Dota 2 Controversy Dota Blast

Controversy

Flipsid3, PR, ProDota, DB ripped off after tournament organizer disappears with prize money

June 2nd, 201644 Dota 2 Stars Arena and Solid Dota 2 Challenge - two tournaments organized by Chris Lombard - have yet to pay out $9,000 in prize money to the winning teams despite...

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Mineski Dota may pursue legal action against former players for breach of contract

April 29th, 201623 Mineski Dota may be filing charges and pursue legal action against former players for breach of contract. The organization has revealed that this is a step towards the...

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Valve clears Ewolves and Infamous of match-fixing ProDota Cup Americas series

March 3rd, 201623 Valve has cleared both Ewolves and Infamous of match-fixing during the ProDota Cup Americas. Valve has run an extensive investigation, at the request of Sam "Sammy"...

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2GD fired from the Shanghai Major mid-series, no explanation given by Valve and Perfect World

February 26th, 20166 James "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...

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ProDota Cup Americas: Ewolves and Infamous banned next season over match-fixing

February 24th, 20161 The ProDota Cup Americas was immersed in scandal during the third place decider series between Ewolves and Infamous, Sunday night. Both teams were under the suspicion of...

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Team Secret allegedly owes money to former players and manager

February 18th, 20165 Team Secret allegedly owe money to former players and manager. Evany "the_evany" Chang, current manager of OG and ex manager of Team Secret, has accused the Team Secret...

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EternaLEnVy video blog ignites response from V1lat: "Show some respect!"

April 29th, 20151 Recent EternaLEnVy video blog in regards to the Dota 2 Majors and his experience at the StarLadder StarSeries 12 LAN finals has sparked reactions from Vitalli "V1lat"...

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Teams cutting corners, relocating to "weaker" regions. Should Valve address the issue?

April 22nd, 20150 With TI invites and qualifiers around the corner and many major LAN tournament qualifiers underway, the issue has been raised about team regional status and what...

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ViCi Gaming receive death threats and ISIS videos

April 17th, 20152 ViCi Gaming's 2-0 loss to LGD, in yesterday's VP Game Pro League, got supporters worked up to an aggressive extent. The Chinese organization claims to have received...

IKEA instructed to change name coming into Kiev Major EU regional qualifiers - Now 4 protect five

'To the end' - Ad Finem parts ways with their Dota 2 team

Changes in Team Secret Management: Kemal steps down, John Yao appointed CEO

XBOCT signed by Russian Premier League organization FC Anji

FATA returns to competitive play, forms new team

2016 debutantes and break out players from around the world

YapzOr nominated for Red Bull's "Best Esports Player of the Month"

SumaiL shortlisted as one of the most influential teens of 2016 by Time.com

The International 2018 - who will qualify and who are the favourites to win?

Newbee, LGD.FY, Secret invited to Perfect World Masters minor

Liquid, OG, Secret, VP to square off in ROG DreamLeague season 8 EU+CIS qualifiers

Barcelona to host the WESG Dota 2 2017 Europe and CIS regional qualifiers

Trumps travel ban; The International, careers, tournaments at stake

New Patch update 7.02

ESL plans for television style production value

FC Copenhagen brings Maelk on board as esports director

Dota 2 API Key allegations and implications: A case against LGD owner, Pan "RuRu" Jie

Sources: Monkey Business to play under a new brand

Sources: London Conspiracy squad no longer with the organization

London Conspiracy to replace Vega Squadron for MLG Pro League LAN finals

Special Event; Dark Moon available for a limited time

Battle Cup Winter 2017; Chance for six teams to participate in Kiev Major regional qualifiers

Charity; Gamers can make a difference

TI6 Trove Carafe and Lockless Luckvase released

bOne7 interview: "I told Envy I want to coach his team so that I can build up my reputation and start playing again"

SingSing interview: "I'm going to quit pro Dota forever, this has been my last tournament"

MVP.QO interview: What makes MVP special, road to 9K MMR, personal background

swindlemelonzz interview: Early struggles, family support, blunt chronicle of the scene

Dear Dota 2 personalities, you should be the ones setting up a good example

Dota 2 tournaments: Watch out for the elusive cash cow!

Team Secret accused again for allegedly owing money

Flipsid3, PR, ProDota, DB ripped off after tournament organizer disappears with prize money

Mineski Dota may pursue legal action against former players for breach of contract

Valve clears Ewolves and Infamous of match-fixing ProDota Cup Americas series

Changes in MatchMaking; No ranked group games, Random Draft & Captains Mode out of Solo Queue

The curious incident of the Kiev Major tickets: A look into event ticketing

Valve issues cease operations notice to third party betting websites

The Spring Cleaning 2016 Update

Biased gender role cast poses question: How inclusive has esports become for women?

Valve, The International 6 and Miracle- among winners at the Esports Industry Awards 2016

Puppey featured as a guest speaker for TEDx at TTÜ

Miami University to launch first varsity esports program

Valve answers MMR complaints with new update

From Dota 2 to Overwatch – a game comparison

Ten changes you need to know as you boot Dota 7.00

Ten of the most important changes in patch 6.87

Understanding The Offlane Jungle

Frankfurt Major stats: Of Sides, Farm, and Rapiers

Beyond summary: truly understanding 6.85 Phantom Lancer, Gyrocopter and Intelligence Cores

6.84 items - winners, losers, equine superheroes, and pizza rolls

6.84 myths and realities

Dota 2 Bot API on the horizon

BecomeTheGamer drafting assistant: a statistically better drafting phase

Loot Market: one secure way to sell your Dota 2 items for real cash

Gamekit: Earn points and exchange them for Steam dollars!

The best Dota 2 tournaments for gamblers

TI5 VIP passes, limited eligibility

Sold Out! The International 5 tickets gone in minutes

The International 5 tickets on sale soon

coL undefeated, Wheel Whreck features first female player to advance through Kiev Major NA Open Qualifiers

Purge and Day[9] embark on their first adventure tonight

Arcana Votes: Eight heroes remain

City Hall employees fired for playing Dota 2 at work

ARS ART meltdown: "Artstyle is another player!"

How to Techies

TI5 compendium: The Summoning comic and other rewards

ESP giveaway: win an Arcana item (UPDATE: WINNER!)

ESP giveaway: win 100 Battle Pass levels (UPDATE: WINNER!)

LootMarket giveaway: win a $75 gift card (UPDATE: Winner!)

LootMarket giveaway: seven weeks, seven arcanas (UPDATE: WINNERS!)

We are live! What to expect

Team Secret accused again for allegedly owing money