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In the absence of well-known teams from China, the results brought many surprises. A major Dota 2 championship called ESL One Stockholm 2022 came to an end on Sunday. The first international tournament with spectators in the past two years causeda lot of excitement here. Even if the high quality of the game did not please everyone (the lack of favorites from China and a long break affected), it brought a lot of positive emotions to the fans.

The big game is back

Last time fans could see the best teams in the world in Leipzig at the DreamLeague S13. In a month, the planet will be hit by a pandemic from which professional eSports will not recover anytime soon. For a long time only online tournaments were held, then they had to compete in studio format or in empty stands.

And finally, the athletes could once again feel the noise of the crowd and the fans could see their idols in person. The opening ceremony was dedicated to the revival of Dota 2 in the spirit of the phoenix, one of the game's characters.

The audience clearly missed the activities in the stadium, the cosplay competitions, the chants and other attributes of the LAN tournament. This month is a must-see at the US Major and the next The International tournament.

The International goes to Singapore

By the way, about the main tournament of the year. On the final day of ESL One Stockholm 2022, it was announced that the next Dota 2 World Championship will be held in Singapore in October. This is the first TI to be held in Southeast Asia. Although Valve didn't provide any further details, the announcement was a bang among Dota 2 fans.

A total of 20 teams will play at The International 2022. 12 of them will be selected by DPC rating (Chinese PSG.LGD and American TSM have already secured a ticket to Singapore), another six will get slots to the championship for winning the regional qualifiers. The last two places are taken by experienced teams from the wild card tournament.

OG profit is a small miracle

The main sporting event was, of course, the triumph of the European team OG, captain Mikhail “Misha” Agatov and head coach Evgeny “Chu” Makarov failed to get visas, and the legendary team Ceb + n0tail came to the rescue of the youth team. The veterans of the well-known club and the champions of The Internationals successfully ended their careers two years ago. But all the while they helped the renewed team and were there at the right time.