CHIRA_JUNIOR Dota 2
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Ilya CHIRA_JUNIOR Chirtzov is a professional Dota 2 player from Russia who plays in the second position. The player's signature heroes are Pangolier, Zeus and Ember Spirit.
CHIRA_JUNIOR started his career in 2021, joining the NoUndying team, where he played for a short time. Then he changed several lineups, including Fantastic Five, X3, HF and Azimut. In November 2021, Ilya became a part of ARCRED team and soon played in such tournaments as FRAG S7, RESF Open 2021 and others, as well as tried his hand at the regional DPC league. In September 2022, after leaving ARCRED, CHIRA_JUNIOR played under the tag Winter Bear as a substitute, and in November joined No Vision.
In December 2022, the British cybersports club cybercats announced a revamped roster that included players such as Alberkaaa, zenica, Forcemajor, jesv and CHIRA_JUNIOR. Soon the newly formed roster of Cybercats played at their debut Dota 2 Champions League Season 17 tournament, where they took ninth place in the standings.
At the end of 2023, Ilya joins the Klim Sani4 pack to qualify for ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023. The team failed to make it to the tournament, finishing in 4th place at the closed qualification. After that, the lineup participated in the Pinnacle: 25 Years Anniversary Show, where it placed 13th-16th. The first serious success for Ilya and his team was the 2nd place at the European Pro League Season 15, where Klim Sani4 managed to reach the grand finals of the tournament, taking revansh in the bottom set of the playoffs. In December 2023, the lineup with CHIRA_JUNIOR received an invitation to the qualification for the BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024, LAN tournament in Dubai with a prize pool of 1 million dollarsб where the team ultimately finished in 3rd place and did not qualify for the tournament. Subsequently, the team showed good results, taking 2nd place at European Pro League Season 15 and qualifying for ESL One Birmingham 2024. Thanks to this, in February 2024, the 1WIN organization signed the Klim Sani4 lineup.
The debut tournament under the new tag was DreamLeague Season 22, where the team was eliminated from the group stage without winning a single match. 1win also participated in the qualifiers for Elite League 2024, DreamLeague Season 23, and PGL Wallachia Season 1, but did not manage to qualify for any tournament. Additionally, the team finished 7th at 1win Series Spring, 4th at the Dota2 World Invitational, and 1st at European Pro League Season 18. In May, 1win tried its luck in the closed qualifiers for the Riyadh Masters 2024, but finished only in 4th place and did not qualify for the tournament.
In the summer, the team achieved success in qualifying for The International 2024 and got to the main part of the tournament. At TI13 the team finished 11th and took $50,000 from the prize pool.
CHIRA_JUNIOR left the main roster of 1win Team in November 2024.
And at the end of May 2025, he officially left the organization.
He also joined the new Cyber Goose roster at the end of May and qualified for Riyadh Masters 2025 with the team. On June 23, 2025, the roster of Cyber Goose was signed by Team Yandex.
In early July, the team participated in FISSURE Universe: Episode 5, where they performed poorly and failed to reach the playoff stage.
In July 2025, Team Yandex exited Riyadh Masters 2025, finishing in 11th place and earning $75,000 in prize money.
At the end of July 2025, Team Yandex took part in Clavision Masters 2025: Snow-Ruyi. The team finished in 9th–10th place and earned $24,500.
In October, Team Yandex participated in FISSURE Universe: Episode 7, where they lost in the first round of the playoffs and left the tournament.
At the end of October, Yandex took part in FISSURE PLAYGROUND 2, where the team finished 3rd, reaching the lower bracket final of the playoff stage.
At the beginning of December, Yandex competed at BLAST Slam V, finishing in 2nd place after reaching the playoff stage. In the grand final, the team failed to defeat Team Falcons, losing the series 0:3.
At DreamLeague Season 27, Team Yandex delivered an outstanding performance, defeating all top teams and claiming the tournament title. In the grand final, the team defeated Team Spirit with a 3–1 score.
At the first tournament of 2026, FISSURE Universe: Episode 8, the team finished in third place, stopping one step short of the grand final.
At the beginning of February 2026, the team competed at BLAST SLAM VI, where they took fourth place, losing to Natus Vincere in the playoff stage. At the following DreamLeague Season 28, Team Yandex finished 10th-11th, being eliminated in the group stage.
At the following tournament, PGL Wallachia Season 7, the team once again competed with a stand-in, but still managed to win the championship after defeating Team Liquid in the grand final.
At the end of March, Team Yandex finished in second place at ESL One Birmingham 2026, losing to Tundra Esports with a 1:3 score in the grand final.
At the next tournament, PGL Wallachia Season 8, the team continued to play with Dmitry DM Dorokhin, but unexpectedly finished the championship in last place.