Team Secret is an esports team based in Europe. This team was formed in 2014. Though the group is famous for its Dota 2 roster, Team Secret has other active rosters for many games. Those games are:
- Rainbow Six Siege
- PUBG Mobile
- League of Legends
- League of Legends: Wild Rift
- Valorant
- Rocket League
Team Secret is one of the legendary teams in the Dota 2 competitive scene. The team has won several Majors and achieved 2nd place in The International 2022.
The current roster of Team Secret is as follows:
- Crystallis- Position 1
- BOOM- Position 2
- Resolut1on- Position 3
- Zayac- Position 4
- Puppey- Position 5
Puppey is a prevalent name in the Dota pro scene. He is one of the most experimental and courageous captains out there. He has earned more than $4.2 million from 144 tournaments.
Table of contents: All you need to know about Team Secret
Early days of Team Secret
After Fnatic and Natus Vincere underperformed in the international 2014, Kuroky from Natus Vincere and N0tail wanted to form a team run by players. N0tail brought his Fnatic teammate Fly, and KuroKy brought his friend Puppey from NAVI to form Team Secret.
The 5th member was s4 from Alliance. The roster made its debut in the qualifier of Star Ladder Star Series Season 10. The very first roster of Team Secret:
- KuroKy
- S4
- Fly
- Puppey
- BigDaddy N0tail
Arteezy and Zai were added to the squad after Fly was removed from the team and N0tail left. This new squad had participated in Dota 2 Asia Championship but lost to Arteezy and Zai’s last team, Evil Geniuses, in the lower bracket finals.
Team Secret has dominated back-to-back LANs, the Summit 3 and ESL One Frankfurt 2015, by defeating Evil Geniuses in the Finals and becoming the favorite for The International 2015. But, the team has struggled and finished in the 7th-8th spot.
As poor results in The International 2015, the whole team has left Team Secret except Puppey. But he brought EternalEnvy, Misery, pieliedie, and w33 into the squad. He started a good run by winning MLG World Finals, Nanyang Championships, and 2nd place in ESL One New York.
Team Secret also played outstanding in The Frankfurt Major 2015 but lost to OG in the finals. The team has dominated the Shanghai Major, defeated OG, Evil Geniuses, and Team Liquid (twice), and won the tournament.
But due to the shocking result in Dota Pit league season 4, Team Secret has replaced Misery and w33 with Arteezy and UNiVeRsE. With the new roster, the team failed to perform in ESL One Manila and EPICENTER and became last in the Manila Major 2016. It resulted in another roster change, but the performance graph was dipping miserably.
Due to bad performances, Team Secret was not on the list of directly invited list. But, Team Secret placed first in the regional qualifiers. Team Secret was knocked out of the tournament by Team Liquid. Team Secret finished 9th-12th place in The International 2017. The team also failed to perform in Majors hosted in 2018 and placed 5th-6th in The International 2018.
After the post-TI shuffle, Team Secret won PVP Esports Championship and ESL One Hamburg. Starting as a favorite in Kuala Lumpur Major, Team Secret has lost to Virtus.pro in the grand finals. With the roster shuffle, the team has won The Chongqing Major and MDL Disneyland Paris Major. After that, Team Secret achieved 4th place in The International 2019 with:
- Nisha
- MidOne
- Zai
- YapzOr
- Puppey
The team secured 3rd place in The International 2021. The roster was:
- MATUMBAMAN
- Nisha
- Zai
- YapzOr
- Puppey
How is it going for Team Secret?
After getting 3rd Place in The International 2021, the team roster kept changing. In the latest TI edition (2022), Team Secret has again started its dream run but lost in the final against Tundra Esports by 3-0. The roster of The International is:
- Crystallis- Position 1
- Nisha- Position 2
- Resolut1on- Position 3
- Zayac- Position 4
- Puppey- Position 5
Recently, Nisha joined Team Liquid, and BOOM has filled up the void of Nisha in the current lineup.
After being established in 2014, Team Secret has had a stable run, but the performance graph has fluctuated due to roster changes or internal issues. The team has won several majors and performed well in a few editions of The International but has yet to win any.
The team has dominated the Dota Professional Circuit, but their best performance is in The International achieving second place in the recent edition. But, there is a dark cloud of relegation as Team Secret has lost five consecutive series in the ongoing DPC WEU 2023 Tour 1: Division I (Jan 9- Jan 29).
Since Day 1, Puppey has been committed to this team. Puppey is a great leader and an outstanding player as a support. Fans are hoping that Team Secret will achieve more soon under the guidance of Puppey.
What made Team Secret the top team?
Team secret is one of the legendary teams in dota to the professional scene. After leaving NAVI in 2014, Puppey, his teammate KuroKy and fanatic players BigDaddy, aka N0tail and Fly, formed the dota2 roster of Team Secret. The 5th player was s4. With five legendary players, the team was looking invincible.
The team has undergone multiple roster changes, but Puppey acquired an unchanged slot. Puppey is an outstanding player. He has shown his skills with Dendi in NAVI. He is famous for attending three consecutive finals of The International since the foundation day and has committed to his role and guiding his team.
Puppey is an outstanding captain and one of the world’s best players in position 4/5. We have seen many additions of famous players like Nisha, Arteez, Zai, MATUMBAMAN, YapzOr, etc., to the roster of Team Secret. But the team is yet to win The International.
Puppey’s contribution to this team is enormous. Courage, experimental attitude, guidance, and other leadership skills of Puppey have made this team one of the best in Dota 2 competitive. Puppey is also one of the two players participating in every The International.
Here is the list of top-tier tournaments where team secret has achieved 1 to 3rd Place under the captaincy of Puppey.
- The Frankfurt Major 2015 with a total prize pool of $3,000,000 (2nd Place)
- The Shanghai Major 2016 with a total prize pool of $3,000,000 (1st Place)
- DreamLeague Season 8 with a total prize pool of $1,000,000 (1st Place)
- The Chongqing Major (2019) with a total prize pool of $1,000,000 (1st Place)
- MDL Disneyland Paris Major (2019) with a total prize pool of $1,000,000 (1st Place)
- DreamLeague Season 13: The Leipzig Major with a total prize pool of $1,000,000 (1st Place)
- The International 2021 with a total prize pool of $40,018,195 (3rd Place)
- The International 2022 with a total prize pool of $18,930,775 (2nd Place)
The team has also won the Esports Awards 2020: Esports Team of the Year.
What are the gears the pro players from Team Secret use?
Quality setups and kits assist the players in maximizing the gaming experience and provide support while grinding. Here is a small list of gear that pro players of Team Secret use:
1. Mouse – SteelSeries Rival 300:
2. Mouse pad – Corsair MM200 PRO:
3. Headphones- Corsair HS80:
4. Keyboard- Corsair K70 RGB MK.2:
5. PC Setup:
a. Monitor- BenQ Zowie Xl2546K:
b. Processor- AMD 5000 Series Ryzen 5 5600X:
c. Graphics card- nVidia GeForce GTX 1060:
What more people also want to know about Team Secret?
Q: Where is Team Secret from?
A. Team Secret is a European esports team that was founded in 2014.
Q. Who are the members of Team Secret?
A. The current members of Team Secret are Crystallis, BOOM, Resolut1on, Zayac, and Puppey.
Q. What is Team Secret known for?
A. Team Secret is known for its Dota 2 professional lineup. Team Secret also owns rosters in games like Pubg mobile, League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, etc.
Q. What rank is Team Secret?
A. According to the ESL ranking, Team Secret was ranked #1 in 2020. In the last 12 months, Team Secret has achieved the highest rank, #2, in Jan 2023. Team Secret’s average ranking is #9.
Conclusion
Team Secret is one of the renowned teams in the Dota 2 Professional scene. Though the team has performed well in several tournaments and won a few Majors and other tournaments, the team is ‘king without a crown’ because they did not win any TI (The International) tournaments.
Team Secret has missed the opportunity to be the world’s number one team again by losing to the Tundra Esports in The International 2022. The current roster of Team Secret looks promising with Crystallis, BOOM, Resolut1on, Zayac, and Puppey. Puppey is one of the two players who have played every TI.
But Team Secret has lost five consecutive series in DPC WEU 2023 Tour 1: Division I and moved closer to relegation to DPC WEU 2023 Tour 1: Division II. But, Fans still believe in Puppey that he will be the savior of Team Secret in the upcoming matches and tournaments.
