MANILA – After dropping its first game in the second group stage, Flipster Talon was in harmony this time, nailing resounding victories over two Dota powerhouses in the $1-million DreamLeague Season 26.
Carlo "Kuku" Palad and his squad first regained their winning ways against multi-titled Western European squad Gaimin Gladiators with a 2-0 triumph early Sunday morning (Manila time).
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This marked a Southeast Asian team's first best-of-three series victory over a WEU squad since January this year.
The Nuengnara "23savage" Teeramahanon-paced crew then continued its stellar showing against Nigma Galaxy on Sunday night, flipping the script by overcoming the threats of Sumail "Sumail" Hassan's Arc Warden in Game 3.
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23savage was also a menace on his Medusa as he carried the team on his back with a clean 6-0-5 kill-death-assist record in the clinching match, while Mikoto, whose real name is Rafli Fathur Rahman, posted an 8-1-13 outing on his midlane Tiny.
For his part, Kuku's Jakiro had a decent 5-5-14 performance.
Talon will be opening the hostilities again on May 26 as it takes on now-Serbia-based team Aurora Gaming.