Evil Geniuses and Team Secrets qualify for The International 6

Team Secret and Evil Geniuses have made it through the qualifiers for The International scoring the top spot in each group, which earned these fan favorite Dota 2 pros a trip to the main event on Aug. 3: The International 6.

The North American qualifier was especially, and surprisingly, competitive, as favorites Evil Geniuses had to battle their domestic rivals compLexity Gaming for the coveted spot at the tournament. Evil Geniuses were pegged to advance through the qualifier with little to no issues. That’s despite a major roster shakeup in which they dropped Kurtis “Aui_2000” Ling and Kanishka “BuLba” Sosale in favor of Saahil “UNiVeRsE” Arora and Ludwig “zai” Wåhlberg.

Similarly, Team Secret after fielding the former Evil Geniuses offlaner BuLba after that big roster swap were challenged in the European qualifier. Dropping a total of three games throughout their campaign, the star-studded team eventually secured the top spot in their group after a three-way tiebreaker with Escape Gaming and Fantastic Five.