Reigning TI champions Tundra Esports are prone to exiting the Dota 2 Riyadh Masters early, and their probabilities of surviving the group stage have been dealt an extra blow with the lack of their assist for the second-straight main match.
Coming into day three of the group stage, Tundra at present sits at simply 2-6 and is tied final with TSM, with neither workforce progressing ought to they not reverse their fortunes within the closing two matchdays. Nevertheless, Tundra must proceed their Riyadh marketing campaign with out assist Martin “Saksa” Sazdov who has withdrawn from the match.
Tundra’s submit to Twitter on July 22 confirmed the Macedonian could be dominated out for the rest of the Riyadh Masters, citing sickness as the primary motive. Saksa himself tweeted an hour later with a extra in-depth clarification. “[I] have been struggling a bit these days with nervousness, sleep, and psychological well being, and resulting from that I received’t be enjoying extra at Riyadh,” Saksa stated, apologizing to his teammates and his group.
The ever-capable Aui_2000 will enter Saksa’s place, with the player-turned-coach standing in for Tundra for the second main Dota 2 match in a row. Saksa was unable to complete with the workforce on the Bali Main in late June along with his late withdrawal there additionally resulting from a medical problem. Not like in Bali, nevertheless, Tundra hasn’t but secured a playoff spot in Riyadh and should win no less than one in every of their remaining sequence to offer themselves an honest shot on the playoffs.
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Whereas it’s believed Saksa’s absence in Bali was resulting from a bodily sickness, members of the group are starting to query the busy again finish to the aggressive Dota season which has seen groups journey throughout the globe regularly over the previous few months—little question taking its toll on gamers’ psychological well being.
Oversaturation, among other issues, is one ingredient of the Dota Professional Circuit calendar that gamers need to deal with with Valve following the return of The Worldwide to its ancestral house in Seattle, Washington in October.
Earlier than then, Aui and Tundra should negotiate the remainder of the Riyadh Masters match. Tundra takes to the server towards TSM and Group Liquid—each of whom can be seeking to appropriate their failing campaigns.
The Riyadh Masters resumes at this time at 4am CT, with the group stage wrapping up on July 23.
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