Blacklist International Announces New Dota 2 Roster

The roster shuffle continues to live up to its expectations in the Southeast Asian as Blacklist International have finally announced its Dota 2 roster for the upcoming season. The organization has signed an all-star Filipino roster which includes the likes of Carlo "Kuku" Palad, Timothy "Tims" Randrup, Marc Polo "Raven" Fausto, Nico "Eyyou" Barcelon & Karl "Karl" Baldovino.

Blacklist International recently made its entry into the Dota 2 competitive scene after acquiring RSG’s spot in the first division of the regional 2022/2023 Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) season and will be looking to challenge the likes of Fnatic, BOOM Esports and Talon Esports for the top spot in the Southeast Asian (SEA) region.

Blacklist International signs all-star Filipino roster

“Mission: REDEMPTION. Introducing our official roster for the upcoming DPC 2023 season.”  Blacklist International wrote in its announcement tweet.

Following the announcement, Blacklist International’s roster for the 2022/2023 DPC season has been confirmed as follows: 

1. Marc Polo "Raven" Fausto

2. Karl "Karl" Baldovino.

3. Carlo "Kuku" Palad

4. Timothy "Tims" Randrup

5. Nico "Eyyou" Barcelon

Blacklist International made its entry into the SEA DPC league after recently acquiring RSG’s spot in the first division for the upcoming season. Additionally, Blacklist International & Tier One Entertainment CEO Tryke "TryQ" Gutierrez stated earlier in the month that he wanted to create an all-Filipino redemption team. 

The duo of Karl & Kuku were recently released from T1, after the Korean organization were unable to qualify for The International 2022 (TI11). Karl was released before the regional qualifiers in favor of two-time TI champion Topias "Topson" Taavitsainen while Kuku was released after his contract with the team expired back in October. Raven, Tims & Eyyou on the other hand were released from their respective organizations after the expiration of their respective contracts.

Following the announcement, Blacklist International will be looking to make a name for themselves as it looks to dethrone the likes of Fnatic, BOOM Esports & Talon Esports to become the best SEA team in the region.