To keep gamers indoors, local esports group to host Dota 2 'lockdown' tourney

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<p>MANILA - In a bid to keep people — specifically gamers — indoors amid a global coronavirus pandemic, a group of Filipino esports enthusiasts have organized a &quot;lockdown&quot; Dota 2 tournament with some P50,000 at stake for winning players. </p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/southgg/photos/a.327602494461924/599397547282416/?type=3&amp;theater" data-width="auto"> </div><p>South.gg has opened applications for the tournament, titled &quot;Lockdown,&quot; its Facebook page said, with applications running until Friday, March 27. </p><p>&quot;Let us prove that humanity is more contagious than this pandemic. As a community of gamers let us show we can influence others to stay at home and enjoy some games with friends,” the group said of the tournament. </p><p>The tournament sought to pool in 64 players, and start with a single-elimination round. It hopes that it will be graced by some big names in local esports. </p><p>The semi-finals will be a best of three series, while the finals will be a best of five matchup. </p><p>Applicants are required to like the group’s official page, and its Facebook group and share the poster publicly.</p><p>&quot;Anyone with a gaming setup at home&quot; can join, organizers said. </p><p>The tournament will run from March 28 to April 3. Players are required to be online during their scheduled games. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/25/20/online-gaming-booms-as-virus-lockdowns-keep-millions-at-home">Online gaming booms as virus lockdowns keep millions at home</a></li></ul><p>Luzon and some parts of Visayas and Mindanao are currently under community quarantine, with some areas prohibiting people from going out of their homes amid the spread of COVID-19, which has already infected 636 people; among which are 38 deaths and 26 recoveries. </p><p>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</p>

<p>Applicants are required to like the group’s official page, and its Facebook group and share the said poster publicly.</p>

Applicants are required to like the group’s official page, and its Facebook group and share the said poster publicly.

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To keep gamers indoors, local esports group to host Dota 2 'lockdown' tourney

To keep gamers indoors, local esports group to host Dota 2 'lockdown' tourney

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Published Mar 25, 2020 07:43 PM PHT

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