Dota 2 Articles

Alex Garfield AMA - "Behind the scenes, the eSports industry is cutthroat and extremely political"

<p>GoodGame owner Alex Garfield has gone public and conducted an AMA on Reddit, talking about his agency, his reasoning for sponsoring multiple teams, players and more. He also confirms that Team Tinker is one of his teams and that Team Secret was also a prospect but negotiations fell through.&nbsp;</p>

DreamLeague Phase 2: MVP.Phoenix and Alliance out, C9 and EG secure first two spots

<p>The 2nd phase of the DreamLeague Season 2 has concluded and both Alliance as well as MVP.Phoenix have been eliminated from the tournament. Cloud 9 and Evil Geniuses are the top 2 teams who will dodge the first leg of the upcoming third phase.&nbsp;</p>

Merlini blog post about player attitude in games

<p>As a celebration for 50 000 followers on twitter, Ben &quot;Merlini&quot; Wu shares his personal experience about the different kinds of mindsets he has encountered while playing Dota. In his blog post, he also shared some tips on how to have a positive mindset.</p>

DreamLeague Phase 2 - EG, Tinker and 4ASC through

<p>The final day awaits and things are still unclear at the bottom of the group with Virtus Pro and Alliance needing final day results to remain in the competition.</p>

i-League American Qualifiers - Cloud9 books their ticket to China

<p>Cloud9 won the i-League American qualifiers without dropping a single game, destroying their way through the brackets and finally Sneaky Nyx Assasins 2-0 in the finals, thus securing their ticket for the LAN finals in Shanghai.</p>

DreamLeague Phase 2 - Early exit danger for Alliance, VP and MVP

<p>With only two days left to secure one of the six main event playoff spots, MVP Phoenix will be hoping Alliance and VP slip up to remain in the tournament.</p>

Starladder XI Europe - Hellraisers lead, Power Rangers unbeaten

<p>The first week has passed in the European qualifiers for Starladder XI and Hellraisers have taken an early lead ahead of Power Rangers and Secret Team as they compete for the four available places for the LAN playoffs.</p>

Moscow Five kicks Russian roster after Synergy League dispute

<p>The Russian organization Moscow Five will no longer sponsor their Russian squad, after the five players refused to participate in the offline finals of Synergy League. The roster will continue to participate in tournaments under a new name, while M5 will be represented by their international team.</p>

Corsair Gaming sponsors The Summit 2 LAN Finals

<p>It is with great pleasure that we announce Corsair Gaming as a sponsor for The Summit 2 LAN Finals in Los Angeles.</p>

Rex Regum Qeon reforms its Dota 2 Roster

<p>Following the breakup of their team after failing to qualify for TI4, Qeon Interactive has decided to re-enter the South East Asian Dota 2 scene, picking up a brand new team from Indonesia.&nbsp;</p>

StarLadder SEA: Invasion and Rave dominating

<p>Invasion and Rave are both sitting at the top of the round robins having a score of 5-1 and 4-1 respectively. Team Malaysia on the other hand are not looking too hot after being taken down by Mith.Trust and Insidious Idol.</p>

Captains Draft 2 Round Up - Secret & VP through, EG and Na'Vi fighting for Top 4

<p>Entering the final week of the Round Robin stage of Dota Cinema&#39;s Captains Draft 2, the tournament is still wide open and an open playing field. With Team Secret and Virtus.pro confirmed for the playoffs, the rest of the teams have some crucial games to reach the top four with only six remaining games and only two spots left to claim.</p>