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A teaser for the The International 2021 True Sight for Team Spirit was released during PGL Arlington Major 2022, revealing the date for the TI10 True Sight premiere. You can watch the teaser trailer below: True Sight TI10 Premiere: September 24, 2022 After a very long wait (probably the longest wait for a True Sight […]

The International 2022 venue has been revealed. The International 11 is headed to Singapore, with it becoming the first-ever SEA TI venue. Valve has been hinting at the TI11 venue for the past few days during the Stockholm Major. But now, it’s confirmed that The International 2022 venue will be in the Suntec Arena, Singapore. […]

From FPS to MOBAs, the global esports scene has continued to thrive this past year. With the pandemic still dragging on, most fans are continuing to tune in by watching through their computer screens. Whether from the hype surrounding the prestige of the competition itself, or for the hotly anticipated rivalries between iconic players, esports […]

Dota 2‘s The International 10 has concluded, with Team Spirit beating out PSG.LGD in the Grand Finals. This led to Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulating the CIS team for their glorious victory, and PSG.LGD deciding that they’ll be sticking together to try again next year. Meanwhile, everyone else in the Dota Pro Circuit is on […]

Team Spirit of the Eastern Europe region has done it: they have claimed The Aegis. The CIS team beat PSG.LGD, one of the most favored teams in the tournament, in a grueling Best-of-5 that almost saw a reverse sweep. Team Spirit, composed of Yatoro, TORONTOTOKYO, Collapse, Mira, Miposhka, and led by captain Silent, reclaims The Aegis for the CIS region, ten […]

Dota 2‘s newest hero was announced by Valve during The International 10. Who is it, you ask? Why, it’s no other than Marci, Mirana’s servant and muscle, originally introduced in the Netflix animated series DOTA: Dragon’s Blood. It’s already a tradition at this point, that Valve announces a brand new hero towards the tail end of […]

The three-peat dream is no more. Fans will see a new team take the Dota 2 crown at The International (TI) 2021, with back-to-back defending champions OG crashing out of TI10 today. OG supporters, meanwhile, will have to come to terms with their team’s dissatisfying finish this year. As the biggest and most prestigious event […]

UPDATE: OG has since announced that Ceb will be making it and will be competing in The International.   Two-time The International champions OG might not be able to compete with their offlaner Sébastien “Ceb” Debs for TI10. Enter Team Liquid’s Michael “miCKe” Vu, the offlaner who might replace Ceb in case the Frenchman can’t […]

Only a week after opening ticket sales, Valve announces that Dota 2 The International 10 will no longer have a live audience. This follows a drastic increase in COVID-19 cases in Romania, where the tournament will be held. Originally, the plan was to hold the tournament in the 55,000-seater Arena Nationala. But instead of roaring cheers and […]

Valve has just released the Dota 2 The International 10 Compendium. It is free to everyone who has access to the Dota 2 client. It features a lot of fun ways for fans to join in on the TI10 experience, even if none of us will be attending the tournament in person. With that said, we made this Dota 2 TI10 […]

The biggest prize pool in esports is going up for grabs in Romania this October, with Dota 2’s The International – today, Valve has also released the International Compendium. It will be a special feature coming to the Dota 2 in-game client to celebrate the game’s biggest event. The official announcement reads: “The field of […]

Team Undying, one of the teams headed to Dota 2 The International 10, struggles to prepare for the world’s most prestigious esports tournament, a few months before it starts. The team formed in January of this year as a group of teamless pros shooting for TI10. Team Undying is composed of multi-time tournament champions: Enzo “Timado” Gianoli, […]

After a heart-wrenching loss to OG in the finals of The International 10 EU Qualifiers, Tundra Esports’ support player Jingjun “Sneyking” Wu typed out an emotional message to fans. He thanked several people and his team, then proceeded to apologize to the fans for his loss. Tundra Esports was a favorite to win the EU […]

The International 10 Regional Qualifiers are now officially over. We have the final list of eighteen teams competing in the grandest stage of them all, with OG and Elephant joining the fray. Elephant qualified first through the TI10 China Regional Qualifiers. Two-time TI runner-up fy will once again have a shot at the Aegis, along […]

No ana, no problem. OG Dota 2 will make things work, and King SumaiL will make it happen. The TI10 Western Europe Qualifiers has been one of the regional qualifiers for Dota 2 The International to be so packed with talent. But alas, there could only be one team that can qualify for TI10 at this point. And […]

By the time the tenth International Dota 2 Championship rolls around, Clement “Puppey” Ivanov will be the only remaining player to have attended them all. This follows after Kuro “KuroKy” Salehi Takhasomi’s elimination from TI10 Western European Qualifiers at the hands of OG. Puppey’s storied career in Dota 2 began with Natus Vincere with the […]

OG keeps the OG Dota 2 TI champions three-peat dream alive, at least for now. In a TI9 Grand Finals rematch, OG went head-to-head with Team Nigma. The number of championship Aegises between these two teams is many, with a two-time championship team taking on a one-time championship lineup. This is the second such matchup in this […]

Bucharest, Romania, will now be hosting The International Dota 2 Championships in October. Amid the turmoil caused by Sweden’s government not recognizing The International as an elite sporting event last June, Valve has finally secured a new venue for their biggest esports tournament. The city of Bucharest was speculated to be a top candidate to […]

The International Dota 2 Championship Regional Qualifiers are in full swing, but as of now we still don’t know where it will be held. In a statement from last June, Valve announced that it will no longer be held in Sweden, saying: “Over the course of the past year, Stockholm Live and Visit Stockholm continued […]

Two more slots grabbed during the Dota 2 TI10 Regional Qualifiers. Through the SEA Qualifiers, in goes Fnatic. Likewise, Undying secured theirs through the NA Qualifiers. It seems like our pattern-seeking methods were unfounded. Undying held their ground and stomped 4 Zoomers’ hopes to dust. While 4 Zoomers successfully eliminated bumble bEE’s in the lower bracket finals, […]

Undying has beaten 4 Zoomers in the TI10 NA Qualifiers. Does this mean that 4 Zoomers will be heading to The International? Undying and 4 Zoomers are the two best teams in NA after those that have already qualified for TI. That means behind Evil Geniuses and Quincy Crew, these two are the strongest in […]

Arkosh Gaming, a Dota 2 team created by SirActionSlacks as a meme (and also to increase viewership in NA Dota 2) just kicked Aui_2000 from its roster. In a tweet, Arkosh Gaming announced that it is parting ways with Aui. Arkosh Gaming had some choice words with the support superstar and former TI-champion Aui_2000. “[D]ue to his poor […]

The regional qualifiers for The International 10 are in full swing, and we’re now halfway through. This week, we’ll see which team will qualify in the TI10 NA and SEA qualifiers. Whoever wins will join SG E-Sports and Team Spirit in the list of qualified teams to TI10. As for the TI10 North American Regional […]

Valve shares that they might be forced to move The International – Dota 2 Championships elsewhere in Europe this year. Dota 2 The International 10 might need to find a new home in Europe In a blog post, Valve shared their dealings with the Swedish government in trying to secure an “elite sporting event” designation for […]

With DPC 2021 drawn to a close at the end of the WePlay Dota 2 AniMajor, all eyes are now set on Dota 2’s biggest tournament – The International. TI10 is finally set to return for its tenth iteration this August, and Valve is hyping things up with activities for its fans. In a tweet […]

The final chance for teams to qualify to The International 10 will be through this year’s Regional Qualifiers. Teams who competed in the Regional Leagues but didn’t receive enough DPC Points to be part of the Top 12 will have to go through here. With the WePlay! Esports AniMajor Dota 2 tournament well on the way, we get […]

News on the Dota 2 website confirms that The International 10 will be coming this 2021. Valve has announced the date and venue for The International 10. The International Championships is considered to be the biggest competitive stage for Dota 2. It is an annual competition that features a series of tournaments, called the Dota […]

Who would’ve thought that a washed up and hopeless DOTA 2 player would end up redeeming himself by winning two of the most important milestones in DOTA history which paved the way for him being in the top 5 highest earners in esports history. That is the story of Sébastien “Ceb” Debs, a French DOTA […]

He was once a wonderchild who conquered the DOTA 2 scene in his teenage years. His most decorated accomplishment was winning the biggest tournament in esports, The International 2015 as a 16-year old prodigy, where he became the youngest player to win DOTA’s most prestigious event. His achievements have not only made him into a […]

A string of consecutive The International victories have placed OG in the top of DOTA 2’s food chain not only in terms of legacy but also in terms of overall networth. In fact, the top five earners in esports stem from them, for this one we are looking at Jerax. OG would never be at […]