These 12 esports organisations really need a Dota 2 lineup!

These 12 esports organisations really need a Dota 2 lineup!
These 12 esports organisations really need a Dota 2 lineup!
posted by Brasozial,
While South America, and in particular Brazil, is dominated by the CS:GO scene, the League of Legends scene is dominated by teams from Korea. Our Chinese teams could do with some new opponents in their own region — new orgs and not like the tenth version of PSG.LGD or Invictus Gaming.

MIBR



Let's start with Made in Brazil, or MIBR for short. Back in the days of 1.6, the Brazilian organisation was the pride of fans from the South American nation. They were the only team that was able to compete with the best teams in the Western hemisphere, even winning against them from time to time.

In 2011, MiBR didn't have any players left, and we didn’t hear about them again until June 2018. They seemed to be dead, but Immortals* pulled off one of the biggest coups in the CS:GO history. The CEO, Noah Whinston, was able to purchase the MiBR brand and brought it to CS:GO, purchasing the former SK Gaming roster along the way.

MIBR is back and could expand into Dota 2. The North American brand behind it may already have a squad built around Kim 'Febby' Yong-Min and Kim 'DuBu' Duyoung, but expanding with the MiBR brand could be for a great decision for the org. South American Dota 2 is growing, with paiN Gaming* becoming the the first Brazilian squad ever to attend The International. Given this, it could be the right moment for MiBR to expand.

SK Telecom T1



The South Korean squad of SK Telecom T1 is most probably the best League of Legends team of all-time. In Faker, the prodigious ‘Unkillable Demon King’, they were able to harness the talent of the best player LoL has ever seen, carrying them to three World Championships in the process.

In South Korea LoL is by far the most popular esport. Dota 2 can't win a fight against it, but SKT could change that — at least a little. The South Korean teams have huge sponsors with a lot of money, and if SKT were interested in Dota 2 other organizations could follow. They would not only bring a fan base, but also players from League of Legends. We would finally have the opportunity to see if the Korean overlords would also be dominant in Dota 2.

Royal Never Give Up



While the Dota 2 scene in South Korea does not really existing yet, China is our strongest region if you look at viewer base, players and, to some extent, the teams. Three editions of TI have been won by teams from the Far East, and some of the best organizations in the world hail from there.

However, Chinese teams will have more and more problems with finding organiations for The International when the new rule hits, which states that one owner cannot have multiple orgs if they want to attend the mega event.

Reaching out to established orgs from other games could be the perfect approach for Chinese players. Royal Never Give Up would represent an opportunity in that respect; the Chinese organisation has just won the Mid-Season Invitational in League of Legends, and is one of the best squads in the world.

TyLoo



Another option could be TyLoo*. The Chinese organization has a team in CS:GO, where they have been the best team in the region for the last couple of years.

Actually, TyLoo have already financed a Dota 2 team previously. The Chinese organisation was quick enough to buy a team which competed at The International 2011, and those players were far from nobodies. However, Chen 'Hao' Zhihao, Zeng 'Faith' Hongda, Xie 'DD' Bin , Kai 'kabu' Zhao and Ye 'Awoke' Liang were unable to bring the trophy home for TyLoo, and the org's Dota 2 history ended there.

Next, we look at what Europe and North America still have in their back pockets which Dota 2 could definitly use.

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