KuroKy has no opponent in WEU’s Division II of DPC

Division II of Dota Pro Circuit features one of the strongest teams in Dota 2. Nigma Galaxy should not be playing at this competitive level but unfortunately, their previous DPC Tour was disappointing.

Now that Kuro “KuroKy” Takhasomi has a better roster to work with, his team is winning match after match without losing a single game. At this rate, Nigma will be back to Division I for the first DPC Tour of 2022 – 2023. The only problem is that they’ll miss the upcoming Major and with it, the chance to receive a direct invitation to TI12.

How KuroKy’s team got relegated to Division II

Nigma Galaxy was relegated at the end of Tour 2 of the ongoing Dota Pro Circuit. The team had a record of one win and six losses, a clear sign that the roster was not strong enough. KuroKy decided to remove the carry player, Igor “iLTW” Filatov, and then replace him with Sumail “SumaiL” Hassan.

This was a huge upgrade for his team, whose players are all former TI champions. When you put a lineup like this against tier 2 competitors, the matches will be completely one-sided.

Nigma’s journey back to Division I

Nigma are currently on their way to being promoted to Division I of WEU. So far, they’ve played four matches and all of them were easy. In five of the eight games, KuroKy’s team won in under 30 minutes. In Dota 2, that’s a comfortable victory with an almost linear trajectory and no major comebacks.

The latest match showed just how much a roster can improve over a few months when the individuals are world-class competitors. Game one ended in less than 23 minutes while game two needed only 21 minutes to conclude. And keep in mind, the opponent was Brame! Two of their players competed in a Dota 2 Major back in 2016.

TI dreams

KuroKy has not participated in an edition of The International since 2019. That’s three years without a world championship, for a player who competed in three Grand Finals and was victorious in one of them, in 2017.

No doubt, Kuro wants to end his professional career on a high note and will probably train hard for the upcoming TI Qualifiers. Fortunately for him, Valve has decided to feature 20 teams at this year’s The International, which means that failing to win the European qualifier would not ruin his dreams. But he will need to finish among the best.

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