ESSENCE I’s group stage delivered several key results: Nigma Galaxy beat Team Nemesis 2–0 and moved to 3–0, PlayTime defeated 1win Team 2–1, Yellow Submarine edged MOUZ 2–1, and MOUZ later swept Nemiga Gaming 2–0. The online event runs from May 2 to 11 with a $100,000 prize pool.
Dmitry “Fishman” Polishchuk will represent Nemiga Gaming at ESSENCE I in place of Daniil “VaniLLl” Sokolov. Nemiga said Fishman will play until the end of the event, while the reason for the substitution was not specified.
A Dota 2 bug affecting Winter Wyvern’s Winter’s Curse has been fixed, according to Team Spirit analyst Denis “sikle” Lerman. The issue previously prevented the ultimate from being extended by illusions and creeps.
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, 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.
