05/10/2021
IT students dominate inter-college Mobile Legends tournament
by RW News Team
A group of Information Technology (IT) students has emerged as champion in the 2021 Battle of the East: The Rise of New Legendary Warriors championship match held last Sunday, October 3.
Puhas Predator bested seven other participating programs to secure the championship title in the inter-college Mobile Legends tournament.
The squad consists of IT freshmen Mark Jester Sanchez, Andrei John Lloyd Soliman, Christian Paolo Gabatin, Zaimon Dirk De Dios, and Kyle Kesler Sawalan.
“’Di po talaga namin inexpect na magcha-champion kami o makakaabot sa finals, isa ang Larbac Esports sa kinakatakutan namin. Napakasarap lang po sa feeling dahil noong first game namin, binigay sa’min lahat ng comfort hero namin, lalo na ‘yung sa offlane,” Puhas Predator told RedWire.
“Ang sa'min lang po kasi, sine-secure namin ‘yung Xborg at Esmeralda which is nagamay na namin. Inuutakan lang po namin sila sa draft at s’yempre ‘yung comms namin as a team, lahat po kami nagsasalita para maperfect namin ang rotation ng bawat isa,” the team added.
Larbac Esports, composed of third-year Tourism students Jerald Jet Jimenez, Jerome Dela Cruz, Ryan Sicat, Laurence Dionisio, Patrick John Fernandez, and Ryan Jumer Manahan, placed second in the competition.
Meanwhile, CS Bros, consists of Computer Science seniors Philip Justin Guiang, Andrei Renz Tolledo, Cariel Payumo, Camilo Pacquing, August Cristopher Tela, and Peter Zamora, finished as second runner-up.
The three-day tournament was facilitated by the UE-Manila College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and College of Computer Studies and Systems (CCSS) student councils, in partnership with the UE International Game Developers Association (IGDA).