July 28th, 20151After almost 15 hours of back-to-back games, the TI5 group stage standings after the first day are somewhat unexpected. LGD tops Group A with six points, followed by The International 5 odds-on favorites, Team Secret, with four points. In the more balanced Group B, Vici Gaming took the lead after one victory and one tie. Team Empire,...
July 27th, 20150Sixteen of the best Dota 2 teams in the world will face each other over the course of four days, July 27-30, in the TI5 Group Stage. Unlike last year, all 16 teams will advance to the main event, after having established their seeding through the group phase.
July 27th, 20150A permanent fixture at The International and an iconic part of Chinese Dota through the years, LGD has maintained a remarkable presence in the regional and international Dota 2 scene. Regardless of roster changes or any extenuating circumstances, the team has always risen up to the occasion and are expected to keep up with tradition...
July 27th, 20150For the first time in history, Korea will be represented in the main event of The International, by not one, but two teams, both playing under the MVP banner. MVP.Hot6, a team that was barely known outside of the SEA region circles prior to the TI5 Southeast Asian qualifiers, has qualified for the main event and will face against 15...
July 27th, 20150Natus Vincere is Latin for "born to win", an aphorism that would prove to be true over and over again for the Ukrainian team. Boasting the record for the Dota 2 team with the most championships to date, success seems to come naturally for the team. Na'Vi have participated in all four previous International tournaments and took the...
July 27th, 20151Invictus Gaming is a Goliath on the landscape of Chinese Dota 2 teams. Towering above their counterparts with an indisputable presence, Invictus Gaming has been a part of virtually every premier and major tournament in the past year. TI5 will be their fifth International attendance.
July 27th, 20150CDEC and MVP.Phoenix prevail in the TI5 Wild Card series, as they earn the two remaining spots in the main tournament. The TI5 Wild Card winners will join the other 14 teams - ViCi Gaming, Evil Geniuses, Team Secret, Invictus Gaming, LGD Gaming, Cloud 9, Team Empire, Virtus.Pro, Newbee, Fnatic, EHOME, Na'Vi, Complexity, and MVP.Hot6ix -...
July 26th, 20151In the Southeast Asian region, which is typically given only one spot to represent a series of small countries, Korean team MVP.Phoenix has to compete heavily in order to keep themselves in the spotlight and gain international experience. During the past year, with the emergence of teams such as Rave and Fnatic (formerly known as Team...
July 26th, 20150The CDEC Dota 2 squad may be young, but they have served their apprenticeship under LGD Gaming's tutelage. That alone makes them a force to be reckoned with. Leading up to TI5, CDEC have faced off against all the top tier Chinese and even managed to pose a threat every now and then. They will go up against CIS team Vega Squadron in the...
July 26th, 20150Vega Squadron is an unexpected, but extremely welcomed addition to the TI5 Wild Card series. A little fish in a big pond, the CIS team maneuvered through more experienced and favored teams in a heavily stacked regional qualifier series. On July 26th, starting with 18:00 CEST, they will go up against Chinese team CDEC, in the TI5 Wild...
