The Parallel event on the YGG Play Summit noticed Colombian YGG Esports participant Zeliaser strolling away with the $20,000 grand prize as a part of a $100,000 prize pool.
Zeliaser bested Hungarian participant Bullbence 2-0 within the finals. The deciding spherical was a rematch of the higher bracket semifinals, the place Bullbence had outplayed Zeliaser 2-1 and despatched the YGG Esports participant to the losers bracket.
Zeliaser fought in two extra grueling battles to achieve the grand finals and switch the tables on Bullbence, who in the end conceded after Zeliaser’s dominant efficiency.
Zeliaser is likely one of the longest-serving gamers of YGG Esports, Yield Guild Video games’ esports group led by group captain Disi and YGG Head of Esports Mike Ovecka, former Blizzard Program Supervisor for Hearthstone Esports. Apart from Parallel, YGG Esports additionally has groups competing in Axie Infinity and Sipher.
“I simply wish to say thanks to everybody who supported me. Everybody was so pleasant. Everybody within the
Parallel group is tremendous good. I simply had a lot enjoyable assembly everybody,” mentioned Zeliaser, in an announcement.
He traveled from Colombia to compete on the invitational, the primary of its sort to happen in Asia.
Parallel sport ambassador Alliestrasza introduced the champion along with his prize and congratulated him on
profitable the event whereas representing YGG on the YGG Play Summit. Requested by Alliestrasza about
his journey towards the Prime Championship, Parallel’s $500,000 aggressive occasion collection, Zeliaser
shared he’s working towards reaching the highest eight of the sport’s leaderboard to qualify for the event, which can happen in March on the HyperX Enviornment in Las Vegas.
“I’ll most likely be there,” Zeliaser mentioned. “I’ll most likely be in Vegas.”
Since first getting into playable standing in 2023, Parallel has taken turn into common in Web3 gaming, attracting many web2 TCG professionals to decide to the sport full-time. Followers of the sport have attested to the pliability of its deck-building programs, number of profitable methods, and the standard of its lore as compelling causes to stay with the sport for the long run.
“Seeing so lots of the world’s prime TCG gamers coming collectively within the Philippines to compete on this
event in entrance of an equally passionate viewers was actually particular,” mentioned Parallel cofounder Kalos, in an announcement. “Congratulations to the champion, Zeliaser, and I hope to see him once more on the Parallel Prime World Championship in Vegas in March 2025. Thanks, YGG, and thanks, Philippines, for internet hosting us.”
The Parallel championship rivals consisted of 16 of the very best on this planet, all making it to the
event after ending on the prime ranks of a 128-player on-line qualifier. The event capped off a
week crammed with esports and aggressive matches from video games akin to Enviornment of Religion, Anichess, and
Indus.
“It’s nice to see a significant Web3 event in Manila on the YGG Play Summit, particularly for a sport as
high-quality and aggressive as Parallel. Having it right here on the beating coronary heart of Web3 gaming and seeing
the very best of the very best fly in from everywhere in the world says so much; Web3 esports is simply going increasingly more
mainstream. After all, the very best factor is to see considered one of our personal come out on prime, Zeliaser, representing
YGG Esports,” mentioned YGG cofounder Gabby Dizon, in an announcement.
Dizon has been an advocate for blockchain video games ever since Axie Infinity took off first within the Philippines, notably in 2021.
After this week’s Parallel event, the Founder’s Day classes on the principle stage wrapped up with YGG
Pilipinas Marketing campaign Director John Sedano saying Zeliaser because the event champion. Parallel co-
founder Kohji Nagata joined Zeliaser onstage to current him with a collectible determine of the favored
Parallel character Catherine Lapointe, utilized by gamers preferring a fast-paced, aggressive technique.
Outdoors the esports tournaments, the five-day YGG Play Summit had occasions for newcomers and veterans
to Web3 gaming, together with the profitable red-carpet premiere of the Metaverse Filipino Employee collection,
which occurred on the SM Aura Premier Cinemas on November 20. Nonetheless lined up for the week are a large cosplay competitors and the primary in-person Gam3 Awards, the place Parallel is as soon as once more
nominated for Recreation of the 12 months after profitable the distinguished award in 2023, and Alliestrasza is
nominated for Content material Creator of the 12 months.
Occasion attendees additionally had an opportunity to strive demos of latest and upcoming Web3 video games by means of the occasion’s
Gamer Expo, the place 30 initiatives participated. Showmatches had been additionally held all through the occasion, that includes well-known web3 personalities as gamers and shoutcasters.
The YGG Play Summit explores the intersection of gaming and the rising Web3 ecosystem, that includes
a hackathon, a convention, a sport expo, and esports tournaments. It options alternatives for
attendees to attach and supply invaluable insights into the way forward for gaming, digital possession, and the
prime initiatives of Web3 globally.
Parallel TCG is a science fiction card sport through which 5 factions battle for supremacy over a future Earth. Impressed by mechanics from common buying and selling card video games, Parallel TCG has gained quite a few awards since
2021 and has put up a $500,000 prize pool for its 2024 aggressive season.
