PeSO Receives Approval as the National Esports Organization of the Philippines

Previously, the Philippine Esports Organization (PeSO) applied for accreditation as the National Sports Association. The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) recently granted the approval to PeSO. That way, PeSO officially becomes a national organization that will be responsible for regulating and developing esports in the Philippines.

“We are honored to be at the forefront of developing the fast-growing esports industry in the Philippines,” said Brian Lim, President of PeSO, according to ESPN. “With the support of POC and Smart, we will be able to strengthen our position not only in the local scene but, more importantly, in the global arena.”

Supported by a telecommunications company Smart Communications, PeSO consists of several well-known esports organizations and companies in the Philippines. Some of the PeSO members include Bren Esports, Gariath Concepts, Mineski Philippines, The Nationals, PlayBook Esports, Tier One Entertainment, TV5, and TNC Holdings.

“As the country’s only fully integrated telco and digital services provider, we are excited to enable this organization and provide the best technology to elevate the local esports industry,” said Jane J. Basas, Senior Vice President and Head of Consumer Wireless Business, Smart Communications.

Indeed, so far, Smart Communications has been active in the Philippine esports ecosystem. They once held a national Mobile Legends tournament. Not only that, in July 2020, they also showed off a gaming centre that already uses the 5G network. At that time, they held an exhibition match using cloud gaming between smartphone users and PC players.

Smart teamed up with PeSO and the Esports National Association of the Philippines (ESNAP) to support the Philippine basketball esports team competing in the Pacific Pro-Am NBA 2K20 Tournament shortly after the team’s success in the FIBA Esports Open. Apart from that, Smart also supported the Philippine esports team who competed in the 2019 SEA Games. They even gave prizes to the players who won medals.

“We are glad to have the opportunity to unite gaming fans and rally support for our esports athletes,” said Basas. “We are honored to be part of this huge campaign that will shape the esports industry in the Philippines, and will help our athletes showcase their talents to the whole world.”

Feat image: via Facebook. The original article is in Indonesian, translated by Yabes Elia

PeSO Dapatkan Akreditasi Sebagai Organisasi Esports Nasional Filipina

Belum lama ini, Philippine Esports Organization (PeSO) mengajukan diri untuk mendapatkan akreditasi sebagai National Sports Association. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) baru saja memberikan akreditasi tersebut pada PeSO. Dengan begitu, PeSO resmi menjadi organisasi nasional yang akan bertanggung jawab untuk mengatur dan mengembangkan esports di Filipina.

“Kami bangga bisa turut mendukung industri esports Filipina yang tengah berkembang pesat,” kata Brian lim, President PeSO, menurut laporan ESPN. “Dengan dukungan dari POC dan Smart, kami akan bisa memperkuat posisi kami tidak hanya di ekosistem esports lokal, tapi juga di scene esports global.”

Didukung oleh perusahaan telekomunikasi Smart Communications, PeSO terdiri dari sejumlah pelaku esports ternama di Filipina, mulai dari tim esports sampai perusahaan yang bergerak di bidang esports. Beberapa anggota PeSO antara lain Bren Esports, Gariath Concepts, Mineski Philippines, The Nationals, PlayBook Esports, Tier One Entertainment, TV5, dan TNC Holdings.

“Sebagai penyedia layanan telekomunikasi dan digital, kami senang karena kami dapat mendukung PeSO dan menyediakan teknologi terbaik untuk mengembangkan industri esports di Filipina,” ujar Jane J. Basas, Senior Vice President dan Head of Consumer Wireless Business, Smart Communications.

Memang, selama ini, Smart Communications telah aktif di ekosistem esports Filipina. Mereka pernah mengadakan turnamen nasional Mobile Legends. Tak hanya itu, pada Juli 2020, mereka juga memamerkan pusat gaming yang sudah menggunakan jaringan 5G. Ketika itu, mereka mengadakan pertandingan eksibisi menggunakan cloud gaming, menunjukkan pertandingan antara pengguna smartphone dan pemain PC.

Smart bekerja sama dengan PeSO dan Esports National Association of the Philippines (ESNAP) untuk mendukung tim esports basket Filipina bertanding di Pacific Pro-Am NBA 2K20 Tournament tak lama setelah tim tersebut sukses dalam FIBA Esports Open. Selain itu, Smart juga mendukung tim esports Filipina yang bertanding di SEA Games 2019. Mereka bahkan memberikan hadiah pada para pemain yang memenangkan medali.

“Kami senang karena kami dapat menyatukan para gamer dan mendapatkan dukungan dari para atlet esports,” ujar Basas. “Kami juga puas karena bisa menjadi bagian dari organisasi yang akan membentuk industri esports di Filipina. Kami akan membantu atlet-atlet esports kami untuk menunjukkan kemampuan mereka di tingkat global.”

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