Dota 2 Articles

TI5 attendees can now pre-order TI5 merchandise

<p>This year, Valve has finally made an effort to reduce the long queue for the secret shop by introducing a pre-order system. The attendees of the event are now able to pre-order the merchandise&nbsp;they want on&nbsp;WeLoveFine&nbsp;and collect it at Key Arena.</p>

Cty gets his visa, EHOME in the clear for TI5 participation

<p>All five EHOME players have secured their visa as of today with Chen &#39;Cty&#39; Tian Yu recieving his visa at 9AM (GMT +8).</p>

Valve seeks cooperation with Senator to help SoNNeikO, Cema and Cty

<p>GosuGamers emailed Erik Johnson from Valve Software earlier today to enquire about the type of help they are providing to these professional Dota 2 players. Johnson told us they are seeking help from Senator Maria Cantwell offices to assist the players who have failed to obtain a visa to compete in The International 5.</p>

HuomaoTV has announced the Mid Summer League

<p>Joining DouyuTV in the tournament hosting club, HuomaoTV will be hosting a Dota2 tournament. This tournament will feature SEA teams and Chinese teams battling for a RMB150,000 ($24,000) prize pool.&nbsp;</p>

Format released for Nanyang DOTA2 Championships

<p>KeyTV, a Shanghai-based eSports organization, has announced a new tournament taking place in Singapore. &nbsp;While it is nominally a Southeast Asian event, the Nanyang DOTA2 Championships will draw competitors from around the world.</p>

SoNNeikO fails third US visa application; fourth attempt to come

<p>Akbar &#39;Sonneiko&#39;&nbsp;Butaev&nbsp;was rejected a&nbsp;US visa for the third time&nbsp;and his chances of being able to participate at The International 5 is very quickly diminishing.</p>

DotaPit S3 ends with EG on top; new season announced

<p>North American team Evil Geniuses has emerged victorious in the grand final of Dota Pit Season 3 against Cloud 9 to bring home over $126,056&nbsp;in cash. Cloud 9 on the other hand, will cash $57,056 for their second place finish in the tournament.</p>

TI5 prize pool breaches $16 million

<p>Due to unbelievable support from the Dota Community, The&nbsp;International 2015 Prize Pool&nbsp;has now reached a grand total of 16,000,000.&nbsp;</p>

Effect of the Immortal III on pick and win rates

<p>The third immortal set is&nbsp;out, let&#39;s take a&nbsp;look at how the launch has&nbsp;effected the pick and win rates of the heroes.</p>

Dotapit S3: EG vs C9 format changed

<p>Dotapit have changed the format for the grand final:&nbsp;it&#39;ll be a single best of five with a one game advantage for Evil Geniuses.</p>

"Giff Immortal 3" call finally answered

<p>About nine hours ago, the highly anticipated $10,000,000 compendium stretch goal reward, Immortal Treasure III, has been released. The new treasure contains nine immortals.</p>

LGD beat CDEC 3-2, win G-League

<p>G-League concluded earlier today, LGD beat CDEC three games to two to secure themselves the title and a prize of $32,700.</p>