Over 100 companies from all across the island took part at the largest mercantile sporting event in the country – the Mercantile Esports Championship 2019 held on the 9th and 10th of November 2019 at Stein Studios. After two days of nail-biting Esports action, Orel IT and HSBC Data Processing Lanka (HDPL) qualified for the Grand Finals which will be held on the 1st of December at Stein Studios from 10 a.m. onwards.
Orel IT made a convincing mark at the event making their way to the finals with ease, while HSBC Data Processing Lanka Ltd. (HDPL), Calcey Technologies and Motion Miracles tied for the 2nd spot. After considering the overall participation across many titles, HDPL was sent through to the grand finals.
The big match style Grand Finals will consist of a full day of activities, giveaways and Esports action as the two companies battle it out across 4 video game titles to earn their rights to the coveted Mercantile Esports Championship trophy. The selected video game titles for the Grand Finals are Call of Duty 4, League of Legends, PUBG Mobile and FIFA 19, with Tekken 7 being the tie-breaker. Tickets for the event will be available for purchase online at mercantile.gamer.lk or at the gate.
RESULTS
Call of Duty 4
- 1st Place: Orel IT – Team Azul
- 2nd Place: GSS – Bad Boys
- 3rd Place: Motion Miracles – Team Miracles
Counter Strike: Global Offensive
- 1st Place: Motion Miracles – Team Miracles
- 2nd Place: Butani Capital – Legion
- 3rd Place: Calcey Technologies – Final Resistance
Dota 2
- 1st Place: Pattern Digital – Digital Chaos
- 2nd Place: GSS – Global System Solution
- 3rd Place: Aztech Enterprises – The Unpredictables
League of Legends
- 1st Place: Orel IT – Skull Crushers
- 2nd Place: Pearson – PRSN Back To School
- 3rd Place: Surge Global – Surge
PUBG Mobile
- 1st Place: Butani Capital – Butani Capital
- 2nd Place: HDPL – IMMORTALS
- 3rd Place: Pan Asia Banking Corporation – Team PABG
FIFA 19
- 1st Place: HDPL – Akalanka “Akiiboyy” Perera
- 2nd Place: Seven Media – Shehan Hewawitharana
- 3rd Place: Food Studio LK – Ashan “Aquaman10” Somathilake
Need for Speed: MW
- 1st Place: Calcey Technologies – Mario “xtremer21” Mendis
- 2nd Place: Calcey Technologies – Ruveen “RAT” Thirimanne
- 3rd Place: Orel IT – Harshana “NOISY BOY” Samaranayake
Mortal Kombat XL
- 1st Place: Reliance Insurance Brokers – Praveen “zombi3″ J
- 2nd Place: HealthRecon Connect – Rashad “RaSSyCZaR” Ameer
- 3rd Place: Bluewhale – Dhanuka “amanuensis” Samarakoon
Clash Royale
- 1st Place: RCM Medigain – Rajith “Rn’B” Weerasekara
- 2nd Place: Orel IT – Kavinda “Dr.volcano” Dilshan
- 3rd Place: HDPL – Nadeepa “Lord N” Edirisooriya
Tekken 7
- 1st Place: The Bayleaf Colombo – Roshan “JURA” Jurampathy
- 2nd Place: Motion Miracles – DaddyLongLegs
- 3rd Place: Attune – Malindra “TechPenguin5” Perera
Fortnite
- 1st Place: Fresco Batiks – Fauzaan “SPONGIEZ” Firoz
- 2nd Place: HealthRecon Connect – Rashad “RaSSyCZaR” Ameer
- 3rd Place: HealthRecon Connect – Hirusha “xZ3KEx” Gimhan
Womens – Need for Speed: MW
- 1st Place: WSO2 Lanka – Kaumini “KaWWa” Gunasinghe
- 2nd Place: CocoLuk – Yasara “WarQueen” De Silva
- 3rd Place: Susila Holdings – Angaline “Gracious” Natasha
Womens – Mario Kart
- 1st Place: CocoLuk – Yasara “WarQueen” De Silva
- 2nd Place: Wiley Global – Nadeeshani “FOXY” Jayasinghe
- 3rd Place: Apollo International School – Dhinelka “BitSy” Anthony
Womens – Mortal Kombat XL
- 1st Place: WSO2 Lanka – Kaumini “KaWWa” Gunasinghe
- 2nd Place: Apollo International School – Dhinelka “BitSy” Anthony
- 3rd Place: LSEG Sri Lanka – Sujathani “sujindw” Warnakulasooriya