Author: Arseny Kuzminsky
June is coming to an end, as well as the first third of summer! Nevertheless, the DPC 21/22 Summer Tour is in full swing, and, wow, the temperature in some regions is high! Week 4 marks the beginning of the end for some of the teams, both for the top spot struggles and in the fight for survival.But this week is all about the title contenders. A lot of meetings during Week 4 will be decisive in getting to the Major in Arlington, so you better not miss them!In the meantime, a brief summary of the most interesting events over…
It’s Monday! Which means we’re back with our weekly rubric picking the best five matches from the current Dota Pro Circuit Tour 3 week.The previous week was especially rich in great matches and important events!PSG.LGD lost to Vici Gaming. Overall, the last two weeks showed that Ame’s squad is chilling and playing for fun since they’ve already gained a spot at TI and can now rest or test fancy tactics.EEU is all about 2-0’s. Not a single match in two weeks has ended otherwise. And Team Spirit is back on track after confidently winning NAVI, the main contenders of this…
Yet another DPC Summer Tour week passed, and yet another is coming! And if you don’t know or can’t decide which match to watch in Dota 2 this week, we’re here to help.In case you missed the first week, here is a summary of the most interesting results:Goonsquad beat Team Liquid, and MATUMBAMAN played carry Pudge on the second map, which lasted 73 minutes (we recommend watching highlights).The new kid on the block in China almost made it against PSG.LGD. First, Dandellion easily closed RNG and then rivaled PSG.LGD in style, with the latter looking nervous even though they made…
The long-awaited Dota 2 ESL One Stockholm Major started today. Fourteen teams from all over the world came to Sweden to fight for important DPC points and the 500 thousand dollars prize pool. This is the first live event in 27 months; however, the Group Stage that started today will be played from a hotel. GS format briefly: all matches are held according to the round-robin Bo2 system, the four groups best advance to the upper bracket of the Playoffs, and the team from the last place is eliminated. The Playoffs start on May 16th.In this daily column, we highlight…
Ask any Dota player why they play the game, and you’ll immediately get an answer; it’s exciting and challenging. The feeling of triumph (even more after a long match) overrides any emotion spent there or received from a defeat. Dota requires deep knowledge, patience, tactics, and meta-understanding from players. But it rewards accordingly.What’s in a game?Watching Dota and playing Dota are entirely different concepts. Watching the game, you might not notice the game-changing details; but while in the match, you’ll need to take into account a million little things. Building your own game out of bricks and, of course, remembering…
DPC Tour 3: Five Hot Matches Of Week 1The long-awaited DPC league is back! A month and a half of non-stop online Dota, six regions, Arlington, Texas Major, and the last chance to get to The International 2022 in Singapore. This weekly column will help you know the five most exciting matches of the week. It is surely, spiced up with some backstories.But first, let’s briefly recall the DPC Tour format. Each league has eight teams; it lasts for six weeks, and the clubs meet each other in Bo3 matches. The two worst teams in the upper league fall into…
Welcome to the second issue of the Stockholm Major daily digest! The first day was hot, but the second turned out to be even hotter! More sensations and discoveries happened, and we are starting to form the first serious title contenders. But first…Breaking News: ESL has officially disqualified MindGames from the tournament.Although it wasn’t a surprise, all has been finalized. Despite the statements of the team coach, Arsenii “ArsZeeqq” Usov, that the visas would be in order, they had to change two players before the tournament; PuckChamp’s Astral & Dukalis (who are currently in Europe) were meant to stand-in for…
Update /14th of May/ – the interview was taken when the team was orgless. LFO just signed with Wolves Esports.Looking for Org captain, Valentin ‘risze’ Liradelfo talked with BLIX.GG about the decision from Vitality to drop the roster, replacing Medhi ‘Kaktus’ Marty with Yanis ‘mowwwgli’ Dahmani, the performance in performance in the EUL, and the preparation for the Major.Goodbye Vitality’We knew the decision of Vitality dropping us a bit before the Six Invitational qualifier so obviously, we weren’t really happy about it especially since we were making the greatest results in Siege if you put aside winning the Pro League…
Team Spirit is the youngest team at the Antwerp Major. Players’ average age is just a little under 21, but they managed to get through the Challengers stage almost perfectly, losing only to G2. Even more impressive is the difference in rounds: +27, the second-best of the stage, lagging only behind Vitality.Watching Spirit play is pure pleasure. They play Brawley confidently, aggressively, and enjoy themselves. It’s like they’re too angry, but they can control it.Pavel “s1ren” Ogloblin and Robert “Patsi” Isyanov are playing their first Major, their first huge tournaments. However, the newcomers do not feel nervous among other younger…
In 2020 a breath of fresh air came to competitive Dota. Vikin.gg. These guys were able to fight back against the strongest teams for almost a year during the online era; brazenly, without fear or reproach, breaking well-known lineups in numerous tournaments. Upon closer acquaintance, it turned out that the players and the coach have unique chemistry ‘ a mixture of strict discipline, fatherhood, brotherhood, and strong friendship.Then, Vikin.gg disbanded. Returning as Team Tickles with almost the same core.Melchior “Seleri” Hillenkamp, Miroslav “BOOM” BiÄan and Daniel “ImmortalFaith” Moza from the previous roster joined forces with Marcus “Ace” Hoelgaard, Erik “tOfu”…