Esports by Inquirer.net

• FC Barcelona adds VALORANT All-Female team to its esports roster January 15, 2026
  Sports and esports continue along in the same direction with yet another world-class sports organization, FC Barcelona entering the virtual realm with a squad that’s set to compete in VALORANT’s Game Changers League. With France’s Paris Saint-Germaine and England’s Wolverhampton FC both having entered the esports scene in the past, FC Barcelona’s VALORANT squad continues
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• Myth Avenue Gaming, Fancy United lift the 2026 Predator Shield January 14, 2026
  The Asia Pacific Predator League  saw its conclusion in New Delhi, India. What started with 24 world-class teams from 14 different territories across VALORANT and Dota 2, only the best of the best were crowned with the Predator Shield. For VALORANT, on-the-rise Vietnamese squad outdueled fan-favorite BOOM Esports to the surprise of many in Day
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• ‘Expectation namin ay champion at lahat ng MVP award’: IAP’s Erice talks about his team’s aspirations in the APAC Predator League 2026 January 11, 2026
  InterActive Philippines are the last hope for the Filipino contingent at the APAC Predator League 2026 in New Delhi, India. After falling to Indonesia’s REKONIX in the Upper Bracket, they will have a rematch with them in the Lower Bracket to keep their aspirations for a Predator Shield alive. Filipino Dota 2 mainstay James ‘Erice’
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• Xipto Esports fall to revitalized BOOM Esports at APAC Predator League Finals 2026 January 11, 2026
  Xipto Esports hoped to fly the Philippine flag all the way to the Grand Finals of the APAC Predator League in New Delhi, India. But BOOM Esports who were parading Masters winner and Gambit Esports superstar Nikita ‘d3ffo’ Sudakov were not going to be denied after a disappointing 2025 VALORANT campaign. BOOM Esports convincingly swept
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• Counter-Strike 2’s $32.27 million total prize pool reigns supreme in global esports for 2025 January 10, 2026
  Valve’s Counter-Strike 2 esports scene was by far the most lucrative in the entire industry for 2026. With a whopping $32.37 million total prize pool for the year it comfortably outpaced other titles. What made it all possible was the effort of not just Valve and its flagship Majors but of other big name organizers
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