No, MATUMBAMAN didn’t die—his Dota 2 career just ended after TI11
The International gathers the best teams worldwide and allows fans to watch the highest level of Dota 2 that a human can play. In addition to the quality of matches, the stakes of each match often rise due to storylines, and Team Liquid certainly had one of the best writers pitching their part of the script.
A large part of that story involved MATUMBAMAN, whose run on the main stage resembled a fighter throwing down the gauntlet for back-to-back heavyweight matches as one last challenge before retiring as the veteran announced he’d step away from the competitive scene after TI11.