The victory also gave them the chance to represent the Philippines in the PUBG Mobile Campus Championship Southeast Asia 2021, from December 4 to 5.
WITH the Covid-19 pandemic forcing many students at home, some have turned to Internet games – already a hit in the Philippines before the pandemic – as a means of passing up their spare time.
And with Internet games already being considered as a “serious” sports earning millions for gamers, many Filipinos have found an opportunity to excel and raise the country’s flag in this new field.
Last Sunday (November 30), a group of college students from Saint Michael’s College in Binan City, Laguna reigned supreme among the 16 total competing teams in the grand finals of the PUBG Mobile Campus Championship.
Michaeleans bagged P175,000 in cash prizes for their victory, while Top Gunz UC secured P100,000 and UNP Sharks went home with P75,000 for their second and third placing, respectively.
PUBG Mobile is an online battle royale mobile game wherein the goal is to scavenge items and guns to eliminate others while avoiding getting killed themselves.
Their victory also gives them the chance to represent the Philippines in the PUBG Mobile Campus Championship Southeast Asia 2021, from December 4 to 5.
They will be joined by the second and third-place finishers of the tournament, University of the Cordillera's Top Gunz UC and UNP Sharks of University of Northern Philippines.
The local podium finishers will battle for superiority versus PUBG Mobile collegiate teams from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam with a total prize pool of $10,000 (P500,000).
Organized by Tencent Games, this was the first time PUBG Mobile Campus Championship was held in the country, and it was joined by university students nationwide.
In the Philippines, it has already gained a loyal fan base, following the success of its first national championship event last year.
(With report from ABS-CBN)
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