Dota 2 Articles

DK, VG, iG and NewBee advance in CDEC Newstar upper bracket, LGD eliminated

<p>Round one of CDEC Newstar Cup has concluded today with Team DK, Vici Gaming, Invictus Gaming and NewBee advancing to round two, with LGD being eliminated.</p>

Titan.YamateH: There's still room for improvement

<p>YamateH is a name which speaks for itself. He&#39;s one of the best players to have ever graced the competitive scene and is undoubtedly one of the longest standing players from Malaysia. Being an inspiration for many young players, YamateH pushed the mid role position to its limit, and thus engraved himself as an important figure in the history of competitive dota.</p>

Wagamama and RyuUboruZ invited to cast at The International 2014

<p>The list of Dota 2 personalities attending The International 2014 keeps growing as Valve is leaving no stone unturned to make the event a grandulous affair. Latest to join the bandwagon are Wagamama and RyuUboruZ who will make their trip to Seattle.</p>

Stretch goal #21 breached, A->Z Challenge Support unlocked

<p>Stretch goal #21 for The International Dota 2 Championships 2014 has been breached with A-&gt;Z Challenge Support being unlocked. The International 2014 is now shy of $400,000 to hit the $10,000,000 pot.</p>

Na'Vi - Road to redemption

<p>They are the team that first conquered The International. Natus Vincere is well-known for their unpredictable plays and line-ups and are one of the all-time favourite teams in Dota 2 due to their playful strategies combined with quirky and fun personalities. With the upcoming International, will they be able ro reclaim what was originally theirs?</p>

ESL One Frankfurt schedule and bracket released

<p>ESL One Frankfurt is merely days away from its inception and as anticipated the organizers have released information regarding the prizepool distribution, schedule, and bracket with a slight twist in the tournament structure.</p>

Playoffs of $16,000~ CDEC Newstar Cup starting today

<p>The playoffs of the CDEC Newstar Cup will culminate today, having two first round games scheduled. This is a double-elimination tournament which will run until 22 June.</p>

Valve announces the new format of The International 4

<p>This year&#39;s version of The International will have a slightly different format compared to the previous years. Instead of the previous two-group round-robin phase, there will be one 16-team group followed by two days of playoffs to determine the placement in the main event.</p>

Alliance claims the DreamLeague title after an intense series

<p>The grand finals for DreamLeague season 1 have concluded&nbsp;with Alliance defeating&nbsp;Cloud9 in the best-of-five series with a score of 3-2.&nbsp;Alliance will walk home with&nbsp;a hefty $73,000 whilst the runner-ups Cloud9 will go&nbsp;home with $41,500.</p>

DreamLeague Day 3: Empire crashes out to third place, C9 to face Alliance on grand finals

<p>Cloud9 defeated Empire with the score of 2-0 to win the lower bracket finals and earning a slot in the championship. They will be facing the well-rested Alliance in the best-of-five grand finals.</p>

May stats: Batrider blinking in to the top

<p>Being the first actual month after the 6.81 patch, May saw a number of shifts in terms of hero picks and bans. With a good deal of tournaments running then, let us see how the teams have reacted, adjusted and drafted with the nerfs, buffs and changes.</p>

DreamLeague Day 3: Mouz eliminated, Empire advances to Lower Bracket finals

<p>The loser bracket match-up between Mousesports and Team Empire has concluded. Team Empire rightfully march into the lower bracket finals where they&#39;ll face Cloud9 next. The winner will face Alliance in the grand finals whilst the loser will stand eliminated from the event.</p>