The Weekly CourierNew Fnatic, 7.06f & DreamLeague S8 Announced
Happy Friday!
Fnatic adds Envy, Pieliedie and Xcalibur
Following a last place at The International 2017, Fnatic has rebuilt their Dota 2 roster, replacing three players. Building around the core of Ohaiyo and DJ, Fnatic has let go of Febby, Ahjit and QO. Replacing them will be North-American fan favorite EternalEnvy and his former C9 teammate pieliedie. Rounding out the line-up will be Swedish midlaner Xcalibur, who had his first appearance in the competitive scene as a stand-in for Fnatic in 2014. The team is expected to compete in South-East Asia.
The original announcement can be found here.
7.06f
Similar to last year, Valve has decided to launch a small balance patch shortly after The International. Instead of bringing huge changes, 7.06f addresses immediate issues, such as the unpicked heroes at TI7. The likes of Bane and Wraith King received small buffs, while the most picked heroes such as Earthshaker received minor nerfs. In addition to hero changes, mask of Madness, Helm of the Dominator, Force Staff and Diffusal Blade were all addressed as well.
The detailed patch notes can be found here.
TNC roster stays, coach leaves all players remain
Filipino esports organization TNC has announced that their five players who competed at The International 2017 will continue to play together. Despite a rather underwhelming result, placing 9th-12th and thus a tier lower than the previous year, TNC look to compete in the coming season with the same roster. Departing the team however will be their coach, Kips, who had taken on the reigns earlier this year, following her successful coaching run with Fnatic at TI6.
The original announcement can be found here.
DreamLeague Season 8 to be a Major, format announced
Swedish tournament organizer DreamHack has officially announced the format of the 8th season of DreamLeague and that their LAN finals are set to be one of the many Majors in this new competitive Dota 2 season. In order to comply with Major guidelines, DreamLeague season 8 will see teams from across 6 regions qualify for the LAN finals, with familiar online league play as qualifiers. The prizepool is set at $1,000,000 USD and a total of 8 teams will compete on LAN, with 4 slots allocated to the EU & CIS region. The qualifiers are set to begin in September, with the LAN finals scheduled for Dec 1st, taking place at DreamHack Winter in Jönköping.
The exact format and more details can be found here.
Also Noteworthy
- Dotabuff turned 5 years old this Wednesday. Check out some of our website's biggest milestones.
- ELEAGUE's fourth and final episode of their TI7 documentary is out and features NBA star and VGJ endorser Jeremy Lin.
- The Clip of the week goes to Illidan Stormrage, as the CIS veteran cleans up house with an ultra kill.
Thanks for catching up with us. We hope you enjoy your weekend.
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I'm glad Dreamleague is counted as major now, the have had some of the best tournaments I've seen the past years and dreamhack is a cool event to visit overall!
Envy can go to dreamleague since C9/NP dont exist any more :D?
thanks for the article! I hope you also enjoy your weekend, dotabuff staffs! :)
SA = Bye week
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