PBA launches Esports ‘Bakbakan’

MANILA, Philippines — The PBA has taken another leap to bringing the beloved game closer to the Filipinos’ hearts, as it has been for decades.

But this time around, Asia’s first pro league ventured into the booming virtual arena with the official launch of the PBA Esports Bakbakan: StreetBallers by Playpark at the Dark League Studios headquarters yesterday in Libis, Quezon City.

The PBA Esports, in partnership with Dark League Studious, lured eight teams from all over the country to slug it out for the inaugural title of StreetBallers, which ensembles the real basketball game every Filipino loves ever since albeit through a 3x3 match.

“It’s the closest online game to what we have here in the Philippines. It’s where you can really play basketball. Tatluhan na!,” said Dark League Studios CEO AC Valdenor.

It’s the second Esports tournament for the PBA and Dark League Studious after a successful Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB), competition among the league’s 12 franchise teams last summer.

StreetBallers is a typical street ball game around the Philippines with three players in each team.