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6 lessons we learned from The International 5

August 12th, 20150 Eighteen teams competed with every shred of passion and energy they could muster to become the ultimate holders of the TI5 Championship title and earn the highest...

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Trove Carafe and Lockless Luckvase: new immortals now available

August 1st, 20156 Valve has released the new TI5 Immortal Treasures: the Trove Carafe and Lockless Luckvase. The two new treasures feature items for Ancient Apparition, Bloodseeker,...

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Young man battles cancer, receives overwhelming support from Dota 2 community

July 23rd, 20150 Franco Duerme was rushed to an ER on August 22nd, 2014. After an emergency helicopter ride to Seattle and a moment when his heart stopped briefly, he was diagnosed with...

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Kaci Aitchison interview: TI5 and her dreams of bringing Dota 2 closer to the mainstream audience

July 21st, 20154 DotaBlast talked to Kaci Aitchison about her work for The International 5, her views on competitive gaming, and her dreams of bringing Dota 2 closer to the mainstream...

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Interview with ppasarel, Cloud 9 TI5 coach: "At first, I was a complete stranger to the staff"

July 20th, 20150 We are days away from The International 5 and many of the participating teams are already in the US, or bootcamping, tweaking and optimizing their strategies and putting...

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Kaci Aitchison and William Cho added to TI5 talent list

July 10th, 20150 Kaci Aitchison and William "Chobra" Cho have been added to the list of talent who will be participating at TI5 in Seattle, next month.

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TI5 prize pool: How we compare to 10 traditional sports

July 9th, 201556 The International 2015 prize pool - right now at a staggering $15,450,000, has once again broken the record for the biggest esports prize fund in history. Inherent...

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TI5 Pubstomps: share the excitement in a live setting!

July 4th, 20150 Valve 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...

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Dota 2 casters, analysts and content creators we should keep an eye on

June 29th, 20156 Valve has recently sent out invitations to the TI5 casters, analysts and hosts. Understandably, there were only a few slots to fill. Many more well-deserving Dota 2...

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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

Virtus.Pro to have their own stadium; Moscow Cyber Stadium