H2wo, Renejay lead NXPE; Bren aims new heights with young bloods
John Paul “H2wo” Salonga and Renejay “RENEJAY” Barcase will continue to lead the Nexplay EVOS while Bren Esports looks to reach for new heights, injecting young bloods to the team for the upcoming MPL Philippines Season 10.
The star duo of RENEJAY and H2wo will join hands anew for a fifth straight season in hopes to surpass the franchise’s best finish at fourth place in Season 8. Still with the crew are now Setsuna “Dogie” Ignacio, Jeniel “Yellyhaze” Bata-anon and last season’s addition Mariusz “Donut” Tan and Emanuel “Elpizo” Candelaria.
Out to fill the gaps of their off-season departures are James “Jeymz” Gloria and Lance “LanceCy” Cunanan who are making their return to the lineup along with new additions in former Onic roamer Mico “Micophobia” Quitlong and Ken Louie “Kzen” Piler who has played for NXPE already in the MPL Invitational as a stand-in for H2wo last year.
Former ECHO strategic coach, Pao Villanueva, will fill the void left by former NXPE coach John Michael “Zico” Dizon.
Meanwhile, Bren Esports added two more promising rookies to its young core with Michael Angelo “KyleTzy” Sayson from Alpha Esports Pro and roamer Rowgien Stimpson “Owgwen” Unigo from SV Empire joining as the team’s offseason recruits.
Angelo “Pheww” Arcangel is expected to provide the veteran presence for the young crew along with fellow M2 World Champion David “Flaptzy” Canon. Vincent “Joy Boy” De Guzman, Kenneth “Saxa” Fedelin, Marco Stephen “SUPER MARCO” Requitano will also keep their spots in the main five while Dale Rolan “Stowm” Vidor, Vincent “Pandora” Unigo, and Jomari “Jowm” Pingol will compose the other reserves.
M2 champion coach Francis “Duckey” Glindro and Paolo “PauloXpert” Munsayac will continue to call the shots as they hope to put an end to the team’s seasons of futility that saw them miss the playoffs in Seasons 8 and 9.