Its not only the fans and the casual players who praise Ame for his phenomenal skills.

After nearly two years of retirement, Ame has finally decided to return at the beginning of this year.

To be honest, I got extremely bored being retired and staying at home doing nothing.

So, yeah, I decided to return.

What did you do in your time off, how did you enjoy life without professional Dota 2?

I spent some time playing different games at home and I hung out with my friends.

Nothing special, as I said, it became quite boring after some time.

Yatoro from Team Spirit speaks very highly of you.

Are you two good friends, talk to each other, exchange ideas and discuss Dota?

To begin with, I don’t think I am as good as Yatoro thinks I am.

We have a normal relationship as pro players and sometimes we chat over Steam, but that is all.

Why is the Chinese scene lacking new, young talent?

Secondly, there are many other games that are more attractive for the young generation.

The Chinese kids like to play other games, for sure.

You topped the group at BetBoom Dacha Dubai, what went wrong in the playoffs?

We learned that we shouldn’t be afraid to make mistakes in a game.

That would be the biggest thing.

Also, we shouldn’t put too much pressure on ourselves.

We need to learn to play more freely.

I really don’t think that I am as good right now.

I am ok with whatever pressure is put on me.

Phantom Assassin and Terrorblade could use some buffs, to be honest.

And Meepo definitely needs to be nerfed.

Meepo is way too strong in the current meta.

How about Mage Slayer?

Oh yes, this item also needs to be nerfed.

Right now, Mage Slayer is way too cheap for how good it is.

So, maybe they should work on that.

Thank you for your time Ame, and we wish you the best of luck at DreamLeague Season 22.

Ames teamXtreme Gamingis seeded in Group B alongsideTeam Spirit.

Neither made it to the grand finals, will DreamLeague Season 22 witness a different story?

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