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<p>MANILA – Flipster Talon&#x27;s Cinderella run at DreamLeague Season 26 has come to an end.</p><p>The Southeast Asian squad, captained by Pinoy Dota star Carlo &quot;Kuku&quot; Palad, has bowed out of the playoffs after losing to BetBoom Team, 1-2 in the lower bracket final of the $1-million tournament on Sunday night (Manila time).</p><p>Still, it was a great run for the crew, helping SEA region leave its mark on the international esports map.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/esports/2025/5/31/flipster-talon-stuns-aurora-to-reach-final-day-of-dreamleague-s26-2347"><strong>READ: Dota 2: Flipster Talon continues Cinderella run, stuns Aurora to reach final day of DreamLeague S26</strong></a></div><p>The Esports World Cup-bound Talon had its highlights, including a dominant Map 2 for Chung &quot;Ws&quot; Wei Shen&#x27;s Axe and Nuengnara &quot;23savage&quot; Teeramahanon&#x27;s Tiny.</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<br/></strong></a></div><p>But Ilya &quot;Kiritych&quot; Ulyanov&#x27;s Ursa was too much to handle for Talon in the clinching match, who had a bullish 14-0-7 kill-death-assist performance as BetBoom took on the map.</p><p>Talon players will take home $80,000, while the club has bagged $25,000 in prizes.</p>

GGWP! Kuku, Flipster Talon finish Top 3 in DreamLeague S26

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GGWP! Kuku, Flipster Talon finish Top 3 in DreamLeague S26

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published June 01, 2025 10:40 PM PHT

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