{"id":10669,"date":"2020-03-04T04:52:20","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T04:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=10669"},"modified":"2020-03-04T04:52:20","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T04:52:20","slug":"t1-unveil-their-first-dota-2-esports-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/t1-unveil-their-first-dota-2-esports-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"T1 unveil their first Dota 2 esports roster"},"content":{"rendered":"

T1 have unveiled their first official Dota2 esports<\/a> roster, showcasing a quintet of players alongside three coaches and one analyst.<\/p>\n

The first signs of T1’s entry into Dota2 surfaced back in August when they signed Lee “Forev” Sang-don. The South Korean organisation officially registered their team at the end of January 2020 and have since attended five events with stand-ins playing alongside Forev.<\/p>\n

T1\u2019s maiden Dota 2 tournament was VKGAME BATTLE OF DAWN in October 2019, where they finished in ninth-10th place. In November they took a swing at the Hainan Master Cup and DreamLeague Season 13 SEA Open Qualifier but failed to go the distance, as they finished fifth-eighth and third-fourth respectively. T1 also ran third-fourth at the ESL One Los Angeles 2020 Southeast Asia Open Qualifier in February and most recently competed at ESL SEA Championship 2020 Open Qualifier #1, where they lost to Motivade.Trust Gaming in the final match of their bracket and so failed to qualify for the main tournament.<\/p>\n

T1 have fielded a total of eight stand-in players, not counting the four who were eventually offered contracts with the organisation. Some of the most notable stand-in members were veteran Johan “pieliedie” \u00c5str\u00f6m, TNC Predator coach Kim “Febby” Yong-min, and Nicholas “xFreedom” Kelvin Ileto Lim and Pyo “MP” No-a, both of whom have since taken up coaching roles at T1. Hyunjin “Xyun” Choi has been assigned the role of a tactical analyst.<\/p>\n

Joining them as the head coach of the team is Choi “cCarter” Byoung-hoon. Although an unknown figure in the Dota2 scene, cCarter won three League of Legends World Championship titles as head coach of SK Telecom T1’s LoL roster.<\/p>\n

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[T1 DOTA 2 Team Announcement]<\/p>\n

T1 is excited to finally announce our new international roster for the @DOTA2<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[Head Coach] cCarter
[Coach] MP \/ Xfreedom
[Tactical Analyst] Xyun
[Players] Forev \/ InYourDreaM \/ Xuan \/ Black^ \/ Jhocam#T1WIN<\/a> #T1Fighting<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/K03o35cDxJ<\/a><\/p>\n

— T1 (@T1) March 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n