Here is the initial list of teams and players who have signed up for the First DotAStrategy.com 5 vs 5 DotA All-Stars Tournament in Extended League Mode:

Davao City Teams:
Almighty
Christian Adrian “Laser” D. Lavares - Leader
Ben
Rey
Tristan “Tan Tan” Aquino
Gerald “Aiwem” dela Cerna

Axis
Barorot - Leader
Chicko

Bad News
Pels Llido - Leader
Edan Fernando
Karlo Lim
DJ Lim
Martin
Bjanli

Bytes
Babzki - Leader
July Ochave
John
James
Arik
Kim

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Finally! After months of losing to Team Ch¡LL in various scrimmages and tournaments, The CORPOration won and earned the right to be called as Mindanao’s Top Team… for now. Tonight, Ch¡LL and CORPO faced off in Game 3 of the Mindanao Qualifiers Finals of the GGC Philippine Regional Wars.

Games 1 and 2 were played last night, with Ch¡LL taking Game 1 and CORPO taking Game 2.

Tonight, Ch¡LL’s Christopher “Top” Lopez, John Rovic “Yukz” Perez, Bernard Dale “Burnz” Flores, Franco “Cocoy” Villaroman, and Ridgeway “Bhoymax” Julakit were overwhelmed by The CORPOration. CORPO played without their captain, Jay “yaJQt” Arabia. The team was headlined by Jester “Jeztah” Ching and Richard King “RiorEN” Padama, with members Duke “dDUKEe” Dalumpines, Christian “Chian” Coronel, Bryan “Subang” Padilla. Playing with them is probationary player Paul John Kabigting.

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Last night, Davao City’s top two teams started the battle for the top spot in Mindanao. Team Ch¡LL faced The CORPOration in the finals of the Mindanao Qualifiers of the GGC Philippine Regional Wars.

Game 1
Bans (in the order of banning)
CORPO - Shadow Fiend, Priestess of the Moon, Silencer
Ch¡LL - Nerubian Assassin, Sven, Sand King

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Asserting Davao City’s dominance in the Mindanao DotA scene, two Davao City teams advanced in the Mindanao Qualifiers of the GG Game Philippine Regional Wars Tournament. Teams Ch¡LL and CORPO, the top two teams of Davao City, won their respective semi-finals games last night and earned the right to represent Mindanao in the PRW Elimination Round.

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Starting Week Two of the Philippine DotA Improvement Project, Team ZZZ will not be playing in the online tournament. As replacement, New Bloods Champion Team STSM will be playing.

Round 1:

Round 2:

To report game results, corrections, and other comments, please YM riajose or email to riajose@yahoo.com. You guys also know my number, so text me.

So who is Jose G. Silva Jr.??? Does anybody even know? He is no other than Bong, former leader of the disbanded Team Ninja. Also known as Bongertz and Bongbong, this guy is one of the most feared and admired DotA players in the country. At age 21 (birthday: April 22, 1986), he has only graduated from high school recently because he has devoted his time to playing DotA.

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In our hit feature on Mineski Team Leader Roro Robins, he spoke extensively about his friendship and working relationship with his teammate, Khen Sy. Kendrick Boris Que Sy, who plays under the nick mski.khen is the other half of the original Mineski Team. (The other is of course, Roro). Khen, 22 years old (birthday: November 11, 1984), is currently a student of the College of Saint Benilde, taking up Export Management. He has only three terms to finish before he graduates. Meanwhile, he busies himself with his favorite games, DotA All-Stars and basketball. His favorite heroes are Bone Clinkz, Rikimaru, and Gondar.

Khen shares that his girlfriend Angelique Aizah “Nissan” Bendero serves as his inspiration as she never stops supporting him.

Khen also made famous the following lines: “mski.Damu-damuhan, mski.kati-kati, mski.hangloose”; “Oh baby baby it’s a wild card”; “Suicidal… Suicidal… Suicidal”; “Pare paano niyo ako nakita nun?”; “Did you know?”; “yacha”; “nyahay” ; “tefez”; calvento files” and many more.

In this interview we get to know more of Mineski’s number one support player.

1. When and why did you start playing DotA? Who influenced you to play DotA?

I played DotA when the brother of RORO told us that there is a new addicting computer game. So Roro, Dave and I tried to play the game around UST and the shop was EVO. I played DotA because I had sudden interest of it and it is fun. I think friends influenced me to play dota because most of us really loved to play the game. We also played most of the time at TOMAS MORATO 168. (Doon kami nagsimula at laging naglalaro). Pagkatapos naglaro kmi sa EVO at doon kmi talaga natuto maglaro ng dota. Our master or teacher of Dota named Nick. A friend of Roro. =)

2. Why did you continue playing DotA?

I continued playing DotA coz most of my friends are playing dota and luckily we made a team. First tourney we played was at 129. hehehe…. =) we enjoyed many people are competing in the tournament. I also wanted to have the feeling of excitement and thrills whenever I play dota. “Kung ang buhay ay may Gulong ng Palad, Ang dota rin may Gulong”. I enjoyed crucial and close games (parang one mistake lng talo na kyo).

3. How did you develop your skills in playing DotA?

I think playing pub games will help a lot! Hahaha….. Like 16 hours of playing dota lol! Hahaha… jk. I think I played a lot of tournament games and pustahan games. And by sharing of strategies of my team mates.

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Proving all their doubters and critics wrong, Team Mineski, Philippine representative to the GG Game Asian DotA Championship Tournament, easily won both games versus India’s Team Error. Each game lasted less than an hour, with Mineski dominating over Error.

Game 1:

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Team Mineski representing Philippines registered a win over Thailand representative Team ng.Gz in the GG Game Asian DotA Championship Tournament.

In Game 1, Mineski banned Nerubian Assassin, Rexxar, and Zeus; while ng.Gz banned Bristlebackm Puck, and Tinker.

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