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The official Twitter account of the Southeast Asian, Philippines-based multigaming esports organization TNC Predator, also previously known as TnC Gaming or TNC Pro Team, have announced the release of their Dota 2 team:
It's been quite the journey these past three to four years.
On September 15, 2021, TNC Predator will announce the free agency of its full roster. TNC and its players have discussed in terms of individual growth and agreed that this would be the best decision moving forward. pic.twitter.com/aH18lkwlgv
— TNC Predator ?? (@TNCPredator) September 13, 2021
It is stated that the decision between the organization and the players was made by their mutual consent.
The parties are set to move on forward separately to insure mutually beneficial growth.
The official free agency status of the players is said to start tomorrow.
The Dota 2 division of the organization consisted of the Philippine members:
- Kim “Gabbi” Villafuerte
- Armel “Armel” Paul Tabios
- Jun “Bok” Kanehara
- Timothy “Tims” Randrup
- Marvin “Boomy” Rushton
TNC holdings
The Philippine organization has some solid infrastructure in the country.
The TNC company’s assets include the TNC Cyber Cafe franchise, established in 2007.
The franchise was previously known as TheNet.Com — one of the fastest growing internet cafe chains in the Philippines.
Another related venture of the company is the TNC Premium Cafe.
It is a mix of coffee shop, combined with the cyber cafe area — a place where you can eat, drink, and use high end computers with broadband internet connection for gaming, studying, or even working needs.
The TNC holdings also include their main esports asset — the TNC Predator esports organization.
The esports team started its history in 2013, when the organization had rosters competing in various esports titles, primarily MOBAs, such as DotA Allstars, Dota 2, and League of Legends.
TNC Dota 2
The organization finished 7-8th at The International event in 2016, when the team lost 1:2 to Digital Chaos, later known as Chaos Esports Club, and earned $519,262.
One of the best Dota 2 teams, the roster’s biggest achievement was earning $800,000 at the WESG event, the World Electronic Sports Games in 2016, where they finished first, beating Cloud9 in the finals in January 2017.
The next International in 2017 was less successful for the Dota 2 team from the SEA region. The team managed to finish only 9-12th place, losing 0:2 to OG in their final game of the tournament and taking home $370,319.
2019 Season
Another successful competition for the team was World Electronic Sports Games 2018, a WESG-series event, held in March 2019.
TNC became the WESG champions, as they won 2:0 in the finals against Keen Gaming and earned $500,000.
The TNC’s Dota 2 squad then finished 9-12th at The International 2019, losing 0:2 to Netherlands-based Team Liquid, an international squad of Dota 2 players, who then formed their own esports organization — Team Nigma.
The Philippine Dota 2 organization managed to earn about $700,000 for their loss at the main event on the Dota 2 esports landscape in 2019.
Then they won ESL One Hamburg in October 2019, grabbing $125,000 from the whole $300,000 prize fund. TNC beat Gambit Esports with the close 3:2 score in the finals.
The team came first at the MDL Chengdu Major, part of Mars Dota 2 League Series tournament, which was held next month, in November 2019. The squad defeated one of the top Chinese Dota 2 teams, Vici Gaming — 3:1 in the finals of the event, taking home $300,000 prize money.
Recent events
One of TNC Predator’s big victories in 2020 was achieving first place at ESL One Thailand 2020: Asia, a part of ESL One series of competitive Dota 2 events.
At the ESL event, the team defeated BOOM Esports 3:2 in the final match and earned their $50,000 prize.
The team competed in the DPC 2021 event in the South East Asian region, the Dota Pro Circuit 2021: Season 2 — Southeast Asia Upper Division, finishing second after Korea‘s T1 SEA roster, earning $28,000 and a group stage slot at the next big tournament — WePlay AniMajor.
Talking about the recent matches, the TNC Dota 2 team competitive activities included games at the abovementioned WePlay AniMajor tournament, where the squad finished 7th-8th on par with Russian Dota 2 Team Spirit, earning $12,500.
Just recently, the Filipino Dota 2 team lost 2:3 to the likes of Fnatic from Malaysia, in The International 10 Southeast Asia Qualifier, one of the most recent Dota 2 tournaments, and failed to qualify to TI10 main event as the second seed from their region.