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SEA Games: Sibol PUBG Mobile teams qualify for final rounds

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Kennedy Caacbay, ABS-CBN News

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (UPDATE) -- Philippine squads for the PUBG Mobile team tournament at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games are set to enter the final rounds after surviving the qualifiers held at Olympia Mall here Thursday.Nine countries have fielded two squads, including the Philippines, while Brunei sent only one for the medal event.Only 16 teams will proceed to the finals, and Sibol PUBG Mobile&#x27;s first and second teams (PH1 and PH2) were successful after placing first and 16th, respectively.In what many might have expected as an average finish after fine scoring in four rounds, PH1 defied expectations and capped the qualifiers with back-to-back winner winner chicken dinners in the fifth and sixth maps.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">WATCH: Sibol PUBGM PH1 with the back-to-back winner winner chicken dinner to cap the qualifying stages! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SEAGames2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SEAGames2023</a> | via <a href="https://twitter.com/kennedyzcaacbay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kennedyzcaacbay</a> <a href="https://t.co/PLfqd9vQOO">pic.twitter.com/PLfqd9vQOO</a>— ABS-CBN News Sports (@ABSCBNNewsSport) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNewsSport/status/1656694346035625984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 11, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>They ended up being the top seed in the qualifying stages, besting rivals Vietnam and Indonesia who placed behind Sibol.Abdul Barode of the first team said the dominant finish in the qualifiers does not add pressure to the squad entering into the finals.Meanwhile, John Raymart Rocello bagged the MVP honors for both their winner winner chicken dinners.He stashed 7 and 6 eliminations and dealt 1,092 and 1,163 damage to opponents in the fifth and sixth matches, respectively.The second team, meanwhile, held on to fight for tournament life in the last round and grabbed a fourth-place finish after placing 18th on the scoring in 5 rounds.Entering the last map, PH2&#x27;s Mc Romar Mascardo said that pressure was actually beating the team to push themselves into a finals appearance.&quot;Pressure po talaga no&#x27;n sa &#x27;min eh. Talagang ang hirap mag-decide talaga kasi naghahabol kami ng puntos. Ayun, gano&#x27;n na lang ginawa namin, kung ano &#x27;yung kakalabasan,&quot; Mascardo said.Both squads faced six grueling matches to kick off their campaign in the biennial sporting event.Vietnam and Indonesia, the previous gold and silver finishers for the title at the 31st SEA Games, are still the teams to beat after first to third finishes in the earlier maps.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/10/23/pubg-mobile-coach-says-utak-at-talino-needed-for-podium-finish">PUBG Mobile coach on seeking podium finish at SEAG: &#x27;utak at talino kailangan&#x27;</a></li>	<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>Final rounds for the team tournament will be held on May 12-14, with qualifying teams playing six matches each day.The individual tournament for PUBG Mobile will take place on May 15.For more stories on the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, click <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/seagames2023">here</a>.

Sibol PUBG Mobile squads are set to enter the final rounds after surviving the team tournament qualifiers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Thursday.

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SEA Games: Sibol PUBG Mobile teams qualify for final rounds

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published May 12, 2023 12:50 AM PHT

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Updated May 12, 2023 11:16 AM PHT

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