Dota 2 icon Puppey\u2019s perfect TI streak ends as Secret falls short in qualifiers ValveTeam Secret failed to qualify for The International 2023 after placing fourth in the Western Europe qualifier. For the first time ever, Clement \u2018Puppey\u2019 Ivanov will not compete in Dota 2\u2019s biggest competition. Team Secret\u2019s hopes of qualifying for TI 2023 were shattered on August 31 as they were defeated by Quest Esports in the lower bracket of the Western Europe qualifier. The defeat marks the end of Puppey\u2019s record of playing in every TI event. He attended the first 11 editions of Dota 2\u2019s showpiece tournament, winning the inaugural edition, held in 2011. On Twitter\/X, the Estonian described 2023 as a \u201ctough year\u201d. After placing second at TI 2022, Secret suffered a heavy blow as Micha\u0142 \u2018Nisha\u2019 Jankowski left for Team Liquid. The team struggled to hold down a place in the first division of DPC Western Europe and finished 11th\u201312th in DreamLeague Season 20 and 9th\u201312th at the Riyadh Masters. \u201cDota is an amazing game, but also very hard to compete in,\u201d Puppey wrote. \u201cCan\u2019t win them all, you know? \u201cI know I have lost the title of going to each TI, but maybe it was finally time to lose it. No regrets, life always changes. Peace.\u201d Despite the setback, Puppey remains the player with the most TI appearances (11). He is followed by Shopify Rebellion\u2019s Tal \u2018Fly\u2019 Aizik, who will compete in his tenth TI this year. The Estonian support also holds numerous other TI records, including most games played (254), most games won (146), and most grand final appearances (4). He is also the oldest player to compete at The International, having played in last year\u2019s event at 32 years and 238 days old. Puppey has not yet announced what the future holds for him. Team Secret will start the 2024 DPC season in the second division after finishing dead last in the first division\u2019s Tour 3. Puppey\u2019s TI record: TI1 (NAVI): 1st place – TI2 (NAVI): 2nd place – TI3 (NAVI): 2nd place – TI4 (NAVI): 7th-8th place – TI5 (Secret): 7th-8th place – TI6 (Secret): 13th-16th place – TI7 (Secret): 9th-12th place – TI8 (Secret): 5th-6th place – TI9 (Secret): 4th place – TI10 (Secret): 3rd place – TI11 (Secret): 2nd place –<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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