Author: zlosterr
zlosterr
Zlosterr is a dedicated video game and esports enthusiast. After competing in semi-professional Counter-Strike for several years, he broadened his focus to other games like Dota 2, World of Warcraft, League of Legends, and Valorant. Now, he shares his extensive experience by covering esports through news articles, guides, event breakdowns, and more
Despite the fact that 2020 wasn’t the best year for Dota, 2021 managed to turn things around. Allowing us to experience the most prestigious tournament in Dota 2 ‘The International.While the event was postponed due to the global pandemic, the best teams and players in the world gathered in Romania and gave everything they had.In the end, Team Spirit rose above the rest winning the event and giving the CIS/EEU region its first trophy in many years.Besides TI, there were a couple of other interesting events that we had the chance to watch in 2021. Each one had its share…
After waiting several months for Valve to release Dota 2’s newest update, patch 7.31 is finally here. Even though Primal Beast is the main attraction, the latest patch brings many other changes. Most of them are to some of the top heroes, but there is important news regarding the items.Although it would be difficult to cover everything in one article, we’ll try to point out some of the most notable item changes in Dota 2 patch 7.31. Keep an eye on any upcoming hotfixes because they might nerf or buff some items. Icons for Dota 2 Items including Vladimir’s Offering,…
The South American Dota 2 scene is always fun to watch, even for people who aren’t big fans of any teams there. Due to the fact many of the teams are in a similar skill bracket, it’s challenging to predict what could happen.One of the rosters many people expected to shine this season was NoPing e-sports. Yet, despite having interesting names, the team was unable to overcome its competitors. To make matters worse, NoPing finished second-last in Division I, which means they’ll now have to compete in Division II.Needless to say, the team’s owners weren’t happy with the roster’s results,…
Southeast Asia is one of the most dynamic regions in Dota 2, especially over the last couple of years. Even though a few teams stand out, there have been numerous drastic roster changes after TI 10 that had a massive effect on the balance of power; This explains why the SEA DPC Division I results were surprising.Even though no one expected BOOM Esports to dominate in most matches, the team had little to no competition. After losing only one series in Division I, BOOM Esports secured themselves the first spot and competed in the Regional Finals. Erin Jasper “Yopaj” Ferrer…
Eastern Europe is one of the many regions in Dota 2 that have fans worldwide. Since most of the top-rated teams are evenly matched, the series between them are extremely interesting to watch. The fact that the games are unpredictable means there are always various surprising results.With that being said, one team was clearly better than the rest because it didn’t lose a single game in Tour 1. Its name is Team Spirit, the current TI champions. Thanks to some of the most talented players in Dota 2, Team Spirit was able to rip through its opponents and proved that…
After two days of tons of action, it was time to watch the third day of ESL One Stockholm 2022. The series today wеÑе really important for some teams because they failed to shine during day 1 and day 2.Now that all series are over, let’s take a look at some of the most interesting things that happened. We expected to have a lot of surprising results, so we were not surprised by some of the outcomes.The nightmare for EG continuesOne of the first series of the day that we had the chance to watch was between BetBoom and Evil…
After six weeks of high-quality Dota 2 action, every region in Tour 2 of the 2021-2022 DPC ‘elected’ its representatives for the upcoming Major. Eastern Europe was the last region where we saw tons of matches. As you probably know, Valve decided to postpone Tour 2 due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Fortunately, the organizers found a way to give us access to the action.Now that the dust has settled, it is time to focus on the first Major for 2022. The tournament will occur between May 12 -22 in Stockholm, Sweden. There will be 14 teams in total…
Usually, the DPC in all regions starts at the same time so that teams have equal chances of winning. However, due to the conflict in that part of the world, Valve decided to postpone it indefinitely.After waiting for more than a month, Beyond The Summit replaced Epic Esports Events and organized the DPC. Of course, teams don’t have enough time to follow the same format as in other regions. So, instead of having six weeks of epic action, we saw a double-elimination bracket and a third-slot decider.Tour 2 of the DPC in EEU started on April 27 and finished on…
Aside from Eastern Europe, Tour 2 is almost done in every other Dota 2 region. SEA is the latest region that has determined which teams will advance to the Major and those that will have to compete in Division II.We had 28 clashes in the last six weeks and many of them were amazing to watch. In the end, Fnatic and BOOM Esports are the teams that will represent SEA in the upcoming ESL One Stockholm 2022. Each of them only lost one series, so they deserve to be among the best in the world.Before we get the chance to…
Most matches in the different 2021/2022 DPC Tour 2 regions are slowly coming to an end. Following five days of games, we already know the names of a couple of teams that will attend the upcoming Major. With that being said, there is one region where nothing is certain until Week 6, and that is North America.Like most regions in Dota 2, a few teams there dominate their opponents. One of them has yet to lose a single game, but since the rest only have one loss, we don’t know which team will occupy Division I’s first two spots.We had…