Abed “Abed” Yusop (Photo from The International's Twitter account) Abed “Abed” Yusop was the third Filipino to fall in The International 10 as the Evil Geniuses yielded to Vici Gaming, 2-1, in their lower bracket match in Bucharest, Romania on Thursday, October 14. EG failed to sustain its...
Photo from Evil Geniuses' Facebook page By REYNALD MAGALLON Abed “Abed” Yusop continued his fine play for the Evil Geniuses as they cruised to a 2-0 sweep over the Carlo “Kuku” Palad-led T1 in an early clash between Filipino Dota 2 stars in the Group A of the The International in Bucharest,...
Photo from Evil Geniuses' Facebook page By REYNALD MAGALLON A win for Abed “Abed” Yusop’s Evil Geniuses, a loss for Carlo “Kuku” Palad’s T1 and a draw for Djardel “DJ” Mampusti’s Fnatic highlighted the roller coaster debuts of Filipino players in the Dota 2’s The International...
Photo from Evil Geniuses' Twitter account Filipino midlaner Abed "Abed" Yusop and North American powerhouse team Evil Geniuses secured themselves the first direct invite to The International 10 which boasts of the highest prize pool in esports history at $40 million (P1,9 billion). EG guaranteed...
Photo from ONE Esports Filipino star midlaner Abed Azel "Abed" Yusop is raring to rebound after Evil Geniuses suffered a depressing 3-2 reverse sweep defeat at the hands of Invictus Gaming in the ONE Esports Singapore Major grand finals on Sunday night, April 4. "Ty (thank you) sa lahat ng...
This is part of a series of profiles on a new generation of leaders, thinkers, creators, innovators, and trailblazers across many fields in the country. The list is drawn under the theme “What’s Now, What’s New, What’s Next” in celebration of Manila Bulletin’s 121st anniversary as an...
While most sports went on a standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic, esports continued and even grew bigger this year. Thanks to its non-contact nature, esports ably provided fans with thrill, excitement, drama and most importantly entertainment during these dark times. The Philippine...
Photo from Carlo "Kuku" Palad's Facebook page Filipino pros Carlo "Kuku" Palad and Abed "Abed" Yusop's ragtag team Among Us settled for a runner-up finish against Thailand's Motivate.Trust in the Dota Summit 13 Online: Southeast Asia. Among Us suffered a 0-3 sweep to Motivate in the...
