August 3rd, 20152The biggest Dota 2 championship of the year and largest esports event to date, The International 5, will take place August 3rd through 8th, at the KeyArena, in Seattle. Sixteen of the best Dota 2 teams in the world will square off over the course of six days, for a chance to win the coveted Aegis of the Champions Trophy. The TI5 schedule...
July 30th, 20154As one of the most aggressive carry players out there, Natus Vincere's Alexander "XBOCT" Dashkevich has been known to single-handedly win or lose games for his team. He started his professional career playing DotA in 2009, and joined Na’Vi a year later. Natus Vincere is the only team Alexander has been on in his entire Dota 2 career....
July 30th, 20150With the first three days down and only one to go, the TI5 group stage standings are starting to paint a clear picture on the teams' seeding for the main event. Team Secret and LGD are still tied for the first position in Group A. Cloud 9 went undefeated and slid into the third position. Meanwhile, Wild Card winners CDEC continue to...
July 29th, 20151Hailed as of the best drafters and captains of recent times, Belorussian player Artsiom "fng" Barshack joined Virtus.Pro in December of 2014. Since then, he has led the team to many accomplishments. In his TI5 player profile, fng talks about how he first started out, his short-lived period as Natus Vincere's captain, his mother and the...
July 28th, 20150North American team compLexity Gaming swept through 2011 The International champions, Natus Vincere, with little resistance. Na'Vi will face against Team Secret next, while compLexity are currently currently trying to tie their series versus Invictus Gaming.
July 17th, 20150Alliance is the fourth team to receive an invitation for the Gaming Resorts Dota 2 tournament, which will take place this fall, in Portorož, Slovenia, between September 10-12. Alliance, Natus Vincere, Team Empire and Ninjas in Pyjamas will lock horns with four other teams yet to be announced, for a $50,000 prize pool.
July 13th, 20150Teams are struggling to secure their TI5 visas. A couple of hours after Natus Vincere announced that Akbar “Sonneiko” Butaev’s US visa was denied for the third time, it is Vega Squadron's turn to ask for Valve's help. Semion "CemaTheSlayeR" Krivulya's visa application was rejected once again and his chances to attend TI5 are...
July 13th, 20151Akbar “Sonneiko” Butaev’s US visa has been denied for the third time. Natus Vincere are approaching the end of their rope. If Sonneiko fails to obtain his US visa, Na'Vi will be left with limited options: they either find an approved replacement, or lose their TI5 spot altogether.
June 15th, 20150The DreamLeague Season 3 LAN playoffs held at Dreamhack Summer, in Jönköping, Sweden, are now live for the third and final day. Three teams – Natus Vincere, Virtus.Pro, and Ninjas in Pyjamas are still in the run for the championship title.
June 15th, 20150The second day of the DreamLeague Season 3 LAN playoffs at DreamHack Summer has concluded. Na'Vi bested Virtus.Pro, 2:1, in the Upper Bracket finals and have advanced to the grand finals. Ninjas in Pyjamas eliminated their fellow Swedes Alliance from the competition.