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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756796108984nemesis.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Five-man Pinoy crew Team Nemesis. Handout photoMANILA — After numerous bootcamps and scrimmages, Team Nemesis is all set to participate at The International, happening from September 4 to 14 in Hamburg, Germany.</div>The International is the biggest stage in the Dota 2 scene, joined by the strongest esports organizations which also earned their spots to the world class event.<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">READ: Dota 2: 5-man Pinoy Team Nemesis marches on to TI 2025</a></div>Nemesis marched on to TI 2025 after winning in the regional qualifiers against Talon Esports, 2-1.Nemesis becomes the five-man Pinoy team since TNC to take part in the world championships as five locals.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/esports/2025/3/12/team-nemesis-enters-dota-2-scene-with-all-pinoy-roster-raven-moves-to-offlane-2321">READ: Team Nemesis enters Dota 2 scene with all-Pinoy roster; Raven moves to offlane</a></div>In an exclusive interview with ABS-CBN News, Team Nemesis members reflected on their upcoming participation in the German Dota tilt.For Erice &quot;Erice&quot; Guerra, position five player, there&#x27;s no better way to bring honor to the region than winning the Aegis of Champions itself.&quot;Sobrang gusto ko, kasi &#x27;yon talaga &#x27;yung &#x27;The Dream&#x27; eh. &#x27;Yung makuha mo &#x27;yung trophy para sa SEA [Southeast Asia],&quot; said Erice.Veteran player Polo &quot;Raven&quot; Fausto, now on his sixth TI appearance, said he&#x27;s there to contend with the best players in the scene.&quot;Pang-six TI ko na,&quot; said Raven. &quot;Sa totoo lang, &#x27;pag pumupunta ako ng TI, &#x27;di ko talaga iniisip na mananalo ako ng TI kasi sobrang nakaka-pressure. Lagi kong iniisip talaga &#x27;yung gusto ko lang maglaro nang maglaro at the highest level.&quot;Midlaner Mc &quot;Mac&quot; Villanueva also shared the opponents he wants to beat in TI: &quot;Mid sa Tundra, Falcons. Gusto ko matalo &#x27;yung mga hinahangaan kong player, which is sina Malr1ne [Stanislav &quot;Malr1ne&quot; Potorak] and bzm [Bozhidar &quot;bzm&quot; Bogdanov].&quot;Carry player Eljohn &quot;Akashi&quot; Andales also bared the top-tier squads which he wanted to conquer.&quot;Sa TI naman, gusto ko lang matalo &#x27;yung mga team na dati &#x27;di ko natatalo, which are &#x27;yung mga top contender like Team Liquid and Falcons,&quot; said Akashi.Finally, for his part, position four John &quot;Jing&quot; Duyan vowed to give her best in the competition as this was his dream since going professional.&quot;&#x27;Yung sa &#x27;kin, gusto ko lang maglaro dito sa TI kasi bago &#x27;ko magsimulang mag-Dota, ito &#x27;yung pangarap ko e, makalaro sa tournament na &#x27;to. So, bibigay ko lang &#x27;yung best ko,&quot; Jing expressed.The International 2025, which will be joined by 16 teams, has a total prize pool of $2-million.According to a recent update by Dota community leader Wykrhm Reddy, all squads have already checked in for the tournament.&quot;Teams have now checked in to Hamburg, Germany for The International. It is LIT! #TI14 #Dota2,&quot; he said in a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wykrhmreddy/posts/1307544904057784">Facebook post.</a>Alongside Nemesis, Boom Esports—the home of Filipinos Armel &quot;Armel&quot; Tabios, Timothy John &quot;Tims&quot; Randrup, Jaunuel &quot;Jaunuel&quot; Arcilla—will also banner Southeast Asia in TI 2025.

Five-man Pinoy crew Team Nemesis hopes to leave a mark on the world stage as it participates at The International 2025 in Hamburg, Germany.

Five-man Pinoy crew Team Nemesis hopes to leave a mark on the world stage as it participates at The International 2025 in Hamburg, Germany.

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Dota 2: Team Nemesis hopes to showcase Pinoy talent on world stage

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published September 02, 2025 03:59 PM PHT

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