Nigma, SAR, YeS and REKONIX Win at ESSENCE I, Dota 2 Bug Found, Vici Takes ESL Challenger, YamSun Joins Nemesis

ESSENCE I: Nigma, SAR, YeS and REKONIX win

Nigma Galaxy beat Zero Tenacity 2–0, South America Rejects defeated Nemiga Gaming 2–0, Yellow Submarine took down MOUZ 2–1, and REKONIX swept L1ga Team 2–0. ESSENCE I is running online from May 2 to 11 with a $100,000 prize pool.

Dota 2 bug allows healing from cleave damage

A bug appeared in Dota 2 after patch 7.41 that lets heroes restore health from cleave damage. Team Spirit analyst Denis “sikle” Lerman pointed to examples such as Battle Fury, Tidebringer, Empower and Moon Glaives.

Vici Gaming won ESL Challenger China

Vici Gaming defeated Team Resilience 3–1 in the ESL Challenger China Season 3 x ACL 2026 final. The win secured the team a slot at Esports World Cup 2026, while the Shanghai event featured a $172,000 prize pool.

YamSun joined Team Nemesis

Luke “YamSun” Wang joined Team Nemesis as the team’s position-five player, replacing Jaunuel. The American spent most of his career as a carry, but already had support experience with nouns in 2023.