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Team SMG has parted ways with Dota 2 veteran Daryl “iceiceice” Koh.The 32-year-old Singaporean player had long said he wants to retire. Earlier in September, he said he would take a break from his competitive career, but didnât say how long.Even before that, he used to complain that he had lost motivation to compete on the professional stage. He doesn’t want to play Dota, but he “has to”.iceiceice played DotA from 2005-2009 and played Dota 2 since 2011.During his sports career, he played with eminent teams such as Team Secret, Evil Geniuses, Fnatic and many others.Team SMG is now:Yeik “MidOne”…
Turkish esports organization has parted ways with CS:GO payer Ahmet “paz” Karahoca and coach Canpolat “hardstyle” Yildiran.Both esportsmen performed with Eternal Fire only for a short time – they joined the organization in July this year. paz replaced Yasin “xfl0ud” Koç, who was benched. hardstyle replaced Timur “bishop” Åengül.Later, xfl0ud came back to the active squad in October after Engin “MAJ3R” Küpeli retired in early October.Eternal Fireâs active CS:GO roster is now:Ä°smailÑan “XANTARES” DörtkardeÅÃzgür “woxic” EkerÃmer “imoRR” KarataÅYasin “xfl0ud” Koç
Ex-TITANS in-game leader has announced that he is a free agent now.âI’m looking for a team that believe[s] in communication, teamplay and strong agreements as key values,â he noted on Twitter.He was the last player in TITANS’ active CS:GO roster after the Swiss organization put on transfer three players and a coach, and the fourth player Magnus “Nodios” Olsen left the squad.However, TITANS’ management has not officially announced the disbanding of the team.TITANS was created in March 2021 and performed under the pseudonym GORILLAZ till August 2022.
The IEM Rio Major is nearly upon us and will be a one-of-a-kind major. Multiple prevalent teams in the scene are not in attendance, like G2, Astralis and others, meanings lots of new teams are in contention for the biggest tournament of the year. FaZe Clan, the winner from the PGL Major Antwerp, looks to win back-to-back majors, but much has changed in the scene since then, as only FaZe, Furia and Bad News Eagles have the same roster.IEM Rio kicks off on October 30th on the IEM Twitch channel. Here are our power rankings, put together by our team,…
London-based esports organization Tundra Esports defeated Team Secret at the Grand Final of The International 2022 with a score 3:0.Third place in the tournament went to Team Liquid.Tundra Esports did not participate in The International last year. The squad finished second in the regional qualifier and missed the tournament. Team Secret was ranked third at The International 2021.The winner, Tundra Esports, will take home 45% of the prize pool. According to the latest data, this is almost $8.5 million. Team Secret gets 13% – this is more than $2.4 million.The International’s prize pool in 2022, according to the latest data,…
Valve has announced a new hero for Dota 2. Her name is Muerta and she will be released in 2023.At The International 2022, Valve presented a teaser with the new hero. Muerta is a dead girl with flowers in her hair in a Latin-American style. The weapon of the new hero is a pistol.Muerta will be the 124th hero in Dota 2. The last time a new hero was released was in February 2022. It was the Primal Beast.The International 2022 ends on October 30th. Now, Tundra Esports and Team Secret are fighting for victory in the main Dota 2…
The Belarusian animator 4fun with the piece Re:Turn won the Dota 2 Short Film Contest 2022. The results were announced at The International 2022.This is 4fun’s second win at Dota 2 Short Film Contest, he also took first place in 2019 and last year, he was at the Top-3.As a winner in 2022, he receives a prize of $25,000Russian tooDee ranked second. He gets $10,000 in prize money.The American FierceLegoLink finished third with the piece LIFESTEALER. His prize is $5,000.The rest of the contestants whose entries were selected for the final vote will each receive $500.The International 2022 is coming…
The founder and former G2 Esports CEO Carlos “ocelote” RodrÃguez Santiagos has promised to come back to esports if he wins at the Esports Awards this year.”if I happen to win this, I promise a comeback,” he commented on Twitter about his nomination for the Esports Personality of the Year.In this nomination, he will have to compete with the NAVI star Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev, the iconic LoL player Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, Optic Games’ founder Hector “H3CZ” Rodriguez and others.In addition to ocelote, G2 Esports itself and G2’s CS:GO player Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov were nominated for the award in other categories.ocelote…
Danish esports organization Astralis officially announced putting back Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz to their CS:GO roster, confirming previously circulated rumors. He will replace Asger “farlig” Jensen, who had been benched.”We have entered a transfer agreement around Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz, which means that with immediate effect, he will be reunited with Astralis. dev1ce is one of the most dominant CS:GO players of all time and he was a key part of the most winning Counter-Strike team in history,” noted the Astralis statement.dev1ce played for Astralis from 2016 to 2021. But in April 2021, he joined Ninjas in Pyjamas and performed with them…
Indonesian CS:GO player Hansel “BnTeT” Ferdinand has been invited to Apeks for a trial.He should replace Richard “shox” Papillon, who recently parted ways with the Norwegian organization.27-year-old BnTeT previously played for TYLOO and left them in September when the Chinese team hired Shengjun “aristo” Jin and WingHei “Freeman” Cheung.Moreover, Apeks’ co-owner and Head of Esports Anders “aNdz” Kjær have announced that the organization will trial several in-game leaders. So, the rebuild of the team will not be limited to replacing shox.Apeks failed in qualifying for the RMR three times – ranked 3-4th at Fragadelphia 17 and 19th-21st at CCT Central…