Dota 2 Articles

Rise of the Phoenix: Part Two

<p>This is the second part of a two part feature about MVP&#39;s sudden rise to the pinnacle of Dota. It focuses on their journey since Shanghai and what the future holds for them.</p>

The International 6 prize pool reaches $10 million Dollars

<p>The last 24 hours registered close to a one million dollar spike in this year&rsquo;s International prize pool, courtesy of The Collector&#39;s Cache release.</p>

The Bulldog Prophet falls, Fnatic proceeds to the upper bracket at Manila Major

<p>Alliance was knocked down to the third spot in Group C at the Manila Major group stages by Fnatic after a 2-1 defeat. Fnatic will be playing in the upper bracket at the main event while Alliance will be playing in the best-of-one first round of the&nbsp;lower bracket.</p>

MVP Phoenix demolish EG for the second place finish in Group D

<p>After MVP played one of the craziest games we&rsquo;ll probably ever see &ndash; and managed to break Tobiwan&rsquo;s brain a little, they found themselves fighting for the second place spot in Group D and an upper bracket slot. Their opponents would be Evil Geniuses, who did not look solid in their opening games but who would definitely fight for an upper bracket spot.</p>

The International 2016 Collector’s Cache has arrived

<p>The 2016 Collector&rsquo;s Cache comes with the first ever item sets for Bane, Undying, Arc Warden, Winter Wyvern, Zeus, Shadow Fiend and Tinker, and it&rsquo;s available for the Battle Pass owners exclusively.</p>

Manila Major: Team Liquid win the Group C

<p>Team Liquid and Fnatic clashed in the Group C winners match, the Europeans coming after a fairly contested series versus Alliance while Fnatic had just swept through Vici Gaming Reborn.</p>

Manila Major: LGD earns a spot in the upper bracket defeating EG

<p>Day two of the Manila Major saw the battle move to Groups C and D. In Group D,&nbsp;LGD successfully earned a spot in the upper bracket of the playoffs after defeating MVP Phoenix and Evil Geniuses.<strong> </strong></p>

Manila Major: Group Stage day two schedule

<p>With the dust slowly settling over the first group stage day in Manila, it&rsquo;s time to take a look at what&rsquo;s next for the two remaining groups.</p>

Digital Chaos secure an upper bracket start at their first Major participation

<p>Day one at the Manila Major group stage ended with dramatic results in Group B where Team Secret finished last while Digital Chaos managed to bounce back in the decider series against Wings Gaming to secure the upper bracket spot for the main event.</p>

Manila Major: OG rises and the Empire falls

<p>The final series of Group A has concluded with OG achieving a 2-1 victory over Empire and securing themselves a slot in the upper bracket at the LAN event. As for&nbsp;Empire, they&nbsp;will be placed in the lower bracket.</p>

Natus Vincere take top spot in Group B at the Manila Major

<p>After Na&rsquo;Vi took down Secret in two games, they found themselves in the winner&rsquo;s bracket of Group B &ndash; awaiting their challenger. Digital Chaos would claim that spot after a thrilling three game series versus Wings Gaming.</p>

Newbee secure the upper seed at Manila Major with a flawless group stage run

<p>The first winners match at Manila Major&rsquo;s group stage had two teams with great intel on each other facing off for the third time in less than a month at a LAN event. OG and Newbee were the protagonists of Group A finals after a strong start in Manila, both with 2-0 victories against their first opponents, Empire and compLexity Gaming respectively.</p>