The Salt King returns... for a minimum of one event.
Peter “ppd” Dager is stepping back to the competitive Dota 2 ring after retiring from the scene back in April, though it's likely a short lived return.
The legendary North American player has formed a random stack to compete within the open qualifiers for Dota Summit 13, which was discovered by viewers who checked out the list of teams competing.
Ppd himself confirmed he would be playing again alongside a couple of lesser-known NA players to undertake and earn a spot at subsequent Beyond the Summit event. this is often more of a “for fun stack” that's looking to urge as far as they will against the numerous NA competition.
This stack involve Noah “Boris” Minhas, an NA veteran who has bounced from Groupto Group and last played for Team BananaSlamJamma within the Twitch Rivals: Dota 2 Showdown back in June.
David “dnm” Cossio may be a 17-year-old player who has consistently been at the highest of the NA ladder. he's best known for refusing to throw matches together with his former team, PlusOne, at the BTS Pro Series 2 in June, even managing to snag a win despite several of his teammates actively trying to lose.
Jose “esk” Coronel is that the only Mexican player on the NA stack, coming over from Omega Gaming in August, though he's still listed on the Team Xolotl roster. Rounding out the roster is veteran Daniel “dyun” Yun, who has bounced around between several stacks over the years, and is probably going best known for enjoying within the Globaly 2019 NA qualifier with Boris on Black Sheep.
Many fans expected ppd wouldn’t stay retired for long despite remains Ninjas in Pyjamas. a bit like his former teammate Clinton “Fear” Loomis, ppd mentioned that he was brooding about returning , but would likely stand back from the sport until Valve’s plans for the Dota Pro Circuit were made known after the COVID-19 pandemic caused events to be suspended.
Ppd are going to be streaming his team’s matches on his Twitch Channel starting at 3pm CT, so everyone can watch the return of the Salt King.