The German eSports player Kuro “KuroKy” Salehi Takhasomi plays for a new team in Dota 2 that has just been founded. The team consists of former members of Team Liquid. But people are already turning up their noses at the name: The team is called Nigma.
What kind of team is this? KuroKy is considered one of the best German players in the huge MOBA Dota 2. He even won the World Championship in 2017.
The new team Nigma aims to win the world championship title and become one of the largest esports organizations in the world.
The team consists of former players from “Team Liquid,” who finished second at “The International 2019”. This is the largest tournament in Dota 2:
The roster includes:
- Amer “Miracle-” Al-Barkawi
- Aliwi “w33” Omar
- Ivan Borislavov “MinD_ContRoL” Ivanov
- Maroun “GH” Merhej
- Kuro “KuroKy” Salehi Takhasomi
These were also the 5 players who competed in the grand final of “The International.”
Mockery for the name “Nigma”
What is the problem with the name? The team says that the name “Nigma” comes from Arabic and means “star.”
However, some English-speaking players are already making fun of the name:
On one hand, the suffix “-ma” in English is part of some jokes that lean towards “lick me.”
On the other hand, “Nigma” is close to an English word that is considered highly offensive and has already caused multiple bans on Twitch: the infamous “N-Word”.
It is believed that the Twitch chat will have fun with the name and make numerous jokes about it. The name will surely become a “meme.”
On reddit , someone says: The name is surely well-intentioned but at the same time also tragically funny. The next person immediately says “Nigma balls.”
Moreover, the name is just a false emphasis away from triggering a scandal.
Others, however, believe that this fear is now overconstructed. In the end, nothing will happen, and everything will be okay.
