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| Industry | Video gaming |
|---|---|
| Founded | December 2009 |
| Founder | Ronald Robins |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Southeast Asia |
| Brands | Mineski Infinity (internet café chain) |
| Services | Esports tournament organization |
| Divisions |
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| Website | www |
Mineski Global, commonly known as Mineski, is an esports organization established in December 2009 in the Philippines. It is an offshoot of Mineski-DOTA team which was founded in 2004.
Mineski Global's roots is traced to the Mineski-DOTA esports team which was founded on February 14, 2004, by Filipino gamer Ronald Robins and his teammates in Manila, Philippines. [1] [2] The team competed in various domestic and international competitions including the World Cyber Games. [3]
In 2008, Mineski opened the first outlet of its Mineski Infinity internet café chain. [4] In December 2009, shortly after Robins retired, Robins and his former teammates went on to establish Mineski as a company to manage Mineski Infinity. [3] It also started from organizing localized esports competitions hosted in its internet cafes to holding international esports tournaments. [5]
The esports company eventually expanded to establish presence in Indonesia and Thailand. In June 2019, Mineski inaugurated its new corporate headquarters in San Juan, Metro Manila. [2]
In April 2021, the Philippine government's regulatory body for professional sports Games and Amusements Board (GAB) issued a show-cause order against Mineski for holding esports tournaments with GAB's sanction. [6] Mineski in response assured the public that it is cooperating with GAB regarding the matter. [7]
Mineski Global has five divisions namely: [2]
In February 2020, Mineski entered a partnership agreement with the Philippine Collegiate Champions League in a bid to develop a school-based esports program. [8]
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