July 1st, 20151Modern Times Group (MTG) has signed an agreement to acquire 74% of Turtle Entertainment, the world’s largest esports company that operates under the well-known ESL brand. The ground breaking €78 million acquisition gives MTG - a non-esports based company, the majority of ownership.
June 15th, 20150The upcoming ESL One Frankfurt LAN playoffs and finals, scheduled to take place in Germany between June 20-21, will be held in open-air, due to a roof tear at the Commerzbank Arena.
May 6th, 20150The last remaining LAN spot for ESL One Frankfurt has finally been filled. Cloud 9 bested Na'Vi, 2-0, in the Lower Bracket finals and added another upcoming LAN appearance to their growing list before The International 5.
April 29th, 20150Niclas "Niqua" Westergård is no longer with The Alliance. While no details have been given, former The International 3 winner, Henrik "Admiral Bulldog" Ahnberg, was standing in for his old team in the matches versus Ninjas in Pyjamas, in the DotaPit Season 3 playoffs.
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 19th, 20150Team Malaysia will be adding up their frequent flyer miles in the next upcoming months, as they secured their third LAN event in a month. MY will be representing the SEA region for China's i-league tournament, taking place in Shanghai, China, featuring a $300,000 prize-pool.
April 19th, 201525Last year, Dota 2 tournaments handed out over $16,000,000 in combined prize-pools. Quite staggering, isn’t it? The International 4 had a prize-pool of over $10 million – record breaking for the entire eSports scene, and more than 20 million viewers. Viewership is growing, sponsors are getting involved, cash is pouring in, and...
April 18th, 20150The hype is real, as preparations are underway for the VP Game Pro League grand finals taking place in Hangzhou, China. The two Chinese powerhouses ViCi Gaming and LGD will battle it off in a best of five series, to take home the first place prize and championship title.
April 15th, 20150ASUS.Polar gets renamed under their original branding organization Virtus.Pro. Keeping the current ASUS.Polar line-up, the team will remain under the same organization, while only changing the team name and tag. The adjustments come at a well-suited time, as the team has begun to show some stability after recent roster changes.
April 12th, 20150The European qualifiers for the Chinese i-League Dota 2 have come to an end, with The Alliance sweeping through and claiming their ticket to China. The new roster seems to have breathed life back into The Alliance lately, as they convincingly took out Moscow 5 in the best of three finals.
