Vagabonds Esports ready to defend Garena Survivors title
The battle for supremacy in the Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines (SMP) region in battle royale is about to commence when Garena Survivors 2 begins today.
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Out of the possible 16 teams that have qualified, 15 are Filipino squads raring to get a chance to seize the ultimate prize. Leading them all are defending Garena Survivors 1 champion Vagabonds Esports who are poised to do it once more after a masterful showing in Season 1. They dominated the entire lobby that time, winning 9 out of 18 rounds — an impressive 50 percent round win rate.
Vagabonds are still the team to beat this season as they retained their core lineup of Josef Brey “Blue” Evidente, John Christopher “Nash” Simbulan Jr., Luke Emmanuel “Lukie” Jorolan, Jacq “Yato” Gelacio Maranga, and mainstays Kevin Miles “Kevsup” Taller and Janzell “Demon” Flores, making them the undisputed favorites.
Along with them competing are continuing teams from GS1 including sister team Vagabonds Nomads, GS1 runner-up AMT Prime, NRX 4:20, and 4 Kings. Two teams that have also retained lineups but are now carrying a different name with VVV Esports now named T.E.A.M DAO Conquerors and Amethaverse Esports now being Riley Esports.
Moreover, the other Filipino teams in contention for the title include AXP Eternals, Armament Rodzina Esports, T.E.A.M DAO Vitas, AXP Kratos, T.E.A.M DAO ENE Phoenix, NRX 4:32, Vitality CL, and HGE 011 Kratos.
All these teams will battle it out for the biggest share of the 25,000 USD prize pool. Watch the action unfold on Garena CODM’s official YouTube channel and Facebook page respectively.
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