Team Spirit’s journey was nothing short of spectacular.
This team of mostly youngsters and 4/5The International debutantsplayed with unbelievable composure and presence of mind.
Those reading the Dota 2 story look back and see this as foreshadowing.
The pivotal moment in which the landscape began to shift.
There was a noticeable absence of the Dota 2 ‘big ones’ teams and players.
Evil Geniuses were knocked out in the group stage and Team Liquid didn’t last much longer.
They were knocked out in the first round of the lower brackets whenBetBoom Teambested them 2:1.
And of course, there is OG, who took the championship title at ESL One Stockholm Major 2022.
But there are other reasons for the shift.
I think it is mostly because of the DPC format.
Some of the older teams don’t have the energy and focus compared to the younger teams.
And he isn’t the only one that thinks this way.
In February 2020, Valveintroduced Regional Leaguesas their latest in the DPC evolution.
For the last two years, the league was the latestevolution of the DPC Circuit.
