Acer confirmed at the closing ceremony of this year’s Asia-Pacific Predator League eSports Tournament in Bangkok that the 2020 edition will be held in the Philippines.
The league’s second successful year concluded on Feb. 17 after three grueling days of PUBG and DOTA2 championship rounds before fans of over 10,000 that gathered at the Nimibutr National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
“Especially in the Pa Asia-Pacific Region, Acer provides a stage for young eSports athletes to display their gaming talents not only through exceptional hardware but also through the eco-system and industry,” said Andrew Hou, President of Pan Asia Pacific Regional Operations, Acer Inc. “We hope that the athletes this year keep on as active members of the eSports community, and we will be glad to play with them again in 2020 in the Philippines.”
AfreecaFreecs Fatal for PUBG and TNC Predator for DOTA2 emerged as the winners out of the 26 grand final teams that bested a whopping total of 3,530 eSports teams across Asia-Pacific to battle it out for the Predator League throne.
The winner of the Asia Pacific Predator League 2019 for PUBG is AfreecaFreecs Fatal from The Republic of Korea, winning $75,000 prize money and Predator Helios Notebooks for each of the team members, with Purple Mood from Thailand taking the $30,000 prize money as runner-up and Team Immunity from Australia, pocketing $15,000 prize money as second runner-up.
TNC Predator from Philippines emerged as DOTA2 champion, taking the $75,000 prize money and Predator Helios Notebooks for each of the team members.
BOOM ID from Indonesia placed second and took home the $30,000 prize money, while GeekFam from Malaysia
ranked third with a purse of $15,000.
For more information on the Asia-Pacific Predator League, visit www.predator-league.com.
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