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Andra Ciubotaru

Chief editor, co-founder at DotaBlast. PR, journalist, esports professional of three years and loving every minute of it. Follow my new adventure at UpTrek

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Tournaments

D2CL Season 5 LAN finals in Berlin, not open to public

April 28th, 20150 ViCi Gaming, Burden United, Team Empire and Ninjas in Pyjamas will head to Berlin, to take part in the D2CL Season 5 LAN finals, between May 9-10.

Players

iceiceice StarLadder 12 interview: "Westerners are lazy"

April 28th, 20155 DotaBlast had a fun chat with ViCi Gaming's superstar player Daryl Koh "iceiceice" Pei Xiang, after the StarLadder 12 LAN finals.

Tournaments

StarLadder 12 photos: Top three teams, VG, IG, C9; Team Secret, second to last

April 28th, 20150 StarLadder StarSeries 12 has come to an end. Eight out of the 40 participating teams have reached the LAN finals hosted at DreamHack Bucharest. ViCi Gaming grabbed the title and the $60,491 prize, Invictus Gaming came in second, while Cloud 9 ended up third.

Players

(VIDEO) Loda and Kelly interview: Majors, fans, relationship, childhood memories

April 27th, 20151 DotaBlast had chat with Alliance's captain, Jonathan "Loda" Berg, and team manager, Kelly Ong Xiao Wei, after the StarLadder StarSeries XII LAN finals. Kelly and Jonathan discussed the impact the Majors tournaments will have on the Dota 2 scene.

Players

(VIDEO) Black^ interview: "Chinese players train a lot harder"

April 27th, 20150 We sat down for a heart to heart with Team Tinker's Dominik "Black^" Reitmeier, at StarLadder StarSeries XII. We talked about the TI invites, his ViCi Gaming history, differences in mentality between Eastern and Western players, his back-up plans in case his Dota career doesn't work out.

Players

(VIDEO) BuLba interview at SL12: TT's team house, Dota and Game of Thrones

April 27th, 20150 DotaBlast had a talk with Team Tinker's offlaner, Sam "BuLba" Sosale, at last weekend's StarLadder StarSeries XII LAN finals, hosted by DreamHack Bucharest. BuLba discussed his expectations for the new patch, TT's recent roster changes and how he feels the team has finally reached the optimal line-up.

Tournaments

Cyborgmatt about SL12: "Terrible standards for a 2015 tournament!" V1lat responds

April 25th, 20150 The StarLadder 12 LAN finals did not go as expected for Team Secret. The team underperformed and was knocked out of the tournament, after losing to Team Malaysia, 1-2, and to Alliance, 0-2. Secret's manager, Cyborgmatt, complains about the tournament's poor standards.

Tournaments

SL12: IG finally arrive, will play Alliance, as scheduled

April 24th, 20150 Invictus Gaming have just arrived at the StarLadder StarSeries XII playoffs and finals at DreamHack Bucharest, after the team was held up in Frankfurt Airport for more than 12 hours, due to Schengen Visa issues.

Players

(VIDEO) bOne7 interview at SL12: We will for sure get a direct invite

April 24th, 20151 DotaBlast sat down with Cloud 9's offlaner Armand "Bone7" Pittner. We talked about C9's StarSeries XII game versus Team Tinker, expectations for TI direct invites, Bone's lack of popularity with the community and how that affects him.

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IKEA instructed to change name coming into Kiev Major EU regional qualifiers - Now 4 protect five

'To the end' - Ad Finem parts ways with their Dota 2 team

Changes in Team Secret Management: Kemal steps down, John Yao appointed CEO

XBOCT signed by Russian Premier League organization FC Anji

FATA returns to competitive play, forms new team

2016 debutantes and break out players from around the world

YapzOr nominated for Red Bull's "Best Esports Player of the Month"

SumaiL shortlisted as one of the most influential teens of 2016 by Time.com

The International 2018 - who will qualify and who are the favourites to win?

Newbee, LGD.FY, Secret invited to Perfect World Masters minor

Liquid, OG, Secret, VP to square off in ROG DreamLeague season 8 EU+CIS qualifiers

Barcelona to host the WESG Dota 2 2017 Europe and CIS regional qualifiers

Trumps travel ban; The International, careers, tournaments at stake

New Patch update 7.02

ESL plans for television style production value

FC Copenhagen brings Maelk on board as esports director

Dota 2 API Key allegations and implications: A case against LGD owner, Pan "RuRu" Jie

Sources: Monkey Business to play under a new brand

Sources: London Conspiracy squad no longer with the organization

London Conspiracy to replace Vega Squadron for MLG Pro League LAN finals

Special Event; Dark Moon available for a limited time

Battle Cup Winter 2017; Chance for six teams to participate in Kiev Major regional qualifiers

Charity; Gamers can make a difference

TI6 Trove Carafe and Lockless Luckvase released

bOne7 interview: "I told Envy I want to coach his team so that I can build up my reputation and start playing again"

SingSing interview: "I'm going to quit pro Dota forever, this has been my last tournament"

MVP.QO interview: What makes MVP special, road to 9K MMR, personal background

swindlemelonzz interview: Early struggles, family support, blunt chronicle of the scene

Dear Dota 2 personalities, you should be the ones setting up a good example

Dota 2 tournaments: Watch out for the elusive cash cow!

Team Secret accused again for allegedly owing money

Flipsid3, PR, ProDota, DB ripped off after tournament organizer disappears with prize money

Mineski Dota may pursue legal action against former players for breach of contract

Valve clears Ewolves and Infamous of match-fixing ProDota Cup Americas series

Changes in MatchMaking; No ranked group games, Random Draft & Captains Mode out of Solo Queue

The curious incident of the Kiev Major tickets: A look into event ticketing

Valve issues cease operations notice to third party betting websites

The Spring Cleaning 2016 Update

Biased gender role cast poses question: How inclusive has esports become for women?

Valve, The International 6 and Miracle- among winners at the Esports Industry Awards 2016

Puppey featured as a guest speaker for TEDx at TTÜ

Miami University to launch first varsity esports program

Valve answers MMR complaints with new update

From Dota 2 to Overwatch – a game comparison

Ten changes you need to know as you boot Dota 7.00

Ten of the most important changes in patch 6.87

Understanding The Offlane Jungle

Frankfurt Major stats: Of Sides, Farm, and Rapiers

Beyond summary: truly understanding 6.85 Phantom Lancer, Gyrocopter and Intelligence Cores

6.84 items - winners, losers, equine superheroes, and pizza rolls

6.84 myths and realities

Dota 2 Bot API on the horizon

BecomeTheGamer drafting assistant: a statistically better drafting phase

Loot Market: one secure way to sell your Dota 2 items for real cash

Gamekit: Earn points and exchange them for Steam dollars!

The best Dota 2 tournaments for gamblers

TI5 VIP passes, limited eligibility

Sold Out! The International 5 tickets gone in minutes

The International 5 tickets on sale soon

coL undefeated, Wheel Whreck features first female player to advance through Kiev Major NA Open Qualifiers

Purge and Day[9] embark on their first adventure tonight

Arcana Votes: Eight heroes remain

City Hall employees fired for playing Dota 2 at work

ARS ART meltdown: "Artstyle is another player!"

How to Techies

TI5 compendium: The Summoning comic and other rewards

ESP giveaway: win an Arcana item (UPDATE: WINNER!)

ESP giveaway: win 100 Battle Pass levels (UPDATE: WINNER!)

LootMarket giveaway: win a $75 gift card (UPDATE: Winner!)

LootMarket giveaway: seven weeks, seven arcanas (UPDATE: WINNERS!)

We are live! What to expect

(Gallery) Drow Ranger, Crystal Maiden cosplay, highlights at StarLadder 12