GD Esports: Angelenean Digital Athletes Are ‘Not Just Play’

BY RAFAEL TAN

ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – aspiring esports student-athletes from the Angeles University Foundation are ready to take the center stage at AcadArena as they return to their new season with more teams to participate.

have been actively competing in university-wide tournaments and scrimmaging against different universities across the Philippines.

GD Esports joined the AcadArena last August 2020, with the help of Francis Angelo “Dio” Perez, the founder of AUF Great Danes Esports, and its set of officers.

AcadArena offers various scholarship programs which are eligible for any students, members, players, and staff who are bonafide college students or currently enrolled in any master’s degree. They may also be part of an alliance or an accredited student organization by AcadArena and have demonstrated excellence and versatility in both academics and gaming. The students must have good grades and good character, but there are certain criteria that are taken into consideration in order to be qualified as an esports merit scholar.

represented GD esports in the AcadArena matches.

Great Danes Esports recognizes that they have already accomplished what is required for campus esports — for the past year, they’ve been hosting tournaments inside and outside of the university, forging side-by-side partnerships, and

In today’s season, the powerhouse team of GD esports represents two teams for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, one team for Valorant, and one team for League of Legends. Through their selection process, character, communication, skills, and sportsmanship were the essential attributes they eyed for their players who

AUF was one of 24 universities in Luzon and one of 79 universities in the Philippines that competed in the Alliance Games (ALLG) Split 2 of the AcadArena last October 1.

“We decided to join the AcadArena in order for us to offer something more to our players, dahil wala din available tournaments ang inooffer sa AUF, and we want to represent the AUF in the esports sector. Na hindi lang pang academic or sports ang kayang ibigay ng AUF students kung hindi sa esports din,” Stephen John Soto, President of AUF GD Esports, said.

GD Esports extends its invitation to watch and support their games every month at AcadArena ACES, and to its many matches and partnerships in the future.

For now, continuous development for the players and maximizing the opportunity to compete in different tournaments inside and outside of the university are the plans of GD Esports while preparing for their upcoming games.

For more information, questions, and inquiries, follow or contact GD Esports on their official Facebook page or message them through their email at greatdanesesports@auf.edu.ph.