All is set for
the biggest League of Legends (LoL) fan event in Southeast Asia to celebrate
one of the most played games in the world and its ever-expanding community in
the Philippines!
Globe and Garena
promise to make Conquerors Manila 2019, which is set to unfold on October 25-27
at the World Trade Center in Pasay City, more engaging not only for League gamers but also to the entire sports community
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“Esports It's huge —and still growing—the global
fan base of this enormous entertainment platform can’t be ignored. It is due to this why one of our major
thrusts is to develop strategic partnerships with the best game developers and
publishers in the world like Garena and Riot to make the game more accessible
to everyone in the Philippines. And with
faster connectivity provided by Globe, gaming will be more exciting and
competitions will be more challenging,” explains Ernest Cu, Globe President and
CEO.
“Fan acceptance
last year was truly overwhelming so we decided to change the format to
celebrate LoL fans themselves and their huge contributions to the growth of the
game in the country in particular and the acceptance of esports
Jamie Lewin, Head
of Strategic Partnerships for SEA – Riot Games, reveals how the Philippines has been one of the most
high-performing markets in the region for Riot Games.
“Our focus in
terms of gaming market development is really the Philippines, and we’re looking
at how Filipinos will look at esports
Aside from the
PHP 3.5 million+ in prizes up from grab across competitions and activities
during the two-day event, Conquerors Manila 2019 is also aiming to break last year’s attendance records were more than 16,000 fans trooped to watch the
competitions live.
“We are honoured to have Globe as our partner in growing the esports
audience in the Philippines. The Philippines remains one of the strongest and
most competitive countries in the global esports arena. Our partnership with
Globe is fully in line with our mission of building stronger gaming communities,
and ensures that we continue to discover and develop more esports talents who
can compete at the highest level” says Jason Ng, Garena’s Vice President of
Strategic Partnerships.
Globe’s
commitment to esports began through its groundbreaking LTE network that raised
mobile and broadband gaming to the next level. This was followed by the
company’s strategic partnerships with Riot, developer of League of Legends;
Garena, Philippine publisher of League of Legends; and market leader Mineski,
which led to the formation of Team Liyab, the company’s official esports team
as well as a multi-platform gaming league called the Philippine Pro Gaming
League (PPGL) .
For additional
details, please visit www.conquerorsmanila2019.com.
For more about Globe Telecom, visit https://www.globe.com.ph.
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