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Dota 2: DPC Weekly Recap – South America, April 28 – May 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Email ESTNN recaps the highlights from Week 3 of South America’s second season of the DPC. We’re now halfway through Season 2 for South America, and the competition will only get hotter from here as the region heads into its last three weeks of play. We take a look at where things stand at the end of Week 3. Lower Division BINOMISTAS are currently sitting at the top of our Lowe...

Published April 29, 2021, 4:01 PM Photo from Execration  If there’s someone to commend for Execration’s recent success in the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) Season 2-Southeast Asia Upper Division, it has to be the Filipino Dota veteran Abeng “Abeng” Dicdican.  Execration position-4 support Don Carlo “BDz” Manalo bared that Abeng, a former carry and mid player of Execration back in the 2014-2015 era, is working as the team’s analyst.  On top of that, the legendary player and good friend...

Published April 21, 2021, 6:36 PM Photo from TNC Predator Having an all-Filipino lineup makes playing Dota 2 so much easier according to TNC Predator star midlaner Armel “Armel” Tabios.  And it was clearly evident in the ongoing Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) Season 2-Southeast Asia Upper Division as TNC easily crushed the former team of Marvin “Boomy” Rushton and Jun “Bok” Kanehara in Smart Omega, 2-0, for a share of the early lead on Wednesday, April 21.  The Filipino powerhouse got p...

Published April 20, 2021, 6:05 PM Photo from Smart Omega and South Built Esports Filipino squads seized the lead in both Upper and Lower Divisions of the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) Season 2-Southeast Asia at the end of the first week of action.  Smart Omega is sitting atop the Upper Division along with Indonesia’s Boom Esports while South Built Esports is lording over the Lower Division following the matches last week.  Photo from PGL Photo from Liquipedia Featuring its revamped roster, Omega p...

Published April 14, 2021, 6:23 PM Photo from Smart Omega Smart Omega proved steadier as it downed Lilgun, 2-1, to score a victorious debut in the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) Season 2-Southeast Asia Upper Division on Wednesday, April 14.  Emerging midlaner Mc Nicholson “Mac” Villanueva on his unorthodox Beastmaster spearheaded Omega’s relentless assault in Game 1 while it was carry Justin “Tino” Grimaldo on his Alchemist who took charge in the deciding Game 3.  Both Omega and Lilgun were...

Looking to have adjusted quickly to the new 7.29 patch, Execration came through with a 3-0 sweep of Smart Omega to rule the Moon Studio Spring Trophy and flex its muscle ahead of the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) Season 2-Southeast Asia Upper Division.

May 6, 2021 The International Support Network for African Development (ISNAD-Africa) is a UNEP-accredited pan-African initiative that is committed to raising global and multi-stakeholder support for greener and climate-resilient Africa through a multidisciplinary network of various stakeholders active in various disciplines across the globe. ISNAD-Africa’s Mentoring for Research Programme (MRP) establishes technical and thematic mentoring relationships between students in African Universities...

Bertha Victoria Stockdale December 3, 1996-March 31, 2021 Bertha Victoria Stockdale, known as Victoria to friends and family, passed away suddenly on March 31, 2021 in Manteca, California.  She leaves behind her loving mother, Rebecca Rodarte, two brothers, Sgt. Nicholas Stockdale, DC3 Christopher Arteaga, and sister-in-law Svetlana Stockdale.    Victoria graduated from Sierra High School with honors in 2015. She continued her education at Delta College a...

Dota 2: Singapore Major Preview March 14, 2021 Let’s take a closer look at the first Major of this year’s DPC. We are around two weeks away from the start of the first Major in this DPC. On March 27, eighteen of the best Dota 2 teams in the world, all of those who managed to qualify for the event will have to go up against each other. �� Its official! The first Major of the Dota Pro Circuit 2021 will be held in Singapore. The ONE Esports Dota 2 Singapore Major Presented b...

Published March 12, 2021, 9:31 PM Bannering its revamped all-Filipino roster, TNC Predator will have its mettle tested against Neon Esports and eight other teams in the 2020/2021 Asia Pacific Predator League Grand Final slated on April 6-11.  Former Smart Omega captain-support Marvin “Boomy” Rushton and offlaner Jun “Bok” Kanehara will debut with a TNC jersey in the final stage of the APAC Predator League which was postponed last year due to COVID-19.  With mainstays carry Kim “Gabb...