Hi5 from Taiwan beat out five top Asian teams to emerge as the Asia champion in the Pokémon UNITE Asia Champions League 2023 offline finals held at Battle Arena Malaysia, Jaya Shopping Centre, Petaling Jaya on March 18-19, 2023.
The grand finals saw Hi5 battle it out with TeamMYS to emerge as the best with a score of 3-2 and took home the USD30,000 prize money from a total prize pool of USD60,500.
At second place, TeamMYS from Malaysia won USD15,000.
The Pokémon UNITE Asia Champions League 2023 is a joint effort through Yoodo’s partnership with The Pokémon Company as an initiative to empower young talent and provide them with a competitive platform to showcase their command of the game.
Yoodo is the official telecom partner of the first Pokémon UNITE Asia Champions League 2023.
“We are delighted to be able to provide a platform to support the esports community not just within Malaysia but within Asia and bring the best players together,” said Yoodo head Chow Tuck Mun.
He added, “Yoodo introduced the first Pokémon UNITE Malaysia Open 2022 In partnership with The Pokémon Company last year. This year, we are pleased to bring the Pokémon UNITE Asia Champions League 2023 to Malaysia.”
Yoodo is the first telco in Malaysia to partner with The Pokémon Company by adding Pokémon UNITE to their gaming roster as another notch in a series of successful gaming tie-ups. The Malaysian esports segment’s high-potential factor has been the main focus for Yoodo.
Through strategic investments in esports teams, tournaments, and partnerships, Yoodo has staked its claim as the dominant telco for gamers in Malaysia.
Yoodo users can get the Pokémon UNITE Add-On at a promotional price of only RM1 per month for 20GB, available from now until March 31, 2023.
This is part of Yoodo’s library of gaming Add-Ons available for its users, which allow them to game day and night with a 20GB boost of data whenever needed.
