July 6th, 201512Less than a month before The International 5, EHOME's mid player, Chen "Cty" Tianyu, got his US visa request denied. The Chinese organization is asking for help. If Cty is not able to obtain his US visa in due time, EHOME will be forced to find an approved replacement for TI5.
July 4th, 20150Valve has announced that TI5 Pubstomps is now live for organization or attendance registration. For those who are unable to attend The International 5, TI5 Pubstomps is an opportunity to share the excitement in a live setting with others, in various locations around the world.
July 2nd, 2015894Akbar "Sonneiko" Butaev's US visa has been denied for a second time. On the other hand, Team Empire's player Maxim "yoky" Kim has finally received his visa, after having it denied twice. With TI5 right around the corner, the pressure for approved applications and appeals increases, as teams fear the worst.
May 23rd, 201522This year brings about a change in TI5 VIP upgrade process, whereas upgrade eligibility will be drawn randomly from event attendees that have linked their tickets to their steam accounts.
May 17th, 20152The first day of the TI5 Open Qualifiers is over with a total of 192 teams in three regions left standing. Remaining teams will continue today for the chance to compete in the main Regional Qualifiers.
May 16th, 20150The opportunity of a lifetime for one team from each of the European, Southeast Asian and Americas regions lays in the TI5 Open Qualifiers. 2294 teams have joined the race.
May 15th, 20150Summer's Rift have been dropped from the TI5 Americas qualifiers and will have to play in the Open Qualifiers this upcoming weekend, in order to secure a chance to go to Seattle, for The International 5.
May 14th, 20150Dota 2 personality, caster and statistician Bruno "Statsman" Carlucci has announced that he accepted a position as a software engineer at Valve, and will no longer be on the community side of the scene.
May 12th, 20150The International prize pool is already more than halfway to the 15 million dollar mark in just 10 days, with 90 days to go. The $7,000,000 stretch goal was reached three days ago. However, the Immortal Treasure II reward was unlocked only in theory, with no sign of the immortal items yet.
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.
