Dota 2 Articles

EMC Preview: Multiple changes result in an all EU final

<p><strong>With the all the groupstage qualifiers wrapped up, four teams are set to face off on September 26 in Forum Hall, Moscow. Here is a breakdown of the teams and what to expect from them in this LAN Final.</strong></p>

EMC 2 - LGD backs out, HellRaisers in, SoNNeikO to stand-in for Mag

<p>After replacing Newbee in the Excellent Moscow Cup #2&#39;s LAN Finals, LGD Gaming have also withdrawn from the tournament, citing a personal issue from Sylar as the cause. Team Empire on the other hand has announced that they will be using SoNNeikO as a stand-in for Mag.</p>

TongFu 'renting' xiao8

<p>It would seem that ex-Newbee player xiao8&#39;s retirement will be put on hold, as he is rejoining to play with Tongfu Oldboys for 15 days for some, as of now, unknown reason.</p>

i-League LAN Preview: The Crowdsourced Tournament

<p><strong>The i-League LAN playoffs begins later this week on 25 September, and will see some of the top teams in China battling it out with 3 teams from abroad. This LAN will feature some of the lesser known faces in China, as well as two surprising entrants from the NA/EU qualifiers.</strong></p>

GIVEAWAY: 1,500 rares to hand out

<p>To follow up the Medium Rare Giveaway, here comes the Social Medium Rare Giveaway! 1,500 rares will be handed out over Facebook, Twitter and Steam. Read more inside.</p>

StarLadder X - Newbee Takes Down LAI, joins Vici Gaming at LAN Finals

<p>Discounting the recent mixed results, Newbee looked dominating as they crushed LAI Gaming 2-0 to secure the second and last remaining slot for Chinese teams at StarLadder X LAN finals.</p>

StarLadder X Europe - Team Tinker looking strong, Fnatic enter the race

<p>We are more than four weeks into the European groupstage of StarLadder X, and Team Tinker is still in the lead. They are followed by NaVi, Cloud9 and Secret Team, with Empire and Alliance being close to snatching a spot in the top four and Kiev&#39;s LAN finals.</p>

6.82 - map change, new bounty rune, new item and much more

<p>Almost two months since the conclusion of The International 2014, Valve has released the new balance patch 6.82. In addition to multiple hero balance changes, the minds around DotA mastermind Icefrog have implemented a new item, a new rune and changed the Dota map.</p>

Team DK drops out of i-League and replaced by Newbee

<p>For unknown reasons, Team DK has pulled out of the upcoming i-League LAN finals. A tiebreaker took place between LGD-Gaming, HGT and Newbee today with the TI4 champion emerging victorious.</p>

StarLadder X - VG dominates Newbee, secures spot in LAN finals

<p>Vici Gaming have once again proven that they are more than a match for Newbee, overpowering the TI4 Champions at the StarLadder Season X Chinese playoffs&#39; upper bracket finals.</p>

D2CL - Three Week Recap

<p>With three weeks of Dota 2 Champions League Season 4 matches out of the way, it&#39;s take to take a look at the standing and see where they will take these teams as things continue on with the European and American qualifiers.</p>

Cloud9 qualifies for ESL One, Team Secret or Na'Vi to follow

<p>The European division of the ESL One New York qualifiers is in full swing and has now seen the first team advance to the LAN finals. Cloud 9 has taken down Alliance 2-0 and will follow Evil Geniuses, Na&#39;Vi.US and Vici Gaming in New York. Today, Natus Vincere and Team Secret will play out the 5th team to qualify for the event.</p>