Who is TeaGuvnor: how is he connected to the Dota 2 patch

Robson "TeaGuvnor" Merritt, a well-known streamer and commentator for The International, has stirred up the Dota 2 community with a series of bold statements related to the release of patch 7.36.

The thing is, TeaGuvnor almost always accurately predicts the release dates of new Dota 2 patches and hosts themed streams. This happens so frequently that due to the buzz surrounding a new Dota 2 patch, Dmitry "Korb3n" Belov, the manager of Team Spirit, advised keeping an eye on the commentator's streams. Allegedly, he may have insider information about game updates.

"Monitor TeaGuvnor, if he starts a stream while eating something, it means a patch is coming soon. Apparently, he has some connections who leak him info"

The same opinion is shared by Yaroslav "NS" Kuznetsov, a former esports player and streamer, who also noted an interesting point about TeaGuvnor in his Telegram channel.

"If there's a fuss, watch TeaGuvnor (the cringe guy who digs a hole waiting for a patch, then counts rice). It's never happened that he started cringing and the patch didn't come out shortly afterward. It seems like he has a buddy in Valve (or among the testers) who hints at the exact date"

These statements have sparked a wave of interest in TeaGuvnor's persona and how he manages to predict the release dates of Dota 2 updates.

Who is TeaGuvnor

Commentator and streamer Robson "TeaGuvnor" Merritt is quite a well-known figure in the Dota 2 community. Over his career, he has become a commentator at three editions of The International and has been both a professional player and a coach for Chaos Esports Club.

However, TeaGuvnor is more famous for his themed streams on Twitch. The essence is that Merritt seems to know when the next Dota 2 patch will be released and, before that, he launches a stream with anticipation, engaging in various activities.

Once he cosplayed as the hero Bristleback and observed as the picture dried until the Dota 2 patch was released. In addition, he counted grains of rice, dug holes, and solved the most complex puzzles while awaiting the release of the game update. Before the Frostivus 2023, he dressed up as Santa and rode a lawnmower until the festive event started.

It may seem like nothing special, but as many Dota 2 community members have noticed, his streams often start shortly before the release of a patch. Some even suspect that he has insider information, as stated by Korb3n and NS.

Typically, the streamer starts broadcasting, and a day or two later, a Dota 2 update is released. These coincidences happened so often that it raised certain suspicions about him.

TeaGuvnor and Dota 2 Crownfall Update

Due to the hype around the new patch 7.36 or the Crownfall update, many fans hope that he will predict the imminent release of the Dota 2 update. It is noteworthy that the community believes that the patch may be released on March 14-15, but the streamer has not yet started streaming on his Twitch channel.

Given the previous precedents, this may indirectly indicate that no updates to Dota 2 will be released in the coming days. Nevertheless, all this remains speculation, and only the developers of the game - Valve - have official information about the release dates of updates and patches for Dota 2.