Sibol Kicks Off Campaign For 2022 SEA Games
Philippine national esports team Sibol kicked off their campaign for the 2022 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in a face-to-face conference hosted by the Philippine Esports Organization (PESO) today, March 17, 2022.
Courtesy of Theo Ignacio
With more esports titles to potentially win, Sibol aims to have podium finishes in League of Legends (PC); League of Legends: Wild Rift (male and female); CrossFire, Arena of Valor, Playersunknown Battlegrounds (individual, team) FreeFire and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.
“These athletes that we have right now are the number one teams in their respective field. Our goal this year is podium finishes,” Team Sibol team manager Leo Escutin stated.
Sibol is currently composed of 64 delegates (fifty-five athletes and nine coaches) who were all chosen through team-based qualifiers. As such, Sibol also hopes to channel their inner-Gilas potential, the renowned national basketball team of the Philippines, on their conquest of victory at the 2022 SEA Games.
“Of course, [yung Gilas] ang mga ‘lodi’ natin sa basketball, we wanted to be like them, we wanted to be as big as them. ‘Pag sinabi natin Sibol, Philippine team ‘yon. ‘Pag sinabi natin Sibol, magaling. ‘Pag sinabing Sibol, masipag. ‘Yan ang pangarap ng PESO and, of course, ‘yun ang pangarap na gusto nating i-push sa campaign na ito (Of course, the Gilas basketball team were our idols in basketball, we wanted to be like them, we wanted to be as big as them. Whenever we say Sibol, it’s a Philippine team. Whenever we say Sibol, they’re good. Whenever we say Sibol, they’re hardworking. That is PESO’s dream and, of course, that is the dream we want to push in this campaign.) ,” PESO interim executive director Marlon “Lon” Marcelo stated.
The 64 delegates are also set to receive new smartphones courtesy of Realme as part of Sibol’s partnership with the smartphone brand.
Courtesy of Theo Ignacio
In the same press conference, they also unveiled the jersey kits for Sibol. Designed by Dani Rogacion, founder and lead designer of Overdrive Esports, the jersey incorporated local textile designs which also acted as a representation of unity.
“We want to be reminded of how united we are in gaming, so to visualize that, we wanted to try to incorporate different textiles to this artwork,” Rogacion revealed.
The 2022 SEA Games will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam from May 13 – 22, 2022. For more information on Sibol, you can check their official Facebook page here.
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