PLDT Home Fibr, Smart Gear up for Southeast Asia’s biggest Esports Event

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Gearing up for a milestone event in Philippine Esports, leading digital services providers PLDT Home Fibr and Smart Communications have announced Team Mineski.Sports5 as the Philippine representative to the much anticipated ESL One Manila 2016, Southeast Asia’s first ever premier DOTA 2 tournament, that will gather some of the world’s best online gamers at SM MOA Arena on April 23 to 24.

Making history as the largest Esports event in the Philippines to date, ESL One Manila 2016 is spearheaded by Germany-based Turtle Entertainment – one of the world's biggest Esports company – and is presented by PLDT Home Fibr and Smart, which have empowered Filipino gamers through innovative products, services and the most awesome Esports experiences.

Team Mineski.Sports5, which is composed of veteran Esports players Ryan Jay Qui, Benhur Lawis, Jun Kanehara, Jessie Vash Cuyco and Julius Caesar Sto. Domingo, will battle it out with seven other teams from Asia, Europe, and the United States – all vying for prestige and a stake at the massive prize pool worth USD250,000.

Banking on their determination and experience in the international scene, Mineski.Sports5 emerged at the top of the multi-legged nationwide qualifiers that gathered teams in Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, and Manila.

AirAsia Runway Ready Designer Search 2016

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The AirAsia Runway Ready Designer Search (AARRDS) goes regional this year with the competition expanded to include the Philippines including Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia to provide a platform for young aspiring designers from around the region to showcase their talents and help catapult them into the fashion industry.

This designer search, which is being held for the second time is in collaboration with the Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week Ready to Wear (KLFW RTW) team was formally launched in March 29 by Ms Aireen Omar, Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia Berhad together with Mr Andrew Tan, Founder of KLFW RTW in Kuala Lumpur.

Audition round for the Philippines will be held in Manila on April 23 to discover local talents from around the country. Top 3 designers from the Philippines and other five Asean cities will compete during the Grand Finale in August on the prestigious KLFW RTW 2016 runway.

Aireen Omar, Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia Berhad said, “There is so much talent in this region, and as a truly Asean brand, we want to expand this designer search to other countries apart from Malaysia. We hope to provide all aspiring young fashion designers across Asean with a platform to empower and catapult their careers in the fashion industry. This regional designer search will be unparalleled and bring together the region’s fashion talents and industry for the first time on this scale. We look forward to see new talents this year and AirAsia is proud to be part of their journey.”

Global FC Off to Final Round at United Football League

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Global FC blanks Stallion FC in a match that determined which team would enter the Finals at the UFL Cup 2016.

Global FC took the lead initially with Croatia-born defender Milan Nikolic scoring a goal on the 29th minute. While midfielder Louis Serge Kaole, scored the next goal for the team. Kaole was also declared Man of the Match.

In an interview after the match, Coach Leigh Manson said, “We scored 2, we kept a clean sheet, and the boys are off to another fight. And that’s where we always aspired to be at Global, to be at the Finals of UFL. I’m very proud of the boys, they gave their 100% to get us there. Very pleased.”

Global FC will face-off with Ceres La Salle in the final round of UFL on April 16, 2016.