Published May 9, 2021, 11:21 PM
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Powered by Dexter “Exort” Martinez’s Lunox, Nexplay Esports came through with a lopsided Game 3 victory to take down Onic PH, 2-1, and inch closer to bagging an MPL Philippines Season 7 Playoffs spot on Sunday night, May 9.
Exort’s signature Lunox fueled NXP’s searing start and scattered away a massive 72K magic damage throughout the 24-7 beatdown of Onic in 15 minutes.
NXP looked primed to win the series after securing comfort picks of Roger for John Paul “H2wo” Salonga, Chou for Renejay “RENEJAY” Barcarse, Benedetta for James “Jeymz” Gloria and Khufra for Tristan “Yawi” Cabrera.
Published May 8, 2021, 8:28 PM
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League leader Blacklist International pulled out another trick from its sleeve as it unleashed DJ “Wise” Del Rosario’s Aldous in destroying Smart Omega, 2-0, on Saturday night, May 8, to keep its roll heading to the MPL Philippines Season 7 Playoffs.
Wise proved that he could use heroes other than Granger and there was no better way to do it than playing Aldous seen as an exotic pick in the Mobile Legends professional ranks.
Armed with a massive stack on Soul Steal paired with defensive items and Courage Mask, Wise wreaked havoc and powered Blacklist’s 13-9 victory in 15 minutes in Game 1.
Published May 7, 2021, 4:12 PM
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Star midlaner Japoy “Yopaj” Ferrer fueled OB x Neon Esports’ ruthless aggression in its 2-0 decimation of Smart Omega to get back on track in the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) Season 2-Southeast Asia Upper Division on Thursday night, May 6.
Yopaj on his Sand King sparked the Singapore Major top six finisher’s relentless charge en route to a 23-4 beatdown of Omega in just 23 minutes in the series opener.
After securing his Blink Dagger just seven minutes in, the breakout player of the SG Major set up multiple pickoffs and team fight victories as he racked up six kills on top of 11 assists.
Published May 5, 2021, 10:19 PM
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Filipino powerhouse TNC Predator evaded an upset scare from Indonesia’s Boom Esports, 2-1, for a rebound victory while Smart Omega faltered anew this time to Fnatic, 2-1, in the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) Season 2-Southeast Asia Upper Division on Wednesday night, May 5.
11K MMR carry Kim “Gabbi” Villafuerte went ham on his Tiny in the deciding Game 3 as TNC ripped Boom apart with a 28-14 kill score and forced the GG call in nearly 35 minutes.
Gabbi dished out a game-high 29K damage to rack up 13 kills and 10 assists without a death while finishing with a 21K net worth.
Published May 2, 2021, 3:20 PM
Screenshot from TNC post-match presscon
TNC Predator saw its three-game winning start to the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) Season 2-Southeast Asia Upper Division end as the Carlo “Kuku” Palad-led T1 pulled off a 2-1 reverse sweep on Saturday night, May 1.
Several Dota fans accused TNC of throwing–in layman’s terms, intentionally losing–the match with the odds, both figuratively and literally, heavily favoring the all-Filipino powerhouse team.
Midlaner Armel “Armel” Tabios just shrugged off the allegations and laughed it off with offlaner Jun “Bok Kanehara.
“Wala eh. Kapag natalo ganun talaga ‘yung ano (comments) eh. Wala ka naman masasabi sa mga tao (It’s just like that when we lose),” said Armel in the post-match press conference streamed through TNC’s Facebook page.