YGG esports participant wins $20,000 in Parallel Web3 gaming match

The Parallel match 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 finally conceded after Zeliaser’s dominant efficiency.

Zeliaser is without doubt one of the longest-serving gamers of YGG Esports, Yield Guild Video games’ esports crew led by crew captain Disi and YGG Head of Esports Mike Ovecka, former Blizzard Program Supervisor for Hearthstone Esports. Moreover Parallel, YGG Esports additionally has groups competing in Axie Infinity and Sipher.

“I simply need to say thanks to everybody who supported me. Everybody was so pleasant. Everybody within the
Parallel neighborhood is tremendous good. I simply had a lot enjoyable assembly everybody,” stated Zeliaser, in an announcement.

He traveled from Colombia to compete on the invitational, the primary of its form to happen in Asia.

Parallel recreation ambassador Alliestrasza offered the champion along with his prize and congratulated him on
profitable the match whereas representing YGG on the YGG Play Summit. Requested by Alliestrasza about
his journey towards the Prime Championship, Parallel’s $500,000 aggressive occasion sequence, Zeliaser
shared he’s working towards reaching the highest eight of the sport’s leaderboard to qualify for the match, which can happen in March on the HyperX Enviornment in Las Vegas.

“I’ll most likely be there,” Zeliaser stated. “I’ll most likely be in Vegas.”

Since first coming into playable standing in 2023, Parallel has taken change into in style 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 most of the world’s high TCG gamers coming collectively within the Philippines to compete on this
match in entrance of an equally passionate viewers was really particular,” stated 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 opponents consisted of 16 of the most effective on the earth, all making it to the
match after ending on the high ranks of a 128-player on-line qualifier. The match capped off a
week full of esports and aggressive matches from video games corresponding to Enviornment of Religion, Anichess, and
Indus.

“It’s nice to see a serious Web3 match in Manila on the YGG Play Summit, particularly for a recreation as
high-quality and aggressive as Parallel. Having it right here on the beating coronary heart of Web3 gaming and seeing
the most effective of the most effective fly in from everywhere in the world says lots; Web3 esports is simply going increasingly more
mainstream. After all, the most effective factor is to see considered one of our personal come out on high, Zeliaser, representing
YGG Esports,” stated 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 match, the Founder’s Day classes on the primary stage wrapped up with YGG
Pilipinas Marketing campaign Director John Sedano asserting Zeliaser because the match 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.

Exterior 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 sequence,
which occurred on the SM Aura Premier Cinemas on November 20. Nonetheless lined up for the week are an enormous cosplay competitors and the primary in-person Gam3 Awards, the place Parallel is as soon as once more
nominated for Recreation of the Yr after profitable the distinguished award in 2023, and Alliestrasza is
nominated for Content material Creator of the Yr.

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 recreation 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
high initiatives of Web3 globally.

Parallel TCG is a science fiction card recreation by which 5 factions battle for supremacy over a future Earth. Impressed by mechanics from in style 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.