July 19th, 20166Well-known Dota 2 statistician and panelist Alan "Nahaz" Bester will coach Wild Card contenders compLexity Gaming for the upcoming International 6.
Alan Bester is a Professor of Economics at the University of Western Ontario, in Canada.
Bester’s academic matters have kept him busy for quite some time. But in recent years,...
May 5th, 20165The ESL One Frankfurt 2016 talent has been revealed, just over a month before the event is scheduled to start. Twelve well-known casters, analysts, observers and stats staff will travel to Frankfurt to cover both the group stages and the main event. ESL One Frankfurtwill take place June 18-19th at Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt, Germany....
February 24th, 20166With the Shanghai Major starting tomorrow, Nahaz, Blaze and PimpmuckL dust off the crystal ball and make a handful of prognostications.
Shanghai Major predictions: Nahaz
Nahaz: If the Major started tomorrow, EHOME are the favorites. They played the best Dota I've seen yet in 6.86 in their MarsTV win. But I think EG...
December 2nd, 20151DotaBlast 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 5th, 20150With just more than a week before the first Major, ESL has announced the Frankfurt Major talent and broadcast team.
Included in the team are 12 casters and analysts, five hosts and five observers and stats staff to cover both the group stages and the playoffs main event.
The event takes place between November 13-21 in Frankfurt...
October 14th, 20150The schedule has been released for the upcoming MLG World Finals gearing up to take place at the Ernest N. Morial Center in New Orleans, LA, between October 16-18. Six invited teams - MVP.Phoenix, Team Secret, CDEC Gaming, LGD Gaming, Evil Geniuses, Virtus.Pro - and two qualified ones from the European and North-American regions -...
September 16th, 20150With only two more weeks to go, and two more teams to be determined for competing in the ESL One New York event for the $250,000 prize pool, the final pieces are falling into place. ESL has revealed the list of talent and hosts for the ESL One New York Super Week taking place at the Madison Square Garden between October 3-4.
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 27th, 20150Big 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...
April 19th, 20153Last 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...
