West Point Esports will represent the Philippines in the League of Legends event of the 31st Southeast Asian Games.
West Point Esports secured the spot after defeating Skambalow in the grand finals of the Sibol League of Legends Phase 2 qualifiers, with a clean sweep 3-0 in the best-of-5 series.
Before the decider, West Point Esports suffered a loss from Skambalow, 0-2, in the upper bracket that relegated them to the lower bracket. In their lower bracket finals match, West Point crushed LG Hydra, who previously beat lone direct invitee Orgless, to advance to the grand finals, up against Skambalow.
West Point Esports PH is composed of Revelate, Cresho, Yjy, Parzival, and Calumnia.
Meanwhile, other PH team Sibol representatives include the following:
- Blacklist International (Mobile Legends: Bang Bang)
- LF Adoption and GrindSky Eris (Wild Rift men's and women's division)
- ZAP Battlegroundz and KHI Esports (PUBG Mobile)
- Pacific Macta Infirma (CrossFire)
- Jorrel Aristorenas, Bilog FC, and Radalad (FIFA Online 4)
League of Legends (LoL) is one of 8 esports titles to be played in the 31st SEA Games. This will be the debut of the PC MOBA game in the biennial regional multi-sport event.
The 31st edition of SEAG will take place in Hanoi, Vietnam, in May 2022.
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