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ESL One brings international Dota action to KL this December.

September 19, 2023 Thina Hareesh Leave a comment

Get excited Malaysian Dota fans as ESL One powered by Intel® is once again coming to our shores this December with ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023.

A Tournament to Rise Above Southeast Asia

Running from 11th to 17th of December, ESL One heads to Kuala Lumpur’s MITEC Exhibition Centre bearing the theme “Rise Above Fate”. The previous three iterations of ESL One Malaysia were held in Genting’s Arena of Stars, and they were definitely tournaments to remember. Now with a venue in the heart of KL and more than 3 times the seating capacity, we can expect an even greater atmosphere for this spectacle! Caitlin Kang, Managing Director of ESL Malaysia at ESL FACEIT Group hopes to welcome thousands of Dota fans to Kuala Lumpur and continue ESL One’s legacy in Malaysia.

Top tier Dota, top tier prize pool

Adding to the spectacle is an increased prize pool of US$1,000,000 (over RM4.6 million), a huge leap from the US$400,000 of ESL One Malaysia 2022. Fighting for a share of the prize will be 12 top tier Dota teams from around the world. From the 11th to 13th December, these teams play the Group Stage; two groups of six teams, playing a single-round robin format.

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The top six teams from each group then proceed to the Playoff Stage. They will play a double elimination format in front of a live audience on the 15th to 17th of December. The official team lineups have not been announced, but from the previous ESL One Malaysia 2022, we can expect 7 top teams to be invited and the remaining five to make it through regional qualifiers.

Will we see ESL One Malaysia 2022 winners OG, Bali Major champions Gaimin Gladiators or even the future winner of The International 12? Stay tuned for the official announcement of competing teams!

Tickets go on sale 21st September 2023

Tickets will go on sale this Thursday, 21st September 2023 at 1500 MYT (3:00pm GMT+8) and will be available on the official ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 website. There are three categories of tickets available with prices starting at RM149.

For those who are unable to join in live, you can catch the ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 action on the ESL Dota 2 Twitch and YouTube channels, and via dedicated broadcast partners.

ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 is a celebration of Tier 1 Dota not just for Malaysian but for all Southeast Asian Dota fans. With a huge prize pool,easily accessible and high capacity venue , this could be the biggest ESL One Malaysia as of yet!

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Acer’s Asia Pacific Predator League 2022 Draws To A Close

November 22, 2022 Thina Hareesh Leave a comment

The curtain has closed on Acer’s Asia Pacific Predator League 2022 Grand Finals held in Tokyo, Japan from November 11 to 13. 30 teams from 15 countries across Asia-Pacific battled it out for a share of the USD 260,000 prize pool and the Predator shields.

closing — Acer’s Predator League was the first physical E-sports competition in three years for Asia Pacific.

Acer’s Predator League was the first physical E-sports competition to be held in the Asia Pacific region in three years. The 2022 Grand Finals was themed “Unite as One”, uniting players from the region to meet and compete “head-to-head” after a long break. The Grand Finals consisted of the Dota 2 and PUBG:Battlegrounds, broadcasted through multiple channels.

Polaris Esports dominates Predator League Dota 2 finals

Ploris Esports — Dota 2 Champions Polaris Esports

Polaris Esports dominated the Dota 2 Grand Finals and took home the coveted Predator shield. Dropping just one Predator League game, the team from Philippines won USD 75 000 after defeating fellow countrymen Execration. In third place is GrindSky Esports, an up-and-coming organization from Philippines that exceeded expectations in the tournament. Outstanding individual performances were also rewarded. ATee from Yangon Galacticos won the Intel MVP award, earning an Acer Predator Helios 300 gaming laptop.

Genius Esports outsmarts the competition in PUBG

In another dominating performance, Genius Esports claimed “Chicken Dinner” in the PUBG:Battlegrounds Grand Finals for Acer’s Predator League. Ending 70-points ahead of other teams, the Vietnamese team took home USD 75 000 and a Predator shield of their own. Korean Esports organization DamWon Gaming, came in second place after a strong start to the tournament. ArkAngel Predator, another Filipino esports organization, came in a respectable third place. Ezqelusia from Attack All Around won plaudits for his individual performance and earned the Intel MVP award for PUBG:Battlegrounds.

With outsanding performances form Filipino teams, fans can rejoice with the next Acer Predator League announced in the Philippines. The tournament format will revert to its original state, with qualifiers in the second half of 2023 and Grand Finals in early 2024.

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DOTA 2 Comes to the Silver Screen in New Netflix Anime

February 18, 2021 Nur Jeevan Leave a comment

Valve’s popular multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game, DOTA 2, is making its way to a silver screen near you. The popular game will be making its silver screen debut on Netflix in a new anime series called DOTA: Dragon’s Blood. It will be making it debut on March 25, 2021.

DOTA: Dragon's Blood | Date Announcement | Netflix

The 8-episode anime series will be following the story of Davion, one of the characters from the MOBA. In the anime, Davion is a devoted Dragon Knight. He fights to rid the world of the scourge. During his journeys, he encounters a powerful, ancient eldwurm and Princess Mirana. Unbeknownst to Davion, the princess is on a mission of her own. Slowly, but surely, Davion is pulled into events that prove to be larger than he could ever imagine.

The series is produced in partnership with Valve. Showrunner, Ashley Edward Miller, is confident that the show will be received well by fans. Miller previously worked on shows such as X-Men: First Class, Thor and Black Sails and will be also acting as the executive producer for DOTA: Dragon’s Blood. Miller is joined by Ru Ki Hyun as the co-executive producer. The series is animated by Studio MIR, the studio behind The Legend of Korra, Voltron: Legendary Defender and the recently announced The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf.

“Fans will love how we’ve imagined the DOTA 2 universe and woven together an epic, emotional, and adult-oriented story about some of their favourite characters. The cinematic animation, acting and music are simply next level and I’m grateful to Valve for supporting our creative ambitions.”
Ashley Edward Miller, Showrunner & Executive Producer

While this is big news for the IP (Intellectual Property), Davion is widely considered one of the less interesting characters in the MOBA. It will be exciting to see what team behind the anime have in mind for the character and whether they will stick to the established lore of DOTA.

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Acer’s Predator League Finals Postponed due to Coronavirus 2019-nCoV

February 6, 2020 Nur Jeevan Leave a comment

Acer’s Predator League is one of the biggest e-sports events in the region. The company’s annual e-sports event brings together some of the best Defense of the Ancients (DoTA) and Player Unknown Battlegrounds (PUBG) players in the region. These competitors vie for a slice of the of the USD$40,000 prize pool. This year, the competition’s finals were scheduled to take place in the Philippines from February 19 to 23.

However, in light of recent developments, Acer has opted to delay the grand finals. The company announced late yesterday that the finals will tentatively be rescheduled to June or July given the current situation with the 2019-nCoV Coronavirus.

The company’s grand event is set to draw a huge crowd with about 20,000 tickets sold to date for the tournament. Acer informs us that processes are being put in place for those who have purchased their tickets. They will be updating everyone on how they will proceed with the ticketing moving forward. Keep an eye on their official website for updates on reimbursements or reuse of purchased tickets.

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