Which is the best nation at Dota 2? IeSF World Championship

Which is the best nation at Dota 2? IeSF World Championship
Which is the best nation at Dota 2? IeSF World Championship
posted by NanaKrustofski,
The 11th Esports World Championship takes place in Korea from December 11-14 – and crowns the strongest Dota 2 nation in the IeSF World Championship 2019. The IeSF World Championship takes place in the VSG Arena in Seoul, South Korea. 21 teams from all over the world will participate, each of them represents their country, competing for the $25,000 prize pool. Apart from Dota 2, there will also be tournaments for Tekken 7 as well as Pro Evolution Soccer 2020.

Participating countries:




Sweden
Russia
Australia
Serbia
Mexico
Philippines
Thailand

Iran
Namibia
Italy
Switzerland
Tunisia
Israel
Japan

Azerbaijan
Georgia
Finland
Denmark
Czech Republic
Nepal
North Macedonia


The schedule:



12th December:
  • Swiss Round 4 Matches (Bo1 x 4)


13th December:
  • Semi Final A (bo3)
  • Semi Final B (bo3)
  • 3rd Place Match (bo3)


14th December:
  • Finals (bo3)






New team constellations, but some old faces



So far, not all participating teams have been determined, but some familiar players already qualified. With Yaroslav 'Miposhka' Naidenov and Aleksandr 'Nix' Levin two players from HellRaisers will represent Russia among others.

Australia has James 'XemistrY' Lee on their side, who most recently played for the newly founded Dota division of T1. Serbia joins the fight with Uros 'swiftending' Galic. He is not only known for being the first Serbian to take part at The International, but also for his notorious MMR experiment: back then, he debunked the myth that players get stuck in MMR hell because of unfair ELO issues. With his alter ego Juice, he created a second account and proved you can easily gain MMR and rank up with skill.

Scandinavian stronghold



Team Sweden features some well-known names, too: TI winners Gustav 's4' Magnusson and Jerry 'EGM' Lundkvist enter the competition as GODSENT. To make the roster even more dangerous, Rasmus 'Chessie' Blomdin, Andreas 'Xibbe' Ragnemalm and Charlie 'Charlie' Arat take part as well.

Their neighbours Finland also have experienced players on board: Peetu-Elmeri 'Peksu' Väätäinen and Riku 'Buugi' Fält represent their country as support and off-laner.

IeSF stands for International e-Sports Federation, an organisation that was founded in 2008 in South Korea. Their goal is to promote esports and work for its recognition and professionalisation internationally. Apart from their cooperation with governments and other activities, they also host their own transnational tournaments. All main stage events can be watched on their Twitch channel.

What country are you most excited to watch?



Photo credit: IeSF

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