Netizens rally for lone M’sian player on stage at Dota 2 tournament after teammates downed by Covid-19


As Yap's teammates from China-based Royal Never Give Up (RNG) were down with Covid-19 and had to compete from isolation, their seats on stage were filled with giant teddy bears. — Twitter @dota2ti

Fans showed their support for Malaysian Dota 2 professional esports athlete Yap “xNova” Jian Wei after he showed up on stage alone to take on members from team Entity at The International 2022 (TI) event in Singapore yesterday (Oct 20).

As Yap’s teammates from China-based Royal Never Give Up (RNG) were down with Covid-19 and had to compete remotely while in isolation, their seats on stage were filled with giant teddy bears.

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