Another exciting development was Valve lifting the Non-Disclosure Agreement, which meant that the public were finally able to see some Dota 2 action. With so many beta keys up for grabs, look out for the many ways to obtain one at the end of the feature.
Special Feature To kick start this month's feature, let me bring your attention back to one of the major happenings of last month, the disbandment of the Danish contingent of MeetYourMakers. MYM have since recruited a South-east Asian team, and for a sense of closure we bring you a short and exclusive interview with one of the ex-MYM players,
MiSeRy.
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MYM were the team many were tipping to beat the Chinese post-Gamescom, and many were shocked when the team announced their disbandment. Can you shed any light behind the reasons for this disbandment?
-"There's not much to say about the disbandment, the only thing you need to know is that it was a friendly disband and maybe you will see us together again."
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Will you care to share your thoughts on MYM’s new roster, with Hyhy and YamateH?
-"With or without Yamateh, its a very strong team. It's definitely a good replacement for MYM."
Shortly afterwards, rumors emerged of some of the ex-MYM guys forming another team. Can you officially confirm and state the roster?
-"Yeah, the new team consists of Demon, Fear, Playmate, Pajkatt and I."
If I'm not wrong your team name is for the moment ADDS?
-"Yeah, I guess so. It’s just a temporary name"
What are some of your plans for the future? Will this team ADDS be attending other LAN competitions?
-"Hopefully we'll be able to attend the various upcoming tournaments, ESTC, WDC, SMM etc... It all depends on the sponsor, but be sure that we are ready to fight!"
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ESTC is coming along soon, can fans look forward to finally being able to see the new team in action? -"I honestly don't have a clear answer to that, but it would be a great way to get our game going and in case we attend we won't disappoint you!" How is your search for sponsors progressing? -"Well we're looking and we have some in mind but no final answer or nothing secure." Thanks for accepting this interview, and before we end off, are there any last shoutouts you want to give? -"Shoutout to MYM, Maelk, Mania, Pusher. Shoutout to the Valve crew and to my awesome fans!"
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Transfer Update:
Retirements / Status Unknown: ![France]( "France")
100kpm from Virus (Inactive)
![Denmark]( "Denmark")
syndereN from ex-nevo (casting with joinDota)
![China]( "China")
Crystal As compared to the flurry of transfers last month, this month saw little activity in the market and understandably so, with so many major online and offline DotA events to come. Right at the beginning of the month, French flagship team Virus, participants in 'The International', recruited Garter and 7ckMad to fill the void created by the departure of 100kpm and Vladtepes; the latter will remain on the roster as a sixth player. Swedish team Druidz have dropped their sponsors and will now play under the name EMoCore. Members from the now defunct Danish MYM have also joined up with Fear and Pajkatt from OK.Nirvana under the temporary name ADDS. Who could have foreseen DeMoN linking up with his American compatriot, and where does this leave OK.Nirvana? After the departure of 820, EHOME signed two new players in APR and ARS, however, with recent performances not up to scratch, FCB came out of retirement as a stop-gap measure to prevent further slide in results. This resulted in some misunderstandings on
whether his return was official.(Read an interview with FCB
here.) It was later confirmed that EHOME did indeed replace APR, albeit not with Crystal, but rather ex-WE player PCT. Ksssss also came out of retirement to play for TyLoo. Nokia, from the now-disbanded DtHf side also made a comeback to DotA with DT^Club which made their debut in the Wuxi cup. To supplement this transfer information, we bring you a list of confirmed rosters for teams involved in major changes.
| Overview of Teams |
| Team | Players | | Team | Players | | Team | Players |
![]() | ![China]( "China") ARS
![China]( "China") PCT
![China]( "China") Dai
![China]( "China") Lamn
![China]( "China") RCC/357 | | ![]() | ![China]( "China") xiao8
![China]( "China") ZSMJ
![China]( "China") Yao / xiao_D
![China]( "China") DD
![China]( "China") DDC | | ![]() | ![China]( "China") Seaking
![China]( "China") Banana
![China]( "China") xiaoluo
![China]( "China") KingJ
![China]( "China") GuAI |
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iG.Z | ![China]( "China") Zhou
![China]( "China") 430
![China]( "China") SanSheng
![China]( "China") Awoke
![China]( "China") Faith | | ![]()
iG.Y | ![China]( "China") YYF
![Malaysia]( "Malaysia") ChuaN
![China]( "China") ch
![China]( "China") 830
![China]( "China") beNz | | ![]() | ![China]( "China") xB
![China]( "China") BurNing
![China]( "China") Yueru
![China]( "China") LongDD
![China]( "China") Zippo |
![]() | ![China]( "China") Gucci
![China]( "China") hot
![China]( "China") darl
![China]( "China") prettyHaw
![China]( "China") Kssssss | | ![]() | ![China]( "China") YaoDao
![China]( "China") Sylar
![China]( "China") Fnty
![China]( "China") Li
![China]( "China") MoFi | | ![]() | ![China]( "China") Hayabusa
![China]( "China") yAobAi
![China]( "China") Hao
![China]( "China") Wind
![China]( "China") MU |
![]() | ![Singapore]( "Singapore") hyhy
![Singapore]( "Singapore") Tofu
![Singapore]( "Singapore") Roy
![Singapore]( "Singapore") iceiceice
![Singapore]( "Singapore") xy-
![Malaysia]( "Malaysia") YaMateH | | ![]() | ![Russia]( "Russia") PGG
![Russia]( "Russia") G
![Russia]( "Russia") Dread
![Russia]( "Russia") Vigoss
![Russia]( "Russia") NS | | ![]() | ![Denmark]( "Denmark") Ryze
![Denmark]( "Denmark") Link
![Denmark]( "Denmark") eatenfish
![Denmark]( "Denmark") CalculuS
![Denmark]( "Denmark") miGGel
![Denmark]( "Denmark") Angel |
![]() | ![France]( "France") Maldejambes
![France]( "France") Socks
![France]( "France") Ph0eniix
![France]( "France") 7ckinMad
![France]( "France") Vladtepes
![Albania]( "Albania") Garter | | | | | | |
Concluded Tournaments
| Techlabs Cup | | Placing | Team | Prize | ![]() First | ![Ukraine]( "Ukraine") Na`Vi | $4,000 | ![]() Second | ![Russia]( "Russia") M5 | $2,000 | ![]() Third | ![Ukraine]( "Ukraine") Amsi Team | $1,000 | | Replays | | News |
| | TGX 2011 | | Placing | Team | Prizes | ![]() First | ![Philippines]( "Philippines") MI | $2,500 | ![]() Second | ![Malaysia]( "Malaysia") Orange | $1,600 | ![]() Third | ![Malaysia]( "Malaysia") MUFC | $800 | | No Replays Available | | News |
| | SMM Singapore | | Placing | Team | Prizes | ![]() First | ![Singapore]( "Singapore") Aeon | $650 | ![]() Second | ![Singapore]( "Singapore") GGHT | $330 | ![]() Third | ![Singapore]( "Singapore") Alien+4 | $200 | | No Replays Available | | News |
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In Europe, Na`Vi again made the headlines with their ruthless demolition of teams in the TechLabs Cup on LAN in Kiev, Ukraine. Russian player ARS-ART proved to be a more than capable stand-in for captain Artstyle and Na`Vi romped to victory, arguably only experiencing slight difficulties against the Russian side M5. Former Na`Vi player Amsi and his team rounds up the podium finishers. Quite a number of Chinese tournaments were announced and concluded this month, including ACG China Qualifiers as well as the Wuxi International e-Sports Cup. A revitalised DK side swept away all competition to take the championship in both competitions, with LongDD taking a starring role. It will be interesting to see their future performances in the numerous upcoming competitions in China, but many are already deeming their recent performances as their best ever in a DK shirt.
Tournaments in Progress / to come
| ICSC 9 - Groupstage III | | Group A3 | Group B3 | ![Sweden]( "Sweden") Emocore | ![Germany]( "Germany") GGnet | ![France]( "France") Virus | ![Ukraine]( "Ukraine") Na`Vi | ![Macedonia]( "Macedonia") GC | ![Denmark]( "Denmark") Monkey | ![Ukraine]( "Ukraine") Hard Team | ![Russia]( "Russia") Moscow5 |
| | ESWC 20-25th | | Team List (so far) | ![Ukraine]( "Ukraine") Na`Vi
![China]( "China") EHOME
![Serbia]( "Serbia") 4GL | ![Denmark]( "Denmark") monkey
![Sweden]( "Sweden") RANGERS |
| G-League 4-6 Oct | | Qualified Teams | ![China]( "China") TyLoo
![China]( "China") iG.Z
![China]( "China") Nv.Cn
![China]( "China") WE | ![China]( "China") DtHf
![China]( "China") iG.Y
![China]( "China") DK
![China]( "China") DT |
| | ESTC 2011 6-9 October | ![Philippines]( "Philippines") Mineski Infinity ![Philippines]( "Philippines") Mineski Grounds ![Malaysia]( "Malaysia") Invasion-ReD ![Malaysia]( "Malaysia") Orange Esport ![Indonesia]( "Indonesia") RitteR-ART ![China]( "China") EVE ![Malaysia]( "Malaysia") MUFC | ![Singapore]( "Singapore") PMS|Asterisk* ![Singapore]( "Singapore") MYM.SG ![Singapore]( "Singapore") AEONSports ![Burma]( "Burma") GoG ![Burma]( "Burma") E-bomb ![Burma]( "Burma") G7 Gaming |
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| GosuCup 4 Groupstage | | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | ![Denmark]( "Denmark") Monkeyb.
![Germany]( "Germany") .exe
![Sweden]( "Sweden") FUBAR
![Egypt]( "Egypt") [CC] | ![Russia]( "Russia") OSi
![France]( "France") Virus
![Turkey]( "Turkey") KYe
![Greece]( "Greece") icon | ![Russia]( "Russia") FiveStars
![Sweden]( "Sweden") Rangers
![Germany]( "Germany") PANZER
![Bulgaria]( "Bulgaria") S4M | ![Sweden]( "Sweden") EMC
![Greece]( "Greece") F|Five
![Macedonia]( "Macedonia") GC
![Europe]( "Europe") CC | | Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H | ![United States]( "United States") ez Style
![Argentina]( "Argentina") BK|(
![Peru]( "Peru") PDI
![Other]( "Other") DIE | ![Brazil]( "Brazil") uE
![Peru]( "Peru") A51
![Argentina]( "Argentina") LOST.ar
![United States]( "United States") Waffle Fort | ![Malaysia]( "Malaysia") MUFC
![Malaysia]( "Malaysia") RGC.AGL
![Vietnam]( "Vietnam") SkyNet
![Malaysia]( "Malaysia") Noble | ![Malaysia]( "Malaysia") Orange
![Singapore]( "Singapore") GGHT
![Malaysia]( "Malaysia") GizMo
![Malaysia]( "Malaysia") ReD |
| Together with G-League, ESTC will be one of the major events in October. G-League, with its $30,000 prize pool is what many Chinese teams aim for and is one of the most lucrative events in the Chinese Calender. ESTC, often over-shadowed by SMM as the premier South-east Asian DotA tournament, is no less prestigious. This year's event, unlike the last, will unfortunately not involve the Chinese teams, but it will surely be one to look for, especially with the debut of the new MYM.SG. Interesting to note is the fact that ESWC has converted its DotA event into a Dota 2 event, leading some to question the wisdom of this decision. Still, with top names participating, only time will tell whether the tournament will be a success. Last but not least, GosuGamers very own GosuCup will continue with its group stages. |
Betakey Contests: | Betakey Contests |
| Site | Format | Status |
| GosuGamers | Facebook Giveaway | Closed, winners being chosen |
| GosuGamers | Techies Lasthitting Contest | Concluded, 7 winners |
| GosuGamers | Dota Talk Logo | Closed, winners being chosen |
| GosuGamers | 1 on 1 Cup EU | Closed, 2 winners |
| GosuGamers | DotA Punting 1 | Closed, 1 winner |
| GosuGamers | 1 on 1 Cup EU #2 | Open, sign up here |
| GosuGamers | 1 on 1 Cup Asia | Open, sign up here |
| joinDotA | Giveaway | Winner chosen daily |
| Dota Commentaries | 5 on 5 | Open, sign up here |
| MUFC DotA | Facebook naming | In Progress, check progress here |
| SGamer | Variety of Contests, 6 keys up for grabs | In Progress, more information here |
Feel free to PM me if there are any mistakes, or any comments or suggestions for future issues.
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