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The youngest and oldest players of TI11 have been revealed
TSM FTX support David "MoonMeander" Tan turned out to be the oldest participant in The International 2022. He will be 30 years and 9 months old during the tournament. The age difference between the Canadian esportsman and the youngest player at TI, OG mid-laner Bozhidar "bzm" Bogdanov, is 13 years.
Is it possible to play Lycanthrope in 7.32b meta?
In the 7.32 update era, Dota gains a good selection of heroes. One such hero is Lycanthrope. It's very significant that this hero is back in the modern Dota meta. Because even a month ago, the pick rate of this hero was 1.25%, and now it's 1.8%. You can see that players have started to draft this hero. The win rate has also increased from 49.8% to 51%. Yes, you can say that 2% is not an indicator, just the opposite.
Heroes that returned to meta after 7.32b release
Swiftly jump from 7.32 to 7.32b was very interesting for a number of heroes. Some of them became noticeably stronger, and some were in the spotlight for one week, after which they disappeared from the game “radar”. However, a couple of heroes got a “short vacation”, after which they returned to the meta with renewed spells. Today we will talk about such heroes. Let’s cut to the chase!
First appearances of Primal Beast in Competitive Dota
On August 23, Valve released a new patch - 7.32. In this patch, the Primal Beast hero has been added to Captains mode, which means he is now available for selection in the competitive scene. Since the patch was released during the Riyadh Masters 2022, some teams dared to try it in their matches. At that moment, Doters only chose Primal Beast for the third position, that is, he could not even be flexed on lanes. Due to the lack of experience with the hero, the teams did not want to risk relegation from the tournament, so his pick rate was meager. Only the Nigma Galaxy team, namely MinD_ContRol, took more often than others, which did not help his team go far in the tournament.
Western Europe Qualifier: who will hit the jackpot and go to TI11
In these qualifiers, Western Europe represents 12 teams: Nigma Galaxy, Team Bald Reborn, goonsquad, DGG Esports, Brame, Water Rune Enjoyers, IVY, Alliance, Into The Breach, Entity, Team Secret, and Team Liquid. They will meet in battle in Bo3 and grand final Bo5.
NaVi vs. Outsiders: post-analysis of semi-final of TI11 CIS quals
Navi vs. Outsiders (VP) is the usual derby between these teams in CIS region. And it's in the TI11 qualifiers that they'll face off against each other. Or rather, there was already a match, and Outsiders (VP) won. Unfortunately for Outsiders (VP), they were beaten by Team BetBoom. The Russian club beat NaVi with a score of 2-0. Therefore, they will play in the Last Chance stage at The International 2022.
Ana and Team Liquid – epic fail or extra boost
Anathan “ana” Pham, a player, who is only 22 years old, has already gone inactive twice and ended his career as a player in Dota 2. He even tried himself in another discipline from Riot Games, Valorant. Despite this, he returned to Pro Dota scene and even won major tournaments. However, Anathan Pham recently joined Team Liquid as a stand-in, replacing Lasse "MATUMBAMAN" Urpalainen (pos-1).
PSG.LGD becomes TI-11 favorite by stomping Team Spirit in Riyadh Masters 2022
The Chinese club PSG.LGD began its formation in eSports in 2009 and gradually became one of the strongest teams in the Cyber Universe. Gamers from China repeatedly became champions of Dota 2 competitions and were favorites of The International in different seasons. Over the years of the organization's existence, the roster has completely changed several times. The team currently features Wang Chunyu “Ame”, Chen Jinxiang “NothingToSay”, Zhang Ruida known as “Faith_bian”, Zhao Jixing as XinQ, and Zhang Liping “y'”. Four gamers are native Chinese, and “NothingToSay” is from Malaysia. PSG.LGD CEO is Fei Pan.
Dendi stopped streaming due to a hacker who kicked 5-players from a match
Ukrainian professional Dota 2 player Danil "Dendi" Ishutin stopped live streaming due to a hacker who was able to disconnect players from the server. Dendi has been pursued on his streams by a viewer who kicked both allies and rivals out of the match.
NS: "TI11 casters'll stream from Singapore, analysts from another location"
Professional CIS Dota 2 streamer and analyst Yaroslav "NS" Kuznetsov on his personal Telegram channel commented on the news that The International 2022 group stage (as well as last chance qualifiers) will be covered by PGL remotely.
How to find a signature hero in Dota 2?
Usually, the signature hero is the one you play the most. You know what to do on it in almost any situation, and you know how to play against counter picks and so on. And, of course, you have to enjoy this hero, which encourages you to play a bunch of games on him in a row. When I first entered Dota 2, my signature hero was Bloodseeker. I liked his mysterious clothes and strong abilities. For such an easy-to-use hero, he was pretty strong. Below I’ll tell you how I realized it.
Who is the richest Dota 2 player?
Unimaginable hype of a wide audience in eSports sphere increased after the Millenium victory of CIS Team Spirit at The International 10 (2021) in Dota 2 discipline. T.Spirit earned $18.2 million; that’s how each roster member became a dollar millionaire with a snap of fingers. For real, it’s not the first team that wins a truly rich prize. Therefore, the members of the TS immediately set Top-5 richest e-sportsmen list.
Dota 2 best heroes to boost MMR
Dota 2 has unique, and at times unfair, methods of ranking eSportsmen. Matchmaking points aren’t just numbers in your account profile that increases or decreases with each game you win/lose. Many cyber athletes strive to increase their MMR and spam 2-3 meta heroes.