With increasing amount of viewers and more players then ever Valve has much more money but they still cheap out on CSGO majors. Dota 2 had prize pool of 1,000,000$ without crow funding back in 2011 which is 12 years ago…. Imagine prize pool increased just by 25% in past 7 years since 2016 which is absolutely ridiculous. And for many Dota 2 fans, that’s a beautiful thing.Ĭheck back in with Hotspawn frequently ahead of The International 2019 for profiles of all 18 teams competing at the tournament!Īvailable Profiles: Team Secret Infamous Evil Geniuses Fnatic Keen Gaming Team Liquid Mineski Vici Gaming Ninjas in Pyjamas Royal Never Give Up Alliance Natus Vincere PSG.LGD Chaos Esports Club TNC Predator Virtus.Still $1,250,000 huge L from Valve. It won’t be long before Na-Vi! chants fill the air at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China. The fans are ready, Natus Vincere better be too! They’ve had plenty of time to strategize and scrim, to determine how best to capitalize on Crystallize’s beastly carry play, and how to overcome their 17 opponents. Natus Vincere head to TI9 without expectations weighing them down. The rivalry was a treat “back in the day,” and it would be great for Dota 2 to see the new generation of these two squads face-off and form their own rivalry. The International 3 and the months surrounding, featured many prominent Navi versus Alliance match-ups, with the TI3 grand finals the most prominent of them all. You’re bound to hear the phrase more than once over the weeks of TI. One of the best aspects of Natus Vincere’s qualification is that long-time fans of Dota 2 could be treated to the ultimate nostalgia match-up: Natus Vincere versus Alliance. Long-awaited VLOG from the bootcamp of our Dota 2 roster! Final matches at the #TI9 CIS quals, victory, emotions and team talks. A quick 3-0, and Natus Vincere had punched their ticket to TI9. Navi ran through the lower bracket, coming back to defeat Vega Squadron in the lower bracket final to face Winstrike Team in the grand finals. But Navi did take a game off Vega, and maybe that was the kickstart they needed. They were immediately beaten by Vega Squadron, who went 7-0 in the group stage. They went 4-3 in the group stage of the CIS qualifier, barely making it into the playoff. Safe to say that when it came time for the CIS qualifier for The International 2019, Navi was not the favorite to win.Īpparently, Natus Vincere did not get that memo. Even Winstrike Team had the jump on Natus Vincere, taking the qualifier for the last Minor of the year. That late-season roster change gave the team a month to gel before the last qualifiers of the year, but it wasn’t nearly enough time for them to overcome beasts like Virtus.pro and Gambit Esports. This was after playing at only two Dota 2 Pro Circuit events by that stage of the year. The squad chose to make a roster change, bringing in Zayac in the greedier support role in April. The new team was built around Crystallize and SoNNeikO, who has taken the captain’s seat. It was time, both for Dendi to shake things up, but also for Navi to revitalize the roster. And though the success of the team waned following TI3, fan-favorite player Danil “Dendi” Ishutin stuck with the team.ĭendi left the active squad in September, making way for a complete roster revamp. They were the winners of The International in 2011, and second-place finishers at the following two TIs. When looking at the history of Dota 2, Natus Vincere figures heavily into the early years. How many golden cards do you have? Share your screenshots with us! #navination /S1NYXbjiZD
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