Born in Bataan phil, chano began playing video game at a young age after his older freind received a PC from their computershop. As he had with his other early interests in life, music and dancing, Chano picked up games very quickly and was soon excelling far beyond his age bracket. The prodigious dexterity earned through long hours of piano study was soon put to use in local gaming tournaments where he earned a reputation as a dominant and creative competitor. Though he was successful at other games, he knew he found his calling when he stumbled upon Dota.