The Philippines national esports team represents the Philippines in international

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tournaments. It is organized under the Philippine Esports Organization.

History

A national

team representing the Philippines took part in the

2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games The 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games ( tk, Ýapyk binalarda we söweş sungaty boýunça V Aziýa oýunlary/Япык биналарда ве сөвеш сунгаты боюнча V Азия оюнлары), which is also counted as the 5 ...

in Turkmenistan, where the esports was held as a demonstration event. The Philippines did not have any esports representatives at the

2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 A ...

in Indonesia, where it was likewise held as a demonstration event. When the Philippines hosted the

2019 Southeast Asian Games The 2019 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 30th Southeast Asian Games, or the 30th SEA Games, and commonly known as Philippines 2019, was the 30th edition of the Southeast Asian Games, a biennial regional multi-sport event which ...

, it organized esports as a medal sport. A national esports team, under the moniker "Sibol," was formalized by the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Esports Union (PSEU) for the purpose of the Philippines' participation in the regional games as hosts. The PSEU consists of officials of the National Electronic Sports Federation of the Philippines (NESFP) and the Esports National Association of the Philippines (ESNAP). Sibol fielded teams in all six events. In 2020, the Philippine Esports Organization (PESO) was recognized by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) as the national sports association for esports in the Philippines. This recognition was disputed by the NESFP, which was involved in the PSEU. The other involved organization, ESNAP, already merged with PESO. Sibol took part again in the

2021 Southeast Asian Games The 2021 Southeast Asian Games ( vi, Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á 2021, lit=2021 Southeast Asian Sport Festival), officially known as the 31st Southeast Asian Games, or the 31st SEA Games and also known as Vietnam 2021, was the 31st editi ...

in Vietnam, where esports returned as a medal event. It intends to compete in all titles at the regional games. A national selection tournaments were held for each title, wherein the winning team from each selection would form the core of the Sibol lineup for their respective event. The qualifiers ended on February 28, 2022, and a total of 55 esports athletes represented the country. The campaign ended with two gold and two silver medals; which was considered as a success by PESO. The team took part in the

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and the

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in Cambodia. They made their Asian Games debut in the 2022 edition held in Hangzhou in September 2023 where esports was held as a regular event for the first time. Sibol did not win any medal.

Team image

The Philippine esports team is also known as Team Sibol (stylized as SIBOL). The name "sibol" comes from the Filipino word for growth. The team logo is in red, yellow, and blue. The shape of the logo forms the abbreviation for the country, "PHI," in a form that could represent a leaf or a flame.

Titles

The Philippine esports team has fielded teams and/or players for the following titles. *'' Arena of Valor'' – 2019 SEAG, 2022 Asiad *'' Crossfire'' – 2021 SEAG *''Dream Three Kingdoms 2'' – 2022 Asiad *''

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'' – 2021 SEAG, 2022 Asiad *''

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'' – 2017 AIMAG*, 2019 SEAG *'' The King of Fighters'' – 2017 AIMAG* *'' League of Legends'' – 2021 SEAG *'' League of Legends: Wild Rift'' – 2021 SEAG *'' Mobile Legends: Bang Bang'' – 2019 SEAG, 2021 SEAG, IeSF 2022 *'' PUBG Mobile'' / ''Peacekeeper Elite'' – 2021 SEAG, 2022 Asiad *'' Starcraft II'' – 2017 AIMAG*, 2019 SEAG *'' Street Fighter V'' – 2022 Asiad *'' Tekken 7'' – 2019 SEAG

Current teams

Competitive record

Asian Games

Southeast Asian Games

External links

References

{{National sports teams of the Philippines

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