Published January 20, 2021, 5:13 PM
Photo from Omega Esports Facebook page
Rising star midlaner Mc Nicholson “Mac” Villanueva carried Smart Omega to an easy 2-0 sweep of ZeroTwo for a triumphant start in the lower division of the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC)-Southeast Asia Regional League on Wednesday.
Mac unleashed solid performances on his Batrider and Death Prophet against the squad led by Indonesian stalwart Muhammad “inYourdreaM” Rizky, enabling the SEA Games gold-winning players to close out the series in just a total of 63 minutes.
With the swift sweep, Omega seized an early joint leadership with the Galvin “Meracle” Kang Jian Wen and Lee “Forev” Sang Don-led HOYO, which posted a 2-0 victory over Yangon Galacticos in the league opener last Monday.
Published January 20, 2021, 5:00 PM
Photo from Abed’s Facebook page
Filipino star midlaner Abed Azel “Abed” Yusop took charge with his Storm Spirit in the deciding game as Evil Geniuses beat 4 Zoomers, 2-1, to open its campaign in the upper division of the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC)-North America Regional League on Wednesday (PH time).
With an early Orchid Malevolence pickup and a 24-minute Bloodstone, Abed’s Storm Spirit easily zapped 4 Zoomers’ heroes to power EG’s dominant 26-7 victory in the decisive Game 3 that lasted for only 30 minutes.
The 20-year-old midlaner, who was the first player to reach 10k MMR and eventually 11k MMR in Dota history, racked up 12 kills and nine assists against a lone death as he dealt the most hero damage from his team at 19.7k.
Dota 2’s new Hero Hoodwink has arrived along with the massive Mistwoods Update
Earlier in the week, Dota 2 developer Valve announced its flagship MOBA game was in for a shiny new update on December 17 – so, this very day. The studio revealed practically nothing about the patch’s content, other than its name – “the Mistwood update” – and previously that the multiplayer game’s newest Hero would be dropping with 7.28. Now, however, we know what’s in store – the patch notes have dropped, and we’ve laid it all out for you below.
As detailed in the Dota 2 7.28 update notes, the newest addition to the character roster is Hoodwink. She’s a creature of the forest, looking like a kind of fox with a hint of red panda, and Valve lists her as a ranged nuker who specialises in escapes and disables.