Nigma Galaxy extended its winning streak to 18 consecutive maps and is now two wins away from entering the top 10 longest streaks in professional Dota 2 history. The run started at DreamLeague Division 2 Season 4, where the team won nine matches 2–0.
Syed Sumail “SumaiL” Hassan will temporarily replace Zheng “MidOne” Yeik Nai for MOUZ at ESSENCE I, while Tobias “Tobi” Buchner is listed as the team’s position-five support. The reason for MidOne’s absence was not disclosed at the time of publication.
Team Nemesis announced Filipe “Astini” Astini as the new coach of its Dota 2 roster. His debut is expected at ESSENCE I, where Nemesis will open the group stage against Nigma Galaxy.
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 Dota 2 digest: 1win Team swept MOUZ, Nemiga left ESSENCE I after losing to YeS, REKONIX and L1ga Team defeated Nemesis, Aurora withdrew from the event, and Valve opened registration for The International 2026.
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.
