YGG Closes 2023 With The Year’s Biggest Web3 Esports Tournament, At Its Inaugural Web3 Games Summit
(Press Release)
Big winners took home over $100,000 prize pool at Xeno Pro Tour Manila 2023
Manila, Philippines — Biggest local gaming guild Yield Guild Games (YGG) Pilipinas wraps up another eventful year after hosting the first and biggest Web3 esports tournament in the country, the Xeno Pro Tour Manila 2023. The competition was the finale of the company’s inaugural Web3 Games Summit which opened doors for the Philippine community to discover more about the future of gaming at the epicenter of Web3 gaming adoption.
In collaboration with Project Xeno, the leading web3 strategy game in Japan, the tournament featured a whopping $100,000 prize pool for the thousands of Xtraordinary players who simply qualified online for free. For the finale, a mix of 16 Japanese and Filipino players were selected to battle, with pro-Japanese player Makatty [H.U.G.] taking home the largest pot of $40,000. Another pro-Japanese player RYO also walked away with $20,000 as a runner-up. Meanwhile, Lordgrim, the only Filipino who remained standing became a local champion as he was able to enter the quarterfinals against all odds competing with the Japanese pro players who topped the game. Boxing legend and Project Xeno ambassador, Manny Pacquaio, made an appearance presenting the rewards to all the winners.
YGG empowers the Filipino community to unlock bigger opportunities in Web3 gaming, providing a platform for gamers to compete with both local and international professional players. The Xeno Pro Tour Manila 2023 is just the first of many tournament events for YGG and the company invites those interested to stay tuned for more events in 2024.
“The Xeno Pro Tour Manila 2023 is truly a phenomenal event that showcased the best of local and international Project Xeno pro players today. Our goal for this competition was to give opportunities for all aspiring gamers and blockchain enthusiasts and everyone surely gave it their all which highlighted their tactical prowess and skills in the game. This is just the start. More opportunities are coming your way this 2024 and the next years to come in the Web3 community so make sure to keep an eye on them,” said Gabby Dizon, co-founder and CEO of YGG Pilipinas.
Did you miss the action? Re-watch the live stream of the Xeno Pro Tour Manila 2023 on the official Facebook page of the YGG Web3 Games Summit.
To stay updated on the latest news about Project Xeno, follow the official Instagram page of Project Xeno (@gamefi_project_xeno). Download the app now and be part of Project Xeno’s Xtraordinary Xperience!
Interested in attending Web3 events in 2024? Visit the official website of YGG Pilipinas (yieldguild.io) to learn more.
About Yield Guild Games
Yield Guild Games is an organization that focuses on Play-to-earn games. YGG lends out axies to Filipino players where they get to take home up to 70% of their winnings. The market cap for $YGG token is now more than $600M. One of their goals is to be able to give support to Players, Managers, and Creators by hosting community events and creating support materials.
About Project Xeno
Project Xeno is the first ever play-to-earn non-fungible tokens (NFT) game created by the Japanese developer Crooz Blockchain Lab. Unlike others in the market, Project Xeno brings out the competitiveness out of its users through GameFi that references the merging of blockchain technology, use of NFTs, and game mechanics. Users play as characters called XENOs to earn tokens and NFTs that they take to the competitive arena and battle with other players to win U-coins, Weapons, Charms, and Skill Cards and upgrades to their XENOs.
