2020 The Nationals

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2020 The Nationals season
League The Nationals
Sport Electronic sports
TV partner(s) One Sports, GG Network
Tekken 7 championsAK (Laus Playbook)
  Tekken 7 runners-upMaru (Bren)
Seasons
2021 

The 2020 The Nationals is the second season of The Nationals, an electronic sports (Esports) league in the Philippines. The season features three titles, Dota 2 , Mobile Legends: Bang Bang , and Tekken 7 . The season will run from September 5 [1] to sometime around December 2020. [2]

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

The start of the season was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The schedule of the league was condensed due to the delay a single tournament or conference to be held for each of the three titles unlike the previous season which featured two conferences per title. [3]

Competitors will play from their own respective locations instead of gathering in a specific venue with a studio setting as precaution against COVID-19. [3]

Teams

The following six teams will compete in the 2020 season. [3]

Conferences

Tekken 7

The Tekken 7 tournament was the first tournament to be played for the 2020 season. It was decided that Tekken 7 was to be held first due to the involvement of less players compared to team-oriented titles such as Dota 2 and Mobile Legends. [2]

Laus Playbook's AK (Alexandre Laverez) and Bren Esports' Maru (Maru Sy) contested the best of five finals with AK clinching the Tekken 7 conference title. AK won 3–1 against Maru. [4]

Dota 2

The Dota 2 tournament will be the second tournament to be played for the 2020 season. [2]

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang tournament will be the last tournament to be played for the 2020 season. [2]

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References

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