RP team triumphs in Supreme Destiny tilt
Written by: Relly Carpio
Publication: Hackenslash
Date published: March 10, 2008
UPDATE: Editor’s note: Made a correction and added photos and links to videos.
MEMBERS of Team PH and the crowd that gathered to watch them were suddenly thrown into a frenzy, when Team Korea threw in the towel for the second match of the best-of-three finals in the Supreme Destiny World Championship League, making the Philippine team the very first world champions of this international tournament.
Here’s a photo of the message from Team Korea: “We abstain match.”
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“Nakakagulat,” said Squall09M, one of the war council members of the team, “Hindi naming expect na susuko sila sa second match. Baka na-realize nila na wala na sa tactics nila ang uubra.” The cheers went on for quite a while and the mood was rightly ecstatic at the Team PH headquarters at the i-Hooked cafe in Katipunan, Quezon City.
Check out the video of the post-match interview.
The first match versus Korea was the longest match they have had since the beginning of the tournament. You could feel the energy pulsing through the room as the war council gave orders to the different teams, the players sporadically barking back intelligence and information to the council. Every now and then a cheer rose from a corner of the HQ where fans and family were there to support their player. The concentration of the Filipino players themselves was intense. Before the match started they were shouting words of encouragement to one another: “Atin na ‘to!” “Tapusin na ‘to!”
Here’s a video of the first match.
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As the match dragged on longer than they were used to, worry-filled reminders followed the orders “Bantay sa King!” “Tingin-tingin baka may lumulusot.” “Defend guys! Lapit na!” Everyone was tense even though the word decimation would have been a closer description to what happened to Korea in the first match, rather than defeat.
“Ubos na barracks nila, wala na ‘atang cannons, at halos patay na iyung King nila; iyung sa atin one-third pa lang ang damage,” was the curt answer I got when I asked for a situation report from one of the council members, who didn’t even take his eyes away from his monitor as he spoke. The win came a few moments later, and cheers broke out from everyone.
After a short break, Team PH was bracing itself for another long haul for the second match, when the GM of Korea simply announced: “We abstain match.” Stunned silence, then an “O?” from IP eGames brand manager for Supreme Destiny Sonny Carlos was followed by wall-shaking cheers from members of Team PH and their fans.
Here’s a video of the Team PH winning moment, taken seconds after Team Korea said it would “abstain” Match 2.
“Sarap ng feeling! Number one tayo!” said BKK, also of the council. Of course the $10,000 $5,000 (Editor’s note: Corrected. The total cash prize at stake was $10,000 — $5,000 to the champion team, $3,000 to the second placer, and $2,000 to the third placer.) in cash plus in-game prizes didn’t hurt either.
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Supreme Destiny is a medieval massively multiplayer online-role playing game distributed by IP e-Games. The World Championship League is the first competition of its kind for Supreme Destiny, and was organized by With Your Destiny.
MEMBERS of Team PH and the crowd that gathered to watch them were suddenly thrown into a frenzy, when Team Korea threw in the towel for the second match of the best-of-three finals in the Supreme Destiny World Championship League, making the Philippine team the very first world champions of this international tournament.
Here’s a photo of the message from Team Korea: “We abstain match.”
[Picture: N/A.]
“Nakakagulat,” said Squall09M, one of the war council members of the team, “Hindi naming expect na susuko sila sa second match. Baka na-realize nila na wala na sa tactics nila ang uubra.” The cheers went on for quite a while and the mood was rightly ecstatic at the Team PH headquarters at the i-Hooked cafe in Katipunan, Quezon City.
Check out the video of the post-match interview.
The first match versus Korea was the longest match they have had since the beginning of the tournament. You could feel the energy pulsing through the room as the war council gave orders to the different teams, the players sporadically barking back intelligence and information to the council. Every now and then a cheer rose from a corner of the HQ where fans and family were there to support their player. The concentration of the Filipino players themselves was intense. Before the match started they were shouting words of encouragement to one another: “Atin na ‘to!” “Tapusin na ‘to!”
Here’s a video of the first match.
[Video: N/A.]
As the match dragged on longer than they were used to, worry-filled reminders followed the orders “Bantay sa King!” “Tingin-tingin baka may lumulusot.” “Defend guys! Lapit na!” Everyone was tense even though the word decimation would have been a closer description to what happened to Korea in the first match, rather than defeat.
“Ubos na barracks nila, wala na ‘atang cannons, at halos patay na iyung King nila; iyung sa atin one-third pa lang ang damage,” was the curt answer I got when I asked for a situation report from one of the council members, who didn’t even take his eyes away from his monitor as he spoke. The win came a few moments later, and cheers broke out from everyone.
After a short break, Team PH was bracing itself for another long haul for the second match, when the GM of Korea simply announced: “We abstain match.” Stunned silence, then an “O?” from IP eGames brand manager for Supreme Destiny Sonny Carlos was followed by wall-shaking cheers from members of Team PH and their fans.
Here’s a video of the Team PH winning moment, taken seconds after Team Korea said it would “abstain” Match 2.
“Sarap ng feeling! Number one tayo!” said BKK, also of the council. Of course the $10,000 $5,000 (Editor’s note: Corrected. The total cash prize at stake was $10,000 — $5,000 to the champion team, $3,000 to the second placer, and $2,000 to the third placer.) in cash plus in-game prizes didn’t hurt either.
[Picture: N/A.]
Supreme Destiny is a medieval massively multiplayer online-role playing game distributed by IP e-Games. The World Championship League is the first competition of its kind for Supreme Destiny, and was organized by With Your Destiny.