1win Team, playing with stand-in Bottega, crushed MOUZ 2–0 in the ESSENCE I group stage. Nemiga Gaming lost to Yellow Submarine 1–2 and were eliminated without a single win, while Team Nemesis lost to both REKONIX and L1ga Team in one day and were also knocked out of the tournament.
Aurora Gaming pulled out of ESSENCE I after Team Falcons and Team Liquid had also skipped the event. The club said it needed to redirect its visa preparation efforts toward other major tournaments, with its next appearance planned for DreamLeague Season 29.
Valve opened team registration for The International 2026. Managers must submit their teams and players have to confirm participation, with the deadline set for May 19. The tournament itself will run from August 13 to 23 in Shanghai.
A Dota 2 digest: Valve released patch 7.41c, Nigma Galaxy and Yellow Submarine finished ESSENCE I groups unbeaten, Team Yandex withdrew from the event, and EternalEnVy promised ATF a Lamborghini.
A CS2 digest: FaZe climbed in the HLTV ranking, ESL revealed EPL S25’s Saudi Arabia venue, Mirage led the BLAST Rivals map pool, and mezii moved ahead of s1mple and NiKo in major trophies.
A Dota 2 digest: Nigma, PlayTime, Yellow Submarine and MOUZ shifted the ESSENCE I standings, Fishman stepped in for Nemiga, and a Winter’s Curse bug was fixed.
A Dota 2 digest: Nigma, South America Rejects, Yellow Submarine and REKONIX won at ESSENCE I, a cleave lifesteal bug was discovered, Vici Gaming won ESL Challenger China, and YamSun joined Team Nemesis.
ESSENCE I has started, while Dota 2 added a TI2026 tab and ESL China saw early eliminations.
A Dota 2 digest: Team Spirit will bring Collapse back for DreamLeague Season 29, DM will stand in for Team Yandex at ESSENCE I, Munkushi~ became a free agent, and South America Rejects won DreamLeague Division 2 Season 4.
A Dota 2 digest: Nigma Galaxy reached an 18-map win streak, MOUZ added SumaiL and Tobi, and Astini became Team Nemesis’ coach.
