Dota 2 Articles

N0tail: One winner, one survivor in Europe. And thank God we were the one.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Canada is rarely graced by Dota 2 events. There was Northern Arena Beat Invitational in Montreal in 2016&hellip;. This year, the country has been rather lucky by comparison. In addition to Vancouver playing host to the forthcoming The International 8 (TI8), Toronto recently featured a show match between some fan favorite players from Europe and North America.</p>

Virtus.pro lock down the CIS stars through the end of 2019

<p>Once again, Virtus.pro has locked in the roster and extended their Dota 2 players contracts ahead of The International. The current lineup is now expected to be part of the organization until the end of 2019.</p>

All teams have secured their visas for The International 8

<p>For what seems to be the first time - or in at least recent years, all 18 participating teams in The International 2018 have been able to secure their visas.&nbsp;</p>

DPC Rewind and International Lowdown with SirActionSlacks

<p>Jake &quot;SirActionSlacks&quot; Kanner will present audiences with an exclusive Dota Pro Circuit Rewind &amp; The International Lowdown daily.&nbsp;</p>

Daeja's View: Red Bull AdrenaLAN and the Semi-Pro Tier

<p>If you&rsquo;re an avid computer gamer, there are often few opportunities to play video games in the same physical space as others due to logistics. For aspiring Dota 2 professionals, competitive LAN opportunities are as important as they are infrequent.</p>

SophoS’ NA Sphere: TI8 NA Power Rankings

<p>Evil Geniuses won TI5. Digital Chaos finished runner-up at TI6. Which team from the NA region will be top contender at TI8?</p>

Bots decimate Humans in the OpenAI exhibition match

<p>The OpenAI Five team made a fantastic display of their intimidating strength in the show-match today against some of the best players in the world, including a Major-winning professional player, to come out on top with a clean 2:0 victory.</p>

CIS Dota 2 teams experimenting with rosters pre TI8

<p>The CIS region is already looking to gain their competitive edge as teams begin to test the waters with new lineups in the online events leading up to TI8.&nbsp;</p>

First Facts; Artifact release announced

<p>Valve has dropped the first official information regarding their new card-based game, Artifact, including price and end of November release date.&nbsp;</p>

TI8 talent list revealed; welcoming new faces to the big event

<p>The TI8 talent list has been revealed and the community can welcome new faces such as BSJ, Kyle, and March to the list of tried-and-true favorites of Redeye and Machine.&nbsp;</p>

ESL One Hamburg 2018 format details

<p>Addressing areas of concern from the players and community, ESL One Hamburg 2018 will have an expanded format featuring round robin groups and double elimination playoff brackets.</p>

The International 2018: Biggest Question Marks

<p>Heading into The International 8,&nbsp;it is expected to be quite interesting as to how things will&nbsp;unfold for a few of the teams attending. Based on the past season, especially towards its end, big question marks hover over the heads of Newbee, Invictus Gaming, Evil Geniuses, VGJ.Thunder and VGJ.Storm - for good or bad.&nbsp;</p>