Rampages, clutches, aces – this is all, of course, great, but let’s be honest – many such highlights are quickly forgotten. But if you burned out in a “Molotov cocktail” or a major’s cup fell apart in your hands – this will remain in the hearts of fans for a long time. Cybersport, like any sport, only benefits in entertainment from ridiculous mistakes, curiosities or just funny situations. Therefore, we have collected the funniest moments of 2023. Why kennyS should go to an optometrist, in which Dota 2 team the true spirit of the CIS lives and which media personality would become an excellent dolphin – in the material from Cybersport.ru.
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Who left the rapier? Mine will be!
During the EPIC League, almost no match longer than 30 minutes was complete without Divine Rapier. Kerries willingly bought this item in any suitable (and not very) situation, and then often gave it to rivals. Some esports players began to approach Divine Rapier purchases wisely and took two pieces at once – one they carried with them, and the other was left at the base in case the first one was lost.
That’s just the right for such a strategy. There was a funny moment in the match between mudgolems and Chicken Fighters in the lower bracket of the EPIC League Season 2 Division 2 playoffs. Phantom Assassin left one Divine Rapier at the base, thinking that after being resurrected, she could re-enter the battle fully armed. However, this move was read by Milan MiLAN Kozomara on Io: he teleported under the opponent’s fountain when the enemies were in the tavern, and simply stole the artifact. The support even managed to cut down a mango tree in order to demoralize the Chicken Fighters players. Phantom Assassin without the stolen Divine Rapier was no longer so dangerous and lost the map, although this did not affect the result of the series – the mudgolems lost 1: 2 and left the tournament.
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KennyS time to the optometrist
Already a traditional moment from CS: GO that happens every year – two rivals are close, but do not see each other. However, the episode in the semi-final ESL One: Road to Rio CS: GO match for Europe between Astralis and G2 Esports turned out to be even more curious.
Kenny kennyS Schrab and Lucas gla1ve Rossander sat on one spot in the connector for ten seconds on the Overpass map. And if the Dane could not see the opponent, as he was looking in the other direction, then the French did not notice the enemy at close range, although he was in his field of vision. KennyS diligently targeted other positions, ignoring the opponent sitting with his back to him. Shrab, apparently, was helped by his teammates, who noticed a red dot on the mini-map and asked if everything was fine there in the connector. Only after that kennyS finally switched the sight to gla1ve and killed him.
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Features of the national “Dota” – master class from Gambit
Dota 2 teams from the CIS know better than anyone else in the world what madness and diving under the fountain are, although recently our teams have begun to forget their roots and play in a more disciplined and academic manner. Fortunately, Gambit showed that the CIS style still exists! In the match against Cyber Legacy at ESL One Los Angeles 2023, the roster of Artyom Fng Barshak lost a seemingly winning map. Gambit was leading 15 thousand gold and quietly, without opposition from the opponent, demolished the base. But then the spirit of real CIS fighters woke up in the players of the Russian team, and they rushed under the enemy fountain to kill the resurgent rivals.
The experiment, obviously, turned out to be unsuccessful: Gambit lost the carry, the hard laner and, most importantly, the initiative in the match. Cyber Legacy, whose barracks remained intact, took advantage of this gift and turned the tide of the meeting. As a result, Gambit lost the streak and took the penultimate place in the group. The logical question “What was that?” that day, perhaps, not only the viewers and commentators asked, but also the captain Fng, who hardly expected such insane initiations from his teammates.
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Arteezy passed the post – Nikobaby accepted the post
Arteezy has long been the main fan of all the spiers and hills in Dota 2. He often spent time there, and precisely in the midst of the most important battles. However, in 2023 Nikobaby from Alliance decided to take away the title of Clifmaster of all Dota from Babayev – this season Nikolov found himself on a hill several times at the most inopportune moment.
The most memorable episode was in the match against NiP. In the 42nd minute of the second map Nikobaby on Troll Warlord with Divine Rapier went to fight for Roshan. Jason TANNER Weedon on Magnus immediately brought Alliance carry to the high ground. Nikolov made a teleport to the base and after the ransom of the allies again rushed to Roshan. But the situation was comically repeated: Magnus took Troll Warlord to the same place, depriving Alliance of the main striking force. The result was obvious – NiP won the second map, and Nikobaby became the hero of memes, eclipsing even Arteezy.
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When your legs are no longer holding
The match between Virtus.pro and Team Liquid at the Dota 2 Major in Leipzig is one of the worst memories of 2023 for CIS fans. It is almost impossible to imagine a more offensive defeat. And while VP fans mourned the team’s failure, Team Liquid’s players literally blew their heads off. After the team from the CIS surrendered, the Europeans jumped up from their seats and began to celebrate so emotionally that they simply stopped noticing the cameras and everything that was happening around. In a fit of delight, they fell to the floor, in passing, obviously frightening the modest administrator who was standing next to them. We certainly lacked such celebrations in the spirit of traditional sports in 2023. It is a pity that the CIS fans had no time for celebrations that day.
Emotions @TeamLiquid after the match. ? #leipzigmajor # Dota2 #Maincast # DHDL13 pic.twitter.com/AEpkPJOwEE
– ? Dota 2 Maincast ? (@ dota2mc_ru) January 21, 2023
SirActionSlacks became a dolphin
Due to the lack of LAN tournaments, we have lost most of the usual entertainment content, but SirActionSlacks managed to get noticed even in 2023. During a break in the NAVI – Nigma match at the OMEGA League Dota 2 tournament, the directors of the English-language broadcast put a virtual dolphin mask on the analyst’s face. SirActionSlacks was not taken aback and immediately entered the image. The video with his transformation into a dolphin became one of the most popular esports videos on the professional Dota 2 scene in 2023 – over 376 thousand views. Needless to say, many viewers really missed the tomfoolery of SirActionSlacks at LAN tournaments. We are waiting for our beloved dolphin at The International 2023.
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