TnC has managed to defend their championship title with an overwelming victory against Rave in the grand final of Corsair Gaming Arena Season 3, thus winning a prize money of $1,500. They are now the only team to defeat both Rave and Team Malaysia in a tournament final prior to TI5 qualifiers.
With an undefeted record throughout the tournament, TnC Dota 2 thrashed some of the most established teams in South East Asia at Corsair Gaming Arena Season 3. Even Rave, being the favorites of the upcoming The International 5 Qualifiers, failed to push the match-up into a three game.
TnC has a reputation of building up a draft revolving around Ceejay "Gnoj" Pelagio signature hero Drow Ranger, an example of which came in the semi-final matchup against G-Guard. Rave even went for an anticipatory ban on the Blue Ranger for the first game of the final, which proved to be insufficient for TnC went all guns blazing with a seemingly better knowledge of the recent patch. Rave ended the campaign with a second place finish. winning a prize money of $500.
It will be interesting to see if the favorites can challenge the Filipino rising stars in the upcoming TI5 qualifiers. Let us know through the following pole about your opinion on the TI5 run of the roster.
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