'Zaida', '3MarTzy' join 'Yawi' as TNC's new starters for MPL PH 15

Marc "Zaida" Palma gets a chance to shine with TNC after mainly playing as backup with Team Liquid PH. Moonton (file photo)
By Ivan Saldajeno

MANILA--TNC's new look for MPL Philippines Season 15 is now complete as Marc "Zaida" Palma and Frediemar "3MarTzy" Serafico join Tristan "Yawi" Cabrera as the team's new key guys.

Palma and Serafico will join Cabrera and holdovers Lance "LanceCy" Cunanan and Salvick "Kouzen" Tolarba in TNC's main five.

Palma, who had been the understudy of Karl "KarlTzy" Nepomuceno at Team Liquid Philippines since 2022, now gets a chance to become a regular starter at TNC.

Serafico, on the other hand, returns to TNC after three years after spells with Team Liquid PH, Pendekar, and most recently with See You Soon.

TNC also signed up Kyle "Koyl" Reyes and JM "Lord JM" Sebastian to be backups for Palma and Serafico, respectively.

Reyes reunites with Setsuna "AkoSiDogie" Ignacio, who is now part of TNC's management team, after teaming up with Minana Evos during MPL Philippines Season 13 last year.

On the other hand, Sebastian was a member of the last Blacklist International squad in MPL Philippines during Season 14 before the club gave up its franchise.

Only Sebastian and Kiel "Oheb" Soriano went to other teams as the core of Blacklist's remnants joined forces anew with Twisted Minds.

Douglas "ImbaDeeJay" Astibe was named the new head coach of TNC, replacing Caisam "Wolf" Nopueto.

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