September 2nd, 20162Austin "Capitalist" Walsh, one of the most prevalent casters in Dota 2 will be leaving his position at Join Dota to return to the United States and pursue an independent, freelancing career. Capitalist joined the ranks of Toby "Tobiwan" Dawson at Join Dota in 2013 where he climbed the rungs of success and popularity.
I'm leaving...
August 19th, 20161Chen "Hao" Zhihao has announced that he will be taking a hiatus this upcoming year for at least six months or even longer. The highly decorated and popular Chinese carry player has been playing with Newbee for the last year and led the organization to the championship title for TI4. There has been no official information from Newbee in...
June 5th, 201618TI6 prize pool has already surpassed $10,000,000 in 19 days. If we take away the $1,600,000 Valve chipped in, we’re left with over $8,518,768 raised by the community. However, only 25% of the proceeds of each sale contributes to the prize pool. Therefore, the Dota 2 community actually spent over $34,075,000 on TI6 Battle Passes and...
May 23rd, 201610TI6 prize pool has already surpassed $7,238,000 - a 352.38% increase in only six days. If we take away the $1,600,000 Valve chipped in, we’re left with over $5,638,000 raised by the community. However, only 25% of the proceeds of each sale contributes to the TI6 prize pool. Therefore, the Dota 2 community actually spent over...
April 7th, 20162The first wave of The International 6 tickets have already sold out in approximately one hour after a barrage of errors and site problems. A second chance will be given to fans in less than 12 hours, 10:00pm PT/07:00 CEST. The main event is set to run for six days, from Monday, August 8th, through Saturday, August 13th.
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March 27th, 20161Kaipi is stacked with their new roster. Armand "bOne7" Pittner, Mihai "canceL^^" Antonio and Alexandru "ComeWithMe" Crăciunescu welcome WehSing "SingSing" Yuen and Sébastien "7ckingMad" Debs to the team for the new major season. Both 7ckingMad and SingSing most recently played in Monkey Freedom Fighters.
Kaipi. #SpringShuffle...
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...
January 14th, 20161ESPN will be launching an Esports section alongside its regular coverage of traditional sports. Darin Kwilinski of Azubu, Rod "Slasher" Breslau and Tyler "Fionn" Erzberger will be leading the section with their experience and knowledge. The first week content will be released shortly and will include "profiles on gamers who have...
August 10th, 20151On their home turf, Evil Geniuses managed to turn the odds to their favor and claim the TI5 Aegis of Champions and $6.6 million in prize money, thus becoming the first American team to win The International.
August 2nd, 20150Zhang "Mu" Pan has numerous achievements credited to his name, but none are as significant as his last year's championship title at The International 4. In Mu's TI5 player profile, the defending champion discloses the important traits needed by players and teams in order to become successful and talks about this year's hopes for another...