DotaBlast Author Cristy "Pandora" Ramadani Dota Blast

Cristy "Pandora" Ramadani

Pandora is a behind the scenes Dota 2 professional Jack of All Trades ranging from team manager, social media staff, business consultant, board of director member, visa guru, Garter's waifu. When not busy with Dota 2 work, she is out trying to save the world or baking cupcakes. Follow her on Twitter @pandoradota2

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Tournaments

TI5 results, day 4: VP and VG advance; Secret, MVP, EHOME knocked out of contention

August 6th, 20150 Tonight's Lower Bracket series will bid farewell to three more teams. MVP.Phoenix, ViCi Gaming, Virtus.Pro, Team Secret and EHOME are facing elimination. The TI5 All-Star between Team BigDaddy and Team ChuaN will wrap up the fourth day of The International 5.

Tournaments

TI5 results, day 3: Invictus Gaming, compLexity eliminated; CDEC, EG advance to the Upper Bracket finals

August 5th, 20150 The third day of The International 5 is already upon us and only eight teams will remain standing by the time it's over. compLexity Gaming, Virtus.Pro, Team Secret, and Invictus Gaming fight to stay in the competition. In the Upper Brackets, LGD will face their former youth squad, CDEC, while Evil Geniuses will go up against EHOME.

Industry

First Dota 2 Major expected to be held in Europe this fall

August 5th, 20151 The first leads of information regarding the vague, yet highly anticipated first Dota 2 Major have surfaced at TI5. Valve's Erik Johnson has disclosed for IGN that the first Dota 2 Major - expected to take place this fall, will be held in Europe.

Tournaments

ESL One New York reduces ticket prices

August 5th, 20154 Based on strong community feedback ESL has decided to reduce the prices of tickets for ESL One New York taking place October 3-4 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In addition to the price reductions, all current ticket holders will receive a refund for the difference in price. Announcing major price reductions for #ESLOne at...

Tournaments

TI5 results, day 2: Empire and Cloud 9 eliminated, Secret sent to the Lower Brackets

August 5th, 20150 The second day of The International 5 main event started off with the two remaining best-of-three series from the first round of the Upper Brackets. The spotlight was then shifted onto the Lower Brackets, where two more teams were knocked out of the competition.

Tournaments

TI5 results, day 1: LGD, CDEC thrive, Na'Vi, Newbee, Fnatic, MVP.Hot6 eliminated

August 4th, 20150 The first day of The International 5 main event was packed with action. The two best-of-three Upper Bracket series secured LGD and CDEC a top-six finish at TI5 and minimum of $1,173,000 portion of the prize pool. The two Chinese teams will continue their journey in the Upper Brackets. The TI5 results after the first elimination games...

Players

compLexity's brothers, Zfreek and swindlemelonz: From HoN, straight to the top of the Dota 2 ladder

August 3rd, 20151 Zakari "Zfreek" and Kyle "swindlemelonz" Freedman exemplify the bonds of brotherhood, extending and capitalizing on their relationship to bring success in their professional gaming careers. After multiple achievements together in Heroes of Newerth, the Freedman brothers set out to exceed their previous accomplishments in Dota 2. Within...

Players

ChuaN about Ferrari_430: "The first time I met him, I thought he was a little crazy"

August 2nd, 20152 TI champion Ferrari_430 is one of the few elite players who have competed in all The International championships - all five with the same team, Invictus Gaming. In his TI5 player profile, we are exposed to the impressions he made on his teammates and his views on IG.

Players

Heen about returning to Dota after military service hiatus: "It was like recovering from an injury"

August 2nd, 20151 MVP.Hot6's Lee "Heen" Seung Gon is one of the Korean rising stars that has graced the Dota 2 scene in recent years. Big in esports in general, Korea has recently become more invested in Dota 2. In his TI5 player profile, Heen opens up about the impact his military service had on his professional gaming career and the opportunities that...

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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

TI5 All Star Match: spectacular entertainment in unconventional game play