor Dialog, Official Gaming Laptop partner Asus Republic of Gamers and strategic partner Gamer.LK, Sri Lanka Esports’ performance at the Global Esports Games 2021 is a significant step towards growth in international esports.
As one of Sri Lanka’s largest telecom service providers Dialog is a foundation for the national esports ecosystem. Dialog’s gaming subsidiary Dialog Gaming, also focuses on cultivating the Sri Lankan gaming and esports environment through competitions and collaborations.
ASUS Republic of Gamers, brings a range of high end gaming laptops to Sri Lanka’s gamers and their partnership ensures our team has access to the best gear to drive their sport.
Gamer.LK has spearheaded the nation’s gaming scene for over 13 years and serves as Sri Lanka Esports’ direct connection to the national gaming community cultivating gamers from all levels.
Despite many setbacks 2021 has been productive for Sri Lankan esports. With many international events on the horizon including the Asian Games where a range of esports titles will be included as medal events, Sri Lanka Esports will continue to groom its athletes to carry our nation from strength to strength.
by Seshan Fernando | Jan 17, 2022 | IESF, News
Sri Lanka Esports hoisted the national flag at yet another International Esports event earlier last month, the IESF Esports World Championship 2021. Organized by the International Esports Federation (IESF), this year’s championship hosted at Eilat, Israel was the 13th instalment since its inception in 2009.
The grand finals of the championship also held significance as one of the first non-virtual Esports events since the pandemic and brought together finalists from 85 nations to a physical competition.
The IESF Esports World Championship is the Esports parallel to the Olympics, wherein each nation brings forward their finest athletes to compete across multiple game titles. This year, the championship had four official titles: DOTA 2, Counter Strike Global Offensive, Tekken 7 and eFootball 2021, with Audition being held as a promotional title. This year the Championship also had a prize pool of USD 50,000.
Safwan ‘CB’ Mansoor playing Audition and Mohammed Shihab Mohammed Rizan playing eFootball 2022 made it through to the physical Grand Finals in Israel.
Mohammed Shihab Mohammed Rizan is one of the nation’s finest eFootball players. He represented Sri Lanka at the Asian Games 2018 Regional Qualifiers for Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) as part of the team of National Esports Athletes by Sri Lanka Esports. He has continued his journey as an athlete, gaining experience with each encounter he faces. He was Sri Lanka’s flag bearer at the opening ceremony of this year’s World Championship. At the grand finals, Shihab went head to head against Nigeria, Georgia, Mongolia, and Mexico in eFootball 2021 and despite a valiant effort was unable to acquire a placement.
Safwan ‘CB’ Mansoor is a prolific Esports athlete within Sri Lanka and spearheads one of the nation’s leading Esports clans – Phoenix Gaming. Despite his focus on racing and football games, Safwan proved his more recent foray into Audition more than successful at the IESF World Championship 2021. After a series of intense matches against Thailand, Brazil, Peru and Korea in the grand finals, Safwan successfully clinched fourth place for Sri Lanka by beating Esports juggernauts South Korea.
Sri Lanka Esports is backed by the strength and commitment of its main sponsor Dialog and geared with Asus Republic of Gamers as the Official Gaming Laptop partner alongside Gamer.LK as the strategic partner.
As one of Sri Lanka’s largest telecom service providers, Dialog is known for their home broadband and wide range of data plans, which connects gamers all around the country. Dialog also has a gaming subsidiary called Dialog Gaming, which hosts gaming and Esports competitions. Recently, Dialog Gaming in collaboration with local developers launched MegaPlay, an all-in-one e-Gaming mobile app, featuring a gamut of hyper-casual games, to the delight of gamers island-wide.
ASUS Republic of Gamers, with their lineup of high end gaming laptops, which include the Zephyrus, Zephyrus Duo, Strix Scar and ROG Flow series, offers gamers a complete line of innovative products known for performance and quality, such as their; laptops, desktops, motherboards, graphics cards, monitors, audio equipment, routers and peripherals. ROG also participates in and sponsors major local & international gaming events.
Along with the support of these partnerships, each tournament brings the athletes a wealth of experience laying the foundation for our nation to make waves in the global stage of Esports in the near future.
by admin | Nov 30, 2021 | News
- The largest School-level sporting event returns for its 5th year
- Players can represent their schools across 20 different game titles
- Over 150 schools are expected to take part with the event being held online due to the current pandemic situation
Gamer.LK, the leader in Esports and Digital Entertainment experiences in Sri Lanka has announced the return of the Inter-School Esports Championship for 2021 powered by Samsung Sri Lanka. This year’s Championship is the 5th edition of the event which has come to be known as the largest school-level sporting event in the country, with 150 schools from across the island taking part in the last edition.
The Championship this year has moved to a completely online setting due to the ongoing pandemic situation, allowing competitors to take part from the safety of their own home across 20 popular gaming titles. Esports athletes from any government or international school can represent their School and compete across a number of team games (Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty Mobile, Dota 2, Free Fire, League of Legends, Mobile Legends, PUBG Mobile, Rainbow Six Siege and Valorant) and individual games (Assetto Corsa eRacing, Clash Royale, FIFA 21, Real Cricket and Rocket League). In addition, Call of Duty: Warzone, Fortnite and Halo Infinite will be held as exhibition, promotional titles. The Championship will also feature a Women’s League (with Clash Royale, Dota 2, League of Legends, Mario Kart Tour and Valorant) in order to recognise the best female student Esports athletes in Sri Lanka.
The Championship began in 2016 with the intention of showcasing the positive aspect of structured and regulated Esports at a school-level. The event has continued with students from national schools such as Royal College, S. Thomas’ College, Ananda College, Nalanda College, D. S. Senanayake College, Isipathana College, Maliyadeva College, Zahira College as well as International schools such as Gateway College, Lyceum International School, Royal Institute and many more taking part. Gateway College has successfully held onto the Championship in all the previous editions held in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 and are the defending champions.
Esports, short for Electronic Sports, is the competitive play of video games – a fast growing sport across the world and an officially recognised sport in Sri Lanka by the Ministry of Sports. Esports athletes from Sri Lanka have represented their country at an international level and are looking to bring home a medal when they compete in Esports at the 19th Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, China.
Esports has also been recognised as a key focus sport by the Ministry of Sports locally and a healthy exposure to Esports at a school-level plays a vital part in today’s youth gaining the competitive edge as Sri Lanka looks towards international achievements in Esports.
The benefits of Esports are many, with studies showing cognitive growth, better hand-eye coordination, enhanced communication skills with team members and increased critical thinking for problem solving. Gamer.LK extends its fullest support to assist schools to embrace Esports as it is positioned to be the sport of the future.
Samsung Sri Lanka comes onboard as the title sponsor for the Inter-School Esports Championship this year. Samsung has been at the forefront of developing products and services for gamers and promoting Esports in Sri Lanka over the years, as it was identified as the fastest growing sport in the country.. As a result, Samsung in partnership with Gamer.LK have successfully initiated and completed many large scale gaming tournaments, amassing over 1,000 participants from around the country and a staggering 175,000 people watching the tournaments over live-streams.
Registrations for the Inter-School Esports Championship 2021 are now open online at https://school.gamer.lk and will close on 13 December 2021.
Be sure to stay tuned to Gamer.LK’s website and social media for updates regarding the 2021 Mercantile Esports Championship, other tournaments and Esports news.
by Seshan Fernando | Nov 10, 2021 | News
- The largest Mercantile-level sporting event returns for its 6th consecutive year
- Players can represent their companies and workplaces across 20 different game titles
- Over 100 companies are expected to take part with the event being held online due to the current pandemic situation
Gamer.LK, the leader in Esports and Digital Entertainment experiences in Sri Lanka has announced the return of the Mercantile Esports Championship for 2021 powered by Samsung Sri Lanka. The Mercantile Esports Championship is recognised as the largest annual Mercantile-level sporting event, with 20 different game titles to choose from this year. This year’s Mercantile Esports Championship marks the 6th consecutive year the event has been held since its start back in 2016.
The 2020 Mercantile Esports Championship, was the first time the event was moved to a completely online setting due to the global pandemic. This year’s event remains an online event, allowing everyone to participate from the safety of their own home or office. This move brought many participants to last year’s championship, with over 800 registered players and a new champion being crowned.
PREVIOUS WINNERS OF THE MERCANTILE ESPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP:
- 2016 – Virtusa
- 2017 – Virtusa
- 2018 – MillenniumIT
- 2019 – Orel IT
- 2020 – Global Systems Solutions
Samsung Sri Lanka comes onboard as the title sponsor for the Mercantile Esports Championship. Samsung has been at the forefront of developing products and services for gamers and promoting E-sports in Sri Lanka over the years, as it was identified that the youth are very passionate about it. As a result, Samsung in partnership with Gamer.LK have successfully initiated and completed many large scale gaming tournaments, amassing over 1,000 participants from around the country and a staggering 175,000 people streaming the tournaments each time.
To Energize the championship, Red Bull steps up with their signature brand of flair and energy. They have also been a significant part of Sri Lanka’s Esports growth over the years, giving wings to Sri Lankan gamers by partnering with & conducting unique Esports events.
GAME TITLES AT THIS YEAR’S MERCANTILE ESPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP
Team Games
- Call of Duty 4
- League of Legends
- DOTA 2
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Call of Duty Mobile
- Free Fire
- PUBG Mobile
- Valorant
Individual Games
- Clash Royale
- eRacer (Assetto Corsa)
- eFootball (FIFA ‘21)
- Real Cricket
- Rocket League
Women’s League Titles
- Mario Kart Tour
- Valorant Deathmatch
- League of Legends 1v1
- DOTA 2 1v1
- Clash Royale
Casual Titles
Register now for the Mercantile Esports Championship 2021 at – https://ingame.gg/event/mercantile-esports-championship-21
Be sure to stay tuned to Gamer.LK’s website and social media for updates regarding the 2021 Mercantile Esports Championship, other tournaments and Esports news.
by Seshan Fernando | Oct 27, 2021 | News
- DISHAN takes 1st place at the eFootball Championship Season 2
- LALANKA comes in 2nd place, with SID taking 3rd place
- Both Dishan & Lalanka qualified for the Asian Football Gaming Championship
Season 2 of Gamer.LK’s eFootball Championship powered by the Republic of Gamers (ROG), concluded with some amazing matches held between some of the top FIFA ‘21 players in Sri Lanka. This season had 45 gamers all competing for the top spot and a chance to qualify for the Asian Football Gaming Championship.
During the final stage of the tournament, Dishan “DISHAN” Nithiananthan had a fantastic run, beating his opponents with substantial point differences. However, in the semi finals he had to face-off against the previous champion and the then #1 FIFA player in the country – Sachin “SID” Dematapitiya. Despite the fact that this may have been his toughest opponent, DISHAN was able to close out the game 2 – 1 against SID and moved on to the grand finals.
At the grand finals, DISHAN battled against Lalanka “LANLANKA” Wijesundara, who had fought his way through to the finals all the way up from qualifier 1. Although a worthy adversary, DISHAN managed to best LALANKA, closing the game out 2 – 0 in the best of 3.
Both DISHAN and LANLANKA qualified for the Asian Football Gaming Championship and went to compete. However, they were unable to make it through to the finals, but showed the world the potential of the Esports athletes in Sri Lanka.
Winner: Dishan “DISHAN” Nithiananthan
Runner-up: Lalanka “LANLANKA” Wijesundara
Second Runner-up: Sachin “SID” Dematapitiya
Asus Sri Lanka is the official technology partner and Red Bull Sri Lanka is the exclusive energy drink partner of the eFootball Championship Season 2 by Gamer.LK
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 | Oct 10, 2021 | EPL21, News
- Singer Esports Premier League Player Auctions held on the 28th of September
- 6 hour livestream held to determine players for the 12 franchise teams
- Playoffs for the Singer Esports Premier League began October 4th
- Top 9 teams from the playoffs to move on to the super weekend
- Super weekend begins today (Saturday, 9th October)
With the conclusion of the Qualifier Finals, Gamer.LK’s Singer Esports Premier League ‘21 moved on to the Player Auctions phase, which was held on September 28th. Here the team managers of the 12 franchise teams, were in a bidding war to build their team with the best players they could acquire, without spending all their points. After the 6 hour Player Auction livestream, the team compositions were as follows:
Franchise Teams and Players for the Singer Esports Premier League ‘21
Bamba Bears (Team Manager – Gayan De Silva)
– Dulara ‘BTXSCOUT’ De Silva
– Mohamed ‘GAMEOVRRAZZZ’ Razly
– Supuni ‘GRLSUPU’ Ravindya
– Muhammad ‘HOPE M’ Nabeel
– Sadurshan ‘HOPEPUREAIM’ Sarvana
– Nishel ‘IM GTBUSTER’ Silva
– Puvanenthiran ‘MAFIA ROCKY’ Niluxshan
Eastern Gladiators (Team Manager – Harindu Amaratunga)
– Seiyed ‘XCHELCURT’ Hamza
– Azahi ‘AZAHI LEO’ Munaf
– Tharaka ‘DEXTER’ Lakshan
– Samitha ‘FN1 HORSE’ Thiwanka
– YAEESH ‘SL YAIYA’ Thamkeen
– Sharan ‘JIGSAW’ Imamdeen
– Nadeem ‘NOXXY’ Nishaam
Gampaha Gorillas (Team Manager – Nadeeshani Jayasinghe)
– Raveen ‘SATANTR’ Shavinda
– Umair ‘Punisher’ Sufiyan
– Dulisha ‘DADDY’ Akalanka
– Mohamed ‘GODV’ Manazir
– Prekash ‘SATOSHI’ Jeewarathnam
– Achintha ‘BISHOPP’ Methsara
– Mohamed ‘RASHATH’ Rashath
Kandurata Kings (Team Manager – Navod Bopitiya)
– Riham ‘TAUTER’ Ramzi
– Sahan ‘MCKAY’ Jayasuriya
– Mohamed ‘Anza’ Ansaf
– Rishad ‘RIO’ ahamed
– Anushger ‘KP’ Sivabalan
– Disura ‘ZUES’ Yasanjith
Kotuwa Ravens (Team Manager – Lahiru Herath)
– Tharusha ‘THOR’ Nethsara
– Reshan ‘RÉSHA’ kavishka
– Avishka ‘FOURARMS’ Srihan
– Shahran ‘SHAZ’ ahamed
– Alex ‘ALEX1337’ Fernando
– Thavindu ‘THAVI’ Theekshana
– Zainy ‘DUMBY’ Jabir
Northern Rangers (Team Manager – Sajith Wijesiri)
– Shaid ‘SHAY’ Ahmed
– Kamash ‘GODZYYY’ Gunasekera
– Chamuditha ‘LUCIFER’ Watshan
– Fahaadh ‘BEE’ Sirajudeen
– Chamalka ‘PANDAA’ Gunawardhana
– Mohamed ‘TIKTOK’ Zahid
– Rizly ‘RIZO’ Ahzn
Rajarata Giants (Team Manager – Tharindu Wijesinghe)
– Vishwa ‘VISH’ Adeepa
– Sandil ‘VISKY’ Bandara
– George ‘FRAGGER’ Pereira
– Akmal ‘CREEZY’ Jeslin
– Mohamed ‘VENOM’ Amanullah
– Pawan ‘RAPTOR’ Senanayake
– Mohammed ‘Minator’ Rizan
Sabaragamuwa Knights (Team Manager – Prageeth Dassanayake)
– Dilisha ‘DEXSTER’ Weerasingha
– Ramesh ‘JIMMY’ Fernando
– Mohamed ‘SHAAE’ Shahaan
– Ashwin ‘Azzwin’ wickramaarachchi
– Kavinda ‘TWEAK’ Chenuka
– Amanulla ‘Amaan ‘ Unais
– Dilki ‘BABYDOLL’ Ranasinghe
Southern Sharks (Team Manager – Kasun Wijesekara)
– Dinuka ‘REXTER RF’ Himansha
– Samith ‘SAMITHA’ Madushanka
– Ijas ‘Jay’ Mohammed
– Amru ‘BLAZE’ Zamzam
– Anton ‘SANTA’ Fernando
– Buwaneka ‘BUWA’ Buddima
UVA Bandits (Team Manager – Kamith Gajanayaka)
– Nadeesh ‘IRON’ De Silva
– Shamal ‘KILZ’ Kaushan
– Gaveshkaa ‘ROOT’ Lakshan
– Shaveen ‘GRUMPY’ Illukpitiya
– Akeel ‘CHARLIE’ Ramzeen
– Sanjana ‘NOIZY’ Rathnayake
– Maristan ‘MARISTOP’ Stekan
Wayamba Raiders (Team Manager – Safwan Mansoor)
– Ranithu ‘ERRORBAE’ Senevirathne
– Tharindu ‘Mamatha’ induwara
– Chamika ‘IMT NIKY’ Rasangi
– Kavinda ‘KAVI’ Silva
– Zaid ‘BAYMAX’ Zaharan
– Ushan ‘JUDA’ Sankalpa
– Udesh ‘KAVIYA’ Kavindu
Western Warriors (Team Manager – Janith Rajapakse)
– Merash ‘MERASH’ Chnuka
– Pasan ‘ZEUS’ Chamathka
– Rizny ‘RAZOR’ Azmy
– Shalika ‘ROMAN’ Chamoth
– Sandakelum ‘Kelum’ Ranasighe
After the player auctions, the teams headed into the playoffs, where the top 9 teams would move into the super weekend and the final phase of the Singer Esports Premier League. From the 12 teams, the 9 teams which made it through to the super weekend were; Eastern Gladiators, Western Warriors, UVA Bandits, Southern Sharks, Gampaha Gorillas, Rajarata Giants, Kotuwa Ravens, Northern Rangers and the Wayamba Raiders. The super weekend begins today (Saturday, 9th October) from 3pm onwards
EPL is sponsored by
Title Partner Singer Sri Lanka
Refreshing partner Sprite
Clothing partner Moose Clothing Company
Smartphone partner Samsung
Food partners Pizza Hut Sri Lanka & Taco Bell Sri Lanka
Gaming Laptop partner Dell
Digital Partner Daraz Online Shopping
Banking partner FriMi
Online media partner NewsWire
Be sure to stay tuned to Gamer.LK’s website and social media for updates regarding the Singer Esports Premier League ‘21 and other Esports news.
