After beating Outdated and Papi in the eliminations, and winning over CORPOration in the finals, Project D is now Team Philippines in the Asian DotA Championships 2008 along with seeded Mineski.
Most serious DotA Teams in the Philippines have been looking forward to the Philippine Qualifiers of the Asian Cyber Games (ACG). The goal of most, if not all, competitive teams, is of course represent the country in the ACG. And to do this, one must of course be the champion of the Philippine Qualifiers.
This year, the finals of the Philippine Qualifiers will be held on July, at the Mall of Asia. Only eight teams will be able to join the finals. Six slots are allotted to Metro Manila teams, while two slots are allotted to provincial teams including those from Luzon (outside Metro Manila), the entire of Visayas, and the entire of Mindanao. The eliminations for these two slots (for the “provincial” teams) will be held on May 31 and June 1, still in Metro Manila. Participating teams will shoulder all their expenses for their Manila trip, both for the eliminations and the finals.
Now what is wrong with this picture? First, the tournament ASSUMES that majority or at least 75% of the top DotA Teams in the country come from Metro Manila. As per recent GG-Games Tournaments, the Philippine DotA Improvement Project results, and local LAN tournaments (within and outside Metro Manila), the top teams in the country are as follows (listed alphabetically):
Anytime - Marbel
Chance - Davao City
ChiLL - Davao City
CORPO - Davao City
Flow - Metro Manila
Mineski - Metro Manila
Ninja PD - Metro Manila
Team Conscious - Cebu
TNS - Cebu
Topia X - Cebu
Seven out of ten are provincial teams.
SEE YOU THERE!!!
After 8 weeks of eliminations…
Division 2 Standings
| Rank | Team | Location | Finish | Win | Loss | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chance | Davao City | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Conscious | Cebu | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 won by default |
| 2 | High | Davao City | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 won by default |
| 3 | 50[ph] | Davao City | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Anytime | Koronadal City | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 won by default |
| 5 | Giggles | Metro Manila | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 unplayed, 1 won by default |
| 6 | Rage | Cotabato City | 6 | 1 | 5 | Unsportsmanlike conduct; 2 unplayed |
| 6 | Redwings | Metro Manila | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 unplayed, 1 won by default |
| 7 | Lets Rock | Koronadal City | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 unplayed |
| 8 | PG 13 | Cagayan de Oro City | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 unplayed, 1 won by default |
| 9 | L33t | Cagayan de Oro City | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 unplayed - DQ, 1 won by default |
| 10 | NKOTB | Rizal | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 unplayed - DQ |
| 11 | Tanggero | Davao City | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 unplayed - DQ |
| 12 | x.mski | Metro Manila | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 unplayed - DQ |
| 13 | Warp | Metro Manila | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 unplayed - DQ, 1 won by default |
| [Big Bozz] CDO All-Star | Cagayan de Oro City | 1 | 0 | 1 | QUIT |
Updated: March 25, 2008
Watch Team Vito Cruz led by Tony Mazzini Senedrin are interviewed after winning the i-Hooked DOTA LAN Party.
MAKATI CITY, Philippines–Members of i-Hooked DOTA (Defense of the Ancients) LAN party finalists Team Vito Cruz share their thoughts on playing the game and give some tips to other gamers. Team Vito Cruz eventually emerged as the champions in the competition held on March 18, 2008. Interview conducted by INQUIRER.net gaming reporter Relly Carpio. Video taken by INQUIRER.net online videographer Janie Christine Octia at the i-Hooked Gil Puyat Avenue branch.
Unplayed or unrecorded matches to be played from March 10 - 23, 2008:
Week 1
none
Week 2
Tanggero vs Warp
Week 3
Tanggero vs L33t
x.Mski vs Warp
letsRock vs High
Week 4
50[ph] vs High
Tanggero vs PG 13
x.Mski vs L33t
NKOTB vs Warp
Philippine DotA Improvement Project 2008 Season 1 Week 8
March 10 - 23, 2008
Division 1
Week 9: Semi-finals (Best-of-Three)
PD vs CORPO
Mineski vs ChiLL
Week 10:
Holy Week Break
Division 2
Weeks 9 - 10
PLEASE PLAY YOUR UNPLAYED WEEKS 1 - 8 MATCHES.
Here’s the LIST OF UNPLAYED MATCHES
The following team has been disqualified: [BIG BOZZ] CDO ALL-STARS
The following teams are warned for being inactive: Warp, Giggles, xMski, Tanggero
Please finish all matches for Weeks 1 - 8 within the next two weeks. Send all replays, incidence reports, complaints to riajose@yahoo.com on or before 11:59 pm of March 23, 2008. All unplayed matches at the end of Week 10 won’t be recorded in the win-loss records and standings.
Only eight teams will proceed.
After seven weeks of elimination matches… here are the final PDIP 2008 Season 1 Division 1 Standings:
| Rank | Team | Location | Finish | Win | Loss | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CORPO | Davao City | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | ChiLL | Davao City | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 won by default |
| 2 | Mineski | Metro Manila | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 game won by default |
| 3 | Project D | Metro Manila | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 won by default |
| 4 | Topia X | Cebu | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Pag-ibig | Metro Manila | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 games lost by default |
