Neither Brizio Adi “ Hyde” Putra Budiana nor Damien “kpii” Chok have been in the best of form lately, and former Fnatic offlaner Jabz and Major-winning IG support Oli are all much more promising, established players. It’s no secret that 23savage is one of the best Carry players in the region, and it is generally agreed that Talon’s 2 replacements this post-TI shuffle have all been upgrades. Their peak may not have been anywhere near as dominant or promising, but they are undoubtedly laden with talent. However, Talon’s performances at events involving other regions have been dreadful - much like BOOM, but worse by an order of magnitude. Following such exploits, they sealed the greatest prize of all by winning the TI qualifiers for the SEA region. They began the year by placing fifth in Division 2 during DPC Tour 1, but won promotion to the upper level next time around, and even managed to place second there in the final tour of the season. If BOOM had a meteoric rise last year, Talon’s climb was also commendable. After frustratingly placing 9th-12th at the Stockholm Major, 7th-8th at the Arlington Major, and 9th-12th at The International 11, these changes might be what elevates them to greatness. They’ve brought in Natsumi from Polaris Esports, Xepher from the now-defunct T1, and xNova from Royal Never Give Up to spice the team up. Finishing at the top of the table twice and in second place once, they even dominated several local tournaments to become the most feared team in the region.ĭespite being on such an incredible run at home, BOOM sadly couldn’t translate that form into decent results at Valve-sponsored tournaments, and have thus made a few changes that might turn their fortunes. They went from being knocked down into Division 2 (then the Lower Division) - which they were saved from having to play in because some other former Tier 1 teams left the scene - to absolutely dominating last year’s DPC tours. It’s rare to see a team rise up as much and as quickly as BOOM did between late 2021 and now. Still, some of the new lineups have plenty of potential and will be teams to be feared. This year's shuffle is a stark example of that, with not even a single squad from last year surviving intact or even close to that. It's rare for SEA squads to stick together for too long (even by esports standards). In any given timeframe of 2-3 years, South-East Asia has a few well-known teams that return every year with a couple of new players, with the ex-players of that team either joining another organization or forming a new team together. Regardless of the past, SEA Dota is still very much alive and thoroughly exciting, and we’re taking a look at the region’s teams ahead of the DPC season. There has never been a TI-winner from SEA, but they came mighty close with Orange Esports at TI3 - which may very easily have gone differently and changed the Dota landscape of the region forever had a certain Aegis not been denied. After covering the Chinese scene, we go south to find more pro Dotaĭespite the stupendous amount of toxicity that the place is most famous for, the South-East Asian region of the Dota world has produced some fine teams over the years.
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