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TNC Predator announced that they would be parting ways with both SamH and Raven for the upcoming season. No replacements have been announced as of yet.
With ten days left to the roster season and the first of the Dota 2 DPC 2018-2019 season Majors just announced for the SEA region, TNC Predator revealed that they will be undergoing roster changes.
Sam "SamH" Hidalgo Sam had joined the team in August during the post TI6 shuffle and Marc Polo Luis "Raven" Fausto shortly after, joining in November of 2016. That is two years (22 months for the latter) for the duo to be playing under the orange and black banner.
The DPC season was frustrating for TNC Predator considering they failed to even reach top 16. TNC Predator’s shortcomings were thought to be perhaps more of a testament to the increased competition in the Southeast Asia region, than their lack of skill. Qualifiers were dominated by Fnatic and Mineski and that left TNC with limited LAN opportunities.
Heading into The International 2018, the team was considered by many as the underdogs. They placed right in the middle of the groups with a 7:9 record, demonstrating their 'average' place among their peers. Their 6th place rank put them into the lower brackets of the main event —a brutal best-of-one elimination series. If that wasn't bad enough, they had to face off their SEA rivals that consistently beat them to the punch during the season —Mineski. In a performance that TNC dominated, they shockingly lost the game in the final moment and were eliminated taking home 13-16th place and $127,661 for their efforts.
TNC Predator Roster:
Armel Paul "Armel" Tabios
Timothy "Tims" Randrup
Carlo "Kuku" Palad
