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SEA Games: Sibol Wild Rift delivers first gold in esports category

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Kennedy Caacbay, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="LOOK: Sibol Wild Rift preparing for their gold medal match at the SEA Games on Sunday. (Courtesy: Sibol/Facebook)" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/05/07/20230507-team-sibol.jpg"/><figcaption>LOOK: Sibol Wild Rift preparing for their gold medal match at the SEA Games on Sunday. <em>(Courtesy: Sibol/Facebook)</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The Philippine squad for League of Legends: Wild Rift delivered the country&#x27;s first gold in the esports category at the ongoing Southeast Asian Games after defeating Vietnam, 3-1, in Cambodia on Sunday.</p><p>Bannered by United Arab Emirates-based Nigma Galaxy which hosts a Filipino Wild Rift team, the squad initially had a 2-0 lead over their pesky counterpart but was able to close the final series to clinch the victory.</p><p>Vietnam, the gold medal winner at the 31st Southeast Asian Games for the same title, previously led the Philippines 2-0 in the upper bracket final, where almost everyone thought that it would be an easy series for the powerhouse.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/07/23/seag-sibol-wild-rift-squad-assured-of-silver-medal">SEA Games: Sibol Wild Rift squad assured of at least a silver medal</a></li></ul><p>The Pinoys came back to assure themselves of a gold medal match.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/04/25/23/sibol-aims-for-more-medals-in-cambodia-sea-games">#TaonNgTagumpay: PH esports team aims for more medals in upcoming SEA Games</a></li></ul><div><em>More details to follow.</em></div><div><strong>For more stories on the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, click <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/seagames2023" target="_blank">here</a>. </strong></div>

Sibol Wild Rift fended off their Vietnamese counterpart to bag the country's first gold in the esports category at the Southeast Asian Games.

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SEA Games: Sibol Wild Rift delivers first gold in esports category

Kennedy Caacbay,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 07, 2023 10:53 PM PHT

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Updated May 07, 2023 11:10 PM PHT

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