G2.iG is one of the only three Chinese teams heading to The International 2024.
The Dota 2 player pool in China is getting smaller every year. While mobile games take over the region, the Chinese organizations are finding it harder than ever to build a new generation of players, and as varsity teams are a thing of the past, Dota 2 veterans are being swapped left and right in search of the perfect roster composition.
Even some of the most successful Chinese organizations are facing true challenges to stay afloat, let alone be at the top of the competitive Dota 2 scene. Invictus Gaming is one of the oldest Chinese organizations, competing since the very first The International in 2011, proudly boasting an Aegis of Champions won in 2012 and plenty of other championship titles gathered throughout their rich history in the scene.
But despite their legacy, even iG had to look outside of China when the big post TI shuffle hit last year. iG were after a disappointing 2023 competitive season in which they missed TI12. In the event aftermath, when all the teams entered the shuffle window, iG went on signing three Malaysian players to team up with the Chinese stars Monet and BoBoKa.
Soon after the roster was assembled, Invictus Gaming made another surprising move and announced a joint partnership with the German organization G2 Esports. The two giants shook hands and on December 8, 2023, the Dota 2 division of Invictus Gaming became G2.iG.
G2 x iG roster
Du “Monet” Peng
Cheng “NothingToSay” Jin Xiang
Jun Wen “JT-” Thiay
Zhibiao “BoBoKa” Ye
Jian Wei “xNova-” Yap
