Statistician Ben ‘Noxville’ Stinuizen named the new team line-up of Alexey ‘Solo’ Berezin and Vladimir ‘No [o] ne’ Minenko. According to the South African, Roman ‘RAMZEs’ Kushnarev will return to his former teammates and speak with them about qualifying for the second season of EPIC League of Dota 2. Tournament organizers refused to comment on the report.
Noxville says:
“I heard from several sources that Solo, No [o] ne and RAMZEs are playing scrims with SumaiL and Zayac. As far as I know, they will play at EPIC League Season 2. Moreover, they will immediately play in the playoffs for reaching Division 1, bypassing other qualifying matches. This can be a serious advantage because no one has ever seen them perform together. ”
Earlier in November, it became known that Virtus.pro’s roster was disbanded, but the players still have valid contracts with the organization. On November 6, the American club Evil Geniuses also announced the transfer of RAMZEs to the reserve.
The closed qualifier for the second season of the EPIC League will end on November 11. According to its results, two teams will be selected for the main part of the first division.
It was also reported earlier that Magical and Cematheslayer team will also participate.
Dota 2: When is Epic League Season 2?
Tournament operator Epic Esports Events announced the second season of the EPIC League in Dota 2. The competition will take place instead of the previously announced second season of the OMEGA League. Teams from Europe and the CIS will participate in the tournament, including Team Secret, Virtus.pro and Natus Vincere.
The EPIC League matches, as announced, will be played in two divisions. Ten teams will play in the first instead of the previously announced 12, all of them will fight in one group for the right to advance to the playoffs. The number of group stage matches will grow from 30 to 45. In total, the organizers have invited eight teams to participate in the main part of the tournament.
The organizers will play the remaining two slots in the first division in the closed qualifiers, which will be held from November 3 to 11. The list of participants will be announced later.
The bulk of the second season of the EPIC League will run from November 12 to December 13, including the playoffs slated for December 8. The second division starts on November 11, and the relegation games begin on December 8 and end on the same day as the first division. The prize fund of the first division will be $500 thousand, in the second the teams will compete for $50 thousand.
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