Dota 2 Articles

StarLadder announces SEA preseason tournament

<p>The post-TI depression will shortly come to an end as StarLadder has announced their SEA preseason tournament. Eight of the best SEA teams will compete for a $5,000 prize pool, playing a double-elimination bracket over the course of five days.</p>

Wayto and Team Liquid part ways

<p>Only days after DeMoN and Team Liquid split paths, another player of the North-American squad moves on. Peter &#39;Wayto&#39; Ngyuen leaves Team Liquid, leaving the squad with only three players.</p>

i-League and WEC offline events may clash, both sides unwilling to reschedule

<p>The two upcoming international events i-League and WEC have both scheduled their LAN playoffs for the first two weeks of September, forcing the teams to choose which competition to join. Both offline events will take place on Chinese soil, with teams from all over the world.</p>

Update to i-League qualifier - Korea/SEA added

<p>i-League, the first international tournament post-TI4 and organised by ImbaTV, has informed us that they will be introducing qualifiers for the SEA and/or KR regions depending on the number of signups.&nbsp;</p>

Merlini to stand-in for Zephyr during KDL Season3

<p>BeyondTheSummit caster Ben &#39;Merlini&#39; Wu just announced on his YouTube that he will make a short comeback into the competitive scene to stand-in for Zephyr during KDL Season 3.</p>

KDL DotA2 League Season 3 starting this week

<p>Korea&#39;s largest DotA2 tournament KDL will be returning this week with its third season, featuring some of the strongest teams based in Korea. The competition will run from August 3rd through October, beginning with its regular &quot;tier&quot; system first round.</p>

Fy to stay with Vici Gaming

<p>Vici Gaming reassured fans via twitter that their support player Lin Sen Xu, better known as fy, is set to stay with the team and that any rumors regarding his departures are just that.&nbsp;</p>

ImbaTV releases documentary of TI4 winners Newbee

<p>Imba TV have released the first episode in documentary series on the best Chinese DotA 2 teams.&nbsp;Titled Phoenix Reborn, the latest team documentary to come out charts the ups and downs of Newbee&#39;s road to the Grand Finals of TI. Having fought their way through a rough groupstage and the tiebreaker matches to avoid elimination, Newbee mounted quite the comeback to actually go on and win the tournament.</p>

The International: The evolution of Pubstomps

<p>For those that could not attend The International 4 in Seattle, some of us settled for next best - locally held Pubstomps in the area. Our editor, Frederick &#39;winterequinox007&#39; Benjamin examines a few pubstomps in different locations around the world: <strong>Singapore</strong>, <strong>Canada</strong>, and <strong>Australia</strong>.</p>

Third season of DotA2 Canada Cup announced, $4000 up for grabs

<p>The third version of DotA2 Canada Cup will take place from August 18th through September 8th. The tournament&#39;s groupstage will include 16 of the region&#39;s strongest teams, fighting over a total prize pool of over $4000.</p>

Na'Vi.us faces off against ex-Revenge in Bounty Hunter Series

<p>After reassuring fans that their team would stay together, Natus Vincere&#39;s NA squad around captain Brax will face off in a best-of-five against Peruvian squad &quot;Not Today&quot;, formerly known as Revenge. The America Showdown will be live on hitbox.tv at 19.00 CEST.</p>

DeMoN departs Team Liquid

<p>The American player Jimmy &#39;DeMoN&#39; Ho is a free agent once again, as Team Liquid announced his departure today. His contract expires with the end of July, and the two sides have mutually decided not to continue their partnership.</p>