Leading mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) is proud of its professional esports team Smart Omega Call of Duty: Mobile (CODM) for bagging the two-peat championship title in the recently concluded Garena Masters Season 3.
Besting seven other squads
from Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines, Smart Omega CODM defended its
title in the first offline event since the global pandemic.
“This is a special memory I
will treasure for a long time because our team's hard work finally paid off,”
said CODM sniper Jerrold "Woopiiee" Regay. “As the team captain and
leader in-game, I was mentally prepared to guide my teammates in
this battle. I braced myself by preparing for all potential game outcomes,
including various strategies,” he added.
Smart Omega coach Bruce Cruz
recalled the young esports athletes' training to achieve
this goal. “We relentlessly scrimmaged with international teams and removed
their mindset of being complacent and other bad habits. We had to be consistent
in following our winning system,” Cruz shared.
Smart’s support of the Smart
Omega CODM team is part of its longstanding push to promote Philippine esports
and cultivate the passion, skill, and talent of Filipino esports athletes and
mobile gamers. Aside from organizing the country's biggest esports events,
Smart also supports gamers with relevant data offers and services, powered by
the country’s fastest mobile network according to Ookla.
“We are very proud of this
team, which consists of young dreamers who are making their mark in the esports
arena. As a staunch supporter of esports development in the Philippines, we
will continue to support Smart Omega CODM as they prepare for their next
biggest challenge in the international stage,” said Jude H. Turcuato, Head of
Sports at PLDT and Smart.
After their success in
Garena Masters Season 3, Smart Omega will advance to the Stage 4 Regionals in
September and face top squads to earn a spot in the World Championship.
The reigning champs also
recognize the contribution of their fans who showed their support during the
event. “We won't forget how you cheered loudly to boost the team's morale and
how you screamed your hearts out when we won the championship. We won't let you
down and we'll give it our all in every game,” Regay said.