rue Dota 2
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Aleksandr rue Filin is a Russian professional player who plays as a semi-support. His best heroes are: Rubick, Spirit Breaker, he also played Techies and Dark WIllow quite often.
His professional career began in 2021, when he played for the little-known Cyberlife Esports team. Aleksandr spent a long time in the mix, where he played week long tournaments on Epulze and FACEIT. After a while, rue played for teams like YNGBLD, Team Misstake and Rise, but without significant results.
In 2023, a new stage in rue's career, he was noticed by the IVY team and invited to join their roster. Together with them he played in the second division of DPC WEU 2023 Tour 3 and other online championships. Then rue gets an invite to Yellow Submarine, with this team he takes 13-14th place at Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #4, 3-4th place at the first open qualification for ESL One: Kuala Lumpur 2023 and 5-6th place at Pinnacle: 25 Years Anniversary Show.
After a poor season for Yellow Submarine, the organization disbanded the roster, and a few weeks later rue joined Team Spirit. With the new team, the player performed at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024, where he finished in 4th place. After that, Team Spirit participated in DreamLeague Season 24, taking the honorable 3rd place and was a finalist at the 1win Series Dota 2 Fall. At BLAST SLAM I, the collective failed, placing 9th-10th, and at ESL One Bangkok 2024 Spirit finished at 4th place.
In February, the updated team also performed at FISSURE PLAYGROUND, where they also took 4th place. In March, the updated roster secured its first victory at DreamLeague Season 25, defeating Tundra Esports with a score of 3-2. Later that month, the team placed in the top-4 at PGL Wallachia: Season 3. A little later, the team participated in FISSURE Universe Ep.4 , where they lost in the second round of the lower bracket and finished in 6th place. In April, Team Spirit became a finalist of ESL One Raleigh 2025, where they lost to PARIVISION 1:3.
Later, at the end of April, the team competed at PGL Wallachia Season 4, where they lost in the quarterfinals of the lower bracket playoffs and left the tournament, finishing in 5th-6th place.
In May 19, 2025, the team was scheduled to participate in DreamLeague Season 26 however they withdrew. A bit later, the team participated in BLAST SLAM III, finishing their run in the semifinals and placing 3rd-4th. In the summer, Spirit competed at PGL Wallachia Season 5 and finished in 4th place. In July, the team became a two-time champion of the Riyadh Masters tournament series as part of the Esports World Cup 2025, defeating Team Falcons in the grand final with a score of 3-0.
At FISSURE Universe: Episode 6, the team took 2nd place. At The International 2025, the two-time world champions suffered a sensational defeat. The Dragons failed to even reach the playoffs. The team lost to Team Falcons in an elimination match in the group stage.
At the end of October, Spirit participated in FISSURE PLAYGROUND 2, where they finished in 6th–8th place after losing in the second round of the Playoff stage.
In November, Spirit competed at BLAST SLAM IV, where they reached the playoffs but lost in the quarterfinals, finishing in 5th–6th place. In the subsequent PGL Wallachia Season 6, Team Spirit reached the final but unexpectedly lost to MOUZ in the final match.
At DreamLeague Season 27, Team Spirit delivered a solid performance and reached the grand final. However, the team failed to defeat Team Yandex in the title match.
At the first tournament of 2026, FISSURE Universe: Episode 8, the team finished in 2nd place, falling just short of the championship. After that, the team's results began to decline. At BLAST Slam VI and DreamLeague Season 28, the team finished in low positions and didn't even make it to the playoffs. At PGL Wallachia Season 7, Spirit bounced back and made it into the top 4.
At ESL One Birmingham 2026, the team placed 5–6th, reaching the playoff stage.
Due to constant roster changes, the team failed to finish in the top 6 at the online tournament PREMIER SERIES and did not receive a share of the prize pool. At the following LAN event, PGL Wallachia Season 8, the team reached the playoffs but was eliminated in the first round, finishing 7–8.