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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.

Invictus Gaming shattered all the odds as it pulled off a stunning 3-2 reverse sweep against Filipino midlaner Abed "Abed" Yusop and Evil Geniuses to seize the ONE Esports Singapore Major championship on Sunday night, April 4.

The Filipino team finished at the 5th-6th place together with fellow surprise squad Thunder Predator for $25,000 (over P1.2 million) and 300 Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) points.

Not even a cheese Techies pick in Game 2 saved Fnatic

OB.Neon Esports came through with an emphatic bounce back in the second half of the group stage to qualify for the playoffs of the ONE Esports Singapore Major on Tuesday, March 30.

OB.Neon Esports' woes in the ONE Esports Singapore Major continued as stand-in offlaner Rafael "Rappy" Sicat Palo was ruled out of the tournament on Tuesday, March 30, due to having close contact with a COVID-19 positive case.

Team Secret's Michal "Nisha" Jankowski or Evil Geniuses' Filipino star Abed "Abed" Yusop could be the easy picks for the midlaner to beat in the ONE Esports Singapore Major.

Filipino veteran offlaner Carlo "Kuku" Palad will not be able to play for T1 in the ONE Esports Singapore Major slated March 27-April 4.

Carlo "Kuku" Palad and T1 will have their hands full against teams of The International (TI) caliber in the deadly Wild Card stage of the Singapore Major set to start on March 27.

Sad to say, cheers and boos will not be heard during the first Dota 2 Major tournament in 14 months as the ONE Esports Singapore Major presented by PGL will be held behind closed-doors.

Organizers PGL and ONE Esports unveiled on Friday, February 5, the first Major tournament of the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) 2021 season.