Kiel Calvin “Oheb” Soriano and Karl Gabriel “KarlTzy” Nepomuceno held the frontlines of the cavalry as Team Liquid PH collected their first win against the Ultra Legends (UL) in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup (MLBB MSC) 2025 last July 23 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Filipinos drubbed Egypt’s Ultra Legends, the MLBB...
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You defied the odds again but enough of the hubris, Manny Pacquiao
You’ve made your point: You can still go toe-to-toe with the best in your weight class. You have a lot of fight left in you. Maybe an extra month of training could have added zest and spring to those once-nimble feet. A point or two in the judges’ scorecard might have swung the contest in...
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Filipino women’s squads suffer crushing losses in MLBB tournament exit
Natus Vincere Philippines (NAVI PH) and Team Liquid Aqua (TL Aqua) absorbed tough losses to miss out on a podium finish in the knockout stage of the MLBB Women’s Invitational (MWI) in the 2025 Esports World Cup (EWC) tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Filipino women’s squads aced their opening games and topped their respective...
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Team Secret beat Global Esports for first win in VCT Pacific: Stage 2
Filipino-dominated Team Secret notched their first victory in the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Pacific: Stage 2 after surviving a three-map thriller against Global Esports, 2-1, last July 19, at Sangam Colosseum in Seoul. After a losing debut against Nongshim Redforce (NS), the new-look Team Secret lineup, including new pickups Nguyễn “n1zzy” Tấn Thành, Sha “ZesBeeW”...
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2 Philippine teams enter playoffs as top seeds in the MLBB Women’s Invitational 2025
NAVI PH and Team Liquid Aqua hacked out full three-game series wins and swept their respective groups to emerge as top seeds in the playoffs of the MLBB Women’s Invitational (MWI) 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Defending champion NAVI PH, formerly known as Omega Empress, took down the Myanmar-based squad Terror Queens, 2-1, to barge...
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Paper Rex absorb bittersweet ending in Esports World Cup
For the first time in a while, Paper Rex (PRX) met a familiar squad on the Esports World Cup (EWC) stage: Korean team Gen.G. Bannering the same region, the Pacific titans engaged in a derby for third place in the inaugural Valorant tournament last July 13 at Boulevard Riyadh City in Saudi Arabia. Gen.G came...
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Paper Rex fall to Fnatic in semis of Esports World Cup and see it as a wake-up call
A strong showing on Sunset was not enough to push Paper Rex to victory as they suffered a reverse sweep at the hands of Fnatic, 1-2, in the semifinals of the Esports World Cup (EWC) Valorant tournament on July 12 at Boulevard Riyadh City in Saudi Arabia. Paper Rex displayed shards of brilliance from their Masters...
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Paper Rex shut down Sentinels, advance to Esports World Cup semis
Paper Rex stayed on track for back-to-back international titles after weathering a 27-kill storm from Filipino American duelist Zachary “Zekken” Patrone in “Sunset” to eliminate the Sentinels in the quarterfinals of the inaugural Esports World Cup 2025 Valorant tournament last July 11 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. First defeating the Sentinels during their Masters Toronto run,...
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Paper Rex open Esports World Cup bid with a win over Bilibili Gaming
Valorant Masters Toronto champion Paper Rex (PRX) opened their Esports World Cup 2025 campaign with a victory over China’s Bilibili Gaming, 1-0, on July 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. PRX, which has Filipino Patrick “PatMen” Mendoza among its players, shrugged off an early four-round deficit on Lotus as they mounted a strong attack to close...
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Thunder strike down Pacers for first ever NBA title
The Oklahoma City Thunder clinched their first NBA title since their relocation after thrashing the Indiana Pacers at home, 103-91, in Game 7 of the NBA Finals at Paycom Center, Oklahoma on June 23. Reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander received the Bill Russel Finals MVP honors as he led the Thunder with an electric outing, putting...