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GAMEZONE ignites the summer season with the sizzling GameZone Tablegame Champions Cup: Summer Showdown, bringing the heat to the Tongits arena for the finale duel happening from June 12 to 15, set to splurge P10,000,000 prize pool.
CELEBRATORY MOOD The winners of the 2024 Tongits Champions Cup. PHOTO FROM GAMEZONE
Center stage will feature 135 elite Tongits players, ready to dazzle aficionados with their exceptional displays of wit and card game mastery. This thrilling competition promises to showcase the best of Tongits talent, as contestants blaze through rounds with strategic brilliance and skillful play.
Tongits, a beloved Filipino card game often thought of as a game of luck, actually demands intricate strategic skills that distinguish the truly skilled players from casual ones.
Awaiting the chosen Tongits champion from the flock of elite players is a grand prize of P5,000,000, while the second and third placers walk away with P1,000,000 and P488,000, respectively.
TOUGH COMPETITION The final three of 2024 Tongits Champions Cup battling it out for the championship. PHOTO FROM GAMEZONE
To join the tournament, players may visit the official GameZone website at gzone.ph. Log in to your account and take part in the Tongits Free Multi-Table-Tournament running from April 25 to May 16. Compete to climb the leaderboard to secure your spot in the official competition. The final list of 135 participants will be announced on May 27.
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The exciting showdown is set through a 5-day tournament format. The total 135 participants will be randomly divided into three groups — A, B, and C. Each of these groups will have 45 members.
LAST MAN STANDING Mark Austria, the first ever Tongits champion, posing with his trophy and prize. PHOTO FROM GAMEZONE
Participants will play and be ranked based on the total points after playing three 20-round games. The top 84 players will advance into the promotional round on the next day, facing off in the upper and lower bracket groups.
Qualified players will be randomly assigned to 28 groups. The top 30 players in the previous round will proceed to the upper bracket to compete, while the other 54 will battle in the lower bracket. Only 5 players from the upper bracket and 4 from the lower bracket will advance to the semi-finals.
The 9 semi-finalists will stage to battle in the group phase in a 60-round game. On the final day, only the three will remain and head into the 100-round championship game, and will get the chance to win the grand prize of P5,000,000.
DigiPlus Interactive Corp. pioneered digital entertainment in the Philippines. It introduced leading platforms BingoPlus and ArenaPlus, widely known for their engaging experiences in interactive gaming and sports entertainment. DigiPlus also operates SpinPlus, and GameZone, with more to come. For more information, visit: www.digiplus.com.ph.
