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| Globally renowned video game publisher and developer MOONTON Games is among the big winners of the 2023 Philippine eSports Awards with four awards including Game Publisher of the Year, Game of the Year for Mobile Legends Bang Bang (MLBB), eSports Event of the Year for M5 MLBB World Championship, and eSports and Gaming Positive Influencer of the Year for MOONTON Games Philippines' Public Relations Manager Keith Medrano. (Image Source: PhilStar.com/eSports Prime Media Inc.) |
2023 was an incredible year for the Philippine eSports scene, more particularly for globally renowned video game publisher and developer MOONTON Games and top local Mobile Legends Bang Bang (MLBB) team and M5 MLBB World Champions AP BREN which garnered the largest number of awards won at the 2023 Philippine eSports Awards held last April 11, 2024 at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City.
Co-presented by Smart Communications Inc. (Smart), PLDT Enterprise, Cignal TV and San Miguel Corporation and supported by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Games & Amusements Board (GAB), the highly anticipated national eSports awards ceremony has brought together the local professional gaming community and luminaries and distinguished guests from the national government and private sector to honor and celebrate the exceptional talents and achievements of the top Philippine esports athletes and industry professionals of the past year and to commemorate the unparalleled contributions to the Philippine eSports landscape. Among those gracing the much-awaited occasion were GAB Chairman Atty. Richard S. Clarin which reaffirms the nation's commitment of recognizing and celebrating excellence in eSports through the agency's advocacy to Promote, Professionalize and Protect Philippine professional sports as well as Smart Communications' Melvin Nubla.
Among the accolades AP BREN won in the 2023 Philippine eSports Awards are 2023 PH eSports Organization of the Year, 2023 PH eSports Team of the Year and 2023 PH eSports Athlete of the Year for Angelo "Pheww" Arcangel while MOONTON is being recognized as 2023 PH eSports Publisher of the Year, its flagship global hit mobile MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) game MLBB as 2023 PH eSports Game of the Year, MOONTON Games Philippines Public Relations Manager Keith Medrano as 2023 PH eSports and Gaming Positive Influencer of the Year, and the M5 MLBB World Championship as 2023 PH eSports Event of the Year. On the other hand, Tier One Entertainment co-founder Alodia Gosiengfiao-Quimbo and Mineski co-founder and CEO Ronald Robins are being given the PH eSports Lifetime Achievement Award for their valuable contributions to the Philippine professional gaming scene. Here is the full list of winners of the 2023 Philippine eSports Awards:
Lifetime Achievement Category
• PH eSports Lifetime Award – Alodia Gosiengfiao-Quimbo
• PH eSports Lifetime Award – Ronald Robins
Technical and Production Category
• 2023 PH eSports Creative Team of the Year – Overdrive Studios
• CignalTV 2023 PH eSports Production Team of the Year – CBZN Perspective
• 2023 PH eSports Event of the Year – M5 MLBB World Championship
Talent Category
• 2023 PH eSports and Gaming Positive Influencer of the Year – Keith Medrano, MOONTON Games Philippines Public Relations Manager
• 2023 PH eSports Content Streamer of the Year – Myrtle Sarrosa
• 2023 PH eSports Content Creator of the Year – Caizam “Wolf” Nopueto
• 2023 PH eSports Play-By-Play of the Year – PochSpice
• 2023 PH eSports Stage Host of the Year – Mara Aquino
• 2023 PH eSports Desk Host of the Year – Mika Fabella
• PLDT Enterprise 2023 PH eSports Manager of the Year – Jeff Victoriano of AP BREN
• 2023 PH eSports Colour Caster of the Year – Angelica “Honeyglaze” Cortez
• 2023 PH eSports Analyst of the Year – John Nathan “Johnxfire” Fernandez
• 2023 PH eSports Organization of the Year – AP BREN
• 2023 PH eSports Journalist of the Year – Mario “Abo” Limos, Carlos Pineda
• 2023 PH eSports Cosplayer of the Year – Charess
Gaming Category
• 2023 PH eSports Game of the Year – Mobile Legends Bang Bang (MLBB)
• 2023 PH eSports Pro Console Athlete of the Year – Alexander “AK” Laverez
• 2023 PH eSports Pro PC Athlete of the Year – Christian “Revenge” Amores
• 2023 PH eSports Pro Mobile Athlete of the Year – David “FlapTzy” Canon
• 2023 PH eSports Coach of the Year – Francis “Ducky” Glindro
• 2023 PH eSports Breakthrough Player of the Year – Alexandria “Alexy” Francisco
• 2023 PH eSports Game Publisher of the Year – MOONTON Games
• Smart Communications Inc. 2023 PH eSports Team of the Year – AP BREN
• San Miguel Corporation 2023 PH eSports Athlete of the Year – Angelo “Pheww” Arcangel
The 2023 Philippine eSports Awards was produced by eSports Prime Media Inc. and was sponsored by Privacy Key Specialists PH, Fantech Philippines and EasyPC. Hosted by local gaming and eSports staples Yuuko and Bea Escudero, performances from Teng Meister, DJ Mikko Solis and the Animove Dance Group have added flavor to the esteemed event which would not have been made possible without the support and cooperation of Philippine eSports Organization (PESO), Negostro Biz, METAPIXEL Incorporated, UP Diliman Office Of The Vice-Chancellor For Community Affairs, UP Film Institute, Cresta Paye Beach Campsite, Tindahan Ni Ate Ganda, Swarley of 2DVentures, and Shaphy’s Kitchen.
