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Southeast Asia's Boom Esports secure direct invite to Dota 2's The International

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Kennedy Caacbay, ABS-CBN News

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">THE LONG WAIT HAS FINALLY ENDED! 😭<br/><br/>BOOM Esports have finally qualified for The International! 🤩<br/><br/>Our win against <a href="https://twitter.com/TeamLiquid?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TeamLiquid</a> not only prolongs our campaign at the Major, but also secures us a direct TI invite!<br/><br/>SINGAPORE, HERE WE COME! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HungryBeast?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HungryBeast</a> <a href="https://t.co/a85ZrhAQ1p">pic.twitter.com/a85ZrhAQ1p</a></p>— BOOM Esports (@boomesportsid) <a href="https://twitter.com/boomesportsid/status/1557437102349946882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 10, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Southeast Asia&#x27;s Boom Esports has secured a direct invite to The International after winning over Team Liquid, 2-1, in the lower bracket of the ongoing PGL Arlington Major in Texas, United States.</p><p>This ensures Filipino representation in Dota 2&#x27;s annual world championships with Pinoy stars Erin Jasper &quot;Yopaj&quot; Ferrer, Timothy &quot;Tims&quot; Randrup, and Rolen Andrei Gabriel &quot;skem&quot; Ong on the roster.</p><p>Yopaj was farmed on his Keeper of the Light in the third match, bagging 37.6k net worth while dealing at least 43k damage, the most among heroes on the map.</p><p>Tims was also hailed MVP in Game 3 for his Walrus Kick plays after getting Aghanim&#x27;s Scepter and Snowball saves on his Tuskar.</p><p>The first match was a back and forth game, with leads changing from the Southeast Asian and European squads. However, Saieful &quot;Fbz&quot; Ilham&#x27;s Viper melted Liquid&#x27;s heroes, dealing 46k damage unto them throughout the game.</p><p>Boom currently has 1482.5 Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) points as of writing, fifth overall among teams globally.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/09/22/boom-fnatic-clinch-upper-bracket-slots-in-arlington">Dota 2: Boom, Fnatic clinch upper bracket slots at Arlington Major</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/05/22/fnatic-gets-backup-from-tsm-for-arlington-major">Dota 2: Fnatic gets reinforcement from TSM for Arlington Major; Boom in full force</a></li></ul><div><strong>ROSTERS</strong></div><div><strong>BOOM ESPORTS</strong></div><ul>	<li>Souliya &quot;JaCkky&quot; Khoomphetsavong</li>	<li>Erin Jasper &quot;Yopaj&quot; Ferrer</li>	<li>Saieful &quot;Fbz&quot; Ilham</li>	<li>Timothy &quot;Tims&quot; Randrup</li>	<li>Rolen Andrei Gabriel &quot;skem&quot; Ong</li></ul><div><strong>TEAM LIQUID</strong></div><ul>	<li>Lasse &quot;Matumbaman&quot; Urpalainen</li>	<li>Michael &quot;miCKe&quot; Vu</li>	<li>Ludwig &quot;zai&quot; Wåhlberg</li>	<li>Samuel &quot;Boxi&quot; Svahn</li>	<li>Aydin &quot;iNSaNiA&quot; Sarkohi</li></ul>

Boom Esports has secured a direct invite to The International after beating Team Liquid, 2-1, in the ongoing PGL Arlington Major in Texas.

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Southeast Asia's Boom Esports secure direct invite to Dota 2's The International

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published Aug 11, 2022 04:05 AM PHT

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