John Franklin Kennedy Caacbay

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<p>MANILA – Carlo &quot;Kuku&quot; Palad and his squad, Flipster Talon, is defying all expectations in the ongoing DreamLeague Season 26.</p><p>Talon continued its Cinderella run in the $1-million Dota tournament by ousting its previous tormentor Aurora Gaming, 2-0, in the lower bracket semifinal late Saturday evening (Manila time).</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/esports/2025/5/30/dota-2-kuku-flipster-talon-clinch-esports-world-cup-spot-1614"><strong>READ: Dota 2: Kuku, Flipster Talon clinch Esports World Cup spot</strong></a></div><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02yiYPNZEfs1XMnXdLaxWwWEpUyvkYsxbMJMxPbj1KfbAErboW55tUzY84coHUktQLl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="481" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>It was a sweet revenge for Kuku and Talon as it was also Aurora which dealt them a 2-1 beating in the Group Stage 2.</p><p>They fell to the lower bracket after losing against Russia&#x27;s BetBoom Team in the tiebreakers.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/esports/2025/5/29/dota-2-flipster-talon-secures-at-least-top-4-in-dreamleague-s26-2024"><strong>READ: Dota 2: Flipster Talon stomps Team Liquid, secures at least Top 4 in DreamLeague S26<br/></strong></a></div><p>With the win, the Southeast Asian squad has secured a Top 3 finish — the best result of any Dota crew from the region in a long while.</p><p>The Esports World Cup-bound squad has a real chance of reaching the final as they battle either Parivision or BetBoom Team in the lower bracket final, depending on the result of the upcoming series.</p>

Dota 2: Flipster Talon continues Cinderella run, stuns Aurora to reach final day of DreamLeague S26

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Dota 2: Flipster Talon continues Cinderella run, stuns Aurora to reach final day of DreamLeague S26

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published May 31, 2025 11:47 PM PHT

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