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HOW I DID IT

From DotA boy to ‘Father of Philippine e-sports’

We started our own gaming events because some organizers were cheating

us off our winnings. A lot of players were already complaining, pero at the time they really had no one to complain to. Kami rin naman, walang choice, sumusunodlang kami sa kung ano’ng meron, up until dumating ‘yung point na sinabi ko, “Hindi na pwede ‘to.”

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With Mineski, I was just trying to fix

what was broken. Slowly, the players started appreciating my efforts. So when we started, it wasn’t really for business, but more for the community—there was something in it for everybody.

RONALD “RHOM”/“RORO” It’s difficult if you’re not ROBINS, 29 on a level playing field. The organizers respect me Currently: • President and CEO, Mineski Franchise Corp. because they know that I’m always looking for the real champions—pantayinniyo lahatpara walangdayaan at Formerly: para yung pinakamagaling • Team Leader, Mineski na players ang manalo.

Education:

• De La Salle University, The “Father of Philippine

Finance Management e-sports” title came

later, along with the community that gave me

that title. Kapagmay mga problems kasi sila, sa akin sila tumatakbo. Kapagdinadaya silang ibang organizers at sinumbong sa akin, yaritalagayung mga organizers na yun sa akin—tutumbatalaga sila hanggang sa hindi na silamakakagawang event ulit.

Marami akong natutunan sa paglalaro

ng DotA—even my leadership philosophy, especially now that I’m running this business, galing ‘yan sa paglalaro kong DotA.

I was never a student leader. But when we started playing the game as a team, ako na ang naging leader, and I started to think differently—iba kasikapag the group moves together as opposed to mag-isa kalang.

I learned how to analyze people. Minsan may personal issues talagaang mga players, and you’d know when they have problems because it reflects in the way they play. So I learned how to motivate other players.

We started playing DotA back in college and eventually formed a team composed of players from different

colleges in La Salle—so merong from business, computer science, political science, etc. Then, we started joining tournaments. Back then, maliliitlangyung events, so it’s more to engage with teams from other universities.

Back then, pagtatawanan ka ‘pag sinabi mong gusto mong maging cyber-

athlete. Walapang sponsors nun, so kapag player ka at hindi ka nanalo, walakang kita. Or kung team kayo, share na langtalagakayo sa kungano’ng meron.

Before a tournament, lahat kami

nagpapakalbo. We did that back in the day to tell ourselves that dapat linisin mo muna ang ulo mo before going into a tournament. It also signified that everyone was prepared and dedicated to win, and that how they looked didn’t matter.

Kung magaling ka, chicks na ‘yung

lumalapit sa’yo. Like before, yung mga nagingkakampi ko, hindinamankapogian, hindi naman macho, pero makikitamo that the girls have…an appreciation for what they’re doing. I can’t compete anymore. Alamkongkung maglalaro ako, duduruginlang nila ako. Alam mo ‘yung kasabihan: “Quit while you’re ahead.”

Other people think e-sports isn’t really a sport—I’m determined to prove them wrong. And if I can’t, then my life’s work is a joke. I want to have players tell their parents that they never wasted their time playing a game.

I want an all-Filipino team to win the

world championship. So now my focus is mentoring new players to reach that goal. By training and supporting them, I feel like I’m still playing. FHM

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