For those who might have missed the most important news from the past week in the competitive Dota 2 scene, here is a short recap.
Execration claim the MPGL SEA Championship title
Execration claimed the MPGL SEA Championship Season 8 title after defeating MVP.Phoenix with a clean 2-0 victory, putting up two fantastic and intense performances.
MPGL SEA Championship Season 8 prize pool distribution:
1st: Execration - $30,000
2nd: MVP Phoenix - $10,000
3rd: Mineski - $3,000
4th: Fnatic - $1,600
5th/6th: Power Gaming, WarriorsGaming.Unity - $1,200
7th/8th: Tangerine, Signature.Trust - $1,000
9th/10th: White Fries Gaming, EHOME.Keen - $500
Montreal, Canada will host the first season of Northern Arena BEAT Invitational LAN event
The company behind Dota 2 Canada Cup and The Canadian League of Gamers partnered up to bring us a $100,000 Dota 2 LAN event this November . Held in Montreal, Canada between 11th - 13th of November, the Northern Arena BEAT Invitational will feature eight teams battling for a share of the $100,000.
If you are interested in participating for a chance at the main qualifiers, gather your team and Sign up for the Open Qualifiers here.
Dota Pit League Season 5 announced
This season will see only two teams receiving direct invites while another six will have to progress through the qualification bracket. The Open qualifications will begin in early October and be followed by the Regional group stages later in the month. The following regional spots are available:
2 EU teams
1 CIS team
1 SEA team
1 CN team
1 NA team
EternalEnVy’s new team is revealed
Immediately after TI6 and his departure from Team Secret, EnVy stated loud and clear that he will be building his own team for the upcoming season on several occasions. Ten days before the Fall Shuffle's end, he surprisingly reunited with Aui_2000 and announces Team NP, a full NA stack.
NP roster from position 1 to 5:
Kurtis 'Aui_2000' Ling (Carry)
Jacky 'EternaLEnVy' Mao (Mid)
Arif 'MSS' Anwar (Offlaner)
Avery 'SVG' Silverman (Support)
Theeban '1437' Siva (Support)
