The first Dota 2 Major of the 2018/19 season will be taking place in Kuala Lumpur, making it the first ever major to be hosted in this city! For those who don’t know, this E-Sports event will see 16 teams from across the globe competing for $1,000,000 USD and valuable DPC points for The International 2019 in early November 2018. In collaboration with the eGG Network and ImbaTV, the main event will be hosted at the Axiata Arena, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 16 to 18 November, 2018.
With that said, more details on the English talents that will be participating in the upcoming Major have been revealed.
The talents that will be bringing you all the action in the upcoming Kuala Lumpur major is no stranger to the Dota 2 scene, as most of them are veterans of the Dota 2 community for many years, and a sizeable amount participating in TI8.
The Hosts
Hosts of the recent TI8 Paul “Redeye” Chaloner and Jorien “Sheever” van der Heijden will be headlining the talent line-up as host of the upcoming Kuala Lumpur Dota 2 Major.
The Casters
The line up of casters in the upcoming Dota 2 KL Major is none other than the legendary Toby “Tobiwan” Dawson, Owen “ODPixel” Davies, Kyle Freedman (former player/captain of COL), Ioannis “Fogged” Loucas, Andrew “Zyori” Campbell, Trent “TrentPax” Mackenzie, Dakota “KotLGuy” Cox and last but not least Grant ”GranDGranT” Harris will be calling all the action from the early stages of the competition all the way through the Grand Final.
The Analysts
I’m sure Dota 2 fans in Malaysia would be thrilled to know that Dota 2’s very own “Tea Eye Winner” and Twitch streamer, Henrik “AdmiralBulldog” Ahnberg will be making his way to the upcoming Kuala Lumpur major as an analyst. So be sure to bring out your Pogchamps when you see him! AdmiralBulldog will be bringing you expert opinions alongside David “GoDz” Parker , Dominik “Black^” Reitmeier , and Brian “BananaSlamJamma” Åström. Most of them have played Dota 2 professionally. So you’ll definitely be getting a lot of valuable insights and analysis during the KL Major.
The eGG Talents
eGG Network is also proud to have eGG talent Danelie, Faraz and close friends pindaPanda, Hades, Lysander and Dota2Onthego to interact with fans and people watching the Kuala Lumpur Major via live stream throughout The Kuala Lumpur Major. So be sure to tune in if you can’t make your way to the event itself.
Activities & Fan Engagement
No Dota 2 event will be complete without the humorous and enthusiastic Jacob “SirActionSlacks” Kanner and Lawrence “Malystryx” Phillips. Be sure to be on the lookout for them as they make their way around Axiata Arena meeting fans, and engaging fans in fun activities as well!
Game Observer
Rikard “skrff” Holm & Johan “Weppas” Westberg have been game observers for the recent TI8, not forgetting all the other major Dota 2 events that they have covered as well. You won’t miss any action with them as observers. That’s for sure.
At the moment, only 15 teams are revealed with the last remaining spot to be awarded to the winner of the upcoming Dream League Season 10 winner. With that said, what do you think of the English talents that will be participating the upcoming Kuala Lumpur Dota 2 Major? Who are you excited to meet? Let us know!
P.S. For those who have yet to purchase their tickets for the event, it’s not too late! All ticket categories for the Kuala Lumpur Major are still available!
You can purchase it now at https://myticket.asia/#event=15613422.
