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Following the Fall Shuffle and the breakup of the TI roster, TnC Pro Team acquire Teehee, and ryOyr and Cast, finalizing their roster for the Fall Major.
The squad that managed to drop the jaws of many players, casters and Dota enthusiasts alike with their astounding performance at the International 2016, and managed to eliminate hot favourites OG with their supreme drafting and immaculate execution has now fallen victim to the Fall Reshuffle. With captain Jimmy 'DeMoN' Ho, carry/midlaner Marc Polo 'Raven' Luis Fausto, and support Nico 'eyyou' Barcelon departing from the team shortly after TI, the roster seemed to have broken up, with fans uncertain of both TnC Pro Team's and DeMoN's future plans. However, following the start of the add period for the Fall Shuffle, TnC Pro Team have announced their final roster for the Fall Major today, which includes them reacquiring Mineski's support Mark 'Cast' Pilar, and two players from Rave - their former midlaner John Linuel 'Teehee' Abanto and offlaner Ryo 'ryOyr' Hasegawa, who will form the support duo along with Cast.
Known for his diverse hero pool and the ability to shine on unorthodox mid heroes, Teehee had been a member of TNC Pro Team for nearly eight months. During this time, his greatest achievements with the team were placing first in the third seasons of both BTS Southeast Asia as well as SEA Dragon Battle. He was eventually replaced by DeMoN, who travelled to the Phillipines to lead TNC Pro Team through the south-east Asian open qualifiers for TI, and went on to secure a 7-8th position in the event.
Furthermore, Cast and ryOyr will be joining TNC Pro Team in the support role. While Cast has always played support in competitive matches, it may be a rather odd change-up to see ryOyr, a signature offlaner, joining Cast in the same position.
TnC Pro Team roster:
Linuel 'Teehee' Abanto
Carlo 'Kuku' Palad
Sam 'Sam_H' Enojosa Hidalgo
Ryo 'ryOyr' Hasegawa
Mark 'Cast' Pilar
Time will tell what TnC Pro Team's new Fillipino lineup are able to accomplish. However, they have tough opposition in south-east Asia from the new Singaporean outfit Team Faceless, and it will certainly not be an easy task for them to establish their stronghold in the upcoming Fall Major.
