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TNC Predator, GPS Ghibli, DWG-KIA, and 496 Gaming Headline Day Two of the Asia-Pacific Predator League 2020/21 Grand Final

Written By Gracey Maala
Published • April 8th, 2021
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Day two of the Asia-Pacific Predator League 2020/21 Grand Final was highlighted by the performances from TNC Predator, 496 Gaming, DWG-KIA, and GPS Ghibli.

South Korea’s DWG-KIA maintained their dominance since day one as they bounced back from a ninth-place finish in round five and an eighth-place finish in round seven by securing two second-place finishes in rounds six and eight. The team’s key player, Park “Under” Sung-chan, leads the entire PL 2020/21 PUBG Asia event as he gained 22 kills.

DWG-KIA

Though they remained consistent in being on the top seeds of the leaderboards, they no longer hold the top spot as they only earned 96 points, below the 107 points of GPS Ghibli.

On the other hand, South Korea’s other team GPS Ghibli usurped them through a dominant eight-round display. They consistently made the top five in all rounds, punctuated by a chicken dinner victory in round eight. Both Park “Lambu” Chan-hyeok and Seo “Renba” Jae-young directed the team in kills, securing 20 and 19, respectively.

GPS Ghibli

Defending league champions, Afreeca Freecs, couldn’t prevail on their momentum from their impressive day one performance as they finished at the fifth seed. After a chicken dinner victory in round five, they suffered from abysmal performances in rounds seven and eight. However, Danawa Esports, another team from South Korea, have overtaken them through their two chicken dinner victories.

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: Afreeca Freecs

: Danawa Esports

Meanwhile, they have a chance to redeem themselves in the remaining eight rounds, though it will be a huge hurdle as they’ve only accumulated 60 points.

As for the PL 2020/21 Dota 2 APAC event, the Philippines’ TNC Predator dominated PSTR from Taiwan. PSTR denied most of TNC’s signature heroes, namely the Juggernaut, Earth Spirit, Templar Assassin, and Leshrac, but it wasn’t enough to stumble the Southeast Asian Dota powerhouse.

TNC Predator

TNC delivered a flawless laning phase to the point where PSTR couldn’t overcome. They even strayed away from the traditional lineup by deploying Elder Titan as a carry hero. TNC ravaged their way with 57 kills as compared to their rival’s nine kills. They’ll go up against fellow SEA powerhouse Neon Esports in the next round.

Vietnam’s 496 Gaming breezed their way past Malaysia’s Team Mystery. Similar to their previous battle against Reckoning Esports, 496 Gaming secured the entire early laning phase. However, they succumbed to the crowd control abilities from Team Mystery in the early to mid-game.

496 Gaming

In the end, they were able to gain momentum through Andrew “Drew” Halim’s snowballed Troll Warlord as well as the team fight presence of Nguy?n “Datbb” Thành ??t’s Puck, and Bùi “hunghung” V?n Hùng’s Queen of Pain.

The rest of the matches marked Galaxy Racers from Malaysia win over their fellow representatives, Team Star. Reckoning Esports, a team from the Philippines, prevail over Team SOOS from Singapore. Both Team SOOS and Team Star are out of the tournament.

Reckoning Esports

Matches are broadcasted on both Facebook and Twitch channels. You may also tune in to Predator’s Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages to be up to date with the remaining battles this April 7-11.

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