During the closed qualifiers for The International 2025 in Dota 2, a highly unusual incident occurred. The team eSpoiled announced their surrender (typed GG) just seconds before creeps destroyed the ancient of their opponent, Nemiga Gaming. Although the game itself technically awarded the win to eSpoiled, according to tournament rules, typing GG signifies an automatic loss. Consequently, eSpoiled were disqualified and eliminated from the qualifiers.
The absurdity of the situation lies in the fact that ten professional players seemingly failed to notice the creeps who were winning the game for them at that moment. In this article, we will look at how this ending might have unfolded from the perspective of the players themselves.
It appears that during the final engagement, the eSpoiled players completely overlooked the state of the enemy ancient and the option to quickly relocate there using Boots of Travel. Although the team was aware of the creeps attacking Nemiga`s base before the fight began, the core heroes likely hesitated to attempt a potentially risky maneuver and chose instead to focus on the direct teamfight.
Finley Holt