Author: Arseny Kuzminsky

Even though the Bali Major will conclude the DPC 22/23 season and will close all questions regarding direct invites to TI2023 in Seattle, we should all expect more surprises and underdog-winning stories in this tropical event. While many will expect more Gaimin Gladiators dominance, there may be more than meets the eye here.The Bali Major gives off WePlay Bukovel Minor 2020 vibes with it’s small, resort-located venue. Perhaps players have found time to relax in a spa with the $888 premium ticket holders. Or maybe even the gamers will get some sunlight, mineral water treatments, or spend some time on…

Who’s Muerta, the new Dota 2 Hero: Lore & SkillsValve planned to add her to the game about two years ago.Announcing new heroes during The International is a common thing for Valve. This has been the case with almost all characters since the launch of the legendary MOBA sequel. And this year is no exception: Muerta, the Mexican woman of death, is officially introduced in an incredibly stylish video. We expect her to appear in the game at the beginning of 2023.Also, as is often the case with Gabe Newell’s gang, all we got was a short video that, apart…

Rainy evening in Singapore. People are leaving Singapore Indoor Stadium, drained emotionally but joyful. A few hours ago, Tundra Esports, in a remarkable style, outplayed Team Secret to win The International 2022, also known as the Dota 2 World Cup.The British organization executed their game almost flawlessly during the tournament: not a single lost match in the Group Stage, super confident Upper Bracket run (they lost only one map in three matches), and a massacre in the Grand Finals, demolishing Team Secret 3-0, even though they were one of the favorites.Read more: Talon.Kpii: “For me, the current meta is boring.”Eight…

Team Aster is the only Chinese team to be in the top 4 of The International 2022. For some of the team’s players, this is the first TI in their lives, but the legendary Zhang “LaNm” Zhicheng is behind them, helping and mentoring, not letting nervousness take over.They had a confident Group Stage performance; however, in the first match of the Upper Bracket, Team Liquid knocked Aster down. This Saturday, a few matches later, they will have to fight again, only this time, there will be no second chance. It could become a great revenge story.Nevertheless, during the October 25…

Talon fought like lions.Even though many considered Group B to be much more difficult than Group A, Talon Esports performed quite well among the DPC’s strongest teams: TI 2021 and Arlington Major, LCQ winners, DPC points leader, second-best Chinese team, and two best SA teams. Yet unfortunately, Talon was eliminated. Quite a dramatic story: they managed to beat Entity during the Group Stage and overall had two wins, but then lost to the very same Entity in the knockout replays.I had the opportunity to ask a couple of questions to Damien “kpii” Chok at the end of the first part…

The Group Stage of the main esports event in the world of Dota 2 has come to an end. Two-hour pauses, underdogs’ victories over absolute favorites, rampages and forfeits, tears of resentment and happiness… And the main event hasn’t even started yet!In short, the TI 11 Group Stage was very cool. And there’s a lot to learn from it. We decided to identify the four most essential things from The International 2022 GS. Plus, we’ve included some interesting facts and trivia for the fans of numbers and statistics at the end.EG Wins, NA FallsWhat a decent Group Stage by the…

UPDATE: VP has already officially announced that they are parting ways with RAMZES666.Several sources simultaneously confirm that the players of Virtus.pro Dota 2 roster decided to part ways after a series of setbacks related to the most prominent esports tournament, The International 2022. According to the sources, the team did not even go to the bootcamp before the TI11, saying that it was difficult for them to have one because of the destructive and toxic atmosphere within the team.Even though about a week ago, the Russian-speaking media were boiling with rumors that Danil “gpk” Skutin decided to assemble an entirely…

Dota 2’s game client has a built-in Fantasy League for everyone. It is not even necessary to buy the compendium to participate, by the way. And as always, if you succeed and earn a lot of points there, you’ll be granted unique Fantasy Treasures. In general, no one obliges you to play Fantasy, and this does not affect the progress of your Battle Pass if you have one. However, this tool helps stir up interest in the matches and encourages you to follow the different indicators of the players and delve into the numbers.Still, Fantasy is something made for hardcore…

The International is coming to Singapore! Twenty teams, the best in the world, will clash for a huge prize pool at the main esports event. Everyone’s been waiting for this action throughout the DPC season. Dota is coming to one of the most beautiful cities on the planet and has the loudest audience in esports.Twenty teams and almost everyone has a unique, dramatic story: underdogs, lucky chaps, favorites, and all others. A hundred players, excluding coaches, analysts, and accompanying staff, personify the passion for Dota 2.And even though almost every person has made a unique path to this moment, we…

Andrey “Evostation” Galkin, a 23-year-old esports player for Virtus.pro, states that the organization terminated his contract, leaving him unpaid after a couple of months.A PUBG Mobile pro athlete, streamer, and YouTuber, Andrey, accused VP of not paying about 9 thousand dollars. During his career, Evostation earned about 15 thousand dollars and often took podiums at tournaments, including international ones.Below is a translation of his post on Telegram.”Hello everyone, here’s the long-awaited story about how a CIS top 3 org is trying to scam a blue-collar worker :)On June 1, I went on loan to Vista Gaming, VP let me, and…