How the composition of Liquid Dota 2 varied

Despite the fact that e-sports manytake it lightly, this does not prevent the organizers from arranging all kinds of tournaments and championships that collect not only a huge number of spectators, but also huge prize pools. One of the disciplines that attracts the most attention of the audience is Dota 2.

At present, there are manyteams that are able to compete for the title of the best team, taking the cup with the next The International. One of those can rightly be considered the team Team Liquid Dota 2, the composition of which has been repeatedly changed.

How it all began?

To date, the composition of the team Liquid in Dota 2 - international. However, at the very beginning, which occurred in 2012, there were only Americans in the team.

The first to whom the honor to start the team's star path was the players under the nicknames:

• Ixmike88.
• Korok.
• FluffnStuff.
• Bulba.
• TS.

These guys managed to practically impossible: just a year of joint training, they pumped their skills so much that they were able to challenge the most serious rivals that no one wanted to deal with.

First successes, The International 2013

Initial composition of Liquid in Dota 2 becameShow unimaginable for beginners level in domestic tournaments that took place in the United States of America. They easily beat the most difficult rivals and were able to take the first places in several competitions at once. A year later they manage to win a victory in a prestigious tournament, which is held outside of their native continent, RaidCall Dota 2 League Season II. It was at this championship that they were able to fully open their potential and beat the best European teams.

Having fallen in love with a huge number of fans of the game Dota 2, the composition of Liquid is sent to the verya significant tournament - The International. However, the guys who became very self-confident, were waiting for an unpleasant surprise. Skills and experience, which at that time had the composition of Liquid in Dota 2, were not enough to qualify for prizes.

In this tournament, the guys took only 7-8 linesrating, but could get what most teams dream about - the love of millions of fans of the popular online game. The guys remembered that they were not afraid to improvise in the "hardest skating rinks", they gave original interviews and did not hide their emotions. Despite the fact that it was not possible to take the prize and pick up most of the prize money, the organizers involved in the promotion of the team were absolutely happy with the results. However, their joy quickly came to an end.

After IT13 the team split. The composition of Liquid in Dota 2 left Korok and Ixmike88. Deprived of the main players, the team began to experience difficult times and cardinal changes in the composition.

The International 2014

Faced with personnel problems, the team managers began to work at the limit of their own capabilities and after a couple of months they found quite good players. The composition of Liquid in Dota 2 Qojqva and WayToSexy were included. But the team still could not reach the previous level and continued to remain in the role of an outsider. And after the unexpected departure of FluffnStuff, many thought that they would not see the team in the professional arena anymore.

However, this was not agreed with the player under the nicknameDeMoN, who joined the team and was able to stir it. After a successful transfer, long-awaited victories began, and the team even got the right to compete in IT14.

The guys did not manage to perform well in the tournament of the highest level. After an insulting defeat, it was decided to completely dissolve the entire composition of Liquid by Dota 2, and freeze the unit.

Return

On the team was not heard a year and a half. After a long pause, they returned. Debut was unsuccessful. The annoying defeat for them ended The Frankfurt Major 2015. The vast majority of analysts were confident that the composition needs to be fully updated. However, hard training and work on mistakes - that's what the team really needed. The following year, on the "Majors" held in Shanghai and Manila, the guys took silver. Then they took gold in the Russian capital, where EPICENTER: Moscow passed.

After all possible permutations, transferdeals and choosing the most suitable strategy, KuroKy and the organizers hope that it will be possible to raise the team to a higher level. Perhaps soon the guys will win their first The International, because today in the composition of their team there are very strong players:

• Kuro Salehi Tahasomi (KuroKy).
• Lasse Urpalainen (Matumbaman).
• Maroon Merhei (GH).
• Amer al-Barkavi (Miracle).
• Ivan Borislavov (MinD_ContRol).

And do you think this is the best composition in the history of Liquid or were the players much stronger?