FEBRUARY 2022 // NEWS
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From DAG1TAB to 2IKLAB:
LASO runs second esports tournament
RENZ BAUTISTA & LANCE CRISOSTOMO
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asallian Assembly of Student Officers (LASO) organized the second esports tournament in ASJ, 2IKLAB, February 7-12. 2IKLAB featured three game titles, Valorant, Call of Duty: Mobile, and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang in which 16 teams in total joined the event – seven teams for Valorant, four teams for CODM and five teams for MLBB. LASO utilized Twitch to broadcast the games and Discord to monitor the players’ communication and activity. The group stages were conducted first for CODM and MLBB last February 7 and 8, which then proceeded with a seeded double-elimination bracket for the playoffs from February 9 to 12. MLBB group stages are in a best of two (BO2) format while CODM has a best of three (BO3) format. Playoffs are in a best of five (BO5) except for the grand finals, which is a best of seven (BO7). For Valorant, a hybrid and seeded double-elimination bracket was used throughout the tournament in which all games are best of three (BO3) except from the finals, which is a best of five (BO5). The grand finals for the games were conducted last February 12 for Valorant and MLBB and February 16 for CODM. After all the action, three new champions emerged; Technical Team for Valorant, Wild Dogs for CODM, and Mga Alagad ni Yae Miko for MLBB. Each champion team has received a cash prize of Php. 2,500.00 and gold medals to be awarded during the honors day.
Technical Team defy the odds
Technical Team demolished Tap Your ID in a 3-1 map score in the Grand Finals of 2IKLAB: Valorant, cementing their championship. The grand finals happened on February 12, 1:20 PM, in which the series ended at map four at around 4 in the afternoon of the same day. Map one opened in Haven as both teams arrived in a 13-10 score in favor of Technical Team, with stellar performances of Bryan “mochi” Florentino’s Reyna and Andre “Ella Mae Café” Mojica’s Jett. Map two was equalized by Tap Your ID in a 13-9 victory in Icebox with good performances of Matthew “DOOF” Mabunga, Kashly “Kashly” Mendoza, and Justin “Hustino” Sipat using Chamber, Jett, and Reyna, respectively. Technical Team quickly ended map three in Ascent 13-3 in which Bryan “mochi” Florentino’s Reyna gathered the most kills on the map (26) and Andre “Ella Mae Café” Mojica’s Jett secured six (6) first bloods. The last map, Fracture, ended with a 13-4 victory for Technical Team with Andre “Ella Mae Café” Mojica’s Jett securing the highest amount of first bloods the tournament for a single map (9). Both teams played their hardest throughout the finals, but Technical Team proved that they
were the strongest in the tournament, which consisted of Grade 12 students Arjake Saria (team captain), John Czar Salaguinto, Chaius Guererro, Bryan Florentino, Andre Mojica, and John Lloyd Fortuno. The championship also produced four two-time champions, Salaguinto, Florentino, Fortuno, and Mojica. Technical Team crawled throughout all the lower bracket matches, beating the likes of Galing Mo Boss Mark, RNS, Hauzmates, and AMNK. Beforehand, the two teams first met during the playins in which Tap Your ID won with a 2-1 map score, sending Technical Team to the lower bracket.
CODM: Wild Dogs shows masterclass display
Gloo, and James “ABRIZA” Abriza’s Argus. YMM then secured game four as FTE’s late game composition could not control YMM’s burst composition consisting of Sleigh “Znare qt” Lazanas’s Ling, Renz “Nino” Bautista’s Lylia, and Ben “yeorm” Nivera’s Pharsa, ending the game in a 21-10 score in favor of YMM. Game five ended with YMM being the victors after a momentum-breaking set of Troy “Satsuki?” Evangelista’s Khufra and a quick tower lock led by Renz “Nino” Bautista’s Aldous, ending the game and eventually winning the tournament. The champions consisted of team captain Renz Bautista, Ben Nivera, Troy Evangelista, Sleigh Lazanas, Lorenzo Figueroa, and Jean Paul Romero. Previously, YMM faced FTE in the upper bracket finals in which YMM swept FTE 3-0. [R]
Wild Dogs claimed the 2IKLAB: CODM championship after displaying mastery in objective taking and teamplay, sweeping Red Flag Esports, 4-0. Game one ended with a 150-59 score in Hardpoint Crossfire after a great performance by Dwayne “Toxic?” Uy having the highest combat score of the game (2824). Game two finished at a 6-2 score in Search and Destroy Firing Range in which Kurt “Rawr?” Clavel gathered 11 kills and Dwayne “Toxic?” Uy having 5 plants during the map. The third game ended with a 150-66 score in Domination Summit after a stellar performance of Shawn “Shawny?” Broas having 9 captures and a 15/10/24 KDA. Afterwards, Red Flag Esports forfeited game four, declaring Wild Dogs as the Champion of the tournament. The championship team consisted of team captain Dwayne Uy, Iñigo Mota, Cham Eblamo, Kurt Clavel, Shawn Broas, and Hezekiel Sulat. The team dominated the group stages with a 6-0 record and the upper bracket finals match against Red Flag Esports with a 3-1 score, garnering a total game score of 13-1.
Mga Alagad Ni Yae Miko come back stronger Mga Alagad ni Yae Miko (YMM) dominated 2IKLAB: MLBB after a near sweep against Fear This Esports (FTE) in a 4-1 game score in a BO7 Grand Finals. Game one ended in a quick 12-minute victory with a victory for YMM as Sleigh “Znare qt” Lazanas carried the game with his Paquito having a 9/1/6 KDA and Jean Paul “Taki” Romero’s Freya who provided space for YMM to create plays. YMM bagged game two after a conceal-dive play of the whole team led by Troy “Satsuki?” Evangelista’s Minotaur and Ben “yeorm” Nivera’s Kagura, ending the game with an 11-3 kill score. FTE redeemed game three with stellar performances of John “Kaizyyy” Sabada’s Natan, Rhod “Alatus” Moldez’s
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