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2022 - 10 - 21

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Entity wins 107-minute elimination game at TI11, the longest game ... (ONE Esports)

Entity and RNG breaks the record for the longest game in TI11 Main Event history after their lower bracket elimination game reached 107 minutes.

Entity is now set to face the loser of Team Aster and Team Liquid’s upper bracket quarterfinal match on October 22 at 10:00 a.m. RNG played valiantly, but the team eventually lost control of their base at the 107-minute mark. With their Dire Ancient exposed, Entity played more cautiously which caused the game to run even longer. The game was surprisingly even as both teams leaned on the strengths of their drafts. It took the Western European squad 107 minutes and a whole lot of Divine Rapiers to defeat their Chinese rivals in the lower bracket of the TI11 Playoffs. As a result, Yap “xNova” Jian Wei was the only player from RNG who made his walkout in front of the live crowd in Singapore.

100 minutes, 4 teddy bears, and a lone player: Entity end Somnus ... (Dot Esports)

If tired Dota 2 fans were looking for a quick final game to end the opening day of The International 2022 main event, neither Entity nor Royal Never Give Up ...

The only game longer than this at a TI was a group stage bout between iG Vitality and Team Empire at TI7 that lasted two hours and eight minutes. This is due to his four teammates contracting COVID and being forced to play from isolation since midway through the group stage. If tired Dota 2 fans were looking for a quick final game to end the opening day of The International 2022 main event, neither Entity nor Royal Never Give Up were looking to oblige.

RNG's xNova plays at TI11 Main Stage with teddy bears after team ... (Yahoo Singapore News)

While Somnus returned to play the team's remaining games on Day 3, it was later revealed that all members of the team except for xNova were infected.

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xNova plays valiantly alone as Royal Never Gave Up (ClutchPoints)

On the first day of The International 2022 Playoffs, xNova played alone against all five of Entity Gaming on the main stage.

RNG and Entity Gaming faced off in the first round of the lower bracket of the Dota 2 The International 2022 playoffs. Thankfully, the crowd was there to cheer on xNova, a room in the Suntec Convention Center full of people who appreciate xNova’s valiant effort against a full stack of pros in the Grandest Stage of them all. xNova was the real MVP of Dota 2 The International 2022 Playoffs Day 1.

M'sian Dota 2 player plays alone on TI stage with teddy bears as ... (Mothership.sg)

Malaysian professional Dota 2 player Yap "xNova" Jian Wei played alone on stage at the main event of The International 2022 (TI11) on Oct. 20. xNova was joined ...

With several Divine Rapier trades, Entity eventually took the win.— The International (@dota2ti) By the end of Day 3, more players came down with Covid-19. It definitely felt difficult to play alone on the stage today but hearing the crowd shout my name for the first time made me emotional to another level and it’s a feeling I’ll never forget… [pic.twitter.com/oYp5vbftEe] [October 20, 2022] Thank you everyone for your kind words, your support… [@xNovadota]🐻 [pic.twitter.com/JyrvLCrwTo] [October 20, 2022]

100 minutes, 4 teddy bears and a single player: An entity end ... (Game News 24)

If tired Dota fans had been looking for the final game, until the opening day of the International 2022 main event, obliterated neither entity nor Royal ...

And the fourth time, only eight and eight or more people have been killed in the competition. A group stage battle between iG Vitality and Team Empire at TI 7 ran the only time of the match. In the video feed, he used the chat wheel and then threw his headset on the table, which hit the keyboard and paused the game by mistake. I’m guessing it happened when I hit the headset on the keyboard. I have to say that I didn’t leave on purpose. If tired Dota fans had been looking for the final game, until the opening day of the International 2022 main event, obliterated neither entity nor Royal Never Give Up was looking to oblige.

Netizens rally for lone M'sian player on stage at Dota 2 tournament ... (The Star Online)

Yap was accompanied by four giant teddy bears on stage to represent his Covid-stricken teammates.

The TI tournament has a prize pool of over US$17mil (RM80mil). His teammates are Lu Yao (Somnus), Yang Shenyi (Chalice), Hu Liangzhi (kaka), and fellow Malaysian Daniel Chan (Ghost). The tweet has received more than 30,000 likes with fans also expressing their respect and pride for his performance on stage. [account](https://twitter.com/xNovadota/status/1583128029462925313) on Twitter. I’m grateful beyond words," he tweeted from his verified Thank you everyone for your kind words, your support...

Entity and RNG play the second longest game in The International's history (Upcomer)

As Yap “xNova” Jian Wei, the only remaining member of RNG not isolated due to Covid-19, sat alone on the stage to face an elimination match alongside four teddy bears. He shook the hands of all the Entity as the sole representative of his team and ...

The resident Dota player of the Upcomer Team that dips his toes into League, Melee and Pokemon. [Yap “xNova” Jian Wei](https://twitter.com/xNovadota/status/1583128029462925313?s=20&t=Vu-tFIE0eD1nQvBkubpkSw), the only remaining member of RNG not isolated due to Covid-19, sat alone on the stage to face an elimination match alongside four teddy bears. At the end of the game against Entity, Somnus posted a cryptic post on his weibo that seemingly announced his retirement from Dota. RNG ends its run at the International on the first day of the playoffs, but the story of their run was faced with many unexpected issues. The game had six divine rapiers bought and eight Roshans taken, only in four games in history has Roshan been taken eight times in a professional Dota game. The game lasted a staggering hour and 47 minutes as the teams traded advantages back and forth for the entirety of the game.

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