May 7th, 20152Valve is releasing the TI5 direct invite list. Ten invited teams, four qualified teams from each of the major regions, and two Wild Card winners will travel to Seattle for this year's most prestigious Dota 2 event, The International 5.
May 5th, 20150Cloud 9 is the first international team to receive an invitation for the MarsTV Dota 2 League which will take place in Shanghai, China, from June 3 to June 7. Cloud 9 and three other international teams that will be announced soon will lock horns with four of the finest Chinese teams, in the league's main event.
May 1st, 20153Jacky "Eternal Envy" Mao's latest rant blog has lit Reddit, Twitter and Facebook on fire. When players and important Dota 2 figures don't have a mindful, responsible social media behavior and etiquette, the entire scene suffers a credibility gap. What good is ranting when it doesn't generate improvement?
April 28th, 20150StarLadder 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.
April 25th, 20150The StarLadder StarSeries XII LAN playoffs and finals are underway at DreamHack Bucharest. Yesterday, Cloud 9 and ViCi Gaming were the first teams to advance, after clear-cut 2-0 victories against Team Tinker and London Conspiracy, respectively.
April 24th, 20151DotaBlast 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.
April 22nd, 20150The defending champions of ESL One Frankfurt 2014 will return to Germany to defend their title and try to claim the prize. Invictus Gaming triumphed over Newbee, 2:0, in the best of three regional grand finals.
April 22nd, 20150With TI invites and qualifiers around the corner and many major LAN tournament qualifiers underway, the issue has been raised about team regional status and what criteria is used to determine appropriate placement of teams.
April 21st, 20152Team Malaysia have qualified for ESL One Frankfurt. The Malaysians steal yet another LAN final spot and a shot at the $250,000 prize pool. MY has been on a winning streak, securing themselves placements in Red Bull Battle Grounds, StarLadder StarSeries Season XII and, most recently, in China's i-league.
April 20th, 20150DreamHack Bucharest 2015 is right around the corner. The biggest DH festival to take place outside of Sweden, DreamHack Bucharest is now at its fifth edition and is getting ready to host the StarLadder StarSeries XII LAN playoffs and finals, at Sala Polivalentă, in Bucharest, April 24-26. DotaBlast will be there to cover the event and...
