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YATOROGOD: Pudge pos-1 playstyle
Howdy! Hope you are all safe and sound and we continue our Dota science. Pudge is the most popular hero in Dota 2 for all eternal time, and he was picked 899,866,999 times. I reckon that every Dota player has played this hero at least once. Moreover, he regularly appears in memes and closely associated with Dendi and his incredible TI-3 “underfountain” hooks. Players usually choose Pudge pos-4/5, but today we are considering him for the pos-1 role from Yatoro.
Top-3 Pro’s coaches in Dota history
Being a coach is much more complicated than being a player. The coach manages the game and the people in it. Not only the sports achievements of the wards but also their health and emotional mood depend on his work. A coach is a specialist in a particular sport. He manages the training of athletes and their preparation for performances and competitions. The coach's task is to identify and develop the skills of young talents of the wards and improve the level of already more experienced players. It correctly distributes the load and builds an optimal mode of training and rest. One of the main functions is mentoring and education: a good mentor knows how to cheer, motivate, teach you to control emotions, and instills discipline.
Virtus.Pro - will there be another CIS team at TI?
Following the sensational and incredible victory of Team Spirit at the previous The International 2021, the first major offline tournament after the Covid pandemic, special attention has been riveted on the CIS region. Almost immediately, after the victory of Team Spirit, another organization from the CIS, even more firmly secured the status of the best team in the world for a very, very long time, this is Natus Vincere, though in a slightly different discipline - CS:GO.
Xtreme Gaming – the strongest team in LCQ right now?
From the beginning, the recognition of MMORPG China region has been dominant among other regions. As history has shown, Dota 2 did not become exceptional, and Chinese vulnerabilities did not turn out to be stronger among all the others on time exceptions, one has only to remember the absolute hegemony of the probability of occurrence of signs in 2014 and 2016. Almost every year, fans of the Chinese region have one or two teams that almost never go into the skills of other teams from other regions: once they were Vici Gaming, Wings, Newbee, LGD, LGD Forever Young. Each such team had a chance to get the coveted The International Cup - some teams found it, and some, although they didn’t find it, were very close. PSG.LGD is a team that stands out for a very high level of play and makes fans fall in love with its unmistakable game at speeds, but so far, all of them are ahead in the last three years of performances in vain.
NaVi defeated Tempest in the lower bracket of the playoffs of the LCQ TI11
Natus Vincere defeated Tempest in the lower bracket of the LCQ playoffs at The International 2022 Dota 2. The match ended with a score of 2:0. In the next meeting, the team of Alexey "Solo" Berezin will fight with the winner from the Xtreme Gaming - Infamous pair.
Virtus.Pro beat Vici Gaming at TI11 LCQ playoff stage
Virtus.Pro defeated Vici Gaming in the quarterfinals of the LCQ playoff upper bracket at The International 2022 Dota 2. The match ended with a score of 2:1. The team of Roman "RAMZES666" Kushnarev advanced to the next round of the playoffs, where they will compete with Team Liquid.
Team Secret eliminated Xtreme Gaming to the lower bracket at TI11 LCQ
Team Secret defeated Xtreme Gaming in the first round of the Last Chance playoff upper bracket at The International 2022 Dota 2. The result of the match is 2:1. In the semi-finals of the winners, the team of Clement "Puppey" Ivanov will compete with T1.
Natus Vincere got into the lower bracket of the playoffs at TI11 LCQ
Natus Vincere lost to T1 in the quarterfinals of the upper bracket of the playoff stage of the last chance at The International 2022 Dota 2. The match ended with a score of 1:2. The team of Alexey "Solo" Berezin will continue to play in the tournament in the lower bracket of Last Chance, where they will fight with Tempest.
Lanaya awesome cosplay by Aliza
Peppering the battlefield with slowing traps, Templar Assassin hides invisibly, ready to ambush her prey. Once she springs her attack, she shreds enemies with piercing psionic blades, and deflects counterattacks with her refracting shield.
Naga Siren TI9 cosplay by NAIYU
Among the high-sworn of the Slithereen Guard there is a solemn vow oft repeated before battle: No Slithereen may fail. In truth, these words are equal parts oath and enforceable covenant, for those who fall short of their duty are banished from the order. To fail is to be other than Slithereen.
Unreal Enchantress cosplay
Aiushtha hears the pleas of the small creatures, the furtive folk who need green shade and a leafy canopy to thrive. She lends her ears to those who have no other listeners.
Marci cosplay by alice_gontier
Marci debuted in the anime series Dota: Dragon's Blood and was developed in collaboration with Studio Mir. And Reddit user alice_gontier transformed Dota virtual hero into definitely real-life character.
The most watched match in the LCQ TI11 was T1 vs VP
Over 378,000 viewers watched the T1 match against Virtus.pro in the group stage of Last Chance for The International 2022 in Dota 2. The statistics were provided by the Esports Charts service.
Polaris Esports advanced to the upper bracket of the playoffs of the LCQ TI11
Polaris Esports defeated Tempest in Group A at The International 2022: Last Chance in Dota 2. The meeting ended with the score of 2:0. The team of John "Natsumi" Vargas won the second victory and advanced to the upper bracket of the playoffs.
Somnus is going to TI again, will he take the Aegis this time?
The International is an all-star tournament, a tournament for the best of the best. Perhaps the dream of every boy that ever launched Dota 2 on his computer and saw this arena filled with people, game booths, teams, and a crowd cheering your nickname. Yes, it turns your head, especially when this tournament is one of the largest in eSports. Going to TI as a player and showing your best game there is definitely a success, but there are people who come to Int regularly and not for the first time, but still can’t lift the cherished Aegis over their heads. One of these lucky ones is the hero of our article - Lu "Somnus" Yao (also known as "Maybe"). Is he worthy this year to climb to the top of esports and conquer the most important peak - The International, let's remember his path and the history of performances at previous TIs. Let's go!