Sibol Women’s Wild Rift team, represented by GrindSky Eris, took home the first gold medal for the Philippines in the esports category of the 31st Southeast Asian Games after defeating Singapore, 3-0, in the grand finals on May 18, 2022.
The Philippines started strong in Game 1 of the finals with a 16-9 kill lead against Singapore. It was followed by another dominant Game 2 with a 17-8 win.
Sibol secured Game 3 in a come-from-behind win, 27-21 kill score, to sweep the gold medal match.
As a result, Singapore bagged the silver medal, while Thailand earned bronze after defeating the hosts Vietnam in the bronze medal match.
Watch SEA Games 2022 – LoL Wild Rift (Women’s Division) Grand Finals – Philippines vs. Singapore
Christine “Ray Ray” Natividad, Charize “Yugen” Doble, Gianna “Jeeya” Llanes, Angel Danica “Angelailaila” Lozada and Rose Ann “Hell Girl” Robles are Sibol’s first women medalists in the 2022 SEA Games since the biennial regional multi-sport event included esports in 2019.
Meanwhile, the Free Fire, PUBG Mobile (individual), FIFA Online 4, and men’s Wild Rift squads were unsuccessful in their medal attempts last week.
Before advancing to the Grand Finals, the Philippines defeated Thailand 3-1 in the semifinals, surviving early game jitters from the Thais.
Additionally, they swept the group stages with four wins against all other teams.
GrindSky Eris are the only Filipina esports team competing at the SEA Games, having earned a spot on the national team by defeating GGTY in the Sibol national team qualifiers’ grand finals.
Since the pilot event was held in the Philippines in 2019, this is the first time the SEA Games have included LoL Wild Rift in the biennial competition.
Sibol Women’s Wild Rift team grabs PH’s first esports gold in 31st SEAG
Source: Magandang Gabi Viral
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