Moneragala takes home Rs. one million at DIALOG-SLESA Free Fire Championship
nA NEVERSTOP representing Monaragala district walked away as champions of the Dialog – SLESA All lsland free fire championship trophy Captain of Team – nA NEVERSTOP Lakindu de Silva and Team – nA NEVERSTOP celebrating their victory. Also in the picture (L-R) : Social Media personality – Chanux Bro, Muhammed Gazzaly– Head of Digital Marketing, Group Marketing, Dialog Axiata PLC, Harsha Samaranayake – Vice President – Brand and Media, Group Marketing, Dialog Axiata PLC, Raveen Wijayatilleke – President, Sri Lanka E-Sports Association, Amith Perera- Product Manager, Gaming Services, Dialog Axiata PLC
Noob Alliance’s team nA Neverstop representing the Moneragala District took home the inaugural edition of the DIALOG-SLESA All-Island Free Fire Championship – the district-wise national Esports tournament held recently.
The leading tourney in Sri Lanka which brought together the top Esports talent to compete for a massive Rs. 1 million prize pool was held over four months of intense online gaming powered by Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, Dialog Axiata and organised by the Sri Lanka Esports Association
The Championship had over 2,000 Sri Lankan Free Fire players taking part across a grueling qualifier stage where teams had to earn their right to represent their district by making their way through a group stage, semi-finals and a district final. The teams that made it through the district final then took part in the All-Island semi-final round after which the top 12 teams qualified through to the all-important 2-day Grand Finals. The 12 teams that qualified were; Ampara (Ae-S SLR GHOST), Moneragala (nA NEVERSTOP), Batticaloa (nA ARCHANGELS A), Anuradhapura (WG INFINITY ENDGAME), Kandy (nA NEGU SL), Kalutara (FAKE HAWK), Nuwara Eliya (RK TRIPLE-XR), Jaffna (Me-S MOSTWANTED ELLITE), Galle (Me-S BROTHERHOOD), Trincomalee (Me-S BRAIN DEADZ), Colombo (4 QUESTIONS) and Kilinochchi (JUSTICE X).
Team nA Neverstop representing Moneragala District kept a dominant performance throughout the tournament and eventually secured the championship with a 44-point lead over Wolf Gang’s INFINITY ENDGAME representing Anuradhapura who came in second with 181 points. Team Ae-S SLR GHOST from Ampara came in third with 156 points.
With 40 eliminations through the 2-day Grand Finals, Thilina ‘Jester’ Perera from Wolf Gang’s INFINITY ENDGAME (Anuradhapura) stood out with his performance and became the MVP of the Finals. With many top performances throughout the tournament, Semin ‘BOH xDREAM’ Thamash from team Me-S BROTHERHOOD (Galle) became the top performer with 114 eliminations to his name.