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In the face of adversity, Taiga held on to his love for competitive Dota 2<\/em>, returning to the scene in a different region with Bleed Esports for the 2024 season. But his comeback only lasted three months, as the Norwegian player announced his retirement today.<\/p>

Taiga left Bleed after a series of bad results in December 2023, and he has been without a team ever since. While retiring from\u00a0Dota 2<\/a><\/em>\u00a0tends to be a huge move, Taiga’s new career path overshadowed this decision. Taiga shared that he’s becoming a full-time streamer, both on Twitch and Kick, the latter of which is known for gambling streams.<\/p>

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At the start of 2023, Taiga publicly discussed his battle with gambling addiction<\/a>. Since his retirement announcement came alongside a move to Kick, many Dota 2<\/em> fans are also concerned<\/a> about Taiga’s well-being.<\/p>

Several Dota 2<\/em> personalities moved to Kick in 2024, and the community hasn’t appreciated the change so far. Arteezy left Dota 2<\/em> fans with mixed feelings after his Kick deal led to gambling streams<\/a>, and many players also stopped following streamers from Twitch to Kick, causing their viewership numbers to drop drastically.<\/p>

Though Taiga ended his competitive career, he’s been on a roll in Dota 2<\/em> ranked<\/a> matches. The experienced position four won almost 1000 MMR, grinding from 10,000 to 11,000 points in the last ten days—an admirable achievement. Taiga’s currently ranked 176th in the European Dota 2<\/em> leaderboard<\/a>, and if he ends up pushing for one of the top slots during his streaming journey, he could convince himself to return competitively.<\/p>

Competitive Dota 2 <\/em>retirements have a tendency to be short-lived, as veterans find it hard to resist being away from the stage. Chinese legend Ame returned to competitive Dota 2<\/em><\/a> for the 2024 season after a retirement that looked like a final decision, so anything is possible in the world of the Ancients.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"