by Stephan Warakagoda | Jan 30, 2021 | Announcements, Esports news, News
The Logitech G Play to Win Series Season 2 continues with its second title – Rainbow Six Siege. “Rehost simulator” and ‘Pnx – Clickbait” were last season’s winners and runners-up respectively. We look forward to seeing them and newer talent play to their wits in this tournament as the games will be played online.
The tournament is the second event from the Play to Win Series leading to a national ranking as a ranked tournament and is set to commence on the 17th of February 2021 with 20,000 LKR up for grabs. Logitech G Sri Lanka will be scouting a number of top players as potential brand ambassadors for the country – bigger opportunities await our Sri Lankan gamers.
Registrations for R6 are open now @ https://gamer.lk/go/logitechg2-r6
by Stephan Warakagoda | Jan 23, 2021 | Announcements, Esports news, News
The Logitech G Play to Win Series is back for its second edition looking to showcase more local talent. Commencing once again with Valorant, season 1 saw Team ‘SAL MAL GAS’ crowned tournament champions and ‘DEAD SILENCE XPERTS’ tournament runners-up. Season 2 comes with the introduction of a new Valorant agent and some new changes to maps, which promises us newer more out-of-the-box strategies to see.
Valorant this year will be a ranked title and will be the first event from the Play to Win Series leading to a national ranking. This is also the First ranked Valorant tournament going to take place in Sri Lanka – motivation for players to come fight for top spot in the local space.
The series is set to kick-off on the 11th of February 2021 bringing another 30,000 LKR prize pool up for the taking. Once again Logitech G Sri Lanka will be picking a number of top players as their ambassadors for the country. An opportunity for our Sri Lankan gamers to come give it their all.
Registrations for Valorant are open now @ https://gamer.lk/go/logitechg2-valo
by Stephan Warakagoda | Jan 14, 2021 | Announcements, Esports news, News
Gamer.LK’s eFootball Championship will be kicking off on the 24th of January 2021. The virtual tournament will have the best players in Sri Lanka dribbling it out from the comfort of their home. Their goal – claim their stake in the Rs. 10,000 prize pool.
This Sri Lanka Esports Association (SLESA) ranked event will feature FIFA 21 as its gaming title. The tournament is sponsored by Red Bull Sri Lanka as its exclusive energy drink partner and will be streamed for everyone to witness the action. The points won from this event will go towards your National Esports ranking – registrations end on the 20th of January.
Register now on the InGame Esports platform @ https://ingame.gg/event/efootball-championship-2021-online
by admin | Dec 31, 2020 | Announcements, News
Racing goes virtual with Gamer.LK’s eRacer 2020 event powered by Logitech G and sponsored by Red Bull Sri Lanka. The best racers in Sri Lanka will go head-on with the best Esports athletes as they compete in a virtual race track from the safety of their homes.
Gamer.LK, having organised racing game competitions since 2010, will be making the move to a sim-racing game called Assetto Corsa. It has been announced as an official Esports title at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 2021 in Bangkok as well, and Gamer.LK plans to promote the game and its community in preparation for sending the best racers in Sri Lanka for the event.
Register now on the InGame Esports platform @ https://ingame.gg/event/eracer-2020-online
by admin | Dec 22, 2020 | Announcements, News
- The SLESA Invitational is organised by the Sri Lanka Esports Association
- It is a part of the Global Esports Federation’s “World Connected” Series
- Noob Alliance won the COD Mobile event, with Woflgang and Maximum Esports coming in 2nd and 3rd
- Xiphos Esports won the Valorant event, with Phoenix Gaming and Wolfgang coming in 2nd and 3rd
The Sri Lanka Esports Association held the first ever SLESA Invitational Esports tournament as a part of the Global Esports Federation’s World Connected Series. 9 Sri Lankan clans, members of the Sri Lanka Esports Association, took part in the event by putting forth their best team for the titles Valorant and Call of Duty: Mobile.
Call of Duty Mobile was held on the 18th of December. Alpha Esports, Wolfgang, Noob Alliance and Maximum Esports faced off in the semi-finals, with Noob Alliance and Wolfgang making it to the finals, and Maximum Esports taking on Alpha Esports in the 3rd place decider. After an intense bo3 finals, we saw Noob Alliance coming out on top, with Wolfgang in second place. Maximum Esports overcame Alpha Esports to secure 3rd place.
Live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmAnG8J5oGg
The Valorant event took place on the 20th of December. Wolfgang, Xiphos, Phoenix and Union Gaming make their way to the semi-finals. Xiphos Esports beat Wolfgang in a nailbiter overtime match with a score of 15-13, and Phoenix Gaming convincingly beat Union Gaming 13-2 to secure their spot in the finals. Phoenix Gaming succumbed to Xiphos Esports in the finals in a 2 matches to 0 series. Wolfgang Esports took 3rd place from Union Gaming in the 3rd place match.
Live stream 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKb8JJr3Jc4
Live stream 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAfe0imtxvk
Participating member clans
- Alpha Esports
- Death Pact
- Maximum Esports
- Noob Alliance
- Phoenix Gaming
- Tech Morph
- Union Gaming
- Wolfgang Esports
- Xiphos Esports
The strategic partner for the event was Gamer.LK. The SLESA Invitational was a part of the Global Esports Federations’ World Connected Series, which had Esports Federations across the world conducting Esports competitions in association with the initiative.
by Stephan Warakagoda | Dec 21, 2020 | Announcements, Esports news, News
The Red Bull MEO Sri Lanka finals concluded in the wee hours of 20th of December 2020, with 24 teams connecting remotely to compete for a spot in the Red Bull MEO World Finals. WG B2R came out on top in the points table after 6 matches of intense PUBG Mobile action. The leaderboard was in constant flux and a final winner didn’t stand out until the end of the 6th match – a testament to how close this competition was with Sri Lanka’s top competitive teams taking part.
The significance of WG B2R winning this event is the fact that they are a 100% Sri Lankan team. Red Bull MEO country qualifiers allowed non-Sri Lankan nationals in team rosters, therefore we saw mixed teams with players from the United States, India, Pakistan, Maldives, Bangladesh, and Nepal.
| RANK |
TEAM NAME |
POINTS |
| 1 |
WG B2R |
101 |
| 2 |
nA | LND-Legends |
96 |
| 3 |
E2S OPM |
84 |
| 4 |
MAX|ZEUS |
74 |
| 5 |
7Sea esports |
70 |
| 6 |
OPMF | OPEX |
63 |
| 7 |
nA | ISSL |
60 |
| 8 |
nA|FRag CodeBlacks |
49 |
| 9 |
OPMF Esports |
44 |
| 10 |
Team SL |
42 |
| 11 |
MeS | ZEUS | iMAX |
37 |
| 12 |
nA | ERBIV |
35 |
| 13 |
DEFEND JOKERS |
31 |
| 14 |
WG ICONs |
30 |
| 15 |
Max|4K|Guardians |
23 |
| 16 |
NA|CLOUD 69 |
22 |
| 17 |
WGxNoRules |
22 |
| 18 |
nA | Team Destiny |
19 |
| 19 |
Team unknown 6 |
18 |
| 20 |
nA | FRag Retires |
16 |
| 21 |
WG B2R TERMINATORS |
15 |
| 22 |
MaX | SL FAMILY TITANS |
14 |
| 23 |
WG | TeamX9 |
13 |
| 24 |
LND-FALLEN6 |
11 |
The Red Bull MEO World Finals, previously scheduled to be a physical in-person finals, has been postponed due to global safety concerns. Red Bull will be announcing the date and format of the World Finals when a final decision has been made about how to host it.
We wish WG B2R the best of luck!
by Rav | Dec 11, 2020 | Announcements, News
- Companies battle companies in Mercantile Electronic Sports
- Close to 800 participants will compete
- 15 game-titles
- The company with the highest overall points wins the championship
- Organised by Gamer.LK and sponsored by Red Bull
2020 has been a pandemic year. Curfews, lockdowns, quarantine zones and social distancing – the Sri Lankan workforce that is able to work from home have been getting used to a whole new concept of getting work done away from office. The annual company retreat and sportsmeet replaced by Whatsapp group forwards and Zoom calls. One activity however that is continuing despite all these changes is Electronic Sports – specifically, the Mercantile Esports Championship where companies battle companies in an Electronic Sports arena. Gamer.LK has moved the annual Mercantile Esports Championship, happening for the 5th consecutive time this year, to a completely online event.
The championship has employees from companies banding together to represent their organisation and win the championship trophy. Close to 800 participants will compete across 15 game titles to win points for their company. The company with the highest overall points will be crowned as the champion. All participants are able to participate from the safety of their own home or office.
Former winners
- 2016: Virtusa
- 2017: Virtusa
- 2018: MIT
- 2019: Orel IT
This years game titles (open):
- Call of Duty 4 (PC)
- DOTA 2 (PC)
- Rainbow 6 Siege (PC)
- Valorant (PC)
- League of Legends (PC)
- Mobile Legends (Mobile)
- Clash Royale (Mobile)
- Real Cricket (Mobile)
- Mario Kart Tour (Mobile)
- Fortnite (PC)
- Free Fire (Mobile)
- Call of Duty Mobile (Mobile)
- Apex Legends (PC)
- PUBG Mobile (Mobile)
Women’s League titles
- Mario Kart Tour
- Call of Duty 4 FFA
Registrations close on the 12th of December and games are scheduled to start from 17th December. The event is organised by Gamer.LK and sponsored by Red Bull.
Register now
Register now @ https://gamer.lk/go/mec2020
by Stephan Warakagoda | Dec 7, 2020 | Esports news, News
PUBG Mobile is going big for the year 2021 having announced its total prize pool of a whopping $14 Million USD will be at stake across the entire year. The prize pool is over three times more than what was set for 2020.
In the 2021 season, we can expect seven new PMPL regions coming up in CIS, Turkey, Western Europe, Arabia, North America, Latin America, and Brazil. These will complement existing PMPLs in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The PMCO will also see additional regions including the UK, France, UAE, Africa, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Mexico. Next season will feature two PMCO tournaments, two PMPL tournaments, and a PUBG Mobile Global Championship to conclude the season.
Source: Twitter
by Stephan Warakagoda | Dec 2, 2020 | News
Elon Musk, Founder of Paypal, Tesla, SpaceX, and 2nd richest man in the world, says one of the major factors that got him interested in tech and paved the way for him to start programming was the video games he played as a kid. At the age of 12, he had coded and published his first video game. He may currently be pulling all-nighters at Tesla but there was a time when he once worked at a gaming startup.
Problem-solving in video games transfers over to problem-solving in software engineering, If people had to try to create realistic graphics using very little computing power, they would have to write really tight code and come up with really clever ideas to do that.
He credited the video games Cyberpunk and the movie Blade Runner as the inspiration for the Tesla pickup truck. He has also announced the addition of video games to Tesla vehicles drivers can play games on the car’s center screen while docked at a charging station.
Source : CNBC
by Stephan Warakagoda | Nov 27, 2020 | Announcements, Esports news, News
Team AE | SL RiderZ B walk away with Rs. 15,000 after placing first @ the Perera & Sons Mobile Contenders Free Fire. Teams AE | SL RIDERZ D and MAX | Suicide Squad finish in 2nd and 3rd respectively earning their shares of the Rs. 25,000 prize put up for Free Fire.
1st place: AE | SL RiderZ B
Kasun “SLR MR PODDA” Podda
Sadaru “SLR KAIZ” Vishmika
Lakshan “SLR LAKA” Kavinda
Chamal “SLR CJ” Bandara
2nd place: AE | SL RIDERZ D
Himansha “SLR AMITH” Buddika
Savidu “SLR DRACARYS” Chamalka
Maneesha “SLR DUMA 9XT” Madubashitha
Chamath “SLR BATHI” Pabasara
3rd place: MAX | Suicide Squad
Chehan “INF MR ZOMBI” Gamage
Pawan “INF MR UNICO” Madushanka
Avinash “INF NOMERCY” Darshana
Dilip “INF X-NEON” Madushanka
The P&S Mobile Contenders event was Perera & Sons first Esports event, organized in collaboration with Gamer.LK.
