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Esports: EG exits TI10, as 2 Filipino players remain in tourney
Esports: EG exits TI10, as 2 Filipino players remain in tourney
Kevin Alabaso,
ABS-CBN News
Published Oct 15, 2021 04:34 AM PHT

Fan favorite Evil Geniuses (EG) bowed out of The International 10 (TI10) after succumbing to Chinese team Vici Gaming on Thursday.
Fan favorite Evil Geniuses (EG) bowed out of The International 10 (TI10) after succumbing to Chinese team Vici Gaming on Thursday.
Vici Gaming eliminates fan-favorite Evil Geniuses from #TI10!
With this, only 2 Filipino players are remaining in the competition. Vici Gaming will face T1 in the 3rd round of the lower bracket.
UP NEXT: Invictus Gaming vs Team Secret@ABSCBNNews @ABSCBNNewsSport pic.twitter.com/4UAS0SFQbj
— Kevin Alabaso (@KevAlabaso) October 14, 2021
Vici Gaming eliminates fan-favorite Evil Geniuses from #TI10!
— Kevin Alabaso (@KevAlabaso) October 14, 2021
With this, only 2 Filipino players are remaining in the competition. Vici Gaming will face T1 in the 3rd round of the lower bracket.
UP NEXT: Invictus Gaming vs Team Secret@ABSCBNNews @ABSCBNNewsSport pic.twitter.com/4UAS0SFQbj
EG were clear fan favorites in the tournament as it houses some of the biggest names in DOTA 2 pro player history, namely Artour "Arteezy" Babaev and Daryl Koh Pei "iceiceice" Xiang.
EG were clear fan favorites in the tournament as it houses some of the biggest names in DOTA 2 pro player history, namely Artour "Arteezy" Babaev and Daryl Koh Pei "iceiceice" Xiang.
The North American team's roster also features Filipino player "Abed" Azel Yusop. With EG's exit from the tournament, only 2 Filipino players are left in the running for the championship.
The North American team's roster also features Filipino player "Abed" Azel Yusop. With EG's exit from the tournament, only 2 Filipino players are left in the running for the championship.
Southeast Asia-based team T1 is still in contention for the coveted $18.2-million grand prize (approximately P900 million), after they eliminated veteran DOTA 2 team Alliance in their best-of-3 series in the lower bracket.
Southeast Asia-based team T1 is still in contention for the coveted $18.2-million grand prize (approximately P900 million), after they eliminated veteran DOTA 2 team Alliance in their best-of-3 series in the lower bracket.
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T1 sweeps Alliance in their best-of-3 series, eliminating the former TI champions!
2 Pinoy players, Kuku and Karl, are now assured in the 3rd round of the lower bracket of #TI10 main event. @ABSCBNNews @ABSCBNNewsSport pic.twitter.com/GgA003tgDh
— Kevin Alabaso (@KevAlabaso) October 14, 2021
T1 sweeps Alliance in their best-of-3 series, eliminating the former TI champions!
— Kevin Alabaso (@KevAlabaso) October 14, 2021
2 Pinoy players, Kuku and Karl, are now assured in the 3rd round of the lower bracket of #TI10 main event. @ABSCBNNews @ABSCBNNewsSport pic.twitter.com/GgA003tgDh
T1's roster is composed of Thai player Nuengnara "23savage" Teeramahanon, Indonesians Kenny "Xepher" Deo and Matthew "Whitemon" Filemon, and Pinoys Carlo "Kuku" Palad and "Karl" Baldovino.
T1's roster is composed of Thai player Nuengnara "23savage" Teeramahanon, Indonesians Kenny "Xepher" Deo and Matthew "Whitemon" Filemon, and Pinoys Carlo "Kuku" Palad and "Karl" Baldovino.
Kuku, the designated team captain, is a former player of Philippine DOTA 2 team TNC Predator.
Kuku, the designated team captain, is a former player of Philippine DOTA 2 team TNC Predator.
The Southeast Asia representatives are slated to battle Vici Gaming on the fourth day of the main event of TI10 in a best-of-3 matchup.
The Southeast Asia representatives are slated to battle Vici Gaming on the fourth day of the main event of TI10 in a best-of-3 matchup.
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