Dota 2 Articles

Scandal replaces Afoninje in NVMI

<p>Nam Vezet - Mi Igraem (NVMI), fresh after a 2-0 defeat at the hands of their CIS counterparts Hellraisers have picked up the ever-present Russian solo mid / carry player - Scandal.</p>

WEC LAN Finals - Bracket, Scheduling and more

<p>World Esports Championship have released information regarding the tournament format, rules, schedule and bracket for the upcoming LAN Finals this Friday. With eight strong challengers battling over the $168,000 prize pool, this tournament will kick off the post-TI4 LAN season.</p>

EMC #2 - Team Tinker and Virtus Pro withdraw, Chinese Bracket commences

<p>After the announcement of the Excellent Moscow Cup&#39;s upcoming second season, Virtus Pro and Team Tinker have both withdrawn from the event. They have been replaced by compLexity and Na&#39;Vi.US respectively. The Chinese bracket starts with LGD taking on HGT.</p>

i-League LAN final teams confirmed

<p>Eight teams will compete in the finals of the i-League after the qualifiers determined teams from each region. The finals will take place on September 25 after being moved to not clash with the WEC.</p>

D2CL Season 4 commences with western el clásico

<p>The European division group stages of the fourth season of D2CL begin today with old rivals Na&#39;Vi and Alliance going up against each other, followed by TeamTinker taking on Empire. For the first time D2CL will feature multiple regions, with American and Chinese regional qualifiers to follow.</p>

'Dota is my youth', a documentary about Team DK

<p>ImbaTV released yet another film about the Chinese participants of TI4, continuing their series of documentaries with interesting behind-the-scenes footage. This time, they follow Team DK, showing scenes from their bootcamp and their days in Seattle.</p>

StarLadder X - First Week Western Roundup

<p>The first week of StarLadder&#39;s 10th season is over for the West, and the action has left little to be desired. In Europe, Na&#39;Vi ends the week almost undefeated and Virtus Pro takes everyone by suprise. The Americas, having only 4 games played, see EG and Na&#39;Vi.US showing solid performance.</p>

LGD, LGD.CDEC and HGT qualify for WEC

<p>With the Round-of-8 qualifiers completed, LGD, LGD.CDEC and HGT have qualified for WEC while powerhouses like Invictus Gaming and Vici Gaming fell short.</p>

Secret Team replaced by Na'Vi in WEC LAN finals due to visa issues

<p>The newly formed Secret Team will be unable to attend the upcoming WEC offline finals in September, due to their Chinese visa requests getting denied. Instead, Natus Vincere will be joining Cloud9 and Evil Geniuses in Hangzhou, China for the event.</p>

Techies to be released next week

<p>Tonight, Valve has updated its Dota 2 Blog and announced the release of Techies. Alongside the new hero, Valve intends on adding several new features, such as trophies for completed challenges, the new All Random Deathmatch game mode and a few compendium goals such as Mega Kill banners.&nbsp;</p>

Jay-Bimbo to be IAP.XctN's new mid

<p>Inter Active Philippines Execration, fresh from a 4-0 sweep at the Starladder Season X Southeast Asian Round Robin, has recently picked up former Mineski captain, Ryan Jay &#39;Bimbo&#39; Qui.</p>

Team Liquid parts ways with Qoqjqva and Bulba

<p>Two months after TI4, Team Liquid announces the departure of both Bulba and Qojqva. The two of them have found a new home in Team Tinker, whereas Team Liquid leave their future in the Dota 2 scene uncertain, leaving also TC&#39;s future out in the open.</p>