2019 The Nationals

The 2019 The Nationals is the inaugural season of The Nationals, an electronic sports (Esports) league in the Philippines. The season features three titles, Dota 2, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, and NBA 2K19 with two conferences each.

2019 The Nationals season
LeagueThe Nationals
SportElectronic sports
Number of teams6
TV partner(s)eGG Network
5 Plus

Teams
Team Company
Bren EPro BrenPro Inc.
Cignal Ultra Warriors Cignal TV Inc.
Happy Feet Emperors HappyFeet Esports
Omega PLDT Inc. / Smart Communications
STI eOlympians STI Education Systems Holdings, Inc.
Suha-XCTN Punishers –

Conferences

Dota 2

First Conference

After playing a total of 40 games in the group phase, the Cignal Ultra Warriors secured a bye to the best-of-five grand finals while PLDT-Smart Omega and Suha-XCTN Punishers played against each other in the best-of-three playoffs.[1] Suha Execretion eliminated Omega in the playoffs to advance to the grand final where they were defeated by Cignal. Cignal clinched the first conference Dota 2 title with a 3-2 win in the grand final.[2]

The Best Player of the final series is Fernando Mendoza (Nando) of Cignal who averaged 9.4 kills, 6 assists, and 650 GPM per game.[2]

Second Conference

The second conference will begin in May 1, 2019.[2]

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

First Conference

The Mobile Legends First Conference marked the league debut of the STI eOlympians in The Nationals.[3] After playing 31 games in the group stage (including tiebreaker), PLDT-Smart Omega became the top seed with the Cignal Ultra Warriors becoming second. PLDT-Smart Omega became the first ever The Nationals MLBB Champion after sweeping Cignal Ultra Warriors in the best-of-five finals series, 3 games to none.

Second Conference

A second conference will be held for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.[2]

NBA 2K19

Two conferences will be held for NBA 2K19.[2]

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References
  1. "The Nationals Dota 2 playoffs set". The Philippine Star. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. "Cignal wins inaugural The Nationals title". Rappler. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  3. "STI Joins Industry Giants to make ESports History". STI. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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