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The story of Dima Fishman Polishchuk is an argument in the argument «Dota is just a toy.» World championships, constant training and hundreds of thousands of dollars in the account — you see, not bad for a toy. We talked with Dima about the features of the updated Dota, the toxicity of this game, esports in general, and the dreams that Fishman dreams of.
Main heroes (win percentage)
for 1 year
Fishman is a Belarusian e-sportsman who plays in the fifth position. His main heroes are Bane, Shadow Shaman and Lich.
Fishman’s career began in 2018 in the «Team» team. The most notable victory then was participation in the ESL One Katowice 2018 qualifier, where the team lost to Vega Squadron with a score of 0:2. When the team disbanded in January of that year, Fishman joined the so bad team, which was the coach or manager of FCDB Esports. By the end of the year, the FCDB Esports roster began to strive higher in the league, but they failed to succeed in the 2nd level tournaments. Fishman left the team in September 2018.
In July 2019, Fishman became famous in the CIS due to his participation in the Vega Squadron team. Together with gpk, xannii, LastHero- and so bad, they made it through The International 2019 closed qualifiers, winning the group stage with a score of 7:0, but losing to Natus Vincere in the decisive game. After The International 2019, Fishman played for the Viet Flashbacks with KingR, then joined the KHAN team at the end of November 2019. The KHAN roster was unable to achieve any results in 3 months and his management decided to disband the team.
In April 2020, Fishman joined the FlyToMoon 2.0 team along with nongrata and Nofear. They played as a semi-professional until May 2020. In the qualifiers for ESL One Birmingham 2020, he played for the 5dog team, who failed to advance after losing 1:2 to Winstrike Team. After unsuccessful qualifying, Fishman, 5up and Crystallis accepted Dendi’s invitation to join B8 in June 2020. After teaming up with Dandy, Fishman played alternately for Creepwave and Into the Breach before joining Indian organization Entity Gaming.
400 AoE Mist Coil
-1 Curse of Avernus Attacks Required
85 DPS Borrowed Time Immolation
+100 Aphotic Shield Barrier Amount
+40 Mist Coil Heal/Damage
-15% Curse of Avernus Movement Slow
+0.5 Bad Juju Armor Reduction/Increase
+40% Poison Touch Slow
+60 Poison Touch DPS
+200 Heal On Shallow Grave End
+60 Attack Speed
+45 Shadow Wave Heal / Damage
+1.75 Mana Regen
+300 Poison Touch Attack Range
won
against
dm
2 days ago
+2 Bedlam Attack Targets
+100 Attack Speed
-7s Bramble Maze CD
+2s Shadow Realm Duration
+160 Cursed Crown AoE
+30 Bedlam Damage
-2s Shadow Realm Cooldown
+0.4s Cursed Crown Stun Duration
won
with
7jesu
2 days ago
Attack Tethered Ally’s Target
+400 Health to Tethered Units
-25s Relocate Cooldown
+0.2% Overcharge Max HP Regen Bonus
+55 Spirits Hero Damage
+6% Tether Movement Speed
+15 Attack Damage to Tethered Units
+15% Tether Enemy Move/Attack Slow
Attack Tethered Ally’s Target
+400 Health to Tethered Units
-25s Relocate Cooldown
+0.2% Overcharge Max HP Regen Bonus
+55 Spirits Hero Damage
+6% Tether Movement Speed
+15 Attack Damage to Tethered Units
+15% Tether Enemy Move/Attack Slow
Attack Tethered Ally’s Target
+400 Health to Tethered Units
-25s Relocate Cooldown
+0.2% Overcharge Max HP Regen Bonus
+55 Spirits Hero Damage
+6% Tether Movement Speed
+15 Attack Damage to Tethered Units
+15% Tether Enemy Move/Attack Slow
won
against
Koma
3 days ago
2.5x Treant HP/Damage
Removed Teleportation Cooldown
100% Miss chance for Sprouted units
+4 Teleportation Max Stacks
+5 Treants Summoned
+30 Wrath of Nature Base Damage
-8s Nature’s Call Cooldown
+0.5 Bad Juju Armor Reduction/Increase
+40% Poison Touch Slow
+60 Poison Touch DPS
+200 Heal On Shallow Grave End
+60 Attack Speed
+45 Shadow Wave Heal / Damage
+1.75 Mana Regen
+300 Poison Touch Attack Range
won
against
Dubu
3 days ago
+2 Bedlam Attack Targets
+100 Attack Speed
-7s Bramble Maze CD
+2s Shadow Realm Duration
+160 Cursed Crown AoE
+30 Bedlam Damage
-2s Shadow Realm Cooldown
+0.4s Cursed Crown Stun Duration
Attack Tethered Ally’s Target
+400 Health to Tethered Units
-25s Relocate Cooldown
+0.2% Overcharge Max HP Regen Bonus
+55 Spirits Hero Damage
+6% Tether Movement Speed
+15 Attack Damage to Tethered Units
+15% Tether Enemy Move/Attack Slow
+0.5 Bad Juju Armor Reduction/Increase
+40% Poison Touch Slow
+60 Poison Touch DPS
+200 Heal On Shallow Grave End
+60 Attack Speed
+45 Shadow Wave Heal / Damage
+1.75 Mana Regen
+300 Poison Touch Attack Range
Last Word Mutes
+25% Glaives of Wisdom Damage
Arcane Curse Undispellable
1 Glaives of Wisdom Bounce
+0.8x Last Word Int Multiplier
-20s Global Silence Cooldown
+20 Attack Speed
+10 Arcane Curse Damage
+40% Nether Swap Damage Reduction
+16% Vengeance Aura Base Damage Bonus
-15s Nether Swap Cooldown
+200 Magic Missile Damage
-2.0s Magic Missile Cooldown
—4 Wave of Terror Armor
+125 Magic Missile Cast Range
+200 Nether Swap Enemy Damage
lost
against
Koma
3 days ago
+135 Bushwhack Radius
2 Acorn Shot Charges
-4 Armor Corruption
+2 Acorn Shot Bounces
+60 Bushwhack Damage
-3s Bushwhack Cooldown
+40% Scurry Evasion When Active
won
3 days ago
Attack Tethered Ally’s Target
+400 Health to Tethered Units
-25s Relocate Cooldown
+0.2% Overcharge Max HP Regen Bonus
+55 Spirits Hero Damage
+6% Tether Movement Speed
+15 Attack Damage to Tethered Units
+15% Tether Enemy Move/Attack Slow
+1000 Icarus Dive Cast Range
+3 Supernova Hit Count
+0.4s Supernova Stun Duration
+1.5% Max Health Sun Ray Damage
+20 Fire Spirits Damage Per Second
+6% Spell Amplification
+25% Icarus Dive Slow
+2 Bedlam Attack Targets
+100 Attack Speed
-7s Bramble Maze CD
+2s Shadow Realm Duration
+160 Cursed Crown AoE
+30 Bedlam Damage
-2s Shadow Realm Cooldown
+0.4s Cursed Crown Stun Duration
+40% Nether Swap Damage Reduction
+16% Vengeance Aura Base Damage Bonus
-15s Nether Swap Cooldown
+200 Magic Missile Damage
-2.0s Magic Missile Cooldown
—4 Wave of Terror Armor
+125 Magic Missile Cast Range
+200 Nether Swap Enemy Damage
+2 Bedlam Attack Targets
+100 Attack Speed
-7s Bramble Maze CD
+2s Shadow Realm Duration
+160 Cursed Crown AoE
+30 Bedlam Damage
-2s Shadow Realm Cooldown
+0.4s Cursed Crown Stun Duration
+60 Death Ward Damage
+1.5% Max Health Voodoo Restoration Heal/Damage
+25% Maledict Burst Damage
+100 Death Ward Attack Range
+2 Cask Bounces
+75 Maledict AoE
-25% Voodoo Restoration Mana Per Second
+2 Bedlam Attack Targets
+100 Attack Speed
-7s Bramble Maze CD
+2s Shadow Realm Duration
+160 Cursed Crown AoE
+30 Bedlam Damage
-2s Shadow Realm Cooldown
+0.4s Cursed Crown Stun Duration
Attack Tethered Ally’s Target
+400 Health to Tethered Units
-25s Relocate Cooldown
+0.2% Overcharge Max HP Regen Bonus
+55 Spirits Hero Damage
+6% Tether Movement Speed
+15 Attack Damage to Tethered Units
+15% Tether Enemy Move/Attack Slow
80% Magic Resistance for Chaotic Offering Golems
+20 Chaotic Offering Golems Armor
+450 Shadow Word AoE
Summons a Golem on death
+18 Shadow Word Heal/Damage
+12 Upheaval Attack Speed per second on Allies
+75 Upheaval Radius
+4% Fatal Bonds Damage
+2 Bedlam Attack Targets
+100 Attack Speed
-7s Bramble Maze CD
+2s Shadow Realm Duration
+160 Cursed Crown AoE
+30 Bedlam Damage
-2s Shadow Realm Cooldown
+0.4s Cursed Crown Stun Duration
80% Magic Resistance for Chaotic Offering Golems
+20 Chaotic Offering Golems Armor
+450 Shadow Word AoE
Summons a Golem on death
+18 Shadow Word Heal/Damage
+12 Upheaval Attack Speed per second on Allies
+75 Upheaval Radius
+4% Fatal Bonds Damage
lost
against
Timado
4 days ago
80% Magic Resistance for Chaotic Offering Golems
+20 Chaotic Offering Golems Armor
+450 Shadow Word AoE
Summons a Golem on death
+18 Shadow Word Heal/Damage
+12 Upheaval Attack Speed per second on Allies
+75 Upheaval Radius
+4% Fatal Bonds Damage
+40% Nether Swap Damage Reduction
+16% Vengeance Aura Base Damage Bonus
-15s Nether Swap Cooldown
+200 Magic Missile Damage
-2.0s Magic Missile Cooldown
—4 Wave of Terror Armor
+125 Magic Missile Cast Range
+200 Nether Swap Enemy Damage
Attack Tethered Ally’s Target
+400 Health to Tethered Units
-25s Relocate Cooldown
+0.2% Overcharge Max HP Regen Bonus
+55 Spirits Hero Damage
+6% Tether Movement Speed
+15 Attack Damage to Tethered Units
+15% Tether Enemy Move/Attack Slow
+40% Nether Swap Damage Reduction
+16% Vengeance Aura Base Damage Bonus
-15s Nether Swap Cooldown
+200 Magic Missile Damage
-2.0s Magic Missile Cooldown
—4 Wave of Terror Armor
+125 Magic Missile Cast Range
+200 Nether Swap Enemy Damage
2.5x Treant HP/Damage
Removed Teleportation Cooldown
100% Miss chance for Sprouted units
+4 Teleportation Max Stacks
+5 Treants Summoned
+30 Wrath of Nature Base Damage
-8s Nature’s Call Cooldown
+2 Bedlam Attack Targets
+100 Attack Speed
-7s Bramble Maze CD
+2s Shadow Realm Duration
+160 Cursed Crown AoE
+30 Bedlam Damage
-2s Shadow Realm Cooldown
+0.4s Cursed Crown Stun Duration
+200 Static Storm Radius
-12s Glimpse Cooldown
+.4s Thunder Strike Slow Duration
+2s Kinetic Field Duration
+1.5s Static Storm Duration
+250 Glimpse Max Damage
-3s Kinetic Field Cooldown
Last Word Mutes
+25% Glaives of Wisdom Damage
Arcane Curse Undispellable
1 Glaives of Wisdom Bounce
+0.8x Last Word Int Multiplier
-20s Global Silence Cooldown
+20 Attack Speed
+10 Arcane Curse Damage
+40% Nether Swap Damage Reduction
+16% Vengeance Aura Base Damage Bonus
-15s Nether Swap Cooldown
+200 Magic Missile Damage
-2.0s Magic Missile Cooldown
—4 Wave of Terror Armor
+125 Magic Missile Cast Range
+200 Nether Swap Enemy Damage
+2 Bedlam Attack Targets
+100 Attack Speed
-7s Bramble Maze CD
+2s Shadow Realm Duration
+160 Cursed Crown AoE
+30 Bedlam Damage
-2s Shadow Realm Cooldown
+0.4s Cursed Crown Stun Duration
won
with
Pablo
5 days ago
80% Magic Resistance for Chaotic Offering Golems
+20 Chaotic Offering Golems Armor
+450 Shadow Word AoE
Summons a Golem on death
+18 Shadow Word Heal/Damage
+12 Upheaval Attack Speed per second on Allies
+75 Upheaval Radius
+4% Fatal Bonds Damage
lost
with
Lelis
5 days ago
Last Word Mutes
+25% Glaives of Wisdom Damage
Arcane Curse Undispellable
1 Glaives of Wisdom Bounce
+0.8x Last Word Int Multiplier
-20s Global Silence Cooldown
+20 Attack Speed
+10 Arcane Curse Damage
Attack Tethered Ally’s Target
+400 Health to Tethered Units
-25s Relocate Cooldown
+0.2% Overcharge Max HP Regen Bonus
+55 Spirits Hero Damage
+6% Tether Movement Speed
+15 Attack Damage to Tethered Units
+15% Tether Enemy Move/Attack Slow
+60% Stroke of Fate Damage
+150 Ink Swell Radius
+3 Hits to Kill Phantom
+1000 Stroke of Fate Cast Range
+16% Ink Swell Movement Speed
+25.0% Soulbind Spell Damage
-5s Ink Swell Cooldown
+65 Phantom’s Embrace DPS
Attack Tethered Ally’s Target
+400 Health to Tethered Units
-25s Relocate Cooldown
+0.2% Overcharge Max HP Regen Bonus
+55 Spirits Hero Damage
+6% Tether Movement Speed
+15 Attack Damage to Tethered Units
+15% Tether Enemy Move/Attack Slow
+2 Bedlam Attack Targets
+100 Attack Speed
-7s Bramble Maze CD
+2s Shadow Realm Duration
+160 Cursed Crown AoE
+30 Bedlam Damage
-2s Shadow Realm Cooldown
+0.4s Cursed Crown Stun Duration
won
with
Pablo
against
Adz
5 days ago
+2 Bedlam Attack Targets
+100 Attack Speed
-7s Bramble Maze CD
+2s Shadow Realm Duration
+160 Cursed Crown AoE
+30 Bedlam Damage
-2s Shadow Realm Cooldown
+0.4s Cursed Crown Stun Duration
Attack Tethered Ally’s Target
+400 Health to Tethered Units
-25s Relocate Cooldown
+0.2% Overcharge Max HP Regen Bonus
+55 Spirits Hero Damage
+6% Tether Movement Speed
+15 Attack Damage to Tethered Units
+15% Tether Enemy Move/Attack Slow
2.5x Treant HP/Damage
Removed Teleportation Cooldown
100% Miss chance for Sprouted units
+4 Teleportation Max Stacks
+5 Treants Summoned
+30 Wrath of Nature Base Damage
-8s Nature’s Call Cooldown
+2 Bedlam Attack Targets
+100 Attack Speed
-7s Bramble Maze CD
+2s Shadow Realm Duration
+160 Cursed Crown AoE
+30 Bedlam Damage
-2s Shadow Realm Cooldown
+0.4s Cursed Crown Stun Duration
+2 Bedlam Attack Targets
+100 Attack Speed
-7s Bramble Maze CD
+2s Shadow Realm Duration
+160 Cursed Crown AoE
+30 Bedlam Damage
-2s Shadow Realm Cooldown
+0.4s Cursed Crown Stun Duration
+2 Bedlam Attack Targets
+100 Attack Speed
-7s Bramble Maze CD
+2s Shadow Realm Duration
+160 Cursed Crown AoE
+30 Bedlam Damage
-2s Shadow Realm Cooldown
+0.4s Cursed Crown Stun Duration
+1000 Icarus Dive Cast Range
+3 Supernova Hit Count
+0.4s Supernova Stun Duration
+1.5% Max Health Sun Ray Damage
+20 Fire Spirits Damage Per Second
+6% Spell Amplification
+25% Icarus Dive Slow
80% Magic Resistance for Chaotic Offering Golems
+20 Chaotic Offering Golems Armor
+450 Shadow Word AoE
Summons a Golem on death
+18 Shadow Word Heal/Damage
+12 Upheaval Attack Speed per second on Allies
+75 Upheaval Radius
+4% Fatal Bonds Damage
+200/+10 Hand of God Heal/Heal Over Time
Hand of God applies a Strong Dispel
+1200 Holy Persuasion Minimum Health
-30s Hand of God Cooldown
-14% Penitence Slow
+12 Holy Persuasion Damage
-2s Holy Persuasion Teleport Delay
Penitence Deals 225 Damage
+1000 Icarus Dive Cast Range
+3 Supernova Hit Count
+0.4s Supernova Stun Duration
+1.5% Max Health Sun Ray Damage
+20 Fire Spirits Damage Per Second
+6% Spell Amplification
+25% Icarus Dive Slow
+80%% Celestial Hammer Cast Range/Speed
-6s Starbreaker Cooldown
-1 Luminosity Attacks Required
+150 Solar Guardian Radius
-20s Solar Guardian Cooldown
+50% Luminosity Critical Strike Damage
+15% Celestial Hammer Slow
+20 Starbreaker Swipe/Smash Damage
+40% Nether Swap Damage Reduction
+16% Vengeance Aura Base Damage Bonus
-15s Nether Swap Cooldown
+200 Magic Missile Damage
-2.0s Magic Missile Cooldown
—4 Wave of Terror Armor
+125 Magic Missile Cast Range
+200 Nether Swap Enemy Damage
lost
with
Nine
against
Ekki
6 days ago
+1000 Icarus Dive Cast Range
+3 Supernova Hit Count
+0.4s Supernova Stun Duration
+1.5% Max Health Sun Ray Damage
+20 Fire Spirits Damage Per Second
+6% Spell Amplification
+25% Icarus Dive Slow
+40% Nether Swap Damage Reduction
+16% Vengeance Aura Base Damage Bonus
-15s Nether Swap Cooldown
+200 Magic Missile Damage
-2.0s Magic Missile Cooldown
—4 Wave of Terror Armor
+125 Magic Missile Cast Range
+200 Nether Swap Enemy Damage
lost
against
Timado
6 days ago
2.5x Treant HP/Damage
Removed Teleportation Cooldown
100% Miss chance for Sprouted units
+4 Teleportation Max Stacks
+5 Treants Summoned
+30 Wrath of Nature Base Damage
-8s Nature’s Call Cooldown
+60% Stroke of Fate Damage
+150 Ink Swell Radius
+3 Hits to Kill Phantom
+1000 Stroke of Fate Cast Range
+16% Ink Swell Movement Speed
+25.0% Soulbind Spell Damage
-5s Ink Swell Cooldown
+65 Phantom’s Embrace DPS
-60s Earth Splitter Cooldown
+100 Natural Order Radius
+25 Astral Spirit Hero Attack
+25 Attack Speed
+2% Astral Spirit Move Speed Per Hero
+40% Nether Swap Damage Reduction
+16% Vengeance Aura Base Damage Bonus
-15s Nether Swap Cooldown
+200 Magic Missile Damage
-2.0s Magic Missile Cooldown
—4 Wave of Terror Armor
+125 Magic Missile Cast Range
+200 Nether Swap Enemy Damage
2.5x Treant HP/Damage
Removed Teleportation Cooldown
100% Miss chance for Sprouted units
+4 Teleportation Max Stacks
+5 Treants Summoned
+30 Wrath of Nature Base Damage
-8s Nature’s Call Cooldown
lost
against
Solo
8 days ago
+40% Nether Swap Damage Reduction
+16% Vengeance Aura Base Damage Bonus
-15s Nether Swap Cooldown
+200 Magic Missile Damage
-2.0s Magic Missile Cooldown
—4 Wave of Terror Armor
+125 Magic Missile Cast Range
+200 Nether Swap Enemy Damage
lost
with
Dj
against
Solo
BOOM
8 days ago
-0.25s Battery Assault Interval
Debuff Immunity Inside Power Cogs
+75 Rocket Flare Damage
Rocket Flare True Sight
+24 Battery Assault Damage
+2 Power Cogs Hit To Kill
-3s Power Cogs Cooldown
-2s Rocket Flare Cooldown
+60% Stroke of Fate Damage
+150 Ink Swell Radius
+3 Hits to Kill Phantom
+1000 Stroke of Fate Cast Range
+16% Ink Swell Movement Speed
+25.0% Soulbind Spell Damage
-5s Ink Swell Cooldown
+65 Phantom’s Embrace DPS
lost
8 days ago
+80%% Celestial Hammer Cast Range/Speed
-6s Starbreaker Cooldown
-1 Luminosity Attacks Required
+150 Solar Guardian Radius
-20s Solar Guardian Cooldown
+50% Luminosity Critical Strike Damage
+15% Celestial Hammer Slow
+20 Starbreaker Swipe/Smash Damage
Тысячи долларов на салаты и белорусская команда мечты
— Сколько призовых ты заработал
— $144,000 in five years? 20% of this amount went to the organization.
— What was the largest payout?
— At The International, 40-50 thousand dollars. I could definitely buy a good apartment in Bobruisk at once.
— What do you usually spend money on?
— Just for life, for food. I eat salads with meat. I travel a lot by taxi, I travel often. A month ago I came back from the bootcamp and four days later I bought tickets to Italy. Next time I plan to go to Spain. Well, plus I save both from the prize money and from the salary. I want to buy an apartment.
— Any thoughts on what to do in the future?
— There is a goal to stay in the tier-1 team as long as possible. At the same time, I would very much like to get into the best team only from Belarus. However, now I would rather choose tier-1 with players from different countries than only with countrymen, but tier-3.
But someday, maybe in five years, I will create my own organization and gather five of the strongest Belarusians in it. I will be their coach or captain. We will definitely show a good result.
— Artem Fng
there will be?
— Artyom is very cool, but as a player by this time he will already be old. So be a coach.
— About the old ones. When do you think it’s time to give up with Dota?
— I do my best to stay longer in the world of Dota. As long as it works, I will play. And after — media activity or I will be a coach. Building squads, inspiring players, teaching them how to interact with each other — I will be a visionary.
I don’t want to be a trainer who watches a bunch of replays and explains how to deflect creeps. It seems to me that I will not be as good at it as managing an organization in Dota. So in the future I can be like the same StrangeR in Virtus.pro.
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Creep on a smile
— How often do they remember about creep-kripochka
?
— Without exaggeration, this is the greatest meme in the history of Dota as an esport. Doubly meme is that after I was called a creep, I became a good player.
Periodically, the phrase about the creep pops up, but now it only causes a smile. With Ramses himself, who said this, we became friends for a long time.
When it sounded, it was a shame, because I really played badly. But now, when everything is ok, I don’t want to worry.
— How sweet was it to endure Ramses after this phrase?
— There are people who, purely on a sense of their own greatness, write something like “you won’t last 10 minutes with me in the lobby.” But I held out, and it hurt Ramses, who climbed high, to fall.
— How not to be furious at the moment when you are publicly insulted?
— When someone says something rude to me in DotA, I also answer rudely. It doesn’t matter if it’s the strongest player or the weakest.
I never run into anyone first. But if they hurt me, I answer, and this is not the best trait of my character. If they bully me, I bully back.
— Do you think the Dota community is toxic?
— Dota is too much of a team game. And most players, even at the lowest levels, want to win. You won, got points — already joy.
Therefore, the community is not exactly toxic, it just really wants to win. Due to this, conflicts of interest arise when it seems to one player that the other did not do everything to win. Then the swearing starts. But at the highest rating that I play, almost no one swears.
“I feel warm when Belarusians succeed”
— A brand from India that is looking for experienced doters, isn’t it strange?
— Esports is a promising industry. And the fact that Entity, wealthy sponsors from India, want to move to Europe and make a brand here is generally okay. They already had a background in esports, in PUBG, so they knew what they wanted.
— All people from different countries are in your team. How do you understand each other?
— English, of course. I don’t know the rules, but I know a lot of words. It turns out such memny Slavic English. And everyone understands me, and I understand everyone.
I’m glad that I play in the English-speaking Entity. But who knows — in the future I can play in a Russian-speaking team. But only with players that I choose myself.
— You are the oldest in the team. How to work with people, some of whom are much younger than you?
— Yes, it’s easy, I just manage to find a common language with them. And I’m not the only one: there is Solo, he is 32 years old, and his team 9 Pandas is top 1 in the CIS. And their midlaner is 20 years old. And before this mid player did not work with Solo, he did not show such results.
— You are now at the bootcamp in Serbia. What does the bootcamp of a current European player look like?
— Yes, just like the bootcamp at Dynamo Brest. But no: Dynamo Brest had the best bootcamp of all the organizations where I was. And so the bootcamp — we gather as a team in a cottage and constantly train, playing Dota. Nothing.
— You played for Nemiga for a year. Why didn’t it go further?
— In general, this is a good organization. Although somewhere there were disagreements with the CEO: sometimes I was wrong, sometimes he was. But in general, good memories about Nemiga: with them I flew to the World Championship from Belarus to China. And for the last two years they have been doing everything to improve their results in Dota. I feel warm at heart when Belarusians succeed.
Who knows: maybe someday I will return to Nemiga and make it the strongest team in the CIS. True, not in the near future.
— How would you rate their level in Dota today?
— For a seven. There are prospects, and they can get to Major if they work well.
— The Major is a celebration of Dota, and everyone wants to play there, the organizers understand this. I had invitations, and I really wanted to appear at the Berlin Major. But I didn’t go because I decided to train with my team. Upcoming tournaments, such as the DreamLeague in June, are very important for us.
— You called NAVI your favorite team. Is it still like this?
— It was like this: I started playing Dota because in 2013 I watched the game
NAVI vs Alliance. It was a real show.
I wanted them to apologize. But they didn’t, so NAVI is not my favorite team right now.
— Is Dendi a legend?
— Yes, still. He tries his best, does what he likes.
Dota as chess of the 21st century
— As far as addition «New Horizons»
changed the game?
— She became different. But this does not mean that if you were a weak player before the expansion, then after its release you will become strong.
The rules, the landscape have changed. Globally, many strategies need to be redone, but I am very pleased with the addition. There is an unplowed field here, and the way they play the new Dota now is not yet the final version of the gameplay. You need distance to understand the scale of change.
After all, Dota is like chess in the 21st century. There are millions of variants of events in the original chess. And in Dota, these millions are multiplied by millions. And it takes time for people to feel the updated map.
— Do you miss the old Black King Bar?
— Because I’m a support, I just got better: even if the enemy presses BKB, I’ll catch him. It’s just a plus for me.
— You play in the fifth position. What is this?
— In football there are defenders, midfielders and forwards. In Dota, it’s about the same: I play as a defender. My character won’t shine in the highlights like a striker, but he does a lot of the work.
That is, in Dota it is like this: the first and second positions are attack, the third and fourth are midfield, the fifth is defense.
— At The International 2022, you said that it was easy to play with opponents from Europe. Like now?
— I don’t know why, but now there is not a single region that could compete with Europe. At the last The International and all the Majors, European teams performed very well. Even the weakest European team was stronger than any other team in the region. The latest Majors are proof of this — four European teams in the upper bracket, i.e. top 8.
I can only guess why everything has changed so much. New strategies, many fresh players from Asia, USA and CIS. They all want to go to Europe because they have the best players and training here.
— You used to play Enchantress badly. Like now?
— I just don’t like Enchantress. I have stronger heroes: why pick Enchantress if I have my own heroes?
— What are the best and worst heroes for you right now?
— It’s not enough to play the best, it’s important to choose the best heroes in each patch. My position now is Medusa, Chen and Ancient Apparition. The worst ones are Dazzle, Snapfire and Grimstroke.
— How big is the chance to see Entity at The International 2023?
— There will be another championship before that. Gaimin Gladiators, Tundra, Team Liquid can already qualify for The International by points. Entity in theory can also be selected on points. But at the same time there will be an open qualification for one team. It is enough for her to simply be the best, except for Gaimin Gladiators, Tundra and Team Liquid, who are now head and shoulders above everyone else. And if you want to go to The International and show results, you have to beat other teams. Even though it’s very difficult.
I think the chance of seeing Entity in the championship is 50%. It all depends on how we will work. I love my team, but at the same time I follow the statistics. And to say «yes, we’ll take everything, I give a tooth» is stupid.
From expulsion to the pro scene
Fishman was born in Bobruisk in 1995. In 1999, he already had a computer on which he played Tarzan.
The guy has always loved games, and in 2012, when he was in his first year at university, Dota 2 appeared in his life. The game came in handy: Dima claims that although he could work as a programmer from the middle of his studies, he was unfairly expelled from the last session of his last year. Then a rumor reached him that he allegedly did not pass the VHDL test because of the beard, which the teacher did not like.
A month after the expulsion, Dima signed a contract with FCDB Esports. Then — cooperation with Nemiga and Vega Squadron, games in Creepwave and Into The Breach. By now, the guy has been playing for the Indian organization Entity for a year and a half. With it, he went through The International, Dota Pro Circuit, DreamLeague, a pack of Majors with dignity and helped the team take 12th place in the world ranking.
Now Fishman is honing his skills at a bootcamp in Serbia. But he had time to talk to us.