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OGA Dota Pit Season 4 is coming to Europe in December

Just a day after OGA PIT announce that they would host a tournament in China, it turns out that there will be an EU/CIS version as well. According to the latest announcement the tournament should arrive in mid-December and will have a prize pool of $150,000.

The event

November was a pretty sweet month for Dota 2, with tons of tournaments in Europe and CIS. We got to see the best teams in action and now we will do so once again. Alongside OG and Alliance, we will witness Team Nigma, Na’Vi, Virtus.Pro, Vikin.gg, mudgolems, and Just Error in the upcoming event. Sadly, we won’t see Team Secret, the best team in the world right now. It seems that Puppey and his teammates decided to take a break so they can prepare for the upcoming DPC.

One thing we can’t wait for is the release of the new patch. Valve announced that 7.28 will arrive in mid-December, which means that it’s pretty likely that OGA Dota PIT Season 4: EU/CIS will become the first tournament on the new patch. Needless to say, it will be very interesting to see how the changes may impact the game.

The event itself will host a standard double-elimination format. We will have two groups, in which each series is played as a best-of-three format. Of course, the Grand Final will be Bo5.

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Cyber Legacy completely scraps its Dota 2 roster

There are a few big names in the CIS Dota 2 industry, one of which was Cyber Legacy. The team had a pretty good roster with plenty of potential. Sadly, due to COVID-19 and a lack of good results, the organization has just decided to release their entire roster.

Cyber Legacy decided to rebuild their roster from the ground up after releasing four of their players. The last member who was still a part of the team was Zaur “Cooman” Shakhmurzaev. Supposedly, he had the uneasy task of rebuilding the team and preparing it for upcoming events.

Sadly, it seems that they weren’t able to complete this task because Cyber Legacy has announced that it’s final player is free from any contractual arrangements. Cooman became a part of CL in July after being inactive for three months. Prior to that, he was a part of Virtus.Pro.

We still don’t know why CL’s roster wasn’t able to live up to the expectations. It contained some pretty decent players, combined brought plenty of experience. Sadly, we might have to wait until the pandemic is over before we see this organization back in the Dota 2 competitive scene.

As for Cooman, we will keep following this incredible player and see whether he will be able to find himself a new team.

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5MEN disband after just a few months

Even though the team was created just a few months ago, 5MEN no longer exists. The team was due to take part in the EPIC League Division 2, but it decided to forfeit all of their series. Even though they won a few matches already, those series will also be counted as losses.

5MEN was a truly interesting team formed at the end of July. Back then, Rasmus “MiSERY” Filipsen and Johan “pieliedie” Astrom decided to join forces. They also added Marcus “Ace” Hoelgaard to the roster, with the team trying its luck in the OMEGA League. This was the first tournament that featured a prize pool of over $1,000,000. Although the team played pretty well, it was eventually relegated to the second division, where the prize pool was only $50,000.

Following the event, 5MEN took part in several other tournaments, but they weren’t able to achieve much. They just started competing in the EPIC League, but after the decision to disband, the team withdrew from the competition.

We will keep an eye on everyone who’s a part of 5MEN’s roster. Hopefully, they will be able to find new teams soon. Feel free to follow DartFrog on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitch for the latest Dota 2 news.

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Mudgolems put an end to Team Secret’s 4 month streak

Ever since COVID-19 took over the world and the Dota 2 pro scene moved to an online format, Team Secret has easily been the most dominant team. In fact, they’ve won pretty much every tournament that they’ve played in.

However, it seems their luck has come to an end, as they’ve finally lost against Mudgolems. This was their first loss in over four months, which means that they will have to play in the LB of ESL One Germany.

What happened?

Needless to say, Mudgolems was an underdog in this series. In fact, most expected Team Secret to rip through them, but this never happened. Fata- and his team-mates had a four-day break and it seems that they used that time to learn about Secret’s weak spots.

The first game of the series looked pretty even during the drafting stage. Nonetheless, Mudgolems’ last pick Chaos Knight proved to be a little bit too strong for Secret to deal with. Furthermore, the team also used their IO and Undying for rotations around the map, which allowed them to have enough space for their cores to farm. Although Secret tried to bounce back, their efforts were futile and they had to concede game one.

Victory had a massive effect on Mudgolems. Even though the panel didn’t give them much chance, Fata and Co. also dominated in the second game of this amazing series.

They decided to pick IO yet again, but instead of pairing him with CK, they went for Sven. This is one of those heroes that’s capable of winning the game on his own, as long as he gets a good start.

Team Secret tried to stick more to the meta, picking Phantom Assassin. This hero is generally considered to be a good pick against Sven, but it didn’t work this time.

The game began relatively slow as neither team was willing to make risky moves. However, once Sven got his core items, things quickly changed for the worse for Secret.

They didn’t really have an answer for Mudgolem’s aggression, which meant they had no other option but to use the GG call. Following the loss, Team Secret will have to play in the LB of the event. On the other side, Mudgolems have secured themselves a top-three finish at ESL One Germany.

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Fn is now a part of SoNNeikO’s team

The professional Dota 2 scene has been really interesting in the last couple of months. All regions went through massive roster changes, including CIS, where we saw some of the most surprising ones yet.

As you probably know, Akbar “SoNNeikO” decided to create his own team after being inactive for a couple of months. He reached a few aspiring CIS Dota 2 players and formed a team called Live To Win. Although he announced the full roster early on, it went through a few changes.

FN joins SoNNeikO and the rest

Following the changes, we now know the name of the last player who will become a part of SoNNeikO’s squad, Rostislav “fn” Lozovoy. He’s a famous CIS player that was a part of some of the best teams in the region. Most recently, he played for VP.Prodigy, where he helped plenty.

He will take the place of Egor “Ergon” Kozo, who decided to take some time off. FN will be taking over the mid lane, whereas Igor “iLTW” Filatov will be taking over the carry role. He is one of the best CIS players in the world and will definitely help his team-mates.

Here’s Live to Win’s roster:

  • Igor “iLTW” Filatov
  • Rostislav “fn” Lozovoy
  • Vasily “AfterLife” Shishkin
  • Alexander “Immersion” Hmelevskoy
  • Akbar “SoNNeikO” Butaev

We expect to see the team in action in just a few weeks. There are two events that will take place in Europe and CIS within the next fortnight, so there is a pretty high chance that SoNNeiko’s new team will take part in one of them.

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Gambit Esports confirms their new roster

Gambit Esports is one of the biggest names in the CIS Dota 2 scene. There were times when many considered this squad to be among the best in the world. However, a series of roster changes had a negative impact on their results. COVID-19 didn’t help matters either, which is why the team decided to make a fresh start.

Fast-forward six months and we finally have information about the team’s new roster. What’s interesting is that there is only one returning player from the previous roster, Danial “xsvamp1re” Alibaev. He will play alongside a few upcoming CIS players. Although they don’t have a much in the way of competitive experience, these players have shown that they have what it takes to be on the team.

Gambit’s new roster:

  • Anton “yy” Shkredow
  • Artem “Lorenof” Melnik
  • Andrey “meLes” Romanov
  • Danial “xsvamp1re” Alibaev
  • Albert “eine” Garayev

If you’ve been following the CIS Dota 2 scene recently, you’ve probably heard of ‘eine’. He was a part of VP.Prodigy and also played on a few other notable CIS teams. Moreover, he used to be a part of Gambit for a few months back in 2018.

The second name that might also seem familiar is ‘Lorenof’. He played in the OMEGA League Europe Divine Division that took place a few months ago as part of Team Unique.

We can’t wait to see the new team in action. If you want to learn more information about them, feel free to follow DartFrog on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitch for the latest Dota 2 news.

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Lil is now a part of HellRaisers

Although ESL One Germany has already started, one of the participating teams has decided to make an early roster change. HellRaisers have had some dramatic roster changes in the last couple of months. The team swapped out most out of their players – seemingly a good decision as their results have improved significantly.

Who’s the newest team member?

The newest addition to HellRaiser’s squad is none other than Ilya “Lil” Ilyuk, one of the best CIS support players. He will take the position four role, where he shines the most.

Although some of you might be surprised, this move was expected. Lil played for HellRaiers in the BTS Pro Series Season 3: EU/CUS. Now, a few days later, HR have confirmed that Lil is a fulltime member of the team.

After this addition, we’ll now have to wait and see whether Alexey “nongrata” Vasilyev will do the same. The player will be a part of HR’s team for the upcoming event. Speaking of the event, you can watch it by clicking HERE.

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SoNNeikO & iLTW announce a new Dota 2 team

Akbar “SoNNeikO” Butaev and Igor “iLTW” Filatov have always been two of the best Dota 2 players in CIS. However, they haven’t had much luck lately, especially SoNNeikO, who was removed from Natus Vincere’s team a few months ago.

Two players have decided they want to play together, announcing a new CIS team. The announcement happened in the middle of the CIS roster shuffle, which was full of crazy changes. Of course, Virtus.Pro’s decision to bench its main team is still the most controversial move, and all their fans are eager to see what will happen next.

The new team

It’s safe to say that this new roster looks strong on paper. In addition to SoNNeikO and iLTW, we will see a few other famous CIS players. Vasily “AfterLife” Shishkin, Alexander “Immersion” Hmelevskoy” and “Egor “Ergon” Kozlo will join forces with the two players mentioned.

Of course, since we’re talking about the CIS scene, we have to mention a small controversy. Virtus.Pro’s General Manager said that iLTW is allegedly still under a contract with VP, according to cybersports.ru. Despite that, the organization allowed him to play for other teams. However, we don’t know what will happen if iLTW decides to stay with SoNNeikO and co. Needless to say, VP’s manager probably won’t like the decision.

Besides iLTW, there is another contract problem, but this time the person involved is Immersion. According to Natus Vincere, the player is still in contract with them. Nonetheless, Na’Vi decided to basically change its full roster with FlyToMoon, which is why Immersion was benched. We don’t know whether there will be any legal problems for the player, but we hope that both parties sort out their issues soon.

Lastly, let’s not forget AfterLife, a player who was benched from Gambit Esports a few months ago. After his departure, he played for a few other CIS teams – but has decided to give this new roster a chance.

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Team Secret wins the OGA Dota PIT Season 3

It seems like nothing can stop the march of Team Secret. The European powerhouse managed to win yet another tournament after a nearly flawless performance. This victory means that Team Secron has won its last 8 Grand Finals.

What happened?

Team Secret had little to no problems winning this event. The team ripped through their competition like a knife through butter and had to play against VP.Prodigy in the grand final. VPP is one of the biggest surprises of the event and proved yet again that this is the future of the CIS Dota 2 scene.

Sadly, the team was unable to stop Team Secret from winning yet another event. Game one was really close as both Team Secret and VP.Prodigy had a good laning stage. In fact, VPP even took the lead at one point, but after a few wrong moves, the Europeans managed to regain control of the game. Needless to say, a team that’s as experienced as Team Secret managed to keep the lead and won the first game of the series.

It seems that the loss had a negative impact on VP.P’s performance as they couldn’t do much in game two. Unlike the first game of the series where they were really aggressive, the CIS team played super defensively. They’ve decided to pick heroes that have plenty of team-fight potential, but Team Secret knew how to deal with it. After just 33 minutes, Team Secret was able to deliver a knock-out punch and claimed the victory.

Just one game away from winning the event, Team Secret looked unstoppable. They decided to pick some of their best heroes and absolutely crushed their enemies. As a result, they became the OGA DOta PIT Season 3 champions.

Don’t forget to watch the other upcoming events. Even though we’re still waiting to hear more about TI 10, there are plenty of games worth watching.

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rmN- will continue to substitute KuroKy in the OGA Dota PIT Season 3 EU/CIS

We are just a few days away from the beginning of the OGA Dota PIT Season 3 EU/CIS. We will once again see some of the best teams in the world fighting for that impressive prize pool. Of course, one of the main favourites to win the entire event is Team Nigma.

The European powerhouse has been in excellent form recently, although they’ve been playing without their leader KuroKy. Unfortunately, the legendary Dota 2 player will continue to be away due to his injury. This means that Roman “rmN-” Paley will continue to be a stand-in for the team.

rmN- steps up

In case you’ve forgotten, the OGA Dota PIT Season 2 took place in July this year. This was when we first learned that Kuroky won’t be able to play for his team. Even though he is an integral part of Nigma’s success in the last couple of years, Kuro had to go through a specific physical therapy.

Sadly, the player picked up an injury, which prevented him from taking part in the Dota PIT Season 2, as well as the OMEGA League: Europe Immortal Division. Luckily, Nigma actually managed to find a really good substitute in the face of rmN-. As expected, the player will continue to fill in the gap left by Kuroky, until the player is back on track.

So, here is the full Nigma Roster for the upcoming event:

  • Amer”Miracle-” Al-Barkawi
  • Aliwi “w33” Omar
  • Ivan “MinD_ContRoL” Borislavov
  • Maroun “GH” Merhej
  • Roman “rmN-” Paley

Be sure not to miss this event because it’s going to be interesting to see what will unfold. Even though many don’t believe it, we think that Nigma has what it takes to put an end to Team Secret’s reign.

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