January 4, 2021

MS. OFELINA C. RETARDO

Chief
Administrative and Finance Division/
Freedom of Information (FOI) Decision-Maker

Thru: MR. CARLO LORENZO O. NIMEDEZ

FOI Receiving Officer

Dear Madam:

Please find below the data requested by Ms. Jean Loriele G. Raoet sent through our Freedom of
Information (FOI) portal on December 23, 2020:

1. Copy of GAB Reso No. 2017-21, & any other regulation pertaining to esports

*Please see attached documents.

2. Basic statistics:
a. No. of license applicants for 2020 (total; per category - promoter, security, medical, team
manager, team trainer, player, liaison officer, analyst; age; sex)

Total per category

I. Analyst 20
Male 16
Female 4

II. Athlete 255

Male 244
Female 11

III. Coach 4
Male 4
Female 0

IV. Liaison Officer 1

Male 1
Female 0

V. Manager 9
Male 5
Female 4

VI. Marshall 6
Male 5
Female 1

VII. Promoter 9
Male 7
Female 2
 Total per Age Group
13 to 17 22 licenses
18 to 20 66 licenses
21 to 25 142 licenses
26 and above 74 licenses

Total per Gender/Sex

Male 279 licensees
Female 25 licensees

b. No. of licenses granted in 2020 (as above)

Total Licenses granted for the year 2020

304 licenses

c. No. of tournament permits applied for and granted (total and prize pool brackets)

The GAB has issued a total of 78 Permits in 2020.

Below are the prize pools for the different e-sports tournaments/events:

The Nationals: Tekken 7

Prize pool

Champion PHP 150,000

2nd runner-up PHP 85,000

3rd runner-up PHP 40,000

4th runner-up PHP 25,000

Total PHP 300,000

The Nationals: Dota 2

Prize pool

Champion PHP 500,000

2nd runner-up PHP 250,000

3rd runner-up PHP 150,000

4th runner-up PHP 100,000

Total PHP 1,000,000

The Nationals: Mobile Legends Bang Bang

Prize pool

Champion PHP 500,000

2nd runner-up PHP 250,000

3rd runner-up PHP 150,000

4th runner-up PHP 100,000

Total PHP 1,000,000

Realme Cup Finals – Mobile Legends Bang Bang
Prize pool

Champion PHP 100,000

Total PHP 100,000

PPGL S2 2020 – Call of Duty

Prize pool

Champion PHP 200,000

2nd runner-up PHP 100,000

3rd runner-up PHP 50,000

4th runner-up PHP 50,000

Total PHP 400,000

G GLOBE LEGENDS CUP

GAMING TEAM RANK PRIZES # OF TEAMS COST PRIZE PER PERSON
ROUND
Round of 6 64-33 5,000 32 160,000 1,000
Sedecifinalist 32-17 7,000 16 120,000 1,500
Octofinalist 16-9 10,000 8 80,000 2,000
Quarterfinalist 8-5 12,500 4 50,000 2,500
Semifinalist 4 15,000 1 15,000 3,000
Semifinalist 3 25,000 1 25,000 5,000
Finalist 2 50,000 1 50,000 10,000
Champion 1 100,000 1 100,000 20,000
Total 600,000

TM FUNLARO
1st place PHP 30,000.00
2nd place PHP 7,000.00

PREDATOR PUBG PHILIPPINE SERIES SEASON 2

Champion - PHP 500,000.00

POINT BLANK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2020

Champion PHP 100,000.00
1st place PHP 50,000.00
2nd place PHP 25,000.00

QUTE LEGENDS GRAND FINALS

Champion PHP 200,000.00
2nd place PHP 50,000.00
3rd place PHP 30,000.00

d. Total revenue of GAB from (1) gross gate receipts, (2) media rights

The total Revenue of GAB from Gate Receipts is Php33,096.

e. Letters of Authority issued for competitions abroad in 2020.

The Board has issued a total of seven (7) Letters of Authority in 2020 for the following
events abroad:
* THE 2020 NBA 2K LEAGUE APAC INVITATIONAL
January 20 to 21, 2020
Seoul, South Korea

* MLBB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2020

January 18 to 24, 2021
Singapore

f. No. of licensed issued to professional e-gamers this 2020 as compared to 2019

2019 total of licensed e-gamers is 745
2020 total of licensed e-gamers is 304
*the drop decrease in number of licensed e-gamers for 2020
is due to COVID -19 PANDEMIC

g. Revenue of online gaming this 2020

Total revenue for online tournaments
75 Permits Php60,750
235 Licenses Php237,442

h. Demographics of amateur gamers in PH for the years 2019 and 2020

Only sporting events and competitions conducted by professional sports leagues and
associations are under the supervision and regulation of GAB.

DIOSCORO B. BAUTISTA
Chief
Pro-Basketball and Other Pro-Games Division