Beloved Dota 2 professional bids farewell after 15 years of competing

After a storied 15-year journey within the skilled Dota 2 scene, Galvin “Meracle” Kang confirmed he’s hanging up his gaming gloves earlier right now after his newest group, Fantasy Avenue Gaming, bowed out of the Worldwide 2023 Southeast Asia Qualifiers within the second spherical of the decrease bracket.

Meracle took to social media shortly after the heartbreaking loss, saying his retirement and expressing heartfelt gratitude for the teammates and followers who’ve been by his facet.

“Couldn’t have requested for a greater group of individuals to play with for my final journey,” he mentioned about his teammates Krish, xsilearn, poloson, and ponlo.

Because the Dota 2 esports neighborhood bids adieu, one factor’s for certain; Meracle’s lengthy legacy within the recreation will stay unshaken. He wasn’t ever the largest famous person regardless of utilizing an identical title to the legendary Amer “Miracle-” Al-Barkawi—with whom he was typically confused—however he was actually a fan favourite to the tip.

Meracle’s largest achievement was successful BTS Professional Sequence Season Seven: Southeast Asia with Galaxy Racer in 2021. The Singaporean star received many different smaller occasions and sometimes wowed followers along with his performances at main occasions regardless of by no means successful.

Everybody from orgs like Complexity Gaming to former teammates like Adam “343” Erwann Shah and Jaron “monkeys-forever” Clinton, the latter of which mentioned he’s the best Naga Siren player he’s ever played with (a sentiment Alliance legend Jonathan “Loda” Berg agreed with) wished him properly in retirement. So did the various followers he’s received alongside the best way.

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It actually is the tip of an period. Meracle debuted for First Departure in 2012, at a time when Dota 2 was nonetheless technically in its beta and solely two The Internationals had been held. If he decides to remain within the scene, the neighborhood can be thrilled.

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Alex Tsiaoussidis

Workers Author for Dot Esports. I’m a passionate gamer with years of expertise protecting all issues gaming, esports, and streaming. I’ve additional love for Dota 2, Pokémon, and Apex Legends.

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