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Dota 2: Boom frustrates Talon to qualify for $1-M DreamLeague S25

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John Franklin Kennedy Caacbay

ABS-CBN News

MANILA, Philippines – Timothy &quot;TIMS&quot; Randrup, Mc Nicholson &quot;Mac&quot; Villanueva, Jaunuel &quot;Jaunuel&quot; Arcilla, and the rest of Boom Esports made sure to get the job done this time around.Boom has earned a spot in the main event of DreamLeague Season 25, a $1-million Dota 2 tourney in Europe, by frustrating Talon Esports, 2-0, in the lower bracket final of the tourney&#x27;s Southeast Asia closed qualifiers, Thursday evening.This was a contrasting result last night when they succumbed to the rallying Aurora Gaming, suffering a reverse sweep to drop into the lower bracket, 1-2.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/esports/2025/1/8/dota-2-abed-palos-aurora-qualify-for-1-m-dreamleague-s25-0039">READ: Dota 2: Abed, Palos&#x27; Aurora qualify for $1-M DreamLeague S25 after beating Boom Esports</a></div>Talon had no answers for Souliya &quot;JaCkky&quot; Khoomphetsavong&#x27;s Templar Assassin, who dominated the clinching match, tallying a clean 10-0-16 kill-death-assist numbers while dealing 19.3k building damage.Mac was also spectacular in his own right, posting massive numbers of 11-1-18 on his Earth Spirit in Game 2. He also dealt the most hero damage with 37.7k.With this, the local esports community would be seeing at least five Pinoys in the much-anticipated tiff, set for February 16 to March 2 in Europe.A total of $300,000 awaits the topnotcher of the said tilt, although winning it all would be a daunting task as they are set to face powerhouse crews such as Team Falcons and Team Liquid.The rest of the humongous prize pool will be divided to the rest of the teams.

Timothy "TIMS" Randrup, Mc Nicholson "Mac" Villanueva, Jaunuel "Jaunuel" Arcilla, and the rest of Boom Esports made sure to get the job done this time around.

Timothy "TIMS" Randrup, Mc Nicholson "Mac" Villanueva, Jaunuel "Jaunuel" Arcilla, and the rest of Boom Esports made sure to get the job done this time around.