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Dota 2: Boom Esports dashes Talon's Aegis hopes, qualifies at TI 2025

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John Franklin Kennedy Caacbay

ABS-CBN News

<p>Boom Esports has completed a dream run in the lower bracket of The International 2025 Southeast Asian qualifiers.</p><p>The squad of Armel &quot;Armel&quot; Tabios, Timothy &quot;Tims&quot; Randrup, and Jaunuel &quot;Jaunuel&quot; Arcilla has made it to Dota&#x27;s biggest stage, as it dashed Flipster Talon&#x27;s Aegis hopes, denying its reverse-sweep bid in the lower bracket final 2-1 to qualify for The International on Tuesday.</p><p>Armel, Tims, and Jaunuel will join five-man Pinoy stack Team Nemesis at the the Germany event, making it a total of eight Pinoys at the esports competition.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/esports/2025/6/16/dota-2-5-man-pinoy-team-nemesis-marches-on-to-ti-2025-2102"><strong>READ: Dota 2: 5-man Pinoy Team Nemesis marches on to TI 2025</strong></a></div><p>After falling to eventual champion Nemesis, Boom had to overcome Castawake, Ivory, Execration, and now Talon.</p><p>Talon was their toughest rival, having been the podium finisher in the recent DreamLeague Season 26 and the highest-performing SEA squad to date.</p><p>But against the odds, the Pinoy trio, as well as Souliya &quot;JaCkky&quot; Khoomphetsavong from Laos and Anucha &quot;Jabz&quot; Jirawong from Thailand, made it to reignite their dreams of claiming the Aegis.</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><p>For their part, Carlo &quot;Kuku&quot; Palad&#x27;s team will see action again on the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.</p>