Dota 2 Articles

TI4 cast complete, all CIS players obtain US visa

<p>With less than a week to go before The International 4, China qualifier runner-up CIS Gaming has finally secured US visa for all the players. They were not able to have it for all the members until their fourth try.<span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp;</span></p>

Era will be playing with Fnatic at The International 4

<p>After several weeks of discussion between Valve and Fnatic, it is official that Adrian &#39;Era&#39; Kryeziu will be the main carry of the team for their matches at The International 4. &nbsp;Steve &#39;Xcalibur&#39; Yee will also go to Seattle, serving as the team&#39;s coach/analyst.</p>

Na'Vi.US: A Band of Rejects

<p>The newest addition to the Natus Vincere family, Na&#39;Vi.US, is coming to the International 4 bearing the shadow of their former Noth American Rejects&#39; tag. They are the youngest franchise to head into the International 4, making their prescence difficult to gauge. Will they make their mark within the biggest eSports&#39; tournament in history? Or will they be shadowed by the collosal names of the competition?</p>

Dota 2 patch: Overflowing Compendium Update

<p>The 208~ Mb Dota 2 main client update of today saw the delivery of multiple Compendium goals which include the Pudge courier, chat emoticons and weather effects. It also added an interesting new spectating feature, the live rewind.</p>

ESL One: Video highlights collection

<p>Hard at work during the ESL One weekend, our video crew returns with a collection of interviews, recaps and epic play highlights, featuring the likes of Aui2000, PPD, Arteezy, AdmiralBulldog and teams such as Alliance, EG, iG and mouz.</p>

CIS still face problems with visas, Ayo successfully interviewed

<p>According to their Weibo post earlier today, CIS squad has yet to guarantee their trip to Seattle and The International 4, due to their visas getting denied. Ayo and Black^ managed to get their hands on the precious papers, but the three remaining players will try their luck for the fourth time tomorrow.</p>

Video: Aui interview at ESL One Frankfurt

<p>GosuGamers was able to sit down with Cloud9&#39;s Aui on day 2 of ESL One Frankfurt. He talked about the team&#39;s experience on this tournament, as well as his thoughts on the upcoming The International 4.</p>

iG is the ESL One champion after 2-1 victory against EG

<p>The ESL One title will be going to China after iG&#39;s dominant performance against Evil Geniuses. The Chinese used an unsuccessful push strategy for the first game of the best-of-three series, but gave no chances to their opponents in the remaining games.</p>

Evil Geniuses survives against Fnatic, wins 2-1 and heads to the finals

<p>American team Evil Geniuses survived what turned out to be a scary three-game series for them as they defeated Fnatic with the score of 2-1. They will move on to face Invictus Gaming in the finals of ESL One.</p>

iG completely dominates Alliance, claims Finals slot

<p>Invitus Gaming completely dominated Alliance, defeating them in two straight games and just giving one tower across those matches. They will advance into the best-of-three grand finals, wherein they will be paired against the winner of the Fnatic-Evil Geniuses match.</p>

EG beats Na'Vi in straight games to advance to ESL One Semi Final

<p>In another clash after Na&#39;Vi&#39;s defeat at the D2L Western Challenge Final, EG dispatched the legendary Ukrainian team without losing a game. The Americans continue their hot streak and will face up against Fnatic in the Semi Final later today.</p>

Alliance defeats C9 2-0, final match of the day postponed

<p>After that performance in game 2, Alliance defeated Cloud 9 in an 80-minute match and secured a spot in the semi-finals with a 2-0 score. They will be facing Invictus Gaming in semi-finals in another best of three match.&nbsp;</p>