Dexter Tan Guan Hao Profile

Dota 2’s metagame is notorious for shifting and changing on a dime thanks to the flexible nature of hero roles and the huge impact items have. These days especially, diverse tournament metas are to be expected, with only a handful of heroes going unpicked.

At the highest levels of play, games can be won or lost even before the creeps spawn. Having a good hero composition can spell the difference between a struggle to breach high ground or a team with heroes that complement each other and form a well-oiled machine.

One of South Korea’s most talented mid laners has found a new home.

Chovy is the latest addition to a revamped Gen.G League of Legends team. After keeping the same team for two years, the org is retaining just one starting player, Ruler, from the Worlds 2021 roster that reached the semifinals.

Before the first tour of the 2021-2022 DPC even has time to begin, Filipino organization Omega Esports is already in hot water.

Omega has been banned from all Valve-sponsored events due to match-fixing, thus losing its Division One slot in the Southeast Asia Regional League, tournament organizer Beyond the Summit announced today.

Three members of the dominant PSG.LGD from 2018 to 2019—Somnus, Chalice, and xNova—completed Royal Never Give Up’s roster for the upcoming Dota Pro Circuit.

The new roster was announced via RNG’s Weibo, as translated by Dot Esports. The Chinese organization praised Somnus’ experience maturity, Chalice’s adeptness at teamfight control, and xNova’s exceptional vision game.

Southeast Asia titans Fnatic has found its new mid laner and hard support. Armel and Jaunuel Arcilla make five for Fnatic heading into the upcoming Dota Pro Circuit season, the org announced today.

Armel is making his first team change in almost four years. The 21-year-old’s star has been rising since joining TNC Predator in January 2018, establishing himself as one of the best mid laners SEA has to offer. He was part of the TNC team that won the region’s second-ever Major in Chengdu.

Another Vici Gaming star is joining a rival Chinese team in the offseason.

Ori will take his place as Team Aster’s new mid laner in the upcoming Dota Pro Circuit with the transfer between VG and Aster confirmed today, as translated by Dot Esports.

Three of Fnatic’s stars are remaining in black and orange to contest the upcoming season of the Dota Pro Circuit.

Raven, Jabz, and DJ will continue to play for Fnatic, the organization announced today. The trio helped the Southeast Asian titans win the inaugural DPC season and ended the competitive circuit with a tied-ninth placing at The International 10.

Team Secret’s roster for the upcoming Dota Pro Circuit 2021-2022 season has been tied up with a royal touch.

SumaiL is taking over the reins for Secret’s mid lane after the European org confirmed that Nisha will be moving back to the safe lane. “Sup, bitches,” SumaiL said in the official announcement from Secret.

A new Chinese organization is expanding into Dota 2 with some heavy-hitting names.

Three former Vici Gaming players—Eurus, Pyw, and Dy—have joined up with two players previously of Sparking Arrow Gaming, Sun “Srf” Runfa and Wang “J” Wenjun. The five players registered a new roster under Xtreme Gaming in Valve’s Dota Pro Circuit registration website, with Eurus confirming his inclusion this morning.

Whether teams are still celebrating or picking themselves up after The International 10, they’ll have less than a month before next year’s Dota Pro Circuit gets into the swing of things.

The first season of the 2021/2022 DPC will run from Nov. 29 to Jan. 23, 2022. Two more tours—March 14 to April 24, and June 6 to July 17—will take place, with Majors to occur after each circuit. Corroborating with Alliance’s leaked schedule last month, which contained accurate dates for the DPC seasons, the Majors will likely take place in February, May, and August.