May 28th, 20168Jimmy "DeMoN" Ho has joined forces with the South American team Infamous Gaming as a replacement for retired player Juan "AtuuuuuN" Ochoa. His transfer to the Peruvian team leaves a hole in the EverNovaS roster, the team he had competed for most recently. EverNovaS has not reported any replacements or status of the team.
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February 26th, 20166James "2GD" Harding, the host of the Shanghai Major, was fired mid-series on the second day of the Shanghai Major group stage. According to Harding's social media reports, he was fired during the Team Secret vs. ViCi Gaming series, in the two-hour pause time, and the decision was made by Valve, not Perfect World. Harding was invited to...
February 24th, 20160The Shanghai Dota Major is upon us, with sixteen of the best teams getting ready to battle it out in China, between February 25 - March 6, for the $3,000,000 prize-pool. Check out the Shanghai Major teams, groups, format, schedule, streams, talent list, prize-pool distribution, and betting odds.
The Shanghai Dota Major will be held in...
January 28th, 20160The Shanghai Major talent and broadcast teams were revealed by Valve with the release of the Winter 2016 Battle Pass, featuring the Shanghai Major compendium.
Included in the team are 18 casters, analysts, observers and stats staff to cover both the group stages and the main event.
The Shanghai Major will take place between March...
January 12th, 20160The Spring Major has already been announced to be held in Maila, Philippines in early June. The SEA location will round out the final stop for the first year of majors before returning to Seattle Washington in mid August for TI6, the pinnacle of all Dota 2 major events.
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December 31st, 20151The Shanghai Major invites, both direct and regional, have been revealed by Valve, in partnership with Perfect World. Sixteen teams - eight directly invited and eight qualified ones - will travel to Shanghai to compete for a $3 million prize-pool in this winter’s Dota Major.
December 6th, 201521The Frankfurt Major was the first tournament of the new circuit implemented by Valve. Spanning over several days, with 99 games played, the tournament has plenty of interesting factoids and statistics. Here are some of the most interesting Frankfurt Major stats.
Article written by Corey "Cart" Hospes, in collaboration with...
December 5th, 20150Shanghai Major Qualifiers are already around the corner. The second Dota 2 Major will be held in Shanghai, China March 2nd-6th at Mercedes – Benz Arena with a set $3,000,000 prize pool. The Open Qualifiers will take place January 3rd – 6th with the Regional Qualifiers directly following from the 7th – 10th. Team registration for...
December 2nd, 20153DotaBlast met Dota 2 statistician and panelist, Alan "Nahaz" Bester, for an interview, at The Frankfurt Major.
Alan Bester is a Professor of Economics at the University of Western Ontario, in Canada. He seems like one of those professors who can easily inspire students to stand on their desks in scholar rapture. His speech is learned,...
November 30th, 20151DotaBlast met Virtus.Pro's Sergey Alexandrovich "G" Bragin for an interview, one day after his team was eliminated from the Frankfurt Major. God touched on Virtus.Pro's elimination series and the team's reluctance to make roster changes and described his odyssey of self-realization as a Dota 2 player, at length.
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