Games & Gaming

Amsterdam HiPRO (NED) won their first World Tour Masters since 2021 with a 17 – 21 victory over Raudondvaris Hoptrans at the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Hong Kong Masters 2023 on November 26. The Dutch side came through with the victory after a grueling path to the final. They went 2-0 in the pool phase with wins over Jeddah and Lausanne before …

By Robert Andaya MERALCO Bolts celebrated the return of Chris Banchero to the line-up with an emphatic 109-95 victory over TNT Tropang Giga in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. Banchero, who missed the first  three games due to a hamstring injury, came through with 18 points, four assists and two rebounds as he teamed-up …

After a successful first leg, the MPL Philippines Press Corps is set to hold the second and third editions of the M5 Esports Journalism Workshop in two different campuses on November 25 and 27 to end the year. The group’s second stop will be at Adamson University, partnering with the school’s official publication, the Adamson Chronicle to hold another talk …

Smart Omega, a prominent force in the competitive gaming scene, is thrilled to announce its qualification for the knockout playoffs of the prestigious Call of Duty: Mobile Fall Invitational in Beijing, China. Organized by Tencent Games and Garena, the Call of Duty: Mobile Fall Invitational brings together the best teams from China, Southeast Asia, Japan, and India to compete on …

WUSHU Federation Philippines secretary general Julian Camacho has been reelected  member of the International Wushu Federation (IWUF) during the IWUF Congress on the occasion of the 16th World Wushu Championships in Fort Worth, Texas. A vice president of Wushu Federation of Asia and incumbent IWUF Ethics Committee member who drafted the IWUF Code of Ethics, Camacho was appointed vice chairman …

BUOYED by the tremendous success of the Misamis Occidental Gov. Henry S. Oaminal 8-in-1 Chess Festival in Ozamiz City last Nov. 10-12, the Asenso Misamis Occidental Chess Association plans to hold not just one or two but three major chess tournaments next year. AGM Rey Urbiztondo, president of the organizing Asenso Misamis Occidental Chess Association, said Gov.Oaminal and Ozamiz City …

By Robert Andaya LESSONS learned for San Miguel Beer and import Ivan Aska. Aska delivered a stellar performance with a double-double of  27 points and  13 rebounds  as San Miguel bounced back from a heartbreaking overtime loss by securing a convincing 93-83 victory over the previously undefeated Meralco in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Beermen, …

By Robert Andaya UNACCEPTABLE. WIth this word, PBA Deputy Commissioner Eric Castro handed out a suspension on the three referees who worked on the recent Manila Clasico game between Magnolia Chicken Timplados and Barangay Ginebra  in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Castro said referees Peter Balao, Mardy Montoya, Joel Baldago, and Julius Medillo  committed  late-game infraction …

By Robert Andaya TERRAFIRMA Dyip rode on Javi Gomez De Liano’s career-high 31 points and Thomas De Thaey’s double-double performance of  23 points and 16 rebounds  to roll back NLEX, 113-112, in  the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo. De Liano made  career game which included 10-of-15 shooting, five rebounds, two steals, and two assists in 37 …

By Robert Andaya PHOENIX Super LPG survived a late run by Rain or Shine to secure  a heart-stopping  99-98 victory and notch its second win in the 2023 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Saturday. Johnathan Williams topscored  with  29 points despite a disappointing 9-of-22 performance from the free-throw line,and aside from 18 rebounds, and seven …