After the 5-months long qualifiers, the Predator League 2019 by Acer and Intel is finally holding its Grand Final in Bangkok, Thailand today! The Grand Final will be held from February 15 to 17, where the top teams from 16 countries – Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam will compete to share a portion of the USD 400,000 prize pool.
This time, the Asian Pacific Predator League is featuring 2 games including PUBG and Dota 2. The prize pool allocated for Grand Final is USD 250,000 (about RM1,016,000). 3 teams from Malaysia will be competing in the Grand Final, which includes Team Lotac and Geek Fam for Dota 2, and Team Asbol for PUBG. Malaysia is the only country with 2 teams competing in the Dota 2 Grand Final!
Here is the list of the finalists:
- Dota 2 (10 teams)
| Thailand | ALPHA RED |
| Myanmar | FLASH GAMING |
| Singapore | X |
| Sri Lanka | PnXlINDOMIYUS |
| Mongolia | YG |
| Malaysia | LOTAC |
| GEEKFAM | |
| Philippines | TNC Predator |
| India | SIGNIFY |
| Indonesia | Boom.ID |
- PUBG (16 teams)
| Thailand | SIGNATURE, PURPLE MOOD |
| PINTO GAMING, MITH | |
| Taiwan | TAG |
| Japan | SUNSISTER SUICIDER’S |
| Singapore | AYSON Esports |
| Vietnam | GAMEHOME Esport |
| Malaysia | ASBOL |
| Hong Kong | GSSM |
| Macau | MP5 |
| Australia | TEAM IMMUNITY |
| Philippines | ArkAngel |
| Indonesia | Aerowolf.TeamEight |
| South Korea | Afreeca Freecs Fatal |
| India | Raptors |
The playing order of Dota 2 was decided by team draw at yesterday’s press conference, while the team seat allocation for PUBG is decided directly by the officials. BO3 will be used during the knockout stages in Dota 2.
Here are the team playing order and team seat for Dota 2 and PUBG:
There will be a lot of exciting activities including a concert of idol girl group BNK48 and light show available during the grand opening ceremony at Nimibutr Stadium later! You can also meet enjoy mini-games, meet with fellow cosplayers as well as enjoy the delicious foods at the food trucks.
Be sure to come and take parts in the events if you are in Bangkok! For those who can’t make it to the venue, you can watch the events via the live stream on Youtube as well. More information for the Predator League 2019 is available at the official site too.
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