Myrtle Sarrosa flies to Thailand to compete in international gaming tournament

“I’m having so much fun in Bangkok! I’m here for the OMEN by HP Challenger Series 2018 and I’m excited to play PUBG with the rest of the squad! PH team will go up against 10 countries in the Asia Pacific! Let’s go PH!” (Photo: @myrtlesarrosa/Instagram)

Former Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) big winner and television host Myrtle Sarrosa flies to Thailand on Thursday, November 1 as the first Filipina celebrity to participate in the mobile game competition called Omen by HP Challenger Series. Myrtle will be playing Player Unknown Battleground (PUBG) with fellow Filipino challengers called AETHER DOGZ.

Before she left for her trip, Myrtle spoke to the media about her “[being] nervous and [her] excitement for the upcoming eSports tournament,” saying, “I really didn’t expect that from playing video games for fun that I’m suddenly flying to Thailand to represent Team Philippines.” She elaborated that “not much people know, but [she’s] really a gamer” and if she were given a choice “to go out and party or to stay in the house,” she would “stay at home to play.”

When it came to how the opportunity came about, Myrtle reported, “A month ago, I joined the PUBG Mobile Star Challenge with a team I formed from my clan but failed to get in the SEA finals. After not qualifying, Omen by HP reached out to me and invited me to join the Team Philippines in the upcoming PUBG Tournament, the Omen by HP Challenger Series.” Myrtle says that “the pressure is from playing for fun and leisure, suddenly you gotta be more strategic, more competitive,” but she said her motivation is the Philippines, concluding her interview stating, “I’m glad that [gaming] is starting to be more popular here in the Philippines too. I hope that through this competition we gain more attention for Filipino Gamers.”

Competing against the Philippines in Omen by HP Challenger Series are teams from South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, New Zealand, Australia, and Singapore. The overall winner will receive up to $50,000 USD. The beginning of the event happened on November 2 and will run until November 4 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok.