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The Electronic Sports and Gaming Summit returns for its 10th edition, hosting various gaming competitions, interactive showcases, and community gatherings in Pasay City on November 5, 2023. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171411689574620231105-electronic-sports-gaming-summit-MD-7.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Riot Games&#x27; booth at the Electronic Sports and Gaming Summit at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File "/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Riot Games&#x27; booth at the Electronic Sports and Gaming Summit at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA -- After last year&#x27;s Empyrean Cup, Riot Games Philippines announced it will be launching a larger league called Liga Republika, as the gaming giant continues campaigns to revive the game&#x27;s esports scene in the country.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/30/23/riot-games-to-host-own-ph-league-of-legends-tournament">Riot Games to host own PH League of Legends tournament</a></div><p>&quot;We wanted to double down on our investment and hyperlocal and truly crate a league for the Filipinos and by the Filipinos. And that my friends is Liga Republika,&quot; Riot Games country manager Joel Guzman said during the media launch on Friday morning.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1714115328275LIGA REPUBLIKA THUMBNAIL.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Handout photo"/><span class="fr-inner"><em style="text-align:left">Handout photo</em></span></span></span>League of Legends marked its comeback to the Philippines as it launched the Empyrean Cup last year, where Guardian&#x27;s Hive became the champion, besting 200 other squads who registered.</div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1714115037856image003.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Liga Republika roadmap. Handout photo"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Liga Republika roadmap. <em>Handout photo</em></span></span></span></div><p>Liga Republika aims to have more than 300 participants in the tournament, with the kick-off coming up this May. </p><p>&quot;If Empyrean Cup was a testing ground to see the competitive spirit and gauge the market on how the community sees [League of Legends], think of 2024 as our phase 1 to our plans,&quot; Kimi Salazar, Riot Games Philippines&#x27; brand manager, said.</p><p>There will be a Kickoff Invitational in May, while registration for the open qualifiers will start in June, with the open qualifiers starting in July.</p><p>The group stages will be in August, while the playoffs will be in September.</p><p>Salazar said they will be holding a separate offline event for the grand finals, compared to Empyrean Cup which held its finals during the Electronic Sports and Gaming Summit.</p><p>The tournament will have a P1-million prize pool, with the champions taking the lions&#x27; share. </p>

<p>Riot Games Philippines announced it will be launching a larger league called Liga Republika, as the gaming giant continues campaigns to revive the game's esports scene in the country.</p>

Riot Games Philippines announced it will be launching a larger league called Liga Republika, as the gaming giant continues campaigns to revive the game's esports scene in the country.

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