How did the composition of Empire Dota 2 change?

At the moment, eSports are fastgaining momentum. Among the many games for which championships are held, Dota 2 holds a special place. This is not strange, because the prize fund of the World Championship, which is played by the strongest teams, has long been collecting more than $ 10 million. In the territory of the post-Soviet space there are several teams that not only can compete with the most formidable opponents, but even take the first place. Among them - the team Team Empire (Dota 2), whose composition has changed many times.

What did the band look like at the very beginning?

For a long time, the composition of Empire for Dota 2 was onAnother arena, finding out with your opponents? who is the best in the world Heroes of Newerth. However, in 2011 the team changed the cybersport discipline. The debut of the guys can not be called successful, because because of the constant personnel reshuffle guys did not have the opportunity to concentrate on training, get used to the manner of playing each of the team members.

So, by 2012 in the Empire for Dota 2 there is only one experienced player - Roman Sadotenkov (Scandal). It is under him that the selection of the rest of the team begins, which included:

Vladislav Morozyuk (BlowYourBrain).
Ayrat Gayziev (Silent).
Gleb Lipatnikov (Funn1k).
Arthur Kostenko (Goblak).

In this line-up, Team Empire on Dota 2 begins to show consistency and consistently a good game. But despite the colossal efforts of the guys, it was not possible to take the prize.

New shocks

Trying to change the situation, the organizerscontinue the search for talented players who are able to pull the team to a higher level. The year of 2013 became very difficult for the team, in which new faces began to appear again. So, in the composition of the Empire for Dota 2 is such a brilliant strategist as Gustav Magnusson, better known under the pseudonym S4. For this talented guy, it was the debut on the professional cybersports arena. But playing for the collective from the post-Soviet space for him was not very convenient, and soon Gustav left the team.

After the loss of S4, which became a serious blowfor the "Empire", the team leaves Funn1k. The guy, which literally held the whole game of the team, moves to NA'VI, who offered him a more profitable contract.

The new "Imperials"

Despite the fact that the atmosphere within the teamleft much to be desired, managers still managed not only to save the team, but again to bring it to a major tournament. The updated composition of the Empire team for Dota 2 looked like this:

Roman Fominyuk (Resolut1on).
Andrey Bondarenko (AlwaysWannaFly).
Andrei Chipenko (Mag).
Ivan Skorokhod (Vanskor).
Ayrat Gayziev (Silent).

Initially, no one believed that these guyscan become serious rivals for teams that demonstrate a high level of play for several years. However, they managed not only to win several major tournaments, bypassing the closest competitors Na'Vi and Virtus.Pro, but also to get a direct ticket to the World Championship on Dota 2.

The International 2014

Arriving at T14, the guys started to play completelyaccording to another scheme. They chose those characters that were not used before. For example, on R14 became very fashionable Razor, which was put forward on the center line, and other players on the flanks should have been adjusted for it. However, excessive self-confidence led to the fact that the guys lost one game after another. As a result, they did not have only one point to go to the next stage of the championship.

Unable to withstand the pressure of the team, from theEmpire by Dota 2 leaves Vanskor. Almost immediately it becomes known that he moved to Na'Vi. Unable to withstand the oppressive atmosphere, the team leaves the Mag. But despite the significant losses, the organizers found a way out of the current situation and could prevent the complete disintegration of the team, which managed to fall in love with the fans of the online game.

The International 2015

Picking up new players, "Imperials" were able to again win several tournaments and get a ticket to T15. The updated composition looked like this:

Ayrat Gayziev (Silent).
Roman Fominyuk (Resolut1on).
Andrey Bondarenko (AlwaysWannaFly).
Ilya Korobkin (AlohaDance).
Maxim Kim (Yoky-).

At the World Championships, the children were supported by a hugearmy of fans. But despite a good game, the team again could not get through to the next round. This leads to the fact that the players start to leave again. Silent is forced to take long-term leave, because he experienced certain health problems. However, after rest he did not return to the collective, but was in Virtus.Pro.

After long negotiations in the Imperial camp entered: Alexander Dashkevich (Tail), Alexander Churochkin (NoFear) and Gleb Lipatnikov (Funn1k). They managed to demonstrate an excellent game and win DreamHack Moscow. However, a year later the collective again collapsed.

The current composition

After a succession of successes and bad luck, the organizers again gathered a worthy team, which showed itself well at The Kiev Major. At the moment the command looks like this: