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Kennedy Caacbay

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1720001233572blacklist.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" alt="Blacklist Rivalry. Photo from Blacklist International/Facebook"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Blacklist Rivalry. <em>Photo from Blacklist International/Facebook</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA – Blacklist Rivalry bared its primary motivation as the famed Dota 2 team competes in the upcoming Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.</p><p>The Abed Yusop-captained squad earned the right to represent the country and the Southeast Asian region in the Riyadh Masters, a $5,000,000 Dota 2 competition in the EWC, after completing a Cinderella run in the lower bracket of the closed qualifiers.</p><p>At a glance, one might look at the staggering prize pool as the main drive to win<span id="isPasted" style="line-height:107%">—</span>but when Abed and company were asked, Dota glory remains as their primary motivation to fight in the upcoming tournament.</p><p>&quot;Para sa akin, the prize pool is something that I look at after the tournament. Going to the tournament, ang goal lang is manalo. Bonus na lang &#x27;yung prize pool,&quot; said Abed during a media availability day.</p><p>Jaunuel &quot;Jaunuel&quot; Arcilla, echoed the same thought and even asserted that they should treat all tournaments as &quot;the same.&quot;</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yung mga tournament feel ko same same lang. &#x27;Yung sinasabi niyong intensify, it goes both ways, pwede kang pumalpak o pwede kang gumaling kapag masyado mong iniisip. So kailangan normal at same lang lahat ng tournament whether malaki or maliit,&quot; the support player said.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/7/3/-60-million-up-for-grabs-at-esports-world-cup-1002"><strong>READ: $60 million up for grabs at Esports World Cup</strong></a></div><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/6/3/dota-2-blacklist-rivalry-punches-ticket-to-riyadh-masters-2024-1323"><strong>READ: Dota 2: Blacklist Rivalry punches ticket to Riyadh Masters 2024</strong></a></div><p>Meanwhile, team manager Nate Wicks also bared what&#x27;s in their mind as they get the privilege to hoist the Philippine flag in the prestigious event.</p><p>&quot;I think it&#x27;s always a player&#x27;s dream to be able to represent their country at any given tournament in any esport or even in traditional sports, right? And I mean, they&#x27;re not very vocal about it but definitely something that, obviously, if you win, right? You bring that home and it&#x27;s obviously something that&#x27;s very nice that you can sort of bring home and have your fellow countrymen to sort of say, you know, he brought the flag of the Philippines. I mean, definitely, it makes them proud, for sure,&quot; he said.</p><p>The team also assured in the same interview that there were no visa issues this time.</p><p>Action starts Thursday, July 4. Blacklist will be playing as a play-in seed in the tournament.</p><p>They are grouped with South America&#x27;s beastcoast, European squad Entity, Chinese squads G2 x iG and LGD Gaming, and Russia&#x27;s Virtus.pro.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sTE-XcHnLAY??si=hXVXlXtvaFLfKlxb&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Blacklist Rivalry bared its primary motivation as the famed Dota 2 team competes in the upcoming Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.</p>

Blacklist Rivalry bared its primary motivation as the famed Dota 2 team competes in the upcoming Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

'Not money': Dota glory is Blacklist Rivalry's primary motivation in Esports World Cup

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'Not money': Dota glory is Blacklist Rivalry's primary motivation in Esports World Cup

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published Jul 03, 2024 06:45 PM PHT

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Updated Jul 03, 2024 06:53 PM PHT

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