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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:762px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172368898282253922559813_dedd791eaf_k.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Zachary &quot;zekken&quot; Patrone</span> celebrates after winning the VCT Champions game against South Korea&#x27;s DRX. Courtesy: VCT Pacific</span></span></span></div><div><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Fil-American Valorant player Zachary &#x27;zekken&#x27; Patrone flaunted his Filipino roots at the Valorant world stage after using Neon at the Valorant Champions 2024, held in Seoul, South Korea.</span></div><p>Zekken led Sentinels to a decisive 2-0 victory against last-surviving Pacific team DRX, ending up with a whopping 54 kills overall using the Filipino character.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/7/valorant-sentinels-zekken-and-the-filipinos-rallying-behind-him-1948">Valorant: Sentinels&#x27; Zekken and the Pinoys rallying behind him</a></div><div><br/><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LE5XomyLYS4?si=XJ2CBd7XSeT_H7n_" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>&quot;I was just really feeling Filipino today, so I played the Filipino character,&quot; Zekken said during a post-match interview streamed live by Valo2Asia.</p><p>Zekken tallied an average combat score of 319, according to vlr.gg data, leading all players.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/25/valorant-fil-am-zekken-stars-as-sentinels-snag-2nd-masters-title-in-madrid-949">Valorant: Fil-Am Zekken stars as Sentinels snag Masters Madrid title</a></div><p>Sentinels bucked off a shaky start in the group stages, bouncing back from an opening day loss to Shanghai Masters champions Gen.G by qualifying through an elimination bracket run to qualify for the playoffs.<br/><br/>Sentinels will face China&#x27;s EDward Gaming on Saturday, as they continue their campaign.</p>

<p>Fil-American Valorant player Zachary 'zekken' Patrone flaunted his Filipino roots at the Valorant world stage after using Neon at the Valorant Champions 2024, held in Seoul, South Korea.</p>

Fil-American Valorant player Zachary 'zekken' Patrone flaunted his Filipino roots at the Valorant world stage after using Neon at the Valorant Champions 2024, held in Seoul, South Korea.

Uy, Pilipins! Zekken beams with Pinoy pride after Neon debut at Valorant Champions

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Uy, Pilipins! Zekken beams with Pinoy pride after Neon debut at Valorant Champions

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Published August 15, 2024 11:17 AM PHT

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