Dota 2 Articles

Kaci Aitchison and William Cho added to TI5 hosts list

<p>Kaci Aitchison and William Cho will be joining Paul &ldquo;ReDeYe&rdquo; Chaloner on this year&rsquo;s International panel.&nbsp;</p>

Empire: Alohadance Secured the US Visa

<p>All five players of Team Empire are now in the clear as Ilya &quot;ALOHADANCE&quot; Korobkin received his US Visa and he can join his team for the Seattle bootcamp.</p>

Nanyang Championships will start at $200,000

<p>After a&nbsp;brief announcement&nbsp;yesterday morning, KeyTV has announced that the Nanyang Championship will have a base prize pool of $200,000, making it the largest prize pool the South East Asian region has ever seen. On top of that, 25% of all in-game ticket sales will also be added into the prize pool.</p>

Douyu Cup to start on July 10th

<p>Douyu Cup is starting on July 10th and for more than one week eight Chinese teams will battle it out for a share of 160k RMB prize pool.</p>

8 eliminated in BTS Americas so far

<p>The winners of the open qualifiers for BTS Americas, EgamersX and Snakes have been eliminated from the competition at the end of the first elimination round.</p>

Valve rewards Compendium power-users with replica Aegis

<p>In a&nbsp;blog post&nbsp;on Wednesday, Valve has announced a new perk for compendium owners. &nbsp;Those with over 1000 levels by the end of TI5 will receive a &quot;Collector&#39;s Aegis of Champions,&quot; which is a 1/5 scale replica of the iconic&nbsp;International trophy.</p>

Nations and their role in eSports

<p>A review of national competitions and the roles of countries in eSports, in comparison with traditional sports.</p>

Top 5 bromances going into The International 5

<p>Although The International is fundamentally about pitting players against each other in a fit of competition, it is also a time for the flourishing of brotherhood and companionship. Let&#39;s take a look at the most important bromances that fans should be paying attention to going into this year&#39;s TI.&nbsp;</p>

MSI SEA Dragon Battle #2 started

<p>The second edition of the MSI SEA Dragon Battle has started, it features a $2,000 prize pool and a double elimination bracket.</p>

DreamHack Austin announced for 2016

<p>DreamHack has&nbsp;announced that the North American edition of DreamHack will be hosted in Austin, Texas.</p>

Zeus vs QoP in Arcana Showdown final

<p>After thosusands of votes casted, discussions held and rallies organized, Zeus and Queen of Pain are your final two heroes competing to receive the next Arcana set in Dota 2.</p>

KeyTV to host Nanyang Championship in Singapore

<p>KeyTV,&nbsp;an eSport Content Producer based in Shanghai, China with a heavy focus on event hosting, has announced that they will be hosting a major Dota 2 tournament from October 26th to November 1st in Singapore.&nbsp;</p>