Over the past few days, following the ONE Singapore Major, esports teams are excited. Accordingly, esports organizations are recovering from perhaps some undermining results – rostermania time. Indeed, in this article, we’re covering a couple Dota2Roster Changes you should be aware of.
AS Monaco Gambit – Making Improvements
Their last event was at the ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021 where they placed in the bottom quarter of teams. Indeed, the team placed 4th in the Wild Card group after losing to Team Liquid in the tiebreaker. Definitely a heart break, but it isn’t good enough for the roster.
That’s why they’ve now picked up “No{o}ne” as a full time player. Here’s the new roster:
Kiyalbek “dream” Tayirov
Vladimir “No{o}ne Minenko
Vasilii “AfterLife” Shishkin
Aleksandr “Immerson” Khmelevskoi
Akbar “SoNNeikO” Butaev
Team Unique Dota 2 Roster Change – Preparing for the Future
On the other hand, Team Unique from the CIS region is still trying to find a footing in the lower tier of competition. Indeed, at the last event they attended, the Epic League Season 3 Division 2 – they managed a respectable 3rd place finish. However, this team desperately wants to climb up to the top tier of competition.
Credits: Team Unique
Supposedly, the addition of “fn” should help fix that as a strong addition to the roster:
Nikita “Palantimos” Grinkevich
Rotislav “fn” Lozovoi
Andril “Ghostik” Kadyk
Danil “Bignum” Shekhovtsov
Semion “CemaTheSlayer” Krivulya
We look forward to these changes having an effect.
Yesterday, popular organization Fnatic announced that it is benching Masaros from their Dota 2 team. Here is their announcement:
Masaros’ impact with Fnatic
23-year-old Thai player Natthaphon “Masaros” Ouanphakdee has been under Fnatic since November of last year. With him on the lineup, the team got a 4th placement in the BTS Pro Series Season 4: Southeast Asia, and a victory in the Southeast Asian Dota Pro Circuit Season 1.
Fnatic benching Masaros from Dota 2 – What happened?
The team didn’t show many weaknesses with regards to its dynamic playstyle, however we cannot know what went behind the scenes. Now with their immediate elimination in the ONE Esports Singapore Major, a roster change was inevitable for the team. This announcement does come as a shocking news, as Masaros was key to Fnatic’s success in the 1st Season of Dota Pro Circuit (Southeast Asia)
This is what Masaros said about the benching:
“It was a great opportunity and learning experience to be able to play with TI caliber teammates, I feel very fortunate. There’s a lot of things I learned in my time here. Overall, it was wonderful. Moving forward, I will play with my former Thai teammates. Good luck to Fnatic and us.”
It will be interesting to see where Masaros ends up with. As for Fnatic, we will have to wait for an official statement from them soon on their upcoming pick up.
But until then, be sure to visit www.esportsguide.com for all your important and latest esports news!
The ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021 had a lot of pressure to live up to the expectations set upon it. Indeed, as the first offline event for the Dota2community in a while with $500,000, it managed to satisfy these immense expectations. Read on for a quick summary!
ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021 – An Epic Grand Final
Following the course of the week of competition, the level of competition pulled in the community. Following the journey of the champions, Invictus Gaming, sheds light on this. Starting strong with a 2-1 win over Vici Gaming, they then suffered a 2-0 loss to the favourites Evil Geniuses.
Heading into the Grand Finals after taking care of both Team Secret and PSG.LGD; many feared a repeat of the outcome for Invictus Gaming. However, Invictus stunned everyone when after being 2 games down, they managed to take 3 maps and host an epic comeback to claim the title!
While these aren’t outrageous numbers, we’re glad to see Dota 2 back on the map in the fashion that it’s made it. While it wasn’t the smoothest event in the world, it served its purpose to revive the scene.
Currently, competitive Dota 2 is celebrating the return of offline events with the ONE Singapore event ongoing. Yet, to add more fire, Epic Esports have just come out with an exciting announcement. Following a two year hiatus, the Dota2ChampionsLeague is back this year! Here are the details.
Dota 2 Champions League – Action in April
Epic Esports know how to host Dota 2, with last year’s OMEGA League being a great success. Now, at least 5 events are planned for this new series, partnered with organizers GRID.
🙌 Dota 2 Champions League is back!
Together with GRID Esports we are happy to announce the first tournament of the new D2CL series
🗓️ The first online tournament will take place from 5 to 12 April.
The organizers have made it known that the first tournament will kick off from 5-12th April for a total of $25,000. While it’s not the biggest prize pool in the world, the competitive community is glad for the added content to enjoy.
So far, the official announcement has revealed some direct invites for the group and play-off stage:
Group Stage: Brame, Team Unique, Nemiga, Fantastic Five, Team Empire, LevelUP, Trident, Ghost FROGS, Prosit Esli, KKD, Cascade
Play-off Stage: Vikin.gg, Team Spirit, High coast, Hellraisers
Credits: Valve
The remaining teams will qualify through the open qualifiers hosted on April 3-4th – only 5 teams are left to be occupied.
All-in-all, March will be an incredible month for competitive Dota 2.
Chinese Dota 2 team Elephant has announced that it’s welcoming rOtK as their head coach for season 2 of the DPC. Here is everything you need to know:
Elephant welcoming rOtK as Head coach – Who is he?
Bai “rOtK” Fan is a former Dota 2 player (now coach) from China. He’s been involved with the scene since 2011, when he first joined up with Team DK. Then he moved on to play for more known organizations, such as: Vici Gaming, EHOME, and LGD. He then stepped into the coaching role for the first time in 2017 with Invictus Gaming. He’s also coached VGJ.Thunder, as well as Vici Gaming, and now he’s looking to aid the Elephant roster in their upcoming events.
Credits: ESL Flickr
With this change the full Elephant lineup for Dota 2 is as follows:
Players:
Zhang “Eurus“ Chengjun
Lu “Somnus, M” Yao
Zhou “Yang” Haiyang
Xu “Fy” Linsen
Ru “Redpanda” Zhihao
Manager:
Dong “Hide” Hang
Coach:
Bai “rOtK” Fan
Assistant Coach:
Chen “Xz” Zezhi
What’s next?
In the first season of the Dota 2 Pro Circuit, team Elephant did not reach their intended result. They finished in 5th, just under team PSG.LGD, only achieving $25,000 from the prize pool, and not receiving a seed to the Major Wild Card event. Now, instead of some drastic player changes, the team has decided to bring on an excellent coach, which will hopefully help them get better results in the near future.
The first offline Major for competitive Dota2isn’t going entirely smoothly. Indeed, due to the international situation, two teams have had to withdraw from the event. Accordingly, the ONE Esports SIngapore Major has had to shift up the format a little to compensate for this – read on for the full scoop!
ONE Esports Singapore Major – What’s Changing?
We regret to inform you that we have decided to withdraw from the ONE Esports #SingaporeMajor 2021. The main issue is due to COVID-19 but that's not all. Here are the answers to all your possible questions.
So, officially, PGL has had to confirm that both beastcoast and Natus Vincere will not be making it to the offline event. Both of these top teams had already earned spots in the Major thanks to impressive performances in their respective regions. Just like that, an immediate change was needed:
From the Wild Card stage – three instead of two teams will now progress to the Playoff
Accordingly, that means seven teams will move on
Credits: PGL
Other than that, everything is business as usual and accommodated. Such quick actions by PGL assures us that the event will be a success regardless of the ups and downs.
Kicking off on March 27th, the $500,000 is setting the ceiling for the Dota Pro Circuit this year. This is what everybody, both competitors and community, have been waiting for – two teams dropping out can’t stop that.
Announcing our squad for ONE Esports Major. Due to the recent health problem of 'Kuku,' 'Forev' will be a stand-in and play for our team. Please look forward to T1 @DOTA2 team in Singapore.#T1WIN#T1Fighting#T1DOTA2pic.twitter.com/9IfLKiFv53
As stated in their main tweet, the main reason for Forev to stand-in is because of health issues concerning Carlo “Kuku” Palad. Unfortunately for Kuku, despite all the work he’s done with T1, he will have to sit this one out as former member Forev takes part in his stead. Kuku is the captain of the team, and his absence will surely affect the members of the roster. Hopefully it doesn’t impact their performance too much, and they can still showcase some excellent Dota 2.
Community reaction
Obviously, every T1 and Dota 2 fan is disappointed that Kuku won’t be able to take part in the Major. However everyone understands that Forev is an excellent player which can aid T1 in every ability he can.
What’s next?
With the ONE Esports Singapore Major just around the corner (Starting on the 27th of March), T1 need to adapt quickly to get a solid performance during the event. The Singapore Major is the biggest event yet for 2021 Dota 2 Esports, and we can expect some pretty intense matches!
Be sure to keep yourself notified with all the important esports news, here on www.esportsguide.com!
BOOM Esports welcoming back Dreamocel – Who is he?
23-year-old Randy Muhammad “Dreamocel” Sapoetra is a professional Dota 2 player from Indonesia. He’s been competing since 2017 when he first joined the BOOM Esports organisation. However this year he went along with another team, ZeroTwo, and now just after 3 months of representing them, he’s back again for a second time with BOOM.
Here are Dreamocel’s best achievements in Dota 2:
4th place at StarLadder ImbaTV Dota 2 Minor Season 3 – 7th March 2020 – $42,000
2nd place in Asia Pacific Predator League 2019 – 17th February – $30,000
2nd at ESL One Thailand 2020: Asia – 6th September 2020 – $25,000
Credits: Dota PIT 2019
Here is the full lineup of BOOM Esports’ Dota 2 division:
After placing 5th in the Dota Pro Circuit 2021 Southeast Asia, the team has finally decided to bring back Dreamocel. With him, the team had found a lot of success, and are expecting to bring back the same success they had.
Professional European Esports organization OG esports have announced that they are parting ways with one of their Dota 2 players, MidOne. Here is their announcement:
Sometimes even when you gave it your all, an adjustment is still needed.@midonedota2's talent and mischievous energy brought immense amounts of joy to everyone around him.
We all thank him immensely for everything he did for us.
24-year-old Yeik “MidOne” Nai Zheng is a Malaysian Dota 2 player. He started his career in 2015 under the Fnatic organizations, and then went on to play for Team Secret between 2016 and 2019. Then, after finding a lot of success with Team Secret, he was given the opportunity to represent the International winning team, OG. Here are some of MidOne’s best results with OG:
2nd in EPIC League Season 2 Division 1 – 13th December 2020 – $100,000
2nd place at OMEGA League: Europe Immortal Division – 6th September 2020 – $125,000
5th at DreamLeague Season 14 DPC EU Upper Division – 28th February 2021 – $25,000
Why did they part ways?
In their article statement, OG reveal that the main reason for the parting ways was because of the rough results they have been getting in recent events. Obviously, getting 5th, 6th even 7th and 8th placements at events is not a good look for such a prestigious organisation.
Johan “N0tail” Sundstein, captain of the OG Esports Dota 2 team, said this:
“I want to thank Yeik for his hard work, and for the sacrifices he has made for OG and for the Team. He is an extraordinary player, and is unfortunate we couldn’t get better results together. Thank you Yeik, and best of luck!”
Nothing has been mentioned with regards to OG’s newest player, however rumours have been raising questions about Anathan “ana” Pham. He’s been on the bench of the OG lineup since the 25th of January, and he could be a perfect replacement for the time being.
This is what the entire competitive Dota2community has been waiting for. Indeed, finally, we have the first offline major for the 2021DotaProCircuit! After a year of online events, Valve is striking back with the ONEEsportsSingaporeMajor2021 – we’re itching with excitement! Let’s dive into a How to Watch!
Event Background
The #Dota2 meta has undergone a lot of changes in the past, from the debut of crossbow-wielding squirrels to the introduction of neutral item drops.
As I’ll reiterate, this is a monumental event for the community. With a return to offline, the Dota Pro Citcuit is back with $500,000 on the line! Organized by Valve, there’s been a strong push to host the event offline and all the way in Singapore too. Accordingly, the event will run from March 27th up to April 4th. Participating are the top 18 competitive Dota 2 teams in the world:
Playoffs Seeds
Team Secret
Fnatic
Virtus.pro
Evil Geniuses
beastcoast
TBD
Group Stage Seeds
Alliance
Neon Esports
Natus Vincere
Quincy Crew
Thunder Predator
TBD
Wild Card
Team Nigma
Team Liquid
Vici Gaming
T1
AS Monaco Gambit
TBD
Format
📢 It's official! The first Major of the Dota Pro Circuit 2021 will be held in Singapore.
The ONE Esports Dota 2 Singapore Major Presented by PGL takes place on March 27, and will be the first-ever Major streamed in glorious 4K 60 fps!
In terms of format, we have several stages to look forward to. Technically, although eighteen teams will be attending, not everybody will make it to the Group Stage.
Accordingly, we’ll be kicking off with the Wild Card on the 27-28th March, were six teams will fight for two seeds into the Group Stage. Here, matches will be BO2 and the teams that don’t make it will be eliminated.
Moving forward, the Group Stage will then take place on the 29th and 30th March. A single group of eight teams will undergo a single round-robin with BO2 matches. First and second place will seed into the Upper Bracket of the Playoffs while 3-6th place will jump to the Lower Bracket. Sadly, the remaining teams will pack their bags.
Credits: ESL
Furthermore, the Playoffs will then kick off from March 31st to April 4th through an epic double elimination bracket.
Schedule for the ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021
Currently, there is no official schedule available for the event. One thing I’d like to point out here is that this will be first-ever Major to be streamed in ‘glorious 4K 60fps’.
Watch the ONE Esports Singapore 2021 on esportsguide.com
You can also watch the ONE Esports Singapore 2021 live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.
With regards to predictions, it’s been a while since the Dota Pro Circuit literally fell off last season.
Credits: OMEGA League
Accordingly, since then, specifically the OMEGA League event of October, the game has changed significantly. Regardless, here are the regional leaders from the Immortal level:
Furthermore, besides those placings, we recently covered the current Dota Pro Circuit point standings which can also show some insight in this regard. In terms of regions, Europe and the Americas are likely to compete for the top seeds with teams such as Evil Geniuses and Team Secret falling under the category of ‘favourites’.
However, since it’s been so long since the last offline Major, literally anything can happen and we can’t wait!
