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Philippine esports organization Adroit Esports announced on Saturday (November 14) that they were disbanding their Dota 2 team and ceasing all operations due to the continuing effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the scene in Southeast Asia.
“All things, big or small, come to an end. Everyone on the team made sacrifices to stay afloat, but the situation of the pandemic has led us to the inevitable,” Adroit said in a statement on his official Facebook page. .
Adroit is now the third major esports organization in Southeast Asia to withdraw from competing in Dota 2 due to the coronavirus pandemic and the continued suspension of the Dota Pro Circuit.
Both Reality Rift and Geek Fam, based in Singapore and Malaysia respectively, shut down their Dota 2 teams in early September.
Adroit started in May 2019 with an all-Filipino Dota 2 flagship roster comprised of John Anthony “Natsumi-” Vargas, Mc Nicholson “Mac” Villanueva, Jun “Bok” Kanehara, Marvin “Boomy” Rushton, and Bryle “cml” Alviso.
The team was chosen as the Philippines representative for Dota 2 in the e-sports medal event at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.
There, the team defeated Team Thailand, which included stalwart Nuengnara “23savage” Teeramahanon and Anucha “Jabz” Jirawong on their roster, to claim one of three gold medals won by the Philippines in esports.
Adroit got off to a slow start to the 2019-2020 DPC season, although they were able to improve and earn a spot in the ESL One Los Angeles Major before the coronavirus pandemic canceled the event and put the DPC on hold.
In June, Adroit announced an expansion at Riot Games’ Valorant with an all-Filipino team. However, inconsistent performances by the organization’s Dota team when the scene switched to online competitions sparked a series of roster changes that began in July.
Despite initial success, Adroit’s Valorant team proved unsustainable for the organization amid the pandemic and they were forced to release the list in August.
Even with multiple adjustments to its flagship Dota roster, Adroit was unable to find the sustained success that could have seen the organization through the pandemic, before it was eventually forced to cease all operations.
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