MARVEL Super War Esports Takes Off In Australia

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Two tournaments held on Australian servers see hundreds of new MOBA fans dip their toes into esports

Sydney, Australia, 5 October 2020 – After a weekend of mobile MOBA action, one team has emerged as the champions of ESL Australia’s recent MARVEL Super War launch tournament series. The team, “PT2” defeated competitors from across Australia & New Zealand online in matches of Marvel’s first mobile MOBA title, MARVEL Super War.

Overall Champions – PT2:

MrEggplant (Australia)

Kyo (Australia)

lequadz (Australia)

Rancid (Australia)

RebirthAnarchy (Australia)

Team captain Victor “MrEggplant” K. said this about the tournament: “It feels great to come out on top amongst some strong competition. Thanks to ESL for running such an event, I hope to see MARVEL Super War esports continue to get bigger here.”

“After an incredible showing recently by other Oceanic Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) teams overseas, like Legacy Esports, there’s never been a better time to be competing in the MOBA scene here.” Said Ben Green, Publisher Development Lead at ESL. “We’re excited to watch these teams continue their journey in competitive MARVEL Super War, and congratulate all players that took part in our launch tournament series.”

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*MARVEL Super War is currently available in countries and regions including South Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macao, and India. This game is not a global release title.

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