The legendary workforce, Fnatic, is not going to be participating within the subsequent DPC Tour following relegation to Division 2
Dota 2’s decade-long competitor Fnatic introduced that they are going to be disbanding — no less than in the meanwhile. The choice was introduced on February 10, and it got here in gentle of their last-place end within the Winter Tour of the Dota Professional Circuit, which resulted in a drop to Division 2 for the primary time within the historical past of the workforce.
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The squad was unable to unleash its full potential throughout SEA DPC Tour I, which led the veteran facet to rethink the continued existence of their Dota 2 roster.
Ranging from their first recreation towards Execration, they managed to take video games off of 4 completely different groups, however weren’t in a position to shut these sequence out. Their solely victory got here towards Talon Esports, whereas they had been swept straight by Bleed Esports and Geek Slate. It could have been potential for them to keep away from relegation if they’d managed to clinch any of their many shut sequence, however they didn’t have it in them to cowl that final mile.
Fnatic’s Chief Gaming Officer Patrik Sättermon despatched out an official assertion explaining the choice for Fnatic to quickly disband its Dota 2 squad, expressing gratitude to their workforce and employees and wishing them nice success on the highway forward. The organization has also vowed to support its gamers and employees by this attempting time and claimed it was looking for them new groups to affix.
From appearances in a large number of top-level tournaments — on-line and offline — Fnatic has been part of the higher echelon of Dota for a really very long time, and has attended many iterations of The Worldwide.
The SEA workforce headquartered in Europe turned one of the crucial revered groups within the final decade with skilled gamers equivalent to fan favourite Djardel “DJ” Mampusti, who spent 6 years with the squad, Chai “Mushi” Yee Fung, who performed for the workforce for a very long time earlier than changing into its coach, and Khoo “Ohaiyo” Chong Xin, who was instrumental of their high 4 end at TI6.
Earlier than Fnatic goes into hiatus, their present 5-man lineup will make appearances on the Southeast Asian BTS Professional Collection Season 14, which is able to finish on February 16.
The ultimate roster till the workforce reunites:
- Djardel “DJ” Mampusti
- Damien “kpii” Chok
- Kim “Gabbi” Santos
- Jaunuel “Jaunuel” Arcilla
- Armel “Armel” Tabios
Whereas it stays unsure when the clan will return to Dota 2 once more, the reminiscences they’ve created over their decade-long keep within the recreation will stay within the hearts of followers for a lifetime.
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