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Blacklist International members are allegedly in the midst of a bizarre conflict. The team's carry player, Kim "Gabbi" Santos, just announced his departure from Blacklist International on his Kick livestream. He revealed that someone in the team had punched him in the face and some of the community believed the person to be midalner Abed "Abed" Yusop. 



A Reddit user summarized the story in a post on the Dota 2 sub-Reddit. Apparently, Gabbi had trashtalked Abed and exposed a sensitive information about him in a pub match. This likely led to Abed's rage and he proceeded to punch Gabbi, who would leave the organization due to the conflict.



A pub match trashtalk between Gabbi and Abed leads to this conflict



The entire feud likely began a couple of days ago in a Dota 2 pub match where Gabbi was on the opposite team from his teammate, Abed. This match was also livestreamed on Gabbi's official Twitch channel. In the game, there was a moment when Gabbi's Timbersaw managed to deny himself to neutral creeps, saving himself from Abed's Templar Assassin. 



Right after, Gabbi all-chatted question marks and the words "L BUNGAL" which is Tagalog for "L TOOTHLESS". Abed responded with "huh?" and Gabbi was visibly entertained with the situation.











You can find the moment in the video below at the 9:23 minute mark.









Abed allegedly punched Gabbi, Gabbi leaves Blacklist



In a recent Kick livestream, Gabbi revealed a shocking story that happened at his bootcamp. According to Reddit user Ptts, Gabbi elaborated that he was watching an NBA (National Basketball Association) game while waiting to do content for Blacklist International. 



A summarized translation of Gabbi's statement via Reddit



Out of the blue, someone punched him on the side of his face. He initially thought that it was a playful punch but it didn't stop. Although he didn't reveal who confronted him, his Kick stream title hinted at Abed. 



The stream title reads "NASA LOOB ANG KULO" which

Gabbi allegedly leaves Blacklist International due to Abed's physical assault

The Arteezy-SumaiL reunion at PGL Wallachia seems to be working well, showing once again how powerful their combination is. Reminiscing the good ol’ Evil Geniuses days, Artour "Arteezy" Babaev talks about his experience playing with Sumail "SumaiL" Hassan again.



Arteezy on SumaiL: “It’s definitely a blast from the past. He hasn’t changed at all”




Hear @Arteezy&#39;s thoughts on his reunion with @SumaaaaiL throughout Wallachia.#PGLWALLACHIA #ArmTheRebels pic.twitter.com/k1LcXUWqoI— Shopify Rebellion (@ShopifyRebels) May 12, 2024




After Shopify Rebellion’s win over Team Liquid in their group stage series at PGL Wallachia Season 1, Arteezy spoke in a post-game interview and shared his thoughts on reuniting with SumaiL.



Arteezy: "It's definitely a blast from the past. He hasn't changed at all since last time I remember playing with him. It's literally the same vibes. His behavior is the same and his reactions to things in the game is the same. I think the one thing he has improved is he's actually a lot more vocal. A long time ago I think he was more like 'I'm the best and I'm not going to talk" and all this stuff. But now he's a lot more expressive and I think that just comes with age."



Growing up and growing old









It's true that SumaiL has since mellowed from the cocky personality he had back at Evil Geniuses. Rocking his blazing blue hairdo, he mentioned at TI8 (The International 2018) that his motivation was money. "What am I going to do with the title? I'll take the money." he said when asked to choose between money and the title of champipn. 



Arteezy continued to indulge his memories on how SumaiL used to "clown" around such showing up to scrims late. However, growing up apparently hadn't changed the fun vibes between them. "He [SumaiL] said he's 25 today [February 13]. He's actually quite old. We're all quite old. So, it's been really fun. It reminds me of my youth" Arteezy added.






So far so good for Shopify Rebellion

"It's definitely a blast from the past. He hasn't changed at all” Arteezy on reuniting with SumaiL at PGL Wallachia

Legendary midlaner, Sumail "SumaiL" Hassan, has just finished another stand-in stint, this time with Shopify Rebellion in PGL Wallachia. In the post-match interview of their final series, SumaiL revealed his thoughts on reuniting with Arteezy and hinted at Nigma Galaxy's new player.



We are gonna go bootcamp in [United Arab Emirates] after this.



SumaiL almost slipped the name of Nigma Galaxy's new player



(Image via PGL)



SumaiL's journey in PGL Wallachia is now over. After losing a hard fought series against South America's BOOM Esports, SumaiL hopped on the post-match interview to bid his farewells. 



While he talked about traveling back to bootcamp, he seemed like he almost slipped his tongue and accidentally reveal a confidential information about Nigma's roster.







"We are gonna go bootcamp, me and... (*smiles) uh yeah. We are going to bootcamp in [United Arab Emirates] after this," SumaiL stated when asked regarding his future moves in the Dota 2 professional scene.



For continuous seasons, Nigma Galaxy has failed to keep a long-lasting Dota 2 roster. The team would change one player or another every time they can't progress beyond their current state. Nigma last parted ways with Matthew in late April and has yet to announce his replacement in the roster. "I think we are missing a player every month. So we have to figure something out," SumaiL said.



Speculations point to GH



(Image via PGL)



Following SumaiL's interview, a lot of people assume that Nigma's new player will be GH. The prominent pos 4 was a long-time Nigma player who took a break from competitive Dota 2 in late 2023. After a five-months hiatus, GH returned to compete as a stand-in for Shopify Rebellion - together with SumaiL. 



With a vacant slot in Nigma's position four, many are anticipating GH's return to his former home. And as SumaiL mentioned that him and the new player will be traveling to UAE for bootcamp, fans are excited to see if GH will indeed complete

SumaiL hints at Nigma Galaxy's new player

The PGL Wallachia group stage has been full of exciting moments, and intense series. With all 16 teams duking it out in the group stage, there have been constant series and upsets. 



The series between Boom Esports and Shopify Rebellion went the full three game series length. However, game three sparked the take that it was Arteezy's worst performance of his career on Faceless Void. 


[esports_url link=https://esports.gg/news/dota-2/gh-and-sumail-stand-in-for-shopify-rebellion/]



The Tragic tale of Arteezy's Faceless Void vs Boom Esports 



Despite the new stand-ins to Shopify Rebellion's roster, game three against Boom Esports was rough to say the least. Reddit claims that this was Arteezy's worst performance of his career as he had a total of 4.8k damage over the 42 minute game as Faceless Void. However, Reddit tends to exaggerate. 




RTZ Saving BKB and Chrono for next game  byu/Kushikime28 inDotA2




The series close at the beginning. Shopify drafted a pretty standard lineup for the team. Comprising of Faceless Void, TA, Centaur for cores, and a Phoenix and SD support duo. 



On the other hand, Boom Esports picked up Kunkka, Brewmaster and Luna for cores and a Bane and Hoodwink for their support duo. 



So in short, Boom had more than enough lockdown and tools to kill any core of Shopify at any stage of the game. While also being able to play care free against Arteezy's Faceless Void. 



SR vs Boom Game 3 draft (Via egamersworld)



And unfortunately for Shopify, that was mostly the entire game. There wasn't much that the cores of Shopify could realistically do. Reddit was quick to criticize Arteezy's Faceless Void as he rarely used his Chronosphere throughout the match. 



However, most of the time Shopify's cores were getting jumped, and using Chrono would most likely worsen their fates. Not to mention that Boom had tools to burst Void down or control him in team fights. So Arteezy had it rough on his Faceless Void. 









The final moments of

Arteezy Faceless Void has his worst performance of his career - PGL Wallachia 2024

ESL announced their 2025 tournament plans at the X today. Even though 2024 hasn't met its halfway mark, this famous tournament organizer already has five top-tier events planned for Dota 2 in 2025.



ESL Pro Tour for Dota 2 in 2025



According to ESL's plans, they plan to host five Dota 2 tournaments in 2025. The first one will be in February and the last one will be in December. Similar to 2024, they will host two LAN tournaments, in Europe and Asia, whilst the other three will be online tournaments DreamLeague.



Notably, this news doesn't mention the schedule of Riyadh Masters 2025. Maybe it's because Riyadh Masters is not part of the ESL Pro Tour series. We shall wait for another announcement later.



The ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 calendar is as follows:



EventDateDreamLeague S25Feb. 16 - Mar. 2ESL One EuropeAprilDreamLeague S26May 12 - May 25DreamLeague S27Nov. 3 - Nov. 9ESL One AsiaDecemberESL Pro Tour Dota 2 Calendar




We&#39;re not even halfway through 2024 yet but we already have big plans for 2025!! 🤩This is the #ESLProTour Dota 2 Calendar for next year 👇 pic.twitter.com/bMGtzrI2YS— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) May 14, 2024




Upcoming tournaments in 2025



Despite the fact that 2024 isn't even halfway through, two other tournament organizers already announced their plans for next season's Dota 2 season early on.



PGL has seven events planned, while BLAST has five events planned after announcing its entry into Dota 2. Add to the five tournaments that ESL has announced. It is guaranteed that the Dota 2 community will be treated well in the next two years.



BLAST announced its entry into Dota 2 a few days ago (Image via BLAST)



The upcoming schedule for Dota 2 tournaments is as follows:



TournamentYearDateDreamLeague Season 232024May 20 - 26Esports World Cup2024JulyESB x Qatar Esports Federation Tour #22024July 22 - Aug 4The International 20242024SeptemberPGL Dota 2 Wallachia Season 22024Oct 1 - 13BetBoom Dacha 2nd edition2024Oct 4 -

ESL unveiled their tournament plans for 2025

Dota 2 is seeing its best year in the competitive aspect as for number of announced Tier 1 tournaments. Just today, a press release revealed five new FISSURE Dota 2 Tournaments, and specific dates for the next BetBoom Dacha. 



As we already know, FISSURE has also been in charge of co-organizing the Elite League alongside Electronic Sports Broadcast (ESB). This means some of these dates might be part of that franchise. If you follow the esports side of Dota 2, make sure to add these to your calendar:




BetBoom Dacha 2024 - Oct. 19-27, 2024



Tournament #1 - Jan. 24 - Feb. 2, 2025



Tournament #2 - Mar. 18-27, 2025



Tournament #3 - Aug. 1-10, 2025



Tournament #4 - Oct. 24 - Nov. 2, 2025



Tournament #5 - Dec. 16 - 22, 2025




FISSURE Dota 2 Tournaments (Picture from FISSURE x BetBoom press release)






Dota 2 Tier 1 calendar for 2024



FISSURE Dota 2 Tournaments will add to this year's already packed calendar. However, no specific dates are set for The International yet. All we know is that it's happening in Copenhagen during Sep. 2024. Third party tournaments have tried to avoid that month, as players will be focusing on playing the most relevant event of the year.



TournamentDates announcedFormatDreamLeague S23May 20 - 26OnlineRiyadh Masters 2024 (Closed Qualifiers)May 31 - Jun. 04OnlineRiyadh Masters 2024Jul. 03 - 21LANElite League S2Jul. 24 - Aug. 04LANThe InternationalSeptemberLANBetBoom Dacha #2, 2024Oct. 19 - 27LANPGL Tournament (name TBD)Nov. 07 - 16LANBlast SlamNov. 26 - Dec. 01TBAElite League S3Nov. 27 - Dec. 06TBA



Elite League S3 and BLAST Slam date conflict



ESB has not made any public announcement about changing dates or canceling their Elite League S3. Their roadmap for Elite League (formerly known as Liga ESB) was published by the start of the year, so changes may come. But cannot discard a possible collaboration with BLAST as dates are almost exactly the same.








PGL Roadmap calendar



Elite League announced dates



BLAST

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From sixteen to eight remaining teams - PGL Wallachia gears into a more intense atmosphere. Entering the Playoffs phase, we'll see powerhouses like Team Falcons and Team Liquid march ahead. We'll also see eager underdogs like Aurora and BOOM Esports play to exceed expectations. 



From May 16 to 19, we'll see the remaining eight teams compete for the throne of PGL Wallachia. To keep up with the Playoffs brackets, schedule, and results, read more below!



Where to watch PGL Wallachia livestream



PGL Wallachia's livestream can be found on PGL's Twitch which we have embedded below! You can also watch the tournaments live on PGL's YouTube channel.







PGL Wallachia Playoffs: Schedule and live results



All teams begin their PGL Wallachia Playoffs journey in the Upper Bracket, so no brutal early eliminations for the first day. The format remains BO3 for all series except for a BO5 grand finals. Check out the schedule for PGL Wallachia below. We will update the results live as the tournament goes on.




May 16 




Time [CET]MatchScore9:00 AMXG vs G2.iG2-012:00 PMAurora vs Spirit2-13:00 PMFalcons vs BOOM2-06:00 PMGG vs Liquid1-2




May 17




Time [CET]MatchScore9:00 AMG2.iG vs Aurora12:00 PMBOOM vs GG3:00 PMXG vs Spirit6:00 PMFalcons vs Liquid




May 18




Time [CET]MatchScore9:00 AMLB Quarterfinals12:00 PMLB Quarterfinals3:00 PMUB Finals6:00 PMLB Semifinals




May 19




Time [CET]MatchScore10:00 AMLB Finals8:00 PMGrand Finals



The winner gets a lion's share of the $1 million prize pool



Teams are not only hungry for the champion title but also to grab a slice of the million-dollar prize pool. PGL Wallachia will distribute the biggest share, which is a whopping $300,000 to the winners of the event. Which team will take the crown this time around?



Read more about the details of PGL Wallachia here. Stick around esports.gg to keep up with Dota 2 news!

PGL Wallachia Playoffs brackets: Schedule and results

Tundra Esports coach, David "MoonMeander" Tan, called Dota 2's Universal heroes into question amidst PGL Wallachia Season 1. Comparing Timbersaw to Treant Protector, MoonMeander commented that "it's boring to watch the same [Universal] heroes dominate for years."




Lvl 2 hero btw, higher base hp than treant protector. Universal heroes needs to be looked at next patch. It&#39;s boring to watch the same heroes dominate for years. The last "nerf" to pango was actually a buff as well pic.twitter.com/UMSyXV3RlG— David Tan (@MoonMeanderated) May 12, 2024





Lvl 2 hero btw, higher base hp than treant protector. Universal heroes needs to be looked at next patch. It's boring to watch the same heroes dominate for years. The last "nerf" to pango was actually a buff as well




Universal heroes have been around in Dota since patch 7.33 from August 2023. It is nearly a year and the only change they had was an upgrade to the base attack bonus per point of attribute from 0.6 to 0.7. This change, while seemingly insignificant, made a major difference that added to Universal heroes' prowess. Here's why.



Understanding Universal attribute in Dota






Universal heroes are definitely powerful, but perhaps not in an utterly broken way. However, this doesn't change the fact that there is an urgent need for a new gameplay patch.



A young pro player like Ivan "Pure" Moskalenko affirming that Dota is dying should be a clear indication that this current state of game has gone far long enough.







Stick around esports.gg to keep up with Dota 2 news!

PGL Wallachia shines light to a glaring problem with Universal heroes in Dota 2

Tundra Esports announced that it will no longer play with Tobi who had stood in for team in the past month. But filling in the offlane position will be another stand in. Roman "RAMZES666" Kushnarev, also known as Ramzes, will temporarily play for Tundra Esports in the upcoming DreamLeague Season 23.




Welcome @ramzes standing in for DreamLeague S23. At the same time, we bid farewell to @TobiDotes, thank you for the past 2 months.#TundraTribe pic.twitter.com/7s5RNEi5Xg— TUNDRA (@TundraEsports) May 14, 2024




Tundra Esports brings in RAMZES for DreamLeague Season 23



Tundra Esports makes another temporary roster shift as it braces itself for the upcoming tournament,  DreamLeague Season 23. It will be one brutal bloodbath as it is the final ESL Pro Tour event which will determine the final teams invited for Riyadh Masters.



To prepare for this crucial tournament, Tundra opts to bring in Eastern European star player, RAMZES. The Russian player is currently a part of L1GA TEAM which failed to qualify for DreamLeague Season 23. 



A lot of fans are curious to see the fusion of personalities in this prominent lineup. RAMZES is notorious for his brazen and assertive attitude. This may be similar to Pure's commanding presence and Topson's confidence. 



A weird roster situation






For almost two months straight, Tundra Esports has been playing with a stand-in in the offlane position. This began when its prominent offlaner, Ivan "MinD_ContRoL" Ivanov, had a conflict among his teammates. He announced an abrupt "LFT" (looking for team) post in the middle of a tournament which shook the Dota 2 scene. He would then apologize and was ultimately suspended by Tundra Esports.



Stick around esports.gg for more Dota 2 news and updates!

RAMZES will play with Tundra Esports in DreamLeague Season 23

Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2 is nearing its end. With Season 3 expected to launch May 24, teasers, rumors, and leaks have surfaced. Apart from the obvious Fortnite roadmap leak, some mini-events have occurred on the current map in the lead-up to Chapter 5 Season 3. Today, we’ll explain the leaks, mini-events, and more for the new season. 



Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3 begins in



Phase 3 of the Chapter 5 Season 3 mini-event




Here is the event for those who may have been busy adulting or just didn&#39;t know it was happening: pic.twitter.com/Z1Zj5UYLpD— iFireMonkey (@iFireMonkey) May 16, 2024




The third phase in the build-up to Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3 arrived on May 16. It depicted yet another lightning strike onto Pandora's Box. This occurrence caused players in the lobby to float into the sky and witness the strike skip out to the water in the distance and begin what many believe is a sandstorm. 




The small light in the sandstorm is apparently speaking in Morse Code... 😳It apparently says: "NO HOPE"(Noticed by @Aklsns, Image by @FN_Assist) pic.twitter.com/UDvcKsxwef— Shiina (@ShiinaBR) May 16, 2024




This ensuing sandstorm produced a small light that could be seen within the darkness. It reportedly read "No hope" in Morse code. 



Phase 2 of the Chapter 5 Season 3 mini-event




THE NEXT LIGHTNING STRIKE JUST HAPPENED 🔥One more to go until we enter the next stage of the live event!! pic.twitter.com/b1rPXlPAeP— Shiina (@ShiinaBR) May 15, 2024




The second mini-event leading up to Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3 saw another lighting bolt strike Pandora's Box as the orb in the center continued to fill up.



Phase 1 of the Chapter 5 Season 3 mini-event is complete




SEASON 3 MINI-EVENT PART 1 - Happened Now @ 6 PM UTC ‼️[VIA @NotPaloleaks]pic.twitter.com/BHvqIvlHRU— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 14, 2024




Unlike the Pandora's Box event from Season 2, these in-game mini-events appear to be happening without warning. The video above shows

Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3: Live event, countdown, and leaks

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It's less than a week before the first premier Dota 2 tournament of the year begins. BetBoom Dacha Dubai will bring together twelve teams in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for some high-class Dota 2 action. But who will be the storytellers of this event? Find out the casters, analysts, and other broadcast talent of BetBoom Dacha Dubai below.


It's less than a week before the first premier Dota 2 tournament of the year begins. BetBoom Dacha Dubai will bring together twelve teams in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for some high-class Dota 2 action. But who will be the storytellers of this event? Find out the casters, analysts, and other broadcast talent of BetBoom Dacha Dubai below.


BetBoom Dacha Dubai list of broadcast talent

There are more Russian language talent in the broadcast lineup when compared to the English language talent - understandably because BetBoom Dacha is a Russian tournament. The full lineup comprises 14 Russian-language talent and 5 English-language talent.


There are more Russian language talent in the broadcast lineup when compared to the English language talent - understandably because BetBoom Dacha is a Russian tournament. The full lineup comprises 14 Russian-language talent and 5 English-language talent. 


Although the <a href="https://vk.com/fissure_pro?z=photo-214736990_457241511%2Falbum-214736990_00%2Frev">official graphic posted by the organizer, FISSURE</a>, listed Mira "Ephey" Riad as one of the talents, she confirmed that she will not be attending. In the comment of Bkop's <a href="https://twitter.com/Bkop92/status/1751637510210392156">Twitter post</a>, Ephey stated: "I’m actually not attending this! But good luck Bkop and fam."


Although the official graphic posted by the organizer, FISSURE, listed Mira "Ephey" Riad as one of the talents, she confirmed that she will not be attending. In the comment of Bkop's Twitter post, Ephey stated: "I’m actually not attending this! But good luck Bkop and fam."


The first premier LAN tournament of the year will officially kickstart on February 4 with a tight Group Stage. The <a href="https://esports.gg/news/dota-2/betboom-dacha-dubai-groups-revealed/">Groups assortment have been revealed</a> and the <a href="https://esports.gg/news/dota-2/betboom-dacha-group-stage-schedule-and-live-results/]">BetBoom Dacha Dubai schedule</a> is laid out. All participants are warming up before they march into Dubai for the big showdown. The winner will be crowned on February 16, grabbing a massive slice of the $1 million dollar tournament. Find out the <a href="https://esports.gg/news/dota-2/the-favorite-teams-to-win-betboom-dacha-dubai/">tournament favorites here</a>!


The first premier LAN tournament of the year will officially kickstart on February 4 with a tight Group Stage. The Groups assortment have been revealed and the BetBoom Dacha Dubai schedule is laid out. All participants are warming up before they march into Dubai for the big showdown. The winner will be crowned on February 16, grabbing a massive slice of the $1 million dollar tournament. Find out the tournament favorites here!


BetBoom Dacha Dubai is only a few days away, so if you were expecting a patch to shake heroes up, too bad. While every tournament has its own particular meta, 7.35b has already hosted multiple big events, including the qualifiers for BetBoom Dacha itself.&nbsp;


BetBoom Dacha Dubai is only a few days away, so if you were expecting a patch to shake heroes up, too bad. While every tournament has its own particular meta, 7.35b has already hosted multiple big events, including the qualifiers for BetBoom Dacha itself.&nbsp;


Looking at those qualifiers with the preliminaries for DreamLeague Season 22 and <a href="https://esports.gg/news/dota-2/esl-one-birmingham-closed-qual/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ESL One Birmingham</a>, we can already tell which heroes are going to <a href="https://esports.gg/news/dota-2/the-favorite-teams-to-win-betboom-dacha-dubai/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">dominate at BetBoom Dacha Dubai</a>.


Looking at those qualifiers with the preliminaries for DreamLeague Season 22 and ESL One Birmingham, we can already tell which heroes are going to dominate at BetBoom Dacha Dubai.


These three heroes will define the BetBoom Dacha meta

The hero isn’t exactly dominating pubs with a 49.41% win rate and sitting 71st in popularity, but make no mistake: Doom is a terror in the pro scene. The offlaner was the most feared hero across the ESL One Birmingham qualifiers with 253 bans to 43 picks. He’s also among the most-banned heroes in every region of BetBoom Dacha’s quals and the second-most banned during the DreamLeague Season 22’s play-ins.


The hero isn’t exactly dominating pubs with a 49.41% win rate and sitting 71st in popularity, but make no mistake: Doom is a terror in the pro scene. The offlaner was the most feared hero across the ESL One Birmingham qualifiers with 253 bans to 43 picks. He’s also among the most-banned heroes in every region of BetBoom Dacha’s quals and the second-most banned during the DreamLeague Season 22’s play-ins.


Doom's biggest recent change is removing the deny feature from his ultimate. After Doom, well, Dooms, coordinated teams could isolate the victim and deny the kill. Now that the kill is secured, the hero can finally snowball. With other bedrock offlaners like Tidehunter, Sand King, and Bristleback in the dumpster, Doom has become a nightmare for every team.


Doom's biggest recent change is removing the deny feature from his ultimate. After Doom, well, Dooms, coordinated teams could isolate the victim and deny the kill. Now that the kill is secured, the hero can finally snowball. With other bedrock offlaners like Tidehunter, Sand King, and Bristleback in the dumpster, Doom has become a nightmare for every team.


For better or worse, Nature’s Prophet is back

Nature’s Prophet isn’t quite the menace he was in 7.34, but the hero’s unique traits are still perfectly suited to tournament play. The hero has everything pro teams want from an early draft pick. He wins lanes, secures objectives, and flexes between three different roles. Valve knocking down NP’s stat gain just isn’t enough to affect the impact of Sprout or Aghanim’s Scepter-enhanced Nature’s Wrath.


Nature’s Prophet isn’t quite the menace he was in 7.34, but the hero’s unique traits are still perfectly suited to tournament play. The hero has everything pro teams want from an early draft pick. He wins lanes, secures objectives, and flexes between three different roles. Valve knocking down NP’s stat gain just isn’t enough to affect the impact of Sprout or Aghanim’s Scepter-enhanced Nature’s Wrath.


In the 84 games NP slipped through the draft at DreamLeague Season 22 qualifiers, he earned a remarkable 61.90% win rate. However, he was actually one of the less successful heroes in most BetBoom Dacha regions. NP was particularly contested in <a href="https://www.dotabuff.com/esports/leagues/16098-betboom-dacha-closed-qualifier-china-and-sea/picks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the combined China and SEA qualifier</a>, so regional reps Azure Ray, LGD, and Aurora could have him in their back pockets.


In the 84 games NP slipped through the draft at DreamLeague Season 22 qualifiers, he earned a remarkable 61.90% win rate. However, he was actually one of the less successful heroes in most BetBoom Dacha regions. NP was particularly contested in the combined China and SEA qualifier, so regional reps Azure Ray, LGD, and Aurora could have him in their back pockets.


Faceless Void is the king of carry heroes at BetBoom Dacha

Janne "Gorgc" Stefanovski isn’t the only Dota 2 player malding about Faceless Void. The hero went from virtually unplayed in 7.34 to the most successful carry of top-level matchmaking. That <a href="https://dota2protracker.com/hero/Faceless%20Void">54.1% win rate</a> has leaked into pro play, with the hero being top five most contested at DreamLeague, Birmingham, and three of the five BetBoom quals.


Janne "Gorgc" Stefanovski isn’t the only Dota 2 player malding about Faceless Void. The hero went from virtually unplayed in 7.34 to the most successful carry of top-level matchmaking. That 54.1% win rate has leaked into pro play, with the hero being top five most contested at DreamLeague, Birmingham, and three of the five BetBoom quals.


The hero synergizes with many other popular picks such as Timbersaw, Chen, Puck, and Ember Spirit. Chronosphere is still a top-tier initiation spell, and Void’s scaling is second to none. Strangely, the China/SEA and <a href="https://www.dotabuff.com/esports/leagues/16100-betboom-dacha-closed-qualifier-mena/picks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MENA qualifiers</a> barely paid Void any attention despite a 57% win rate in the former. Expect western squads to dive for the hero in the first phase against those regions’ teams.


The hero synergizes with many other popular picks such as Timbersaw, Chen, Puck, and Ember Spirit. Chronosphere is still a top-tier initiation spell, and Void’s scaling is second to none. Strangely, the China/SEA and MENA qualifiers barely paid Void any attention despite a 57% win rate in the former. Expect western squads to dive for the hero in the first phase against those regions’ teams.


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BetBoom Dacha Dubai is only a few days away, so if you were expecting a patch to shake heroes up, too bad. While every tournament has its own particular meta, 7.35b has already hosted multiple big events, including the qualifiers for BetBoom Dacha itself.&nbsp;



Looking at those qualifiers with the preliminaries for DreamLeague Season 22 and <a href="https://esports.gg/news/dota-2/esl-one-birmingham-closed-qual/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ESL One Birmingham</a>, we can already tell which heroes are going to <a href="https://esports.gg/news/dota-2/the-favorite-teams-to-win-betboom-dacha-dubai/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">dominate at BetBoom Dacha Dubai</a>.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-these-three-heroes-will-define-the-betboom-dacha-meta">These three heroes will define the BetBoom Dacha meta</h2>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-every-draft-will-start-with-doom">Every draft will start with Doom</h3>



The hero isn’t exactly dominating pubs with a 49.41% win rate and sitting 71st in popularity, but make no mistake: Doom is a terror in the pro scene. The offlaner was the most feared hero across the ESL One Birmingham qualifiers with 253 bans to 43 picks. He’s also among the most-banned heroes in every region of BetBoom Dacha’s quals and the second-most banned during the DreamLeague Season 22’s play-ins.



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Crown_of_Hells_Loading_Screen_16x9.webp" alt="Doom could be one of the most picked betboom dacha heroes" class="wp-image-350325"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Doom's signature ultimate traded mute for negating all healing in 7.34 (Image via Valve)</figcaption></figure>



Doom's biggest recent change is removing the deny feature from his ultimate. After Doom, well, Dooms, coordinated teams could isolate the victim and deny the kill. Now that the kill is secured, the hero can finally snowball. With other bedrock offlaners like Tidehunter, Sand King, and Bristleback in the dumpster, Doom has become a nightmare for every team.



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-for-better-or-worse-nature-s-prophet-is-back">For better or worse, Nature’s Prophet is back</h3>



Nature’s Prophet isn’t quite the menace he was in 7.34, but the hero’s unique traits are still perfectly suited to tournament play. The hero has everything pro teams want from an early draft pick. He wins lanes, secures objectives, and flexes between three different roles. Valve knocking down NP’s stat gain just isn’t enough to affect the impact of Sprout or Aghanim’s Scepter-enhanced Nature’s Wrath.



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/natures-prophet-loading-screen-1024x531.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-350328"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Quelling Blades are not enough (Image via Valve)</figcaption></figure>



In the 84 games NP slipped through the draft at DreamLeague Season 22 qualifiers, he earned a remarkable 61.90% win rate. However, he was actually one of the less successful heroes in most BetBoom Dacha regions. NP was particularly contested in <a href="https://www.dotabuff.com/esports/leagues/16098-betboom-dacha-closed-qualifier-china-and-sea/picks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the combined China and SEA qualifier</a>, so regional reps Azure Ray, LGD, and Aurora could have him in their back pockets.



<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-faceless-void-is-the-king-of-carry-heroes-at-betboom-dacha">Faceless Void is the king of carry heroes at BetBoom Dacha</h3>



Janne "Gorgc" Stefanovski isn’t the only Dota 2 player malding about Faceless Void. The hero went from virtually unplayed in 7.34 to the most successful carry of top-level matchmaking. That <a href="https://dota2protracker.com/hero/Faceless%20Void">54.1% win rate</a> has leaked into pro play, with the hero being top five most contested at DreamLeague, Birmingham, and three of the five BetBoom quals.



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://admin.esports.gg/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Faceless-Void-Arcana-Wallpaper-1-1024x576.jpg" alt="Faceless Void Arcana Released as Part of the Newest Battlepass. Faceless Void is likely to be a one of the most popular betboom dacha heroes." class="wp-image-119413"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Faceless had a 57.35% win rate with 68 games at ESL One Birmingham qualifiers (Image via Valve)</figcaption></figure>



The hero synergizes with many other popular picks such as Timbersaw, Chen, Puck, and Ember Spirit. Chronosphere is still a top-tier initiation spell, and Void’s scaling is second to none. Strangely, the China/SEA and <a href="https://www.dotabuff.com/esports/leagues/16100-betboom-dacha-closed-qualifier-mena/picks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MENA qualifiers</a> barely paid Void any attention despite a 57% win rate in the former. Expect western squads to dive for the hero in the first phase against those regions’ teams.



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It's less than a week before the first premier Dota 2 tournament of the year begins. BetBoom Dacha Dubai will bring together twelve teams in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for some high-class Dota 2 action. But who will be the storytellers of this event? Find out the casters, analysts, and other broadcast talent of BetBoom Dacha Dubai below.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-betboom-dacha-dubai-list-of-broadcast-talent">BetBoom Dacha Dubai list of broadcast talent</h2>



Russian language talent:



<ul>
<li>Vasilisa "Vasilisa" Chernova</li>



<li>Dmitry "Zloba" Irinchuk</li>



<li>Rustam "Adekvat" Mavliutov</li>



<li>Arsenii "ArsZeeqq" Usov</li>



<li>Maxim "Shachlo" Abramovskikh</li>



<li>Stanislav "633" Glushan</li>



<li>Khaled "sQreen" El-Khabbash</li>



<li>Nikita "4ce" Kotkov</li>



<li>Dmitry "UnderShock" Bolshakov</li>



<li>Aleh "LastHero" Dzemidovich</li>



<li>Dmitry "Inmate" Filinov</li>



<li>Ivan "VANSKOR" Skorokhod</li>



<li>Yernar "Mantis" Urazbayev</li>



<li>Alexey "Lex" Filippov</li>
</ul>



English language talent:



<ul>
<li>Dominik "Lacoste" Stipić</li>



<li>Maurice "KheZu" Gutmann</li>



<li>Shannon "SUNSfan" Scotten</li>



<li>Natalie "NatTea" Mahoney</li>



<li>Benjamin "Bkop" Kopilow</li>
</ul>



There are more Russian language talent in the broadcast lineup when compared to the English language talent - understandably because BetBoom Dacha is a Russian tournament. The full lineup comprises 14 Russian-language talent and 5 English-language talent. 



Although the <a href="https://vk.com/fissure_pro?z=photo-214736990_457241511%2Falbum-214736990_00%2Frev">official graphic posted by the organizer, FISSURE</a>, listed Mira "Ephey" Riad as one of the talents, she confirmed that she will not be attending. In the comment of Bkop's <a href="https://twitter.com/Bkop92/status/1751637510210392156">Twitter post</a>, Ephey stated: "I’m actually not attending this! But good luck Bkop and fam."



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-betboom-dacha-is-on-the-horizon">BetBoom Dacha is on the horizon</h2>



The first premier LAN tournament of the year will officially kickstart on February 4 with a tight Group Stage. The <a href="https://esports.gg/news/dota-2/betboom-dacha-dubai-groups-revealed/">Groups assortment have been revealed</a> and the <a href="https://esports.gg/news/dota-2/betboom-dacha-group-stage-schedule-and-live-results/]">BetBoom Dacha Dubai schedule</a> is laid out. All participants are warming up before they march into Dubai for the big showdown. The winner will be crowned on February 16, grabbing a massive slice of the $1 million dollar tournament. Find out the <a href="https://esports.gg/news/dota-2/the-favorite-teams-to-win-betboom-dacha-dubai/">tournament favorites here</a>!



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