Mineski Global

This article is about the esports company. For the Dota esports team, see Mineski.

Mineski Global

Industry	Video gaming
Founded	December 2009; 15 years ago (2009-12)
Founder	Ronald Robins
Headquarters	San Juan, Metro Manila , Philippines
Area served	Southeast Asia
Brands	Mineski Infinity (internet café chain)
Services	Esports tournament organization
Divisions	Mineski Esports Mineski Academy Mineski Talent Mineski Tech Mineski Spaces
Website	www.mineskiglobal.com

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.

History

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]

Divisions

Mineski Global has five divisions namely:[2]

• Mineski Esports – the company's marketing and events organizing arm.
• Mineski Academy – esports training and grassroots.
• Mineski Talent – responsible for the scouting and management of Mineski's esports athletes and influencers.
• Mineski Tech – gaming equipment arm.
• Mineski Spaces – manages the company's internet cafe chain, Mineski Infinity.

Partnerships

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]

References

1. "Retrieved on 28 December 2013". Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
2. "Mineski inaugurates new global HQ in PH". Manila Times. December 8, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
3. Onag, Gigi (March 29, 2021). "Leveling up". The Manila Times. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
4. "How Mineski's growth mirrors the growth of the local esports industry". BusinessWorld. March 30, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
5. "From internet cafes to international competitions: the rocketing popularity of esports". BusinessWorld. January 29, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
6. Terrado, Reuben (June 11, 2021). "GAB cracks down on esports competitions with no permit". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
7. Gasgonia, Dennis (June 12, 2021). "Mineski PH assures cooperation following GAB 's show cause order". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
8. "Mineski Global and PCCL sign pact for collegiate esports partnership". BusinessWorld. February 11, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2021.