The Asia-Pacific Predator League Finals Conclude After Six Days of Intense Battling Across 17 Regions

Esports teams from 17 regions battled intensely over six days have brought the Asia-Pacific Predator League 2020/21 Grand Final to its thrilling conclusion. The online tournament was covered by various channels, altogether garnering more than 15 million views.

This year’s finals were divided into four sub-tournaments: two for Dota 2 and two for PLAYERSUNKNOWN’s BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG). The four winning teams will then share a prize pool of USD 240,000PHP 14,084,520INR 20,339,952EUR 228,552CNY 1,746,792 and receive the coveted Predator shields.

Dota 2 Highlights

The Predator League 2021/21 Dota 2 Asia lower bracket final saw Myanmar’s Team Veteran grind their way past The Council from Bangladesh. They capitalized on connectivity problems of The Council, as their midlaner L3N disconnected throughout the match. This forced J1N to toggle between two mechanically-centric heroes namely Visage and Chen.

Team Veteran’s triumph brought them to the grand final where they fought Mongolia’s team IMG. Considered to be the favorites due to their undefeated streak and leadership of Ravdan “Hustla” Narmandakh, Team Veteran stood their ground, kicking it off with Kalay99’s Pangolier play during game one and a surprise wombo combo in the 29th minute of game three.

On the other hand, the Predator League 2020/21 Dota 2 APAC lower bracket final saw TNC Predator breeze their way past BOOM Esports from Indonesia. TNC Predator then proceeded to the grand finale, facing fellow representatives Neon Esports, who previously pummeled them in a match before.

In their grudge match, TNC outclassed and outplayed Neon, sweeping them in most teamfights. Marvin “Boomy” Rushton’s shotcalling and drafting prowess decided the series.

PUBG Highlights

As for PUBG Asia sub-tournament, three representatives from South Korea took center stage, but ultimately it was DWG-KIA who came out on top thanks to their second-place finishes in rounds 11 and 12, as well as GPS Ghibli’s downfall. DWG-KIA’s calculated decisions to weaken GPS Ghibli by bombarding them after the parachute drop in round 11 and Ghibli’s massive vehicular disaster in round 12 sealed the victory.

Overall, DWG-KIA got 142 points after 12 rounds in Erangel and Miramar, yielding USD 37,500PHP 2,200,706INR 3,178,118EUR 35,711CNY 272,936. However, GPS Ghibli’s performance led to 122 points and a second-place finish, securing USD 15,000PHP 880,283INR 1,271,247EUR 14,285CNY 109,175. In third place, Danawa E-sports rallied to a chicken dinner victory in round 12, giving them USD 7,500PHP 440,141INR 635,624EUR 7,142CNY 54,587.

Meanwhile, in the PUBG APAC sub-tournament, Eagle 365 from Indonesia steamrolled the scene as they comfortably dominated the top spot with their 125-point tally. Besides the Predator League trophy, they also brought home USD 37,500PHP 2,200,706INR 3,178,118EUR 35,711CNY 272,936.

The second and third seed spots were attained by Cerberus and “No.1” of Vietnam, respectively.

Cerberus capitalized on ArkAngel’s unexpected performance by securing a chicken dinner victory in round 10 and a fourth-place finish in round 12, giving them 104 points. They finished, second, bagging USD 15,000PHP 880,283INR 1,271,247EUR 14,285CNY 109,175.

The biggest storyline came from “No.1”, who miraculously ascended from eighth place to a third-place finish as they garnered chicken dinner victory in round 11 and a second-place finish in round 12. Their clutch performance produced 97 points, a third-place finish, and USD 7,500PHP 440,141INR 635,624EUR 7,142CNY 54,587.

Intel MVP

Aside from the group awards, Erin Jasper “Yopaj” Ferrer from Neon Esports and Risky “Chibiritt” Junaidi Putra from Eagle 365 were declared Intel MBP’s (most valuable players) for showcasing prodigious skills.

Following this successful run, it was also announced that Japan will be the host for the APAC Predator League 2022 Grand Finals.