The Asia Pacific Predator League saw its conclusion in New Delhi, India. What started with 24 world-class teams from 14 different territories across VALORANT and Dota 2, only the best of the best were crowned with the Predator Shield. For VALORANT, on-the-rise Vietnamese squad outdueled fan-favorite BOOM Esports to the surprise of many in Day 1 of the tournament to lift the trophy and a $65,000 cut of the prize pool.
Young gun Hoàng “Twilight” Minh Dũng was an unstoppable force for the Vietnamese with an impressive 40 kills throughout their series against BOOM Esports. Twilight’s performance was enough to garner the MVP award of the tournament and a nifty $10,000 cash price.
In Dota 2, Myth Avenue Gaming defended their Predator shield against in-form REKONIX who bested Philippine squad InterActive Philippines earlier in Day 2. The series went all the way for the two squads as they proved to be equal in skill and mettle. The deciding Game 3 was a 41 minute brawl that showed the dominance of Myth Avenue Gaming to take home the Predator Shield anew and $65,000. Myth Avenue Gaming wracked up 44 kills in the deciding game with offlaner ‘egxrdemxn’ showing everyone why he deserve the MVP plum for the Dota 2 tournament as well as $10,000.
Philippine grit in full display
Philippine teams came in swinging throughout the LAN in South Asia. Xipto Esports led by former Team Secret stalwart Emmanuel ‘Emman’ Morales was key in the VALORANT team’s run as they carried the flag all the way to a Top 4 finish. Meanwhile for Dota 2, InterActive Philippines turned in some surprise performances despite being a late call-up.
Indonesia’s REKONIX served as InterActive Philippines’ (IAP) obstacle to make it to the Grand Finals. With REKONIX being the team that sent IAP to the Lower Brackets, the team didn’t need any extra motivation to send the Indonesians packing in New Delhi. The Semi Finals was a tightly contested affair going all the way with three games. In the Winner-Take-All Game 3, a Slardar and Anti-Mage draft misfired badly on all cylinders for IAP as REKONIX secure their Grand Finals slot.
Xipto Esports ended up outperforming APAC Predator League Philippine Champions Oasis Gaming in the tournament. Oasis Gaming fizzled out of the tournament after a 1-2 record in the Group Stage while Xipto Esports topped their tough Group C assignment. Xipto Esports ended up losing to the tough BOOM Esports in the semifinals who paraded international VALORANT superstar and former VCT Masters winner Nikita ‘d3ffo’ Sudakov. While they couldn’t lift the Predator Shield this, Xipto Esports showed everyone a glimpse of their untapped potential and made their fans proud.
At the conclusion of the tournament, it was officially announced that the 2027 APAC Predator League Grand Finals will take place in Vietnam.
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