{"id":25319,"date":"2022-10-31T02:20:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T06:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=25319"},"modified":"2022-10-31T02:20:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T06:20:31","slug":"matumbaman-retires-from-competitive-dota-2-as-liquid-exit-ti11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/matumbaman-retires-from-competitive-dota-2-as-liquid-exit-ti11\/","title":{"rendered":"MATUMBAMAN retires from competitive Dota 2\u2028 as Liquid exit TI11"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2028Having previously announced his intention to retire from competitive Dota 2 following The International 2022<\/a>, Lasse \u201cMATUMBAMAN\u201d Urpalainen has officially hung up his keyboard after Team Liquid’s loss to Team Secret in the lower-bracket final on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u2028After the team’s difficult Dota Pro Circuit 2022 run, which saw them finish the season in 9th\u201312th place in both Majors – Stockholm and Arlington. MATUMBAMAN hinted he will be playing his last TI11 event. He stated that it has not been an easy ride and although it was his last The International tournament, he was happy to partake.\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n

\u201cI get to play my last TI,\u201d Matu said.\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was even a struggle to get here. I\u2019m not even sure we\u2019re supposed to be here. I\u2019m just happy I get to play the games. <\/p>\n

\u2028\u201cAfter this, no matter what happens, I\u2019m just going to be happy and enjoy my retirement days.\u201d\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n

In a post-game interview after the loss to Secret on day two of finals weekend, MATUMBAMAN reminisced on his career and how fulfilled he felt playing the esports title. He also spoke about his initial thought process of quitting Dota 2 after three years and how his love for the game made him attain an eight-year career.\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s just a lot of good moments with a lot of people,\u201d Matu said.\u2028 <\/p>\n

\u2028\u201cI can\u2019t really name all of them because there are dozens and dozens and dozens of them coming up, even the casters, the analysts, the teams I didn\u2019t even play with. These players I consider them my friends and in some way a family too. So it\u2019s really sad to say goodbye to them but sometimes you gotta move on with your life and figure something else out.\u201d\u2028<\/p>\n

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Top 3 once again, was one hell of a run. I cannot imagine a better way to end ones career. Thanks for the enormous support I have received during this event and the past 7 years. Bittersweet moment but I have no regrets. Thank you all and see ya.<\/p>\n

— Lasse Urpalainen (@MATUMBAMAN) October 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n