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| Divisions | Esports |
|---|---|
| Founded | February 14, 2004 |
| Based in | San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Location | Southeast Asia |
| Owner | Mineski Global (from 2009) |
| Head coach | Yap "Kenchi" Chee Loong |
| Manager | Zak "DashOCE" Holman |
| Partners | AirAsia Sennheiser VKGame |
| Website | esports |
Mineski is an inactive esports team established on February 14, 2004 in the Philippines.[1] They had a Dota 2 team and a professional League of Legends team.
History
Mineski was established as a DOTA esports team on February 14, 2004, by Filipino gamer Ronald Robins and his teammates in Manila, Philippines.[1][2] The team competed in various domestic and international competitions including the World Cyber Games.
In December 2009, shortly after Robins retired, Robins and his former teammates went on to establish Mineski as a company (which would become known as Mineski Global) which runs an internet cafe chain primarily catering to gamers.[3] It also started from organizing localized esports competitions hosted in its internet cafes to holding international esports tournaments.[4]
In 2011, Mineski was invited by Valve to compete with fifteen other teams in the first ever The International.[5][6]
Mineski expanded out of the Philippines in 2012, when it acquired a South Korean Dota roster. The team is no longer active.[7]
Mineski qualified for the 2015 Frankfurt Major by winning the Southeast Asia qualifier tournament.[8]
Mineski won the Philippine Qualifier for ESL One Manila in 2016.[9] Mineski also won the SEA Qualifier for the Manila Majors.
In 2017, Mineski came close to winning the first tournament of the DPC 2017-2018 Season by achieving second place in the third season of the StarLadder i-League Invitational, they went on to win the next tournament, PGL Open Bucharest.[10]
In 2018, Mineski won their first major tournament, Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018, with this achievement they also became the first team from the Southeast Asia region to win a major tournament.[11] With this win, they secured enough DPC points to secure their slot for The International 2018, though they finished in 9-12th place as well as The International 2019. With no major achievements in DPC 2018-2019 Season, the team disbanded.
Roster
As of May 19, 2020, Mineski have no active Dota 2 roster.
Achievements
Sources: Mineski's Facebook page, GosuGamers, and Yahoo Esports[12][13][14]
2013 achievements
| Placement | Competition |
|---|---|
 | Netolic Pro League Online September |
 | GEST Dota2 August |
 | Neolution GosuCup August |
| Gigabyte Mineski Pro-Gaming League 5-8 Dota2 (LAN) |
| GEST Dota2 July |
| Gigabyte Mineski Pro-Gaming League 5-7 Dota2 (LAN) |
| Neolution GosuCup June |
| Gigabyte Mineski Pro-Gaming League 5-6 Dota2 (LAN) |
| E2Max L33t Championship PH Qualifier |
| Gigabyte Mineski Pro-Gaming League 5-5 Dota2 (LAN) |
| TNC Cup Dota2 |
| BluDOTA OGM Dota2 SEA Open |
| Gigabyte Mineski Pro-Gaming League 5-4 Dota2 (LAN) |
| Tide's Wrath Online Dota2 Tournament |
| TheNet.Com Dota2 Tournament Online |
| Gigabyte Mineski Pro-Gaming League 5-3 Dota2 (LAN) |
| Ledion Mini tournament Dota2 |
| MSI Revolution Dota2 (LAN) |
| Gigabyte Mineski Pro-Gaming League 5-2 Dota2 (LAN) |
2012 achievements
| Placement | Competition |
|---|---|
| Power Cup Dota2 Tournament |
| SMM 2012 Malaysia |
| Gigabyte GEST DotA Cup November (Online) |
| GPPC Dota2 Tournament November |
| Gigabyte GEST DotA Cup August (Online) |
| Davao Cyber Expo |
| MIOT Legarda Dota2 |
| Alodia's Birthday Bash Dota1 |
| Gigabyte Mineski Pro-Gaming League 4-3 DotA (LAN) |
| Ledion Dota Tournament: Big Dog J Birthday Celebration (LAN) |
| Razer Dota 2 Tournament Singapore |
| Gigabyte GEST DotA Cup February (Online) |
| Gigabyte Mineski Pro-Gaming League 4-1 DotA (LAN) |
| Pacific Dota Tournament Philippines, January (LAN) |
| Thailand Game Show (LAN)- DotA |
2011 achievements
| Placement | Competition |
|---|---|
| Asian Cyber Games Dota 2 Malaysia Invitational |
| Sendi Mutiara Multimedia Grand Final |
| PCXpress Gaming Expo |
| WCG Asian Championship Dota 2 |
| WCG Asian Championship WC3 Dota |
| Mineski Pro-Gaming League Grand Final |
| TheGamesXpo (TGX) Singapore |
| Mineski Pro-Gaming League 3-9 |
| Mineski Pro-Gaming League 3-8 |
| 10th | The International |
| Mineski Pro-Gaming League 3-7 (TGX PH Qualifiers) |
| Mineski Pro-Gaming League 3-6 |
| Mineski Pro-Gaming League 3-6 |
| Mineski Pro-Gaming League 3-4 |
| D-Six Dota Tournament |
| Mineski Pro-Gaming League 3-3 |
| Mineski Pro-Gaming League 3-2 |
| Mineski Pro-Gaming League 3-1 |
2010 achievements
| Placement | Competition |
|---|---|
| 10th | Sendi Mutiara Multimedia Grand Final |
| Gamepod DotA Tournament |
| Pacific 2nd Battle of the Champions Tournament |
| Alienware Mineski Pro-Gaming League 2-5 |
| Alienware Mineski Pro-Gaming League 2-4 |
| Alienware Mineski Pro-Gaming League 2-3 |
| Pacific 1st Battle of the Champions Tournament |
| Alienware Mineski Pro-Gaming League 2-1 |
| Alienware Mineski Pro-Gaming League 1-5 |
| Alienware Mineski Pro-Gaming League 1-3 |
| Cubizone DotA Tournament |
2009 achievements
| Placement | Competition |
|---|---|
| 10th | Sendi Mutiara Multimedia (SMM) Grand Final |
| Mineski Dota Tournament 4 (MSDT-4) |
| Mineski Dota Tournament 3 (MSDT-3) |
| Mineski Dota Tournament 2 (MSDT-2) |
| Mineski Dota Tournament 2 (MSDT-1) |
| PSW4 Dota Tournament |
| Paradigm DotaPH EyeBall |
| New England College Dota Tourney (NEC) |
| Batlle of the Kriss 3 |
| World GameMasters Tournament Philippines |
2008 achievements
| Place | Competition |
|---|---|
| ASUS WGT 2008 DOTA |
| Battle of the Kriss 2 |
| SKOTH2 |
| Participant | ASIAN CYBERGAMES SG PH Representatives |
| Participant | Asian Dota Championships 2008 Philippine Team |
| WCG DotA Philippines |
| Cyberzone Cyber Games |
| Battle of the Kriss |
| Pdip 2008 |
| Wired Lounge Tournament |
| Aenigma |
| 4th | Asian Dota Championships |
| Philippine Regional War |
2005–2007 achievements
| Placement | Competition |
|---|---|
| Asian Dota Championships Philippines |
| DLST 5 |
| Paradigm TSEI Warm Up Tourney |
| I-hooked Tournament |
| Digital Affinity Tournament |
| Super Tournament |
| Y2k Tournament |
| Eaglepoint Tournament |
| E.G.G. Market! Market! |
| Tribu ni Misu Tournament |
| Katips DotA Tournament |
| 1st La Salle DotA Tournament |
References
- 1 2 "Retrieved on 28 December 2013". Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Mineski inaugurates new global HQ in PH". Manila Times. December 8, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
- ↑ Onag, Gigi (March 29, 2021). "Leveling up". The Manila Times. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ↑ "From internet cafes to international competitions: the rocketing popularity of esports". BusinessWorld. January 29, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ↑ "The International 2011 - Dota 2". cdn.dota2.com. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Retrieved on 2 January 2013". Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ↑ "SeleCT stars in new all Korean Mineski squad". Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ↑ CERRUDO, AILEEN "CHAOS" (November 15, 2015). "MINESKI DID IT!". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Champions once more". Mineski. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ↑ "The PGL Open Bucharest Championship And What It Means For Mineski-Dota". mineski.net. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ↑ "Mineski Land their First Major Championship Title at DAC 2018". vpesports.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ↑ "Mineski-Dota | Info". www.facebook.com. Mineski-Dota. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Mineski - Dota 2 Team Database - GosuGamers". www.gosugamers.net. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Retrieved on 8 June 2014". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
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