ACG 2009 Philippine Representative
Posted by polar on June 17th, 2009 | Visited 4476 times, 2 so far todayIt’s official. Team Flow, Philippine representative to the Asian Cyber Games 2006 and 2007, is the 2009 Philippine representative. Team Flow is composed of Arby Ng, Marvin Tan, Jojo Uy, Bryan Ang, and Vinzyre Villeguez. The famed Team Flow has been a force to reckon with since they burst out into the DotA scene more than four years ago.
In 2006, they won the local qualifiers against veterans 129. Flow represented the Philippines in the Asian Cyber Games in Singapore but lost to the eventual champions. In 2007, Flow decimated Ninja in the local qualifiers and represented the Philippines once again. That year, Flow gave the Philippines it’s first ACG medal as the team finished 3rd place.
Last year, despite inactivity as a team, they forged on to join the local qualifiers. The team was intact and tackled the qualifiers lightly but with the determination to prove that their teamwork and experience would be enough to make them Philippine representatives once again. They lost to the supercharged Team Mineski.
This year, teams have been working hard, re-organizing, and practicing to prepare for what was to be the greatest annual DotA tournament in the country with the pride of being Team Philippines at stake. Bad news, however, greeted all teams as it was announced that Team Flow will once again represent Philippines.
I have nothing against Team Flow. In fact, I am a great admirer of their team. I acknowledge their strengths as a team, and their personalities as individuals. I am friends with all of them.
It is with great regret, however, that I would like to question the way they were chosen to represent the country and flag. I have no doubt that the team can bring great pride to the country, but at what expense??? Teams, including Mineski and my own team here in Davao City, have been persevering for months in order to prepare for the ACG Qualifiers. This is a big blow to the hard-working DotA players in the country.
This is a bigger slap to Team Mineski who has been working very hard to defend their title and get the second chance to bring pride to the country. As I am not directly involved in the situation, I would like to direct you to these accounts by Team Mineski as to how and why they were not chosen to represent Philippines this year.
While I share some of the sentiments stated in the Mineski Forums, I would like to ask that we do not cloud the issues at hand by throwing malicious and unfounded damaging statements against Flow and its members. Let us not resort to character assassination and pointless, illogical speculation. Rather, let us show them that we are better than that, that we take these things seriously and professionally.
I, for one, am very disappointed at what happened, but I cannot help but be happy that Flow is representing the country. I am not 100% sure that they are the best team to do so right now, but I am sure as hell that they will try their hardest. They’ve been there before and they have already proven a lot. Let’s not attack them as a team or individually as I am sure they have had no hand in the way things happened.
As representative of the Davao teams, I would like to express great disappointment at the lack of qualifiers for the ACG. The organizers should have worked harder to make things happen. They are accountable not just to the ACG organization, but more importantly to the community of gamers in the Philippines. An official statement is warranted. Otherwise, there is no way for the community to go other than protest and petition for the organizers for next year to be changed.
Nonetheless, I would like to say to Team Flow GLHF!
June 17th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
just go with the Flow :p
June 17th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
O_O.. oh well GL HF to them. hope they win.. ^_^
June 18th, 2009 at 1:33 am
dami talaga issue sa PH dota league. haiz
June 18th, 2009 at 2:19 am
tama na po… wag nu na po crain mga buhay nu… puro na lang kau dota… dota na lang laman ng isip nu… d nu ba alam na wala na kaung nagawa sa buhay kundi ang maglaro… wala na kaung naitulong sa ating bansa… mga pabigat… para pa rin kaung mga bata… dota dota… zzz… mag aral muna kau… maghanap muna kau ng trabaho… zzzz… tumulong naman kau… wak pabigat
June 18th, 2009 at 3:49 am
lol are they gonna be facing kingsurf?? I hope they won’t…and i think mineski was not in ACG because mineski.tbun (their sponsored team) will be there…and they (mski.philippines) will sponsor mski.tbun…
June 18th, 2009 at 4:14 am
ermmmm i like team mineski better than flow..maybe i havent watch the team replay….hmmmm maybe mineski is more experienced in this type of tournament..no offense!
June 18th, 2009 at 4:27 am
make our country proud!
June 18th, 2009 at 10:39 am
Man, that organizer is bleh.
June 18th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
there is no organization. sadly, the process of selection is not organized.
X(
June 19th, 2009 at 6:23 am
Just do your best.
June 20th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
wenkz…
hehe,
gudluck s mga representatives natin!,
more power guys,
sana mg karon n tau ng mga tlgang sponsor ano?,
para mkilala n din ang pinoy sa international gaming society,,,
June 21st, 2009 at 1:26 pm
nosebleed sa english xD…. nicely said man
June 21st, 2009 at 11:54 pm
hayz….ung organizer may crush kasi sa isang member ng team FLOW… bading shit
June 22nd, 2009 at 7:40 am
bkt cno gus2 nio? babano ng mineski eh.. walang dating sa international teams..yuck!
June 23rd, 2009 at 6:55 am
tae!!!ambaho team flow nah bulok representaive ng philppines..ee pnaglaruan lng ng mineski yang wlang kwnta nah team nah yan ee…bulok…d nga nahirapan ung mineski dian ee…lalo nah ung nag qop sa mineski gulpi ang flow…ahahahah..BULOK ang team flow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 23rd, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Oi magaling din nman ung mineski khit papano…nlamog nga lng cla dati ng kingsurf nung first round sa isang tournament…T_T
nsa kingsurf pa kasi si yamateh, xiaogui, xiaoma, sakura at ppx eh…tpos nkbngga p cla ng mineski…aun…pnatikim ng pgktalo ang mineski
June 23rd, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Guys, as I’ve said attacking either Mineski or Flow will not do anybody any good. Please refrain from doing so.
June 24th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
baket puro chinese yung mga representative ng pinoy? tignan nyo mabuti apelido nila. sheeeet =(
wala naman mabuting natutulong sa bansa ang DotA. Dapat trabaho muna bago laro. hay….. saka scandal ;;)
June 25th, 2009 at 4:57 am
nice hope to be one soon
June 25th, 2009 at 4:58 am
yeah proud to be pinoy
hope to be an acg representative someday
June 25th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
POLAR… UR STATEMENTS ARE CONTRASTING IN EVERYWAY., IF UR FOR TEAM MINESKI… SAY IT OUT LOUD.,. U DONT NEED TO QUESTION THE CREDIBILITY OF TEAM FLOW FOR THAT MATTER. DO U EVEN KNOW HOW EVERY TEAM WORKED THEIR WAY FOR THAT CHANCE…??? DO U???? I DIDNT THINK SO…
YOU KNOW WHAT THERES 2 WORDS WE USE “BALIMBING” AND “PLASTIC” ., I DONT KNOW WHICH BEST DESCRIBE THE STATEMENTS U POSTED. U SAID U ADMIRE TEAM FLOW… THEN U QUIESTION WHY IS IT NOT MINESKI THAT IS CHOSEN..
CHOOSE A SIDE NA LNG BRO… WAG TAYO MG PAKA PLASTIC…
June 25th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
hmm.. go pinas
gs2 ko makasli s isang active team pwedeng matrain s pustahan at kung san san. lagi n lang singkit ang magagaling pag dating s games amf!
June 26th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
lol kurakot ung mga officer sa pilipinas base
June 27th, 2009 at 10:26 am
flow lang ang napili sa tryout
mineski ako
:(( praktis ako ng praktis . . . huhuhu
my passport nako , mike bakit?
June 28th, 2009 at 6:10 am
Sana ma-recognize ng gobyerno ung DOTA, ahhihihi,. Pra meron tga tustos,. at gawin international sport ung dota,. ahahahahha
June 28th, 2009 at 6:41 am
pwede ba ung mga mtatandang wlang pumapansin sa knla at tinutuon ung galit sa dota pwede ba wag kayo mag comment…..kung cnsabi nyo wlang kwenta dota wag nlng kayo pumunta sa site na to mga b0b0..
June 28th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
@Newskin, PLEASE LEARN HOW TO READ AND COMPREHEND! I do not have anything against Flow or Mineski. What I am questioning is the way/process that Flow was chosen.
Truth be told, I am better friends/closer to the Flow members. But IMHO, Mineski worked harder and probably deserves to be the ACG Reps more. But friendship or my opinion of their skills is not the issue is. The issue is the incapacity of the current ACG Philippines Organizers to do what is best for the DotA community.
June 29th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
LOLz polar “Guys, as I’ve said attacking either Mineski or Flow will not do anybody any good. Please refrain from doing so.”
Ahh well… pinoy values when it comes to gaming…
July 5th, 2009 at 8:52 am
well sadly we lost, sana marealive next year na maraming teams sa pinas! ang lalayo kc ng mga isla natin! at di dn naman ganun kadami ang ng susuport sa mga gamers natin! well thats my point tignan mo n lng sa olypics e, puro kc pataba asa utak ng gobyerno! minsan sana masilip nila na competitive ang mga pinoy sa gaming! at d ln sa gaming MADAMI PANG IBA! hahaha
July 11th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
There is only one thing i can say……..UNFAIR!!!
July 16th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
hahay.. wla na magawa ang flow.. talo.. i’ve seen the replay.. and its disappointing. wag mo sisihin government natin.. hinde talaga papansinin yan if talo kayo. dba si pacman napansin lng yan yung nanalo, eh talo kayo eh… they just need a proof na magaling talaga pinoy
August 25th, 2009 at 2:18 am
basta ako team flow ako solid
walang tatalo diayan they are the best in the philippines
August 25th, 2009 at 2:20 am
walang tatalo diyan sa pinas they are the best for the best
August 26th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
whoooo flow buloks na!