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Scottie Thompson dished out a Christmas miracle, sinking a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to lift Barangay Ginebra over Magnolia, 95-92, in their Christmas Clasico matchup Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Mark Jay Bacojo and Cherry Ann Mejia claimed berths to the national team after conquering the Philippine Sports Commission-National Chess Federation of the Philippines selection tournament grand finals at the PACE Monday.
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Last July, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced its 12-year partnership with the Saudi Arabia Olympic Committee to host the Olympic Esports Games in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with the inaugural Games set to take place in 2025.
Blacklist International emerged as the top Honor of Kings team in the Philippines, winning the local qualifier for the upcoming Honor of Kings Invitational Season 3 set to happen offline in the country in February 2025.
Fnatic ONIC Philippines ran a perfect tournament that it capped off with a 4-1 victory over Team Liquid Indonesia in the grand finals of the M6 World Championship at the Axiata Arena here.
Following the success of the women's scene in Mobile Legends Bang Bang for 2024, Moonton Games has announced the development of a local women's league in the Philippines.
Gilas Pilipinas’ esports team, eGilas, fell to Portugal in the bronze medal match, 2-1, to finish at fourth place for the second straight year in the eFIBA World Finals.
Philippine champions Fnatic ONIC Philippines secured a place in the M6 World Championship grand finals after defeating Team Liquid Indonesia, 3-1, in the upper bracket finals.
Filipino esports veteran Carlito “Ribo” Ribo returns to esports as he headlines TNT's esports team, Tropang Alab, as it competes in the Philippine qualifiers for the Honor of Kings Invitational Season 3 set to happen in the Philippines next year.
It was a valiant effort for Filipino Tekken star Alexandre "AK" Laverez as he finished fourth in the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) for the Tekken World Tour Finals in Tokyo, Japan over the weekend.
The last Philippine representative in the M6 World Championship, Fnatic ONIC Philippines, won both its matches in the tournament's knockout rounds over the weekend to secure a ticket to the upper bracket finals in Malaysia.
MPL Philippines Season 14 runner-up Aurora Gaming saw early elimination in the M6 World Championship after suffering a 0-2 sweep against Indonesian titlist Team Liquid Indonesia and failing to qualify to the knockout rounds.
Reigning Philippine Mobile Legends Bang Bang champion Fnatic ONIC Philippines secured a slot in the M6 World Championship knockout stages by sweeping its Swiss Stage campaign, 3-0, over the weekend.
Honor of Kings developer TiMi Studio Group and Level Infinite have announced that the Philippines will be the host of the Honor of Kings Invitational Season 3 to be held in February 2025.
The country's national esports team Sibol took home the silver medal in the Mobile Legends Bang Bang event in the first Asian Esports Games (AEG) held offline in Bangkok, Thailand.
