Cebu e-Sports Now Moving Into a New Domain

For the past weeks, I have not been able to update this blog. That is because I am currently migrating and fixing the posts to fit into their new home.

GameVolution January Live Updates

January 21, 2012 at the GOLS Internet Cafe across Doña Rita Village. 

View Casted LiveStream here

Defense of the Ancients Novice

StarCraft II Novice

Bo3 (Ro8 onwards)
Round 1: WCG Metalopolis
Round 2: MLG Shakuras Plateau
Round 3: MLG Tal Darim Altar

Bo5 (Finals)
Starting Map: GSL Daybreak
Succeeding Rounds (loser's pick map pool):
GSL Crevasse
GSL Dual Sight
MLG Shattered Temple
Xel'Naga Caverns
WCG Metalopolis 
MLG Shakuras Plateau
 MLG Tal Darim Altar

Defense of the Ancients Expert

StarCraft II Expert

Winner’s Bracket (Bo3)
Round 1 – Antiga Shipyard
Round 2 – Tal’darim Altar LE
Round 3 – ESL_Metalopolis
Winner’s Finals – GSL Daybreak

Loser’s Bracket (Bo3)
Round 1 – Arid Plateau
Round 2  – ESL_Shakuras_Plateau
Round 3  – GSL Bel’shir Beach
Round 4  – ESL_The_Shattered_Temple
Round 5  – GSL Dual Sight
Loser’s Finals – ESL_Terminus_SE


THE FINALS (Bo5) [+1 Advantage to the Winner’s Bracket Finalist]:
Game 1 – Tal’darim Altar LE

Map pool (Loser picks) :
ESL_Metalopolis
Tal’darim Altar LE
ESL_Metalopolis
ESL_Shakuras_Plateau
ESL_The_Shattered_Temple
GSL Daybreak
ESL_Metalopolis
Antiga Shipyard
ESL_Shakuras_Plateau 
ESL_The_Shattered_Temple
GSL Dual Sight
GSL Daybreak
ESL_Terminus_SE

After each match, don’t forget to report your wins to the marshalls then send the replays to replay@gamevolution.org

Gamers Raise Awareness

A lot of pro-gaming communities such as MLG (http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/), even Razer and a lot more sites that can be seen here have gone on strike and blacked out their domains in protest to the Stop Online Piracy Act.

Although this is not a Phillipine or Cebu issue, it is comforting to know that the International gaming community is working hand-in-hand to raise awareness in this controversy.


To learn more about this controversial bill, visit this link. We encourage the American gaming community to open their eyes and put an end to this violation of Internet freedom.

GameVolution January

It is the first month of 2012 and welcoming the year of the Yang Water Dragon is a back-to-back StarCraft II and Defense of the Ancients action.


If you are interested in participating, please read the poster, as well as the instructions, below:

GV-January Frequently Asked Questions:

How do I know if I am eligible for the Novice Tournament?
For SCII: In order to qualify, you have to be either Unplaced, Bronze, Silver or Gold in ALL your accounts.
For DotA: In order to be eligible for a slot, NONE of your members should belong to a team that has been a placer in the Cebu major tournaments by Cebu Gaming League and Mineski.
The marshals reserve the right to disqualify a player or team if found to be dishonest; in which case, your registration fee will not be refunded and you will be banned for the next tournament.

If Expert Tournament is open for everybody, why isn't it called Open Tournament?
We have decided to use the label Expert because of three reasons:
1. We encourage competitive gaming and we want people to try harder in open tournaments.
2. Any Novice team or player who choose to compete in both tournaments (Novice and Expert) deserve to be acknowledged for their bravery.
3. We want to unify both SCII (novice and expert) and DotA (uprising and professional) terms.

StarCraft II does not have a registration fee and yet we play for free, how does that happen?
We have funded the computer usage of the previous tournaments with our own money. For this tournament, we  might ask for a small amount (probably 50php or less) just to lessen the expenses.


If you have an organization or company that would like to be part of our e-Sports plans and aspirations, feel free to drop an e-mail at info@gamevolution.org or gama.comaingking@gamevolution.org. Continue browsing this blog for more information on the Cebu e-Sports scene.

If you have more questions, comment below.

GHOST Bracket and Live Updates

GameVolution Holiday Online StarCraftII Tournament is commencing at 8pm tomorrow, December 28, 2011. Out of the 40 who initially registered, 4 players backed out and 36 are bracketed.

Watch the LIVESTREAM here.

ROUND 1 8:00 pm default time 8:10 pm	ROUND 2 10 minutes after bracket change	ROUND 3 10 minutes after bracket change
Battlenoob vs. Zygus TWSSmaruko vs. Blitz xFgGerms vs. tFcProLagger JackDReaper vs. kTevilbox CubePsych vs. Ace CubeDione vs. laijus MskiDane vs. ReDerageD CubeNothsur vs. PolkaDodge HDChinkZMD vs. Freak CubeRixilius vs. Shinigami BEEzER vs. Heartz eXoLynXer vs. WayBasketBay CNcdoShanks vs. karahasan Tiborsho vs. CarLoZ CNDeadgirls vs. meatroll CubeTanTaniX vs. pon	Battlenoob vs. AZKmokss Freak vs. Shinigami TWSSmaruko vs. CubeBy xFgGerms vs. HDLightmanMD kTevilbox vs. CNcdoPhaze CubeDione vs. ReDerageD HDChinZMD vs. CubeRixilius eXoLynXer vs. karahasan meatroll vs. CubeTanTaniX laijus vs. MskiDane pon vs. CNDeadgirls CNcdoShanks vs. WayBasketBay	Zygus vs. HDLightmanMD tFcProLagger vs. AZKmokss Blitz vs. CNcdoPhaze Ace vs. Battlenoob CubeBy vs. CubeNothsur xFgGerms vs. Heartz CarloZ vs. KTevilbox TWSSmaruko vs. JackDReaper
ROUND 4 10 minutes after bracket change	ROUND 5 10 minutes after bracket change	ROUND 6 10 minutes after bracket change
Battlenoob vs. CubeDione CubePsych vs. tFcProLagger PolkaDodge vs. TWSSmaruko  Tiborsho vs. CNcdoPhaze BEEzER vs. HDLightmanMD CubeNothsur vs. WayBasketBay eXoLynXer vs. xFgGerms Ace vs. pon KTevilbox vs. laijus Heartz vs. Shinigami CubeBy vs. CubeRixilius CarLoZ vs. CubeTanTaniX	eXoLynXer vs. CubeTanTaniX karahasan vs. PolkaDodge meatroll vs. tFcProLagger HDChinkZMD vs. HDLightmanMD ReDerageD vs. CNcdoPhaze CubeBy vs. CubeDione CubeNothsur vs. HDChinkZMD	Ace vs. ReDerageD PolkaDodge vs. Shinigami KTevilbox vs. meatroll CubeNothsur vs. CarLoZ CubeBy vs. eXoLynXer
ROUND 7 10 minutes after bracket change	ROUND 8 10 minutes after bracket change	ROUND 9 10 minutes after bracket change
CubeRixilius vs. KTevilbox Battlenoob vs. PolkaDodge xFgGerms vs. ReDerageD	PolkaDodge vs. CubeRixilius CubeNothsur vs. xFgGerms	PolkaDodge vs. CubeTanTaniX CubeNothsur vs. CubeDione
ROUND 10 10 minutes after bracket change	SEMI-FINALS 10 minutes after bracket change	FINALS 10 minutes after bracket change
CubeDione vs. PolkaDodge	PolkaDodge vs. eXoLynXer	CubeBy vs. PolkaDodge

Color code: dark blue- DEFAULT, light blue- WIN
(if there are any missed matches please don't hesitate to report to info@gamevolution.org)

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:

Winners must email the replays to replay@gamevolution.org for your win to be validated and the bracket can be updated.
Failure to send the replay will be given a warning at first then an automatic disqualification on the second offense.

When saving the your replay, please enter both player's IGN as the file name.

Head Marshals: DeathScytheH, Rhazta and Gravity

Good Luck and Have Fun everyone!!!

For convenience, players are advised to view and refresh the bracket after each round.



Check out this post of live updates of the event and feel free to browse the rest of this blog for more information on Cebu E-Sports.

Player rankings

New and exciting changes await this 2012. Cebu E-Sports will finally be migrated to its permanent domain soon.
Keep posted and e-mail me at info@gamevolution.org for more information on how you can be part of the big change in both Defense of the Ancients and StarCraftII Cebu Scene.

Christmas Surprises for DotA fans!

Like last Christmas when there were Santa hats on couriers and Roshan, Defense of the Ancients developers and artists made a nice Christmas surprises for DotA fans and gamers alike. 

Featuring the spectacular artwork by Kunkka:

There are four new heroes to look forward to:
Dragonus, Skywrath Mage (Intelligence)
Xin, Ember Spirit (Agility)
Rizzrak, Goblin Shredder (Strength)
Tresdin, Legion Commander (Strength)

Also, a lot of bug fixes, nerfs and other improvements. You can read the changelog here.
download DotA 6.73 here

Merry Christmas to everyone! Happy gaming!
Once 6.73 is declared a "stable map", we will be using that for our GameVolution January tournament.

Looking forward to an exciting 2012.


Philippine StarCraftII player? We have an online tournament this December 28, 8pm. Read more here.

Interested sponsors or persons who want to work with GameVolution, Inc., e-mail us at info@gamevolution.org

GHOST Reporting

GameVolution Inc. proudly presents its first Online Tournament for Season 1. 


REGISTER HERE (click me)

Registration closes on December 27, 2011, 8PM.
Brackets will be ready an hour after that.

Point System: 
(Stacks with the GV-Dec points)
1st place: 25 pts.
2nd place: 15 pts.
3rd place: 10 pts.
4th place: 5 pts.
5th place: 4 pts.
6th place: 3 pts.
7th place: 2 pts.
8th place: 1 pt.

Champion gets a profiling interview like the one done in this article.

(our hearts go out to all the people from Negros, Cagayan de Oro and Iligan who suffered in the Sendong tragedy. Let's help out in any way we can to show that gamers care too.)

Christmas Cup in Cebu

As announced a couple of days before the actual event, Mineski held a Christmas Cup for all its branches all over the Philippines (except for Cagayan de Oro, that had to cancel because of Sendong).

A total of 15 teams participated in the tournament,
and the Top 8 from the group stages were:
-It's Pro Time (Mineski Cebu)
- Team X
- Cube (Cube DotA)
- Champion daan
- Otenians
- Charge to Experience
- Stigma
- KYLD

Click here for reference on an old Mineski tournament post, dated October.

It's Pro Time grabbed the Championship and proved that they're currently the best in Cebu. iPT is also informally known as Mineski Cebu, an all-star combination of an ex-Mineski player, 2 ex-Latos players and 2 ex-Stigma players.

Roster:

Michael Ross

Jundell Navaja

Chrisostomo Tan Jr.

Sidney Ledesma

Rito Niere

Cube made a surprising rise to the 1st Runner-up spot in a close semi-finals match between another top team Stigma. "Cube" is a Professional Cebu StarCraft II Clan that adopted NotSoSneaky and are usually referred to as Cube DotA to avoid confusion with the SC2 team.

Roster:

Lloyd Agas

Don Comaingking

Peter Pacana

Wilfred Misterio

Chrys Suico

Gama Rae Comaingking

Edd Mark Peromingan

Stigma made a great comeback with their new member, ex-Latos and ex-ZeitGeist, Mr. Josh Groban. In this Mineski tournament, they have proven that they're still one of the top teams to beat.

Roster:

Heinrich

Ahmed Disangcopan

Jett Apor

Carlo Jim Fibra

Franz Dela Torre

for more information on their tournaments and other e-Sports news, visit Mineski.

Their event update.

After this tournament, the Cebu DotA community is revved up and ready to rise again.

Who will emerge victorious this January 2012? With all the open tournaments lined up from organizing committees GameVolution Inc. and Mineski, Cebu will surely gain enough experience to prove that they really can compete with the big leagues!

Questions?

E-mail me at info@gamevolution.org

GameVolution December Live Updates

Although it was previously announced that we would be having Defense of the Ancients, along with the StarCraftII tournament this month; we have decided to postpone the event for January to make way for another event.

The SC2 Tournaments, however, are on full throttle! 

Below are the Bronze-Silver-Gold or Novice Tournament Results:

Round	Competitors	Updated Standing per Game
GAME 1	WayBasketBay(0) vs. Kaimbe(2)	WayBasketBay: 0-1 Kaimbe: 1-0
GAME 2	Kaimbe(1) vs. CoolHands(2)	Kaimbe: 1-1 CoolHands: 1-0
GAME 3	WayBasketBay(2) vs. CubeHeart(0)	WayBasketBay: 1-1 CubeHeart: 0-1
GAME 4	Berenoune(0) vs. WayBasketBay(2)	Berenoune: 0-1 WayBasketBay: 2-1
GAME 5	Kaimbe(2) vs. CubeHeart(0)	Kaimbe:2-1 CubeHeart: 0-2
GAME 6	CoolHands(0) vs. Cookies(2)	CoolHands:1-1 Cookies: 1-0
GAME 7	Cookies(1) vs. WayBasketBay(2)	Cookies: 1-1 WayBasketBay: 3-1
GAME 8	Kaimbe(2) vs. Berenoune(1)	Kaimbe:3-1 Berenoune: 0-2
GAME 9	CubeHeart(1) vs. CoolHands(2)	CubeHeart: 0-3 Coolhands: 2-1
GAME 10	Cookies(0) vs. Kaimbe(2)	Cookies: 1-2 Kaimbe: 4-1
GAME 11	CoolHands(2) vs. WayBasketBay(1)	CoolHands:3-1 WayBasketBay: 3-1
GAME 12	Berenoune(0) vs. CoolHands(2)	Berenoune: 0-3 CoolHands: 4-1

Even if Kaimbe and CoolHands both have the same standing of 4-1, Kaimbe already lost to CoolHands in Game 2; therefore, CoolHands was declared the champion.

Below are the Open Tournament Updates:

GROUP STAGE:

GROUP A		GROUP B		GROUP C		GROUP D
ChuckNorris CubePyro CoolHands IEatKings JackDReaper	0-4 4-0 2-2 1-3 3-1	KMchutzpa InterCoster SkinnyUSC StarCrap Imaginasian	2-1 --- 1-2 0-3 3-0	CubePayAso TWSSmaruko Cookies BlueRen CubeBy	1-3 3-1 1-3 1-3 4-0	CubeRixilius CubePsych Kaimbe WayBasketBay CubeDione	3-1 1-3 0-4 2-2 4-0

ROUND of 8:

PLAYERS	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
A	4-3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
B	0	2-5	1	0	1	0	0	0
C	0	0	1-6	0	1	0	0	0
D	0	1	1	5-2	1	0	1	1
E	0	0	0	0	0-7	0	0	0
F	1	1	1	1	1	7-0	1	1
G	1	1	1	0	1	0	4-3	0
H	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	5-2

    PLAYERS:

    A - CubePyro [4-3]

    B - JackDReaper [2-5]

    C - KMChutzpa [1-6]

    D - Imaginasian [5-2]

    E - TWSSmaruko (forfeit) [--]

    F - CubeBy [7-0]

    G - CubeRixilius [4-3]

    H - CubeDione [5-2]

TOP 4:



I will be compiling the results in an article with their corresponding points and profile badges.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the GameVolution Season 1 Opening Tournament!

But it's not over yet!

 

StarCraftII players from all over the Philippines (SEA Server) get ready for our Online Tournament this Christmas Season. I will be posting updates on when and how to register so make sure to check this blog every once in a while. 

Those who registered through e-mail (info@gamevolution.org) last week are already noted and don't need to resend their registration.

If you're reading this December 17, 2011, there is currently a Defense of the Ancients tournament at Mineski Infinity Cebu. Why don't you drop by and give our local teams some support? Mineski Infinity Live Updates

GameVolution Season 1 Opening Tournament coming this December!

 

Venue: GOLS Talamban

Details:
SC2 Open Tournament:
Registration Period: December 17, 2011 (8am to 2pm)
Tournament Starts: December 17, 2011 (3pm)
SC2 Novice Tournament:
King of the Hill/ Challenge-the-winner Format
Tournament Starts: December 17, 2011 (8am)

DotA Open Tournament:
Registration Period: from NOW until December 17, 2011 (11am)
Tournament Starts: December 17, 2011 (12pm)
ONLY ACCEPTING 32 TEAMS. FIRST COME FIRST SERVE.
No Reservations. Teams may pay on or before the tournament day.
Only teams who have PAID are considered REGISTERED.
Registration fee: P300.00/team
Prize pool: minimum= P5,000.00 (10 teams)
maximum= P11,000.00 (32 teams)

additional prizes:
Top 15 DotA players (Top 3 teams) and Top 10 SC2 players
are rewarded with exclusive GameVolution Online Badges.

StarCraftII Prizes to be announced soon.
Interested sponsors may contact us at info@gamevolution.org.

Like us on Facebook.

StarCraft II Cebu Invasion Spotlight

GameVolution Inc.'s pre-season tournament, the StarCraft II Cebu Invasion, gathered players from all over the Queen City. SC2 enthusiasts from all walks of life joined the event and paved the way to a new age in Cebu competitive gaming. 

Our very own StarCraft Broodwar Legend bagged the championship and proved, once and for all, that he's still got swag.

Open Tournament Champion: 

photo taken from Mineski Events Team Facebook fanpage

The-By-Who-Lived

Byron, now known as CubeBy (CubeSalt in the WCG Cebu qualifiers) said that doesn't remember how he started playing but he knows that it was just for fun. Although he has had countless merits for Broodwar (including representing the Philippines in the World Cyber Games), his greatest SC2 achievement so far was winning the GameVolution Inc. tournament. His biggest disappointment or setback is his faulty internet connection; he says that he suddenly gets disconnected while in game (in turn, resulting to a loss). His training regimen? Discipline and watching VOD.
His message to aspiring gamers: Let's play!

Shout-out: "Thank you to GameVolution Inc. and all the sponsors! XOXO"

 Mineski articles featuring CubeBy/SteelHeart/CubeSalt:
Dox Cup 2
Before PGF
WCG Cebu Qualifiers
WCG Philippines Finals

1st Runner-Up:

Dione +1

Leonell, better known as CubeDione, is the captain of Cebu's StarCraft II team Cube. He started playing arcades with his brother way back and since then he's been playing competitvely. Although he has been a competitive StarCraft player ever since Broodwar, his greatest SC2 achievement was being the champion in the WCG qualifiers held in Cebu. He generously gave his prize money and slot to his good friend CubeBy, who, in turn, won the fourth place of the tournament. He only trains 10 to 20 hours a week due to his busy schedule; and he manages to keep a well-balanced love and gaming life. His girlfriend, Jen, is a familiar sight to all SC2 players as she is always beside him at tournaments/ special e-Sports events.
His message to aspiring gamers: Do your best and never give up!

Shout-out: "Team Cube fighting and Cebuano Gamers Fighting! Get ready for war, We will destroy everyone in 2012."

 Mineski article featuring CubeDione:
WCG Cebu Qualifiers

2nd Runner-Up:

The Last Protoss Standing

Roland, better known as CubeRixilius, is one of the best Protoss players in team Cube. He started competitive gaming upon the release of SC2 and his greatest achievement in this game has been winning $20 in an online tournament. Like CubeBy, he also experiences internet connection problems, which would sometimes make him feel frustrated. His training regimen is watching all tournament VOD's, downloading latest pro replays, mastering one build order at a time.
His message to aspiring gamers: Practice practice practice so you will reach master's league then maybe you can compete.

Shout-out: "A big shout-out to all 3rd year EE's!"

Mineski article featuring Rixilius:
WCG Cebu Qualifiers

Bronze-Silver-Gold (Novice) Tournament Champion:

Jack The Reaper

Jess, better known as JackDReaper, is one of the best novice Terran players in Cebu. He is currently not in any SC2 teams. He enumerated his gaming history from family computer, cellular phone games, to VCD player with games, random gaming consoles, to PC games(Dungeon Siege, Age of Empires, Empire Earth, Legacy of Kain, SkiFree, Zeek the Geek, Hangman, Hangaroo, Starcraft 1 & SC:BW(nangambisyon ghapn nga lamposon ang Campaign), Ragnarok Online, Gunbound, DotA, Warcraft III then Starcraft II. Suffice to say he like to play games a lot. His greatest achievement so far is winning GVI SC2 Invasion BSG Tournament. He says that his biggest disappointment is not being able to improve for a long time.
His message to aspiring gamers: Don't push too far, take one step at a time, make it an investment, find where you want to be, and when you do, GO FOR IT!

Shout-out: "Shout-outs: Big thanks ni God, prayers are very powerful. Thanks sa akong lalabs nga si Jeca nga gkuyogan jud ko all the way pagtourney (Thanks for my love Jeca, who stayed with me all the way during the tournament). Thanks ni Marco para sa constructive criticism, Lester para sa humorous criticism, Michael para sa forever account ug challenge-challenge, Rey sa pag suporta, Mark sa pag suporta, Arnie sa pag suporta, Jeff sa pag suporta, and of course sa sponsors PYRO Works, GOLS internet cafe, ug sa Team Cube ug Gamevolution., Inc for the opportunity!

CEBU-PH SC2 FIGHTIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNGGGGGGGG!!!"

Now the pre-season event is over, get ready for the start of the GameVolution Season 1. This time, we're bringing in Defense of the Ancients to the picture.

If there is anyone interested in casting DotA games, just approach any GameVolution Inc. officer or wallpost at the GameVolution Inc. Facebook fanpage.

Cebu Invasion Tournament Live Updates

Gamevolution Inc. presents its first ever BronzeSilverGold (BSG) tournament. Live in GOLS Talamban (across Rosedale and Doña Rita Village). 

Below is the StarCraft II Cebu Invasion Novice Tournament:




Below is the StarCraft II Cebu Invasion Open Tournament:

Epic StarCraft II Event in Cebu

GameVolution Inc. is hosting a StarCraft II Cebu Invasion on November 19 to 20, 2011 at GOLS Talamban from 8am onwards. This two-day special is an opening to the GameVolution Monthly Cup Season 1.

General format with 32 players participating:

Round of 32
8 Groups
4 Players/Group Round Robin

Round1 - Metalopolis
Round2 - Xel’naga Caverns (Winner vs Winner/ Loser vs Loser)
Final Round - Shattered Temple (1-1 win vs 1-1 win)
Players who have 2-0 and 2-1 record will go to next Round

Round of 16 bo3
G1 - Antiga Shipyard
G2 - Shakuras Plateau
G3 - Xel’naga Caverns

Round of 8 Winners Bracket bo3
G1 - Shattered Temple
G2 - Nerazim Crypt
G3 - Shakuras Plateau

Round of 8 Losers Bracket bo3
G1 - Shattered Temple
G2 - Nerazim Crypt
G3 - Shakuras Plateau

Round of 4 Winners Bracket bo3
G1 - Xel’naga Caverns
G2 - Nerazim Crypt
G3 - Shattered Temple

Round of 4 Losers Bracket bo3
G1 - Xel’naga Caverns
G2 - Nerazim Crypt
G3 - Shattered Temple

Semifinals Winners Bracket bo3
G1 - Antiga Shipyard
G2 - Abyssal Caverns
G3 - Metalopolis

Semifinals Losers Bracket bo3
G1 - Antiga Shipyard
G2 - Abyssal Caverns
G3 - Metalopolis

Finals Losers Bracket bo3
G1 - Shakuras Plateau
G2 - Nerazim Crypt
G3 - Abyssal Caverns

Finals bo5 (winner of winners bracket is 1 win ahead)
G1 - Shakuras Plateau
G2 - Tal’darim Altar LE
G3 - Abyssal Caverns
G4 - Xel’naga Caverns



Interested sponsors/suppliers for StarCraft II merchandise/game cards may contact me at 09227237986 or add me up in Facebook.

Cebu StarCraft II Training Commences

After the successful launch and the gaming house party held last October 29 to 31,Team Cube, Cebu's current biggest StarCraft II team, hosts a friendly clan war with Team Carnage of Cagayan de Oro. 

The first clan war between both teams from different sides of the archipelago commenced last November 5, 2011 over Battlenet. In a Bo9, challenge-the-winner format. The losers got to pick the map of their choice, while the winners defended their crown

Cube won by a margin of 1 point in the PvT deciding match.

After the clan war, Cube continued their training with an in-house King of the Hill tournament. 

All these were supposedly in preparation for PPSL, but due to some issues regarding the said event, Team Cube will not be flying to Manila to participate.

This is the current official line up of Team Cube:

SEA Battle.net Server

[Code S]
CubeDione - Zerg - Master (Team Captain)
CubeSalt - Zerg - Master
CubePayAso - Terran - Grand Master
Cubekrugs - Protoss - Master
CubeBishop - Protoss - Master
CubeRixilius - Protoss - Master

[Code A]
CubeTanTaniX - Zerg - Diamond
CubeVheiSsu - Terran - Diamond
CubePsych - Terran - Platinum
CubeHadeS - Zerg - Platinum
CubePink - Protoss - Platinum
CubePYRO - Protoss - Diamond
boygranada - Zerg - Platinum
Dominion - Terran - Platinum
Kadissfly - Terran - Platinum
smoothster - Terran - Platinum
CubeDodung - Terran - Gold

[Code B]
CubeDinosaur - Zerg - Diamond
CubeMrBlack - Terran - Platinum
RaeveN - Terran - Gold
Gravity - Protoss - Silver
CubeHeart - Terran - Bronze
Greatwhite - Zerg - Bronze

[Team Caster]
Drjimmy - Protoss - Gold -> http://www.youtube.com/drjimmy128


[Player Count]
Zerg: 7
Terran: 10
Protoss: 7
Total: 24

[Race Leaders]
Zerg: CubeDione
Terran: CubePayAso
Protoss: CubeBishop/CubeRixilius

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for Cebu teams/players that want to be featured in this blog, text me at 09227237986 or add me up on Facebook. I will be featuring 1 for SC2 and 1 for DotA at least once in 2 weeks.

GameVolution Inc. Launch a Success!

GameVolution Inc., the newest E-Sports visionaries currently based in Cebu, held its official launch last October 29, 2011 during the Anime Role-play(ing) Comics Hobbies Convention (more popularly known as ARCHCon) at the Sacred Heart School Jesuits Old Campus in Gen. Maxillom Ave.

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

Countdown to ARCHCon

ARCHCon 2k11 (Anime RPG Comics Hobbies Convention) is just around the corner, here are the confirmed participants for the DotA tournament.

From the winners' bracket:

Team Barney

Named after the Purple Dinosaur
(which they like to consider PINK).

Team Barney is the Pride of the South. Currently the oldest surviving Cebu top team, Barney made its mark in current Cebu E-Sports history when they became the 2nd runner-up in Mineski Infinity's Opening Tournament.

Team NotSoSneaky

Named after the former Team Sneaky
(unofficially considered Latos 2).

Team NotSoSneaky is a team of GOLS TC pub players. Individual play with a bit of team chemistry, NSS made its mark in Cebu E-Sports history when 3 days after it was formed, it became the 2nd runner-up in Mineski Professional Gaming League Cebu 1-3.




From the losers' bracket:

 Pain Gaming

Formerly known as Rx.Spider.

Pain Gaming were a bunch of individuals playing at the South Side. They decided to team-up and venture on various bet games to improve their skills. Pain Gaming made its debut in the Cebu Gaming League Season 2 Opening Tournament, and they're planning to go further in the future.

Team Edu

Named after their old manager Eduardu or Edu (sig kaon manok).

 Team Edu was formed last year, out of the desire to experience team play rather than the usual pub gaming. All friends and living in the same area, Team Edu values loyalty and friendship as well as a goal to be one of the best teams in Cebu.



The bracket so far:



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

ARCHCon Qualified Teams

After a little over 2 hours, the top 4, who will be playing in ARCHCon on October 29, 2011 have been decided.

Barney 
NotSoSneaky (formerly Tatangs Dream Team)

Edu

Pain Gaming (formerly Rx.Spider)

round 1:
Rx.Spider (W) vs. Edu (DQ) (no game)
KisDaGround (DQ) vs. Barney (no game)
Lacion (L) vs. NotSoSneaky (W)
Exe.kyut (W) vs. Maximillianus (DQ) (no game)

round 2:
Rx.Spider (DQ) vs. Barney (W) (no game)
NotSoSneaky (W) vs. Exe.kyut (L) (lost replay)
KisDaGround (DQ) vs. Edu (W) (no game)
Maximillianus (L) vs. Lacion (W)

round 3:
Exe.kyut (L) vs. Edu (W)
Rx.Spider (W) vs. Lacion (L)


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

Getting Ready for ARCHCon2011

As promised, only the teams that participated in the Cebu Gaming League opening will compete to qualify for the actual ARCHCon 2011 event.

The qualifiers will be on October 16, 2011 (Sunday) at 10:00 am.

The top 4 of this tournament will be playing in the actual event on October 29, 2011.


To the teams that want to change their team names, just approach me.

Registration for this tournament is free.

MPGL Cebu Champions Crowned

The Mineski Pro Gaming League Cebu Series has finally come to an end with former Latos players flooding the top 3, and Zeit Geist rewarded the free trip to Manila to participate the upcoming Pinoy Gaming Festival.

left to right: Sid, R2, Arsian, gb, Chibiby!

Champion: It's Pro Time (IPT)

ROSTER:
Michael "gb" Ross- hard carry
Chrisostomo "Chibiby!" Tan Jr.- carry/utility
Sidney "Sid" Ledesma- carry/utility
Jundell "Arsian" Navaja- main support
Rito "r2" Niere- secondary support

One of the two teams that emerged from the Latos disbandment. Ex-Latos players Arsian and Chibiby! decided to form the team a few weeks before MPGL Cebu 1-3. Michael Ross, a retired Mineski player joined in and took the role of captain. Sid and r2 both former Stigma players completed the roster.

Goal: To represent the Philippines.

Future appearances: Smackdown "the Mecca", Pinoy Gaming Festival

left to right: Ninja, Balot, Nivram, Shimaru, LeeVouge, Phoy

1st Runner-up: Zeit Geist (zG)

ROSTER:
(captain) Ron "balot" Losenara- semi-carry
(vice captain) Franz "ninja" Dela Torre- main support
(secretary) Marvin "nivram" Rushton- all-around
(PRO) Algen "shimaru" Escobia- branch support
(Muse) Jr " LeeVouge" Bersabal- carry utility

After MPGL Cebu 1-1, ninja, balot and nivram of team Latos decided to leave the team and form a new one with TNS players shimaru and LeeVouge. This move led to the disbandment of both teams and the creation of an all-star team-up of the best carries and supports in Cebu history.

Goal: To represent the East Coast.
Future appearances: Smackdown "the Mecca", Pinoy Gaming Festival

2nd Runner-up: NotSoSneaky (NSS)

left to right: Saak, Xof, Gravity, Hasii, PaeiJwei, D

ROSTER:
Lloyd "gravity17" Agas- carry/utility
Peter Pax Matthew "xof" Pacana- carry/utility
Don "D" Comaingking- carry/utility
Gama Rae "paeiJwei" Comaingking- support
Wilfred "hasii" Talamban- support
Chrys "SaakIsShit" Suico- support

A few days before MPGL Cebu 1-3, GOLS TC pub players decided to form a team for the tournament. The team name "NotSoSneaky" came from the fact that half of the team: D, paeiJwei and xof came from team Sneaky (which was previously unofficially known as Latos 2). The three remaining players, captain gravity17 (former Exellon), hasii and saak (both from Synchronized Gaming) completed the
roster.

Goal: To represent Cebu.

Future appearances: ARCHon DotA tournament

Unofficial computation of the final standing:
Zeit Geist (zG) - 65 pts. /+25
Exellon - 50 pts. / +10
It's Pro Time (iPT) - 38 pts. /+18
Barney - 32 pts. / +10
Stigma - 30 pts./ +12
NotSoSneaky (NSS)- 25 pts./ +15
Team Back Up (TBu)- 20 pts. /+8
Thumbs Down - 10 pts.
Point Click Kill (PCK)- 10 pts./+4
Fanboys (fB)- 8 pts.
Nemesis - 8 pts.

Good luck to all teams flying to Manila or wherever else they plan to in the succeeding weeks.

Mineski Professional Gaming League Cebu recap

Earlier this June, Mineski created a big opportunity for Cebuano gaming by opening a Mineski Infinity cyber cafe in Talamban. 

image courtesy of Mineski.net

This is just a little recap for those that have been living under a rock (or those that have just been aware of the Cebu DotA competitive scene).

The MIOT (Mineski Infinity Opening Tournament), held last June 25, 2011 was, by far, the biggest tournament in local history, gathering 72 teams all over Cebu (with the exception of Latos, the reigning Cebu DotA team back then).

The tournament had no registration fee, the top 3 teams received medals and Mineski gear; while the tournament champion received a free trip to Manila (along with Latos) to participate in the MPGL (Mineski Professional Gaming League) tournament the following month. After 2 days of grueling matches, Stigma was crowned champion.

Latos and Stigma players in MPGL 3-6 (Manila)

The following month, July, Stigma and Latos participated in MPGL 3-6. They played good games but unfortunately didn't make it to the Top 8. After MPGL 3-6, Mineski Infinity owner, Raymond Tambis, wanted local players to get exposure to Manila players and teams.

To those that don't know, Manila is not only the capital of the Philippines but also the capital and pioneer of Philippine E-Sports.

With the vision of improving provincial gaming in mind, Mineski implemented a series of tournaments in Cebu (that happened every second week of the succeeding months: August, September and October). But who knew this opened the doors to the most volatile and most surprising team swap/disbandment/player changes.

MPGL Cebu 1-1 (August 13-14, 2011) opened with Exellon as the surprising champion. Stigma, the team that drove Latos to the loser's bracket and eventually it's fall to the 4th spot, gained a lot of recognition in that tournament although they only came in second. TNS, the revival of a legendary Cebuano team, came in third.

A few days after the loss of Latos in MPGL Cebu 1, Latos members Ninja, Balot (also known as Kenorange) and Nivram announced that they were leaving Latos to form Zeit Geist (taking TNS points but disbanding the said team). But Latos and TNS weren't the only ones with roster changes, Exellon and Stigma (due to one reason or another, which would be too much of a hassle to discuss in detail) did too.

Because of the roster changes in the top teams, team Kabu was formed (with players that were formerly from Exellon, Stigma and Latos).

MPGL Cebu 1-2 (September 10-11, 2011) was by far the most scorching tournament. Grudge matches from teams with former teammates were all the rage. The shout casting was almost as emotional as the players themselves who formed some of the teams at the last minute. But the disbandment of Latos was not in vain, team Zeit Geist (champion) tied the top score with Exellon (previous champion). Stigma, unfortunately, didn't make it past the group stage and Kabu still managed to hold unto the 4th spot despite player problems.

1. Zeit Geist (TnS) - 40 pts. / + 25
2. Exellon - 40 pts. / + 15
3. Barney - 22 pts. / + 18
4. Kabu - 20 pts. / + 8
5. Stigma - 18 pts.
6. Team Back Up - 12 pts. / + 12
7. Thumbs Down - 10 pts. / + 10
8. Synchronized - 10 pts.
9. Nemesis - 8 pts.
10. Harss - 6 pts. / + 6
11. Point Click Kill - 6 pts.
12. DnMd - 4 pts. / + 4

MPGL Cebu 1-3 (October 8-9, 2011) is definitely a tournament to watch out for.

With the teams changing players again, how will they fair at this extremely competitive stage?

For live updates refer to this link.