TNC Predator wins WESG 2018 Dota 2 Championship

By: Carlo Canlas

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TNC Predator’s aggressive game play crushed Keen Gaming throughout the game to win the WESG 2018 Dota 2 Championship crown. Predators drew a 2-0 sweep in the best of three finals series.

The team is composed by Armel “Armel” Tabios, Kim “Gabbi” Villafuerte, Timothy John “Tims” Randrup; Marc Polo Luis “Raven” Fausto and Nico “eyyou” Barcelon from Lotac as stand ins.

Predator’s aggressive gameplay gave huge advantage on each of their games. Disabler support picks that guarantees kills was also another factor of their wins.

Tims and eyyou’s early game roaming and quick response made their carries get easier kills.

On their final game against Keen Gaming, Tims and eyyou positioning caused Keen Gaming get minimal kills against TNC.

While spaces are being created by the supports, Armel and Gabbi’s income became stable as they easily build core items.

Moreover, Raven’s next level performance is commendable for his clutch game plays during team fights.

Team Philippines defeated Team Brazil with a 2-0 sweep in quarterfinals and Team Russia in semifinals with 2-1.

The Predators will take home $500,000 or roughly Php. 26,000,000.

This is the second WESG Dota 2 World Championship of TNC, 2016 was the first.