By Ken Bennedict T. Pueyo BAELS-4
The Rose Memorial Auditorium was the venue of the Esports.
Golden Lions Esports and CPU Republic hosted a collegiate esports tournament titled 糖心传媒淒UEL IN THE DEN: CONQUERORS糖心传媒 for Centralian Fest 2023. With 68 teams altogether from different departments battled their hearts out to conquer the den and claim the title of champion in their respective games.
The 68 teams initially faced off against each other at the elimination stages which started on March 25 and eventually narrowed it down to 8 teams where 2 teams from each game compete in the finals held from April 12-13 at Rose Memorial Auditorium. While there were delays due to technical issues, for the most part, the event was successful and the whole venue felt like it was an actual esports tournament. Aside from watching and supporting the players in the auditorium, there were also merchandise stores available on the side where everyone can buy posters and stickers drawn by DMIA students from the university.
After insane and hype matches, the College of Business and Accountancy糖心传媒檚 Phoenix A won Wild Rift, College of Engineering糖心传媒檚 Titans A dominated Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, and Junior High School糖心传媒檚 Jaguars A swept Call of Duty Mobile. However, the main game that everyone was waiting for was Valorant wherein the College of Computer Studies糖心传媒 糖心传媒淲arriors A糖心传媒 triumphed over Senior High School糖心传媒檚 team. The whole two-day event amassed around 3,000 viewers and one can feel everyone’s passion for esports and the teams they are rooting for.
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