Dota 2 Articles

Day 3 recap: CDEC dominates LGD, Secret escapes elimination

<p>Day three of The International 5 gave way to quite a few close games and also a stunning performance from CDEC, unexpectedly smashing LGD 2-0.</p>

CDEC and EG secure top three at TI5

<p>Third day in KeyArena finished with the two BO3 series from the Upper Bracket and featured yet another surprising victory from CDEC, the wildcard winners. The victory has&nbsp;secured CDEC&nbsp;more than two million dollars in prize and a spot in the top three.</p>

Team Secret eliminate Invictus Gaming

<p>The second lower bracket matchup of the day can be described as a clash of the champions, no less than five previous Aegis Title holders having to fight each other for their fate in this year&rsquo;s most important tournament.</p>

Virtus Pro beat Complexity 2-1, coL out

<p>The first match of the day three is over and VP come back from 0-1 down to beat coL, eliminating them from the tournament.</p>

Day 3 schedule: Will the Secret to victory be burnt?

<p>After a series of upsets in day two, day three features the final CIS team and the TI5&nbsp;favorite, Secret, fighting for their tournaments lives.</p>

Vici Gaming sends Cloud9 home

<p>Amazing Fy plays combined with the proverbial C9 inability to close games lead to the inevitable demise of yet another western team.</p>

MVP.Phoenix march over Empire

<p>In one of the most spectacular series so far, the Koreans fought fire with fire, matching and surpassing Empire&#39;s appetite for full on aggressive DotA.</p>

EHOME sends Secret to the Lower Bracket

<p>The second series from The International 5 Upper Bracket ended up with Team Secret dropping their first series in the main event and the Chinese qualifiers&nbsp;winners, EHOME securing top six place.</p>

TI5 Upper Bracket: EG beat coL 2-0

<p>The first match of day two was plagued with delays but it finally ended with EG beating coL 2-0 and securing a top six finish while coL drop down to the lower bracket.&nbsp;</p>

Day 1 recap: A dying dream for a repeat TI champion

<p>The journey to the aegis&nbsp;has ended&nbsp;for four teams,&nbsp;the&nbsp;possibility&nbsp;of a repeat TI champion is dwindling and SEA&nbsp;Dota&nbsp;is left with only one team.</p>

Schedule for day two of The International 5

<p>Four teams have been eliminated on the first day of The International 5, two more&nbsp;will be eliminated on&nbsp;day two, who will they be?</p>

IG and VP keep their dream alive

<p>For the first time in the tournament IG looked like a solid team and rolled over the unexperienced MVP.HOT6 players while Fnatic failed to tilt Virtus Pro with their unexpected role swap between Mushi and Kecik Imba.</p>