Team MagMa updated their roster for participation in qualifications for The International 2022
Maksym ShylovThe Chinese club Team MagMa announced on the Weibo social network about changes in its Dota 2 roster. Together with the updated roster, the team will take part in the qualification for The International 2022.
Jiang 'Tzy丶' Bo and Chen 'Kazz' Kai left the team. Players have been playing for Team MagMa since its inception, namely on August 24, 2022. They were replaced by Li 'Irving' Jian and Cui 'QYQX' Chenyang.
The latest team for Irving was Invictus Gaming. Together with her, the twenty-three-year-old esports player took 5th place at DPC CN 2021/2022 Tour 1: Division I, 5-6th place at Intel World Open Beijing, and 4th place at Huya Winter Invitational 2021. In addition to IG, the player played for such bands as LBZS and iG Vitality.
QYQX previously played for iG Vitality. Of the achievements of the esportsman, it is worth noting only the 7-8th place at the Huya Winter Invitational 2021. At that time, the team earned $8,622.
Team MagMa is having an unstable in-game year. The team started its journey in the 2021/2022 DPC season from the second division. In DPC CN 2021/2022 Tour 1: Division II, the Chinese club took 2nd place, which allowed the team to move up in the class. MagMa did not survive the competition in the first division. Their result was 7th place at the DPC CN 2021/2022 Tour 2: Division I and a $23,000 consolation prize. Team MagMA spent the final part of the DPC season in the second division again, finishing in 3rd place and earning $15,000. The next tournament for the team will be the Chinese qualifier for the Dota 2 World Championship.
The composition of Team MagMa is presented below
- 白也
- dust
- Irving
- mianmian
- qyqx
Recall that The International 2022: China Qualifier will be held from September 3rd to 18th of this year. The top 14 Chinese teams that did not directly qualify for the World Cup based on DPC points will compete for a single slot at The International 2022. Clubs that finish in 2nd and 3rd place will have the opportunity to play in the Last Chance Qualifier.
Maksym has been working at EGamersWorld since 2017. Joining the company during his first year at university, he worked as a translator until 2022. After that, Maksym began working as an editor. His main discipline is Dota 2, and over time, Maksym's responsibilities expanded to include CS:GO, CS2 and Valorant. Additionally, as an editor, he publishes various materials on gaming topics.