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

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

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

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      XBOCT signed by Russian Premier League organization FC Anji

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      FATA returns to competitive play, forms new team

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      2016 debutantes and break out players from around the world

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

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

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

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

      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

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

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

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

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      New Patch update 7.02

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      ESL plans for television style production value

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      FC Copenhagen brings Maelk on board as esports director

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

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      Sources: Monkey Business to play under a new brand

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      Sources: London Conspiracy squad no longer with the organization

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

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      Special Event; Dark Moon available for a limited time

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

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      Charity; Gamers can make a difference

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      TI6 Trove Carafe and Lockless Luckvase released

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

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

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

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

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

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      Team Secret accused again for allegedly owing money

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

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

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

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

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

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      Valve issues cease operations notice to third party betting websites

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      The Spring Cleaning 2016 Update

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      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

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

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      Puppey featured as a guest speaker for TEDx at TTÜ

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      Miami University to launch first varsity esports program

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      Valve answers MMR complaints with new update

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      From Dota 2 to Overwatch – a game comparison

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      Ten changes you need to know as you boot Dota 7.00

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      Ten of the most important changes in patch 6.87

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      Understanding The Offlane Jungle

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      Frankfurt Major stats: Of Sides, Farm, and Rapiers

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

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

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

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      Dota 2 Bot API on the horizon

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      BecomeTheGamer drafting assistant: a statistically better drafting phase

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

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

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      Gamekit: Earn points and exchange them for Steam dollars!

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      The best Dota 2 tournaments for gamblers

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      TI5 VIP passes, limited eligibility

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      Sold Out! The International 5 tickets gone in minutes

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

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

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      Arcana Votes: Eight heroes remain

      City Hall employees fired for playing Dota 2 at work

      City Hall employees fired for playing Dota 2 at work

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      ARS ART meltdown: "Artstyle is another player!"

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LIVE UPDATES: StarLadder iLeague StarSeries Grand Finals results, commentary, analysis

January 17th, 201621 StarLadder iLeague StarSeries Grand Finals . The day will feature the best-of-three Grand Finals between Evil Geniuses and Alliance at 11:00 CET. Find out how all of the action unfolded by following our LIVE StarLadder iLeague StarSeries playoffs standings and commentary updates. StarLadder iLeague StarSeries Grand Finals are upon...
Captain's Draft 3.0 premiers next week Tournaments

Captain's Draft 3.0 premiers next week

January 16th, 20160 Captain's Draft 3.0 will begin next week. The third season of the popular tournament mode will feature 14 teams as STEAK Gaming and T.RoX will join TI5 champions Evil Geniuses and others. The teams will be competing for a base prize pool of $100,000. The event starts in only three days, Tuesday January 19th. Captains Draft 3.0...
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Philippines Open Qualifiers for ESL One Manila

January 16th, 20160 Philippines Open Qualifiers for ESL One Manila will begin next weekend, January 24th. With a total of seven open qualifiers, eight teams will have the chance to advance into the second phase of qualifiers to determine the one local team to represent the Philippines at ESL One Manila. The organization had promised that one Filipino team...
LIVE UPDATES: StarLadder iLeague StarSeries semi finals standings Alliance and EG in Grand Finals Tournaments

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January 16th, 20160 StarLadder iLeague StarSeries semi finals continue today with two semi final matches.Two teams will be eliminated today and two teams will advance to the finals for tomorrow. The day starts with the best-of-three series between Evil Geniuses and LGD Gaming, at 08:00 CET. The next matches won't take place until 14:00 CET between Team...
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January 15th, 20160 BTS Series 3 America and SEA will get underway. Open Qualifiers will take place next weekend January 23-24th. Two teams from each region will earn the opportunity to compete with 14 invited teams in the main events for the $10,000 prize pools. Update: The BTS Series American/SEA open qualifiers will begin next week on January 23rd....
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LIVE UPDATES: StarLadder iLeague StarSeries playoffs standings; EG, Team Secret, Alliance Vega prevail

January 15th, 20160 StarLadder iLeague StarSeries playoffs kick off today with two quarter final matches.Two teams will be eliminated today and two teams will advance to the semi finals for tomorrow. The day starts with the best-of-three series between Evil Geniuses and Vega Squadron, at 08:00 CET. The next matches won't take place until 14:00 CET between...
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January 14th, 20161 ESPN will be launching an Esports section alongside its regular coverage of traditional sports. Darin Kwilinski of Azubu, Rod "Slasher" Breslau and Tyler "Fionn" Erzberger will be leading the section with their experience and knowledge. The first week content will be released shortly and will include "profiles on gamers who have...
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StarLadder iLeague StarSeries standings; Alliance prevail, LGD and Liquid dominate

January 14th, 20161 StarLadder iLeague StarSeries standings ended with six teams being eliminated today - Na'Vi, Fnatic, Team Spirit, compLexity, Wings Gaming and Virtus.Pro. LGD and Team Liquid continued to stay on top of their groups and advanced directly to the semi-finals of the playoffs. Alliance, Evil Geniuses, Team Secret and Vega advanced to the...
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DotaPit Season 4 America slot secured by compLexity

January 14th, 20161 DotaPit Season 4 America slot was awarded to compLexity Gaming. The NA team was sitting in the first place position as the groupstage wound up. Digital Chaos and EnemyGG, who were tied for second place, split the final series 1:1 last night, securing compLexity's first place position. Four teams from the three regions – Europe, SEA and...
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