August 2nd, 20150One hundred and twenty-one games were played over the course of four days, during The International 5 group stage. This phase of the tournament served to establish the seeding in the TI5 brackets for the main event, scheduled to start on August 3rd have taken shape. The top four teams of each group are guaranteed a prize pool of at least...
July 31st, 20150To say that Bai "rOtk" Fan is a highly accomplished player would be an understatement. Known for his risky style of play, rOtk has competed in three previous International championships and has now led his current team to the Upper Brackets of The International 5 main event. In his TI5 player profile, rOtk talks about his desire to help...
July 31st, 20151After 121 games played over the course of four days, The International 5 group stage has drawn to an end and the TI5 brackets for the main event scheduled to start on August 3rd have taken shape. The final TI5 group stage standings have certainly gone against all odds. Underdogs compLexity Gaming and CDEC have placed in the top four of...
July 30th, 20150With the first three days down and only one to go, the TI5 group stage standings are starting to paint a clear picture on the teams' seeding for the main event. Team Secret and LGD are still tied for the first position in Group A. Cloud 9 went undefeated and slid into the third position. Meanwhile, Wild Card winners CDEC continue to...
July 29th, 20150Halfway through the TI5 group stage, LGD suffered their first and only loss so far and are tied for the top place in Group A with TI5 favorites, Team Secret, with 10 points. Evil Geniuses are leading Group B with 8 points, followed by the Chinese Wild Card winners CDEC, with 6 points. Both MVP teams and Na'Vi are sitting at the bottom of...
July 28th, 20151After almost 15 hours of back-to-back games, the TI5 group stage standings after the first day are somewhat unexpected. LGD tops Group A with six points, followed by The International 5 odds-on favorites, Team Secret, with four points. In the more balanced Group B, Vici Gaming took the lead after one victory and one tie. Team Empire,...
July 27th, 20150Sixteen of the best Dota 2 teams in the world will face each other over the course of four days, July 27-30, in the TI5 Group Stage. Unlike last year, all 16 teams will advance to the main event, after having established their seeding through the group phase.
July 27th, 20150A permanent fixture at The International and an iconic part of Chinese Dota through the years, LGD has maintained a remarkable presence in the regional and international Dota 2 scene. Regardless of roster changes or any extenuating circumstances, the team has always risen up to the occasion and are expected to keep up with tradition...
July 27th, 20150CDEC and MVP.Phoenix prevail in the TI5 Wild Card series, as they earn the two remaining spots in the main tournament. The TI5 Wild Card winners will join the other 14 teams - ViCi Gaming, Evil Geniuses, Team Secret, Invictus Gaming, LGD Gaming, Cloud 9, Team Empire, Virtus.Pro, Newbee, Fnatic, EHOME, Na'Vi, Complexity, and MVP.Hot6ix -...
July 26th, 20150The CDEC Dota 2 squad may be young, but they have served their apprenticeship under LGD Gaming's tutelage. That alone makes them a force to be reckoned with. Leading up to TI5, CDEC have faced off against all the top tier Chinese and even managed to pose a threat every now and then. They will go up against CIS team Vega Squadron in the...
