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Esports: Mineski Masters tournament series features Dota 2, PUBG Mobile

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<p>MANILA -- Esports company Mineski Global on Thursday announced the launch of a two-month long series of online tournaments.</p><p>Hosted by Mineski Philippines, Mineski Masters includes a regional invitational for Dota 2 and a national tournament for PUBG Mobile in partnership with the telecommunication service provider Converge.</p><p>Dubbed &quot;Battle of the Ages: Forging New Realms,&quot; the PUBG Mobile tournament is open to 256 teams (or a total of 1,024 players) who will vie for the P500,000 prize pool. Registration opened last September 17 on the Mineski Masters website. </p><p>Nationwide qualifiers in group stages will run every weekend of October, followed by the Playoffs to be broadcasted live from November 6 to 7 and 13 to 14. </p><p>The Dota 2 Regional Invitational, on the other hand, features four pro teams from Southeast Asia who will battle for the P1-million prize pool. The Philippines has been given four slots to complete the eight-team bracket. </p><p>The two-day qualifiers will be held on November 21 and 28, followed by the playoffs that will run from December 2 to 5.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/22/21/mineski-reports-esports-growth-in-2020-despite-pandemic">Mineski reports esports growth in 2020 despite pandemic</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Mineski Global is an organization that traces its roots as far back as Dota 2 has. This heritage peaked in 2017 when we created the immensely popular Manila Masters in 2017, and we are thrilled to once again open up a stage for Dota 2 and our fans,&quot; Mark Navarro, country manager of Mineski Philippines, said in a statement.</p><p>&quot;With the addition of PUBG Mobile, we are looking at bridging this rising esport title and its dedicated community with the loyal community of DOTA2,&quot; he added.</p><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1662094" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Esports company Mineski Global on Thursday announced the launch of a two-month long series of online tournaments.