A sad day to all e-sports fans as Acer officially announced that the Asia Pacific Predator League 2020 will be postponed and will reschedule to spring 2021 in the Philippines due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The health and safety of the gaming community remains Acer’s primary concerns, and the company has been working closely with public health authorities and their advisories.
The same qualifying teams from the local preliminary competitions will attend the finale in Spring 2021, and the event has been renamed as Predator League 2020/2021 with a prize pool of US$400,000 or PHP 20,000,000.
“The postponement of the Asia Pacific Predator League, instead of a cancellation, demonstrates Acer’s commitment to the gaming community,” - Andrew Hou, President of Acer Pan Asia Pacific Regional Operations.
“With the ongoing Covid-19 situation, we made the decision to move the competition to Spring 2021 for the safety and best interests of the tournament’s competitors, fans, spectators and staff.” - Hou added.
Almost 20,000 tickets have already been sold for the tournament, which was originally scheduled to take place in Manila, Philippines in February 2020 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City in Manila. A total of 17 regions entered the local qualifier competitions held from October 2019.
complimentary items will be given away to following:
VIP Tickets - Drawstring bag with limited edition Predator League 2020 shirt and face mask
Regular Tickets - Predator shirt
Further instructions on claiming will be posted on Predator’s social
media pages.
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