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dota2mc was Maincast's Russian-language Dota 2 broadcast channel. ESL listed it for both divisions of the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit CIS league under its earlier login, dota2mc_ru.[1]

Maincast's launch

Vitaliy "v1lat" Volochay and Andrey Grigoryev launched Maincast in June 2018 after working at RuHub.[2] Volochay said the founders wanted to stay in Ukraine after RuHub offered its Kyiv staff a move to Moscow.[3] The studio began with The International 2018 qualifiers, whose broadcasts also aired on XSPORT and MEGOGO.[2] Lil and XBOCT joined Maincast's qualifier coverage as analysts and commentators.[4]

Broadcast rights and tournaments

A January 2020 agreement gave Maincast exclusive rights in Russia and the CIS to ESL's Dota 2 tournaments and DreamHack's DreamLeague.[5] Its 2020 broadcasts included DreamLeague Season 13 in Leipzig and ESL One Los Angeles.[6] WePlay named Maincast its Russian-language broadcast partner for the 2021 AniMajor in Kyiv and directed viewers to dota2mc_ru.[7] In December 2021, ESL announced a four-year extension of its Maincast agreement through IEM Katowice 2027.[8]

Maincast ended its Russian-language tournament coverage on April 19, 2023, while retaining Ukrainian-language ESL rights through 2027.[9] The channel's most recent broadcast recorded by Twitch was on May 18, 2023.[10]

General information

Language
RU
On Twitch since
12 April 2018
Twitch followers
648,275
Channel age
8y 6m
Last updated
Category
Dota 2

Sources

  1. "How to watch & community streams". ESL One. January 18, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2026.
  2. "Maincast's TI8 qualifier broadcast began airing live on XSPORT and MEGOGO". Cybersport.ru. June 18, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2026.
  3. ""Launching the studio side cost $800,000": Vitaliy Volochay on the esports studio Maincast". AIN. July 3, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2026. Archived on February 22, 2025.
  4. "TI 2018: Lil and XBOCT join the analytics crew". NAVI. August 1, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2026. Archived on May 21, 2026.
  5. "DreamHack, ESL enter multi-year agreement for ESL Pro Tour and Dota 2 tournament circuits with Maincast". ESL FACEIT Group. January 9, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2026. Archived on April 11, 2026.
  6. "How to build Europe’s largest esports agency: Interview with Vitalii ‘V1lat’ Volochai, Maincast co-founder". AIN. April 13, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2026. Archived on January 20, 2025.
  7. "Maincast will host the official Russian-language broadcast of WePlay AniMajor". WePlay Holding. May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2026. Archived on May 16, 2026.
  8. "ESL Gaming and Maincast extend media rights agreement for four years, running until IEM Katowice 2027". ESL FACEIT Group. December 22, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2026. Archived on October 19, 2026.
  9. "Maincast gave up rights to Russian-language ESL and DreamHack broadcasts: Reasons, versions and conclusions about the crucial event". Gameinside.ua. April 19, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2026.
  10. "dota2mc". Twitch. Retrieved October 11, 2026.
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