kaka on the match against Vici Gaming at the Dota 2 Future Games 2026: “We didn’t feel any pressure; we just played.”
Yakult Brothers support player Hu “kaka” Liangzhi spoke in an interview at the Games of the Future 2026 Dota 2 tournament about the match against Zhou “Emo” He also discussed the lack of pressure in the match against Vici Gaming and explained how the team manages to win when on the brink of elimination.
On what enables them to win when the team is one step away from defeat
We have a lot of discussions as a team. We have good stats and a solid game plan, and that’s what allows us to win.
On the match against Emo
[Question: “Are you happy about Emo’s return?”]
Of course I am. We used to play together a lot; we have a certain chemistry.
On the match against Vici Gaming
We didn’t feel any pressure; we just played.
On the next match
We’ll give it our all in the next match.
The 2026 Dota 2 Games will take place from July 31 to August 5, with a prize pool of $1,000,000. This year, the festival is being held in the capital of Kazakhstan—previously, it was also held in Kazan and Abu Dhabi.
Photo by Helena Kristiansson, ESL Gaming GmbH.
