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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For first Filipino player in Valorant Masters grand finals, taunts and pressure are no problem
Patrick Mendoza, the Filipino rookie player known in the esports world as “PatMen” and a member of Paper Rex (PRX), showed no signs of slowing down as his team trounced China’s Wolves Esports (WOV), 2-0, on June 19 to punch their way into the grand finals of Valorant Masters Toronto. The Singapore-based PRX, the last...
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Team Liquid PH, ONIC PH to play in World Esports Cup tournament in Riyadh
Team Liquid PH unseated the defending champion ONIC PH and took the first Immortal Cup in the grand finals of MPL (Mobile Legends Professional League) Philippines Season 15 on Sunday at Green Sun Hotel in Makati City. Alston “Sanji” Pabico bagged the Finals MVP (Most Valuable Player) award, leading the Cavalry in crucial wins with...
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VCT Pacific: End of the road for Filipino squads
Filipino squads playing in the VCT (Valorant Champions Tour) Pacific: Stage 1 completed their series in contrasting fashion in last week’s final matches, with Team Secret (TS) taking their first win of the year and Global Esports (GE) failing to enter the playoffs. Team Secret ended their winning drought after 288 days when they downed...