September 22nd, 20150The substitute role has recently been introduced to Dota 2. Seventy-three players are listed as substitutes for the 82 teams registered in the first Major. For now, the concept is in a bit of a grey area, however, it seems like the substitute will simply be the go-to stand-in or the only stand-in allowed for Dota 2 teams in the upcoming...
August 22nd, 20150The first Major will be held in Europe in November and will include directly invited teams and qualified teams. Rosters must be locked in by September 5th to be eligible for direct invitations or regional qualifier invitations and will be issued on October 5th. Open qualifiers will be held starting October 6 and Regional Qualifiers will...
August 5th, 20151The first leads of information regarding the vague, yet highly anticipated first Dota 2 Major have surfaced at TI5. Valve's Erik Johnson has disclosed for IGN that the first Dota 2 Major - expected to take place this fall, will be held in Europe.
May 11th, 20154In less than two weeks' time, Valve has turned the Dota 2 world upside-down. First with the announcement of the Dota 2 Majors and then with the TI5 direct invites and qualifiers announcement, the community has been buzzing around the clock about tournament weight, invite criteria and the future of independent tournaments.
April 27th, 201512Big news from Valve regarding a revamping of the current approach and introduction of a new system and format for the competitive scene. Valve will be sponsoring, in partnership with third party organizers, three additional "marquee" events to take place quarterly, with The Internationals being the pinnacle of all the events.
The...