Dota 2 superfans celebrate TI9 Champions OG with over-the-top display Valve \/ The Seattle TimesDota 2 superfans have gone above and beyond in their post-tournament celebrations. Sports and esports fans have always been expected to go a little overboard when celebrating their team\u2019s victories. NBA and NFL supporters often pour out onto the streets following confirmation of their championship rings, and party long into the night. After OG\u2019s two-time success, the one fan in the Philippines has gone an extra step in sharing the glory of his team with the world and made sure no one in his town will forget OG\u2019s near-perfect upper bracket run into history. Chu Julia lives in Naga in the Philippines, but he wasn\u2019t going to let that stop him celebrating the European team\u2019s success. The superfan reached out to popular Indian-based artist Wykrhm Reddy, who had created a graphic after OG clinched the $15.5 million top prize. \u201cYo sir wyk, can I use this layout?\u201d Julia messaged Reddy. \u201cI\u2019m planning to rent a billboard.\u201d Reddy \u2013 clearly bemused about the situation \u2013 gave the Filipino fan his permission, and true to Chu\u2019s word the image was soon towering over a bustling central street in Naga City. Sometimes a guy messages you with a pretty crazy idea \u2026 then actually goes through with it \u2014 Only in the Philippines. #TI9 #Dota2 pic.twitter.com\/hAarCzJxRD \u2014 Wykrhm Reddy (@wykrhm) August 28, 2019 If ever there was a triumph to celebrate with a billboard and posters in the world of Dota 2, the two-time championship of OG would be it. After their miracle run at TI8 secured them the Aegis for the first time, OG doubled down with a dominant campaign in China. Read more: Fade retires after poaching drama – Not only did the European squad clinch back-to-back titles, but they did so with the exact same roster in 2018 and 2019. There\u2019s every chance we could see repeat champions in the future, and maybe even a few consecutive winners, but to do so with the same team of five players two years in a row is a record that may never be broken. The celebratory billboard also raises another question. The International 10 will be heading back to Europe for the first time since 2011, but with the massive popularity of the game all around the world, should smaller countries also get the opportunity to host the event? Read more: compLexity drop entire Dota roster – Given a fan has gone to these great lengths to semi-immortalise OG\u2019s win in the Philippines, imagine how regions like South East Asia would react if they had the chance to watch Dota\u2019s biggest tournament right at their back door. OG\u2019s crowning in Shanghai marked the end of the 2018-19 Dota 2 season. The next event on the Dota Pro Circuit will kick-start the 2019-2020 campaign on November 16, though a location for the event has yet to be announced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dota 2 superfans celebrate TI9 Champions OG with over-the-top display Valve \/ The Seattle TimesDota 2 superfans have gone above and beyond in their post-tournament celebrations. Sports and esports fans have always been expected to go a little overboard when celebrating their team\u2019s victories. NBA and NFL supporters often pour out onto the streets following […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42470\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}