For those who might have missed the most important news from the past week in the competitive Dota 2 scene, here is a short recap.
WCA 2016 EU Qualifier: Vega and Kaipi guaranteed for main event
The new and improved Vega Squadron and Kaipi are now guaranteed spots in the main LAN event of World Cyber Arena 2016, set to be held in China this December. Teams that have qualified will compete for a total prize pool of $600,000.
WCA 2016 qualified teams:
WG Unity (Winner of SEA qualifier)
Wings Gaming (Winner of Chinese Qualifier #1)
Kaipi
Vega Squadron
Newbee or iG Vitality (Determined by winner of China Qualifier #2)
Capitalist bids goodbye to joinDOTA
After a very successful three year tenure with joinDOTA, Capitalist bids farewell to the organization to seek new opportunities and independence back in the United States. Capitalist got his start in joinDOTA with TobiWan in 2013, casting HoN before that, and during the three years at joinDOTA, established himself as one of the premier casters of DOTA2. This success however, came at a price to his personal life-one reason he has decided to move away from Berlin and the joinDOTA studio.
Veteran Warcraft 3 pros and grassroots eSports combine forces
The Ting Warcraft 3 Invitational is ramping up to herald a new age classic RTS eSports. World champions will once again face each other on the hallowed maps of this legendary eSport. Although Warcraft 3 is more than a decade old, it wouldn't be the first eSport to make a comeback thanks to a grassroots tournament. Fans of Super Smash Brothers Melee will remember the "Revival of Melee", a tournament featuring all of the smash greats during a time when the game was at its absolute lowest popularity.
STREAMS
- English: twitch.tv/esl_wc3
- French: twitch.tv/ogamingtv
- German: twitch.tv/back2warcraft
SCHEDULE
Matches start at 6 pm CET.
September:
- Friday 30th Group A (bo3)
October:
- Saturday 1st Group B (bo3)
- Friday 7th Group C (bo3)
- Saturday 8th Group D (bo3)
- Friday 14th Ro16 Day1 (bo5)
- Saturday 15th Ro16 Day2 (bo5)
- Friday 21th Quarter Finals (bo5)
- Saturday 22nd Semis + finals (bo7)
Here we have collected all the important updates regarding the roster changes, all packed in one place.
Everyone had until 4th of September to decide whether to stay or not with their current organization/team. Starting 5th of September, no player can leave or be released from the roster without incurring a penalty. From this date until September 18th, 12:00AM PDT, when the 2016 rosters will be locked, players can be invited to join a team. The new teams must remain untouched until after the 2016 Fall Major.
Liquid.FATA- decides to step away from competitive scene
Adrian 'FATA-' Trinks announced that he will not only be leaving his Liquid teammates, but he will be taking a break from competitive Dota entirely. In his farewell he discusses the stress associated with frequent travel, the risks he is taking by leaving Liquid, and how he hopes this break will motivate him to come back to the scene an even stronger player than he is now. He also takes some time to thank his teammates for the experience he was given by playing with them and mentions how much they had grown as a team since they had first formed. He makes it very clear that he is taking a break of his own volition and desire to find the game fun again and not due to any internal team drama.
Xboct goes on an indefinite hiatus
As the fall season drop period comes to a close and the join period begins, Alexander 'XBOCT' Dashkevich announced on Twitter that he will be opting out of competitive Dota for the Fall season and maybe more. Having a Dota2 career spanning from the very first International, XBOCT is one of the most experienced CIS carry to date. Over the hyper-aggressive carry player's six years in the scene, he has achieved a podium finish at several international LAN events, most notably, with NA'VI at The International 1, 2 and 3.
MMY! leaves LGD for half-year break
Amidst the departure of Agressif and Maybe from LGD Gaming, the organization announced earlier today that MMY! would be taking a half-year break and upon his return, either retire or continue on. Zeng 'Dai-MMY' Rong Lei has been a part of the competitive scene for seven years now and established himself as one of the premier mid players in DotA days. In his DOTA2 career, MMY! transitioned into the support role which did nothing to slow X down, placing in the top six of the first five Internationals: a feat achieved by him alone.
