THE very first Squad Up: Athena tournament recently concluded, with team Cilor from Indonesia bagging first place after fierce competition with other female e-gamers from Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
In the final match against fellow Indonesian team, Volt Archery, the champions Cilor showed their prowess in the popular Mobile Legends: Bang Bang mobile game. They won with a perfect score of 3-0, taking home the grand prize of RM18,900.
Team Cilor consists of:
- Claudya (in-game name: Pixie)
- Gabrielle Nadya Kusuma (in-game name: Elle)
- Destria Chinca Dewi (in-game name: Chinchaaw)
- Alvarocky Hartanto (in-game name: Dreee X Aresss)
- Juan Ozora (in-game name: Junjun tomlol)
- Vivien (in-game name: Pienberry)
Volt Archery came in second place and won RM10,500, while Bren Victress from the Philippines came in third place and brought home RM7,140. Cibi Cibi Chan came in fourth place and won RM5,460.
Prior to the grand finale, eight teams from three countries made it through by winning the respective national tournaments. The teams, Karra (MY), On Air Pipols (MY), Cilor (IND), Volt Archery (IND), Cibi Cibi Chann (IND), Bren Victress (PH), Project-Evo FE (PH) and DDE x Risk Velkhana (PH) competed to win a share of the RM42,000 prize pool.
The e-sports tournament was organised by REV Media Group (RMG) through its Gaming Network, IGN Southeast Asia (IGN SEA), in partnership with Facebook Gaming.
In addition, Squad Up: Athena was hosted by all-female shoutcasters Lizara Gaming and Mon Chelle, who also served as match analysts.
RMG's Head of Gaming Network, Adrian Lai said, "We are thrilled with the outcome of the tournament and we hope whoever watched the games feel the same. Every team showed their enthusiasm and their skills were on par with that of professional teams.
"On behalf of the production team, I would like to congratulate team Cilor from Indonesia for winning the first ever Squad Up: Athena championship. We look forward to having more tournaments like this in the future. E-sports is for everyone, no matter what age and gender, and that is the beauty of it", he added.
Get more information on Squad Up: Athena or any gaming related-matters at IGN Southeast Asia's website.
*Also watch the space for Squad Up: Open and Merdeka edition soon!
