The StarCraft II Open Invitational Tournament was one of the highlights of the event, as well as tutorial for StarCraft enthusiasts who want to experience professional coaching from a few of Team Cube's finest SC2 players. SC2 participants got to go head-to-head with pro players from team Cube Dione, Rixilius, Bishop and Psych.
The GVI DotA tournament was open for everyone who participated in the Cebu Gaming League Season 2 Opening Tournament. From the qualifiers held in GOLS Talamban, 4 Defense of the Ancients team battled it out for the top spot. Team Barney, currently the oldest existing Cebu top team, was crowned the champion; while NotSoSneaky, came in second place, with Pain Gaming close behind and Team Edu in fourth place.
Due to the successful launch, Cebuano players (as well as players from other parts of the Philippines) can be sure to expect surprises and more active E-Sports involvement from the Gamevolution Inc. which will be announced in this blog later this week.
Meanwhile, on the same day, Mineski held their Mineski Professional Gaming League finale in the Pinoy Gaming Festival that also featured the StarCraft II WCG Qualifiers.
Our representatives from the Defense of the Ancients and StarCraft II didn't end up being champions, but ZeitGeist ended up being in the Top 8.
The PGF DotA tournament bracket.
CubeSalt, formerly known as SteelHeart (WCG 2007 representative for StarCraft Broodwar), landed in the Top 4.
To know more about the StarCraft II current scene (In Cebu and the Philippines in general), you might want to check out the following articles by Mineski: SteelHeart's Interview before PGF Cebu SC2 WCG qualifier article courtesy of Mineski This is a link to Mineski's interview of the PGF SC2 top 3
Other articles:
September:
CGL Season 2 Introduction
CGL Season 2 Tournament Details
CGL Season 2 Opening Tournament Updates and Results
October:
MPGL Cebu Recap
MPGL Cebu 1 Champions Crowned
Getting Ready for ARCHCon2011
ArchCon Qualified Teams
Countdown to ARCHCon
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