“A walk in the park for Abed”—that’s how the community reacted to PlayTime’s victory at the 2026 Games of the Future in Dota 2
The international Dota 2 community has commented on PlayTime’s victory at the 2026 Games of the Future in Dota 2.
Team Falcons support player Andreas “Cr1t-” Frank Nielsen had this to say:
Easy for Abed.
OG coach Adam “343” Shah highlighted PlayTime’s mid-lane performance:
Abed is the best player of all time.
Former pro player Braxton “Brax” Paulson also praised the Filipino player:
It was too easy for Abed.
Former Team Nemesis coach Filipe “Astini” Astini Ribeiro highlighted PT’s carry performance and the team’s analysis:
Well played, PlayTime!! An incredible team! Wits is the best carry in the world when he doesn’t have to play 3v7 [Referring to the ESIC investigation into former team members. — Ed.]!!
And congratulations to Luan Tomaz—he took on a huge responsibility at the last minute and came back with the title. The only coach with a 100% win rate at LANs that I know of.
Former beastcoast coach Mariano “Papita” Caneda congratulated the team and praised the stand-ins’ performance:
PlayTime—champions of Games of the Future 2026. What a resounding statement from these three players about redemption after their performance at the Esports World Cup was ruined. Congratulations to everyone, and thank you to Abed and Jabz for putting on the best game we’ve ever seen.
Commentator John “johnxfire” Fernandez:
A huge win for PlayTime! A LAN victory for Southeast Asia and South America! Let’s go!
VAMOS! POTANGINAAAAA! [“Let’s go, damn it!” — Ed.]
Former GamerLegion carry Luke “Yamsun” Won said this is the second time in his career that a former teammate has won a LAN tournament with players from South America:
If I were paid a dollar every time a former offlaner of mine left and won a LAN tournament with a South American team—without actually being South American—I’d have two dollars saved up by now. Not a lot, but it’s just weird that it’s happened twice. Congrats to PlayTime and Jabz—talk about beast mode.
Commentator Michelle “Moxxi” Son, known for her coverage of the South American scene, pointed out the combination of two regions in PT’s roster:
This is definitely the kind of crossover the regions needed. Southeast Asia and South America are setting the tone. Congratulations to PlayTime and Abed on winning MVP. We love seeing this.
PlayTime removed their coach and mid laner after the ESIC launched an investigation into them. The offlaner also left the team. At the Games of the Future, the team competed with Abed and Jabz, which led to communication difficulties during matches.
