On the night of June 14 in Kiev ended WePlay AniMajor 2023 on Dota 2. The champion of the tournament became PSG.LGDwho showed phenomenal play and destroyed in the final Evil Geniuses with a score of 3: 0. Despite the fact that for most of the participants, the Major did not decide anything in terms of position in the DPC rankings, the teams showed a bright game with many exciting and dramatic maps. And, of course, it was not without memes and embarrassment. The most memorable moments of WePlay AniMajor 2023 – in the material Cybersport.ru.
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Anime is cool
Naturally, the first thing fans will remember when talking about AniMajor is the design of the tournament in the anime style. Moreover, not only the theme of the anime itself is important here, but also how deeply it was worked out.… The stage set, which took only a month to create, looked really cool. However, there were more interesting details and finds than two giant statues of Juggernaut and Monkey King. A small Japanese-style cafe, which housed the analysts, a row of houses along the wall and, of course, the position of the commentators on one of the rooftops – all this created an authentic anime atmosphere.
Curious details can be noted for a long time, because they include the make-up and outfits of the casters, musical accompaniment, team teasers that copy the anime’s openings, and much more. It seems to me that everyone liked this design, regardless of their attitude to Japanese animation, because the stylization was done really well. Well, most importantly, both the casters themselves, who got used to the role and transmitted the vibe to the audience, and many players enjoyed such an entourage. Just look at the Naruto-style release of Team Spirit. What is this if not PogChamp?
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Kumbek Team Spirit
The CIS teams at their home tournament could not please the fans. Gambit Esports did not pass the Wild Card stage, Virtus.pro won only one map per tournament, and Team Spirit stopped in 7th-8th place, having lost the chance to get an invite to The International. In fact, for the CIS this is the second championship failed in a row. Our region has become the worst this year in terms of the number of points scored at the majors. Because of this, only two teams will represent at The International CIS.
It would seem that in such a situation it is difficult to find reasons for joy. However, Team Spirit gave the CIS fans a small holiday, giving out a match during which you could break your voice, waking up all the neighbors along the way. This, of course, is about a replay with Team Liquid in the group stage.
Spirit was inferior to the opponent for 30+ minutes. At one point, the enemy Luna had almost 7k gold more than Yatoro on Drow Ranger. It seemed that our team was driven into a corner, however, due to competent actions on the map and targeted attacks on “spree” opponents, Spirit was able to stay in the game. And on the 35th minute, that legendary battle took place, which completely turned the meeting upside down. It was, perhaps, the brightest moment in the performance of teams from the CIS for two Majors this season. Thank you Spirit.
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Arteezy – instead of a thousand words
Arteezy did not win the tournament again, but, as usual, won the hearts of the audience. Babaev became one of the heroes of the major, and this applies both directly to his game and the memes that were born around him. In Kiev, Arteezy once again went on a pilgrimage to the hills, regaining the title of Cliffteezy, which Nikobaby had been claiming for six months. In the match against PSG.LGD at the group stage, Babayev found himself on the mountain three times through the efforts of the enemy Magnus. Moreover, in one of the fights this happened twice in a row, which, of course, affected the result of the game. Not only did the Chinese send Babayev on a not so exciting trip to the cliff, they also immortalized this tour by placing graffiti with the face of Kerry EG on the mountain.
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The team was grateful to Arteezy and also did not stand aside: the second map against T1 at some point turned into the movie “Saving Private Babayev”.
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And, of course, do not forget about the meme situation with the message “GG” sent after a successful fight with Execration. As they say, an ordinary mixlick, and nothing more.
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