Mineski
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Divisions | Esports |
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Founded | February 14, 2004 |
Based in | San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines |
Location | Southeast Asia |
Owner | Mineski Global (from 2009) |
Head coach | Yap "Kenchi" Chee Loong |
Manager | Zak "DashOCE" Holman |
Partners | AirAsia Sennheiser VKGame |
Website | esports |
Mineski is an inactive esports team established on February 14, 2004 in the Philippines.[1] They had a Dota 2 team and a professional League of Legends team.
History
Mineski was established as a DOTA esports team on February 14, 2004, by Filipino gamer Ronald Robins and his teammates in Manila, Philippines.[1][2] The team competed in various domestic and international competitions including the World Cyber Games.
In December 2009, shortly after Robins retired, Robins and his former teammates went on to establish Mineski as a company (which would become known as Mineski Global) which runs an internet cafe chain primarily catering to gamers.[3] It also started from organizing localized esports competitions hosted in its internet cafes to holding international esports tournaments.[4]
In 2011, Mineski was invited by Valve to compete with fifteen other teams in the first ever The International.[5][6]
Mineski expanded out of the Philippines in 2012, when it acquired a South Korean Dota roster. The team is no longer active.[7]
Mineski qualified for the 2015 Frankfurt Major by winning the Southeast Asia qualifier tournament.[8]
Mineski won the Philippine Qualifier for ESL One Manila in 2016.[9] Mineski also won the SEA Qualifier for the Manila Majors.
In 2017, Mineski came close to winning the first tournament of the DPC 2017-2018 Season by achieving second place in the third season of the StarLadder i-League Invitational, they went on to win the next tournament, PGL Open Bucharest.[10]
In 2018, Mineski won their first major tournament, Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018, with this achievement they also became the first team from the Southeast Asia region to win a major tournament.[11] With this win, they secured enough DPC points to secure their slot for The International 2018, though they finished in 9-12th place as well as The International 2019. With no major achievements in DPC 2018-2019 Season, the team disbanded.[citation needed]
Roster
As of May 19, 2020, Mineski have no active Dota 2 roster.
Achievements
Sources: Mineski's Facebook page, GosuGamers, and Yahoo Esports[12][13][14][better source needed]
2013 achievements
2012 achievements
2011 achievements
2010 achievements
2009 achievements
2008 achievements
2005–2007 achievements
References
- ^ a b "Retrieved on 28 December 2013". Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "Mineski inaugurates new global HQ in PH". Manila Times. December 8, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
- ^ Onag, Gigi (March 29, 2021). "Leveling up". The Manila Times. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ "From internet cafes to international competitions: the rocketing popularity of esports". BusinessWorld. January 29, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ "The International 2011 - Dota 2". cdn.dota2.com. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "Retrieved on 2 January 2013". Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "SeleCT stars in new all Korean Mineski squad". Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ CERRUDO, AILEEN "CHAOS" (November 15, 2015). "MINESKI DID IT!". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ^ "Champions once more". Mineski. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ^ "The PGL Open Bucharest Championship And What It Means For Mineski-Dota". mineski.net. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ "Mineski Land their First Major Championship Title at DAC 2018". vpesports.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ "Mineski-Dota | Info". www.facebook.com. Mineski-Dota. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- ^ "Mineski - Dota 2 Team Database - GosuGamers". www.gosugamers.net. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "Retrieved on 8 June 2014". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.