Mark Daniel Demayo

Call of Duty: Mobile Garena Summer Festival celebrates fans and crowns top Pinoy pros

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Mark Demayo

ABS-CBN News

Pinoy Call of Duty: Mobile (CODM) fans and players gathered offline for the culmination of the CODM Garena Summer Festival in Taguig City, headlined by the grand finals of the Garena Elite Philippines 2026 and Garena Summer Invitational 2026.GEP 2026 is game publisher Garena&#x27;s first LAN event to feature both Multiplayer and Battle Royale formats. Meanwhile, GSI 2026 marks the first time a regional CODM tournament has been hosted offline in the Philippines. During the GSI, one Filipino-laden and two all-Filipino squads competed before their countrymen after besting 11 other teams in an online regional competition.In the end, the seasoned and decorated Pinoy squad, <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/10/7/pinoy-squad-elevate-crowned-call-of-duty-mobile-world-champs-2109">Elevate</a>, went from the lower bracket and exacted revenge against Al-Ula Club in a best-of-7 grand finals that went the distance, 4-3.Team StarMagic, another all-Filipino team, lost in the lower-bracket finals and settled for third place after losing to Elevate, 4-2.As the top 2 squads, Elevate and Al-Ula Club will compete in the Garena qualifier of the 2026 CODM World Championship, where Southeast Asian squads vie for a spot in the world finals this November. In GEP, Skaeri stood on top in the Multiplayer format against MP Oblivion, 3-1, in a best-of-five series. Meanwhile, Leap Unbound bested 9 other Pinoy squads in the Battle Royale format.Aside from the tournaments, the two-day event entertained CODM fans with show matches, booths, and meet-and-greets with content creators.

Pinoy Call of Duty: Mobile (CODM) fans and players gathered offline for the culmination of the CODM Garena Summer Festival in Taguig City, headlined by the grand finals of the Garena Elite Philippines 2026 and Garena Summer Invitational 2026.

Pinoy Call of Duty: Mobile (CODM) fans and players gathered offline for the culmination of the CODM Garena Summer Festival in Taguig City, headlined by the grand finals of the Garena Elite Philippines 2026 and Garena Summer Invitational 2026.