Tag: dota 2 news
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PGL to host the next Dota 2 Major in Arlington, Texas
Esports event organizers, PGL have announced that the final major of the DPC Season 2021-22 will be held in Arlington, Texas at the Esports Stadium Arlington. You should get most of these before your trip but even if you don’t, you can buy most of them from different LLC in Texas. This will be the…
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Ceb to stand-in for Misha, N0tail to coach OG at ESL One Stockholm 2022
OG Esports have announced that Sébastien “Ceb” Debs will replace team’s captain Mikhail “Misha” Agatov on the main roster while Johan “N0tail” Sundstein will be on the mic behind the team as both Misha and head coach Evgenii “Chuvash” Makarov will miss out the Major due to Visa issues. The announcement comes after just a…
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Ceb reveals best carry players and Mid Dota 2 Players in Regions
In a recent Twitch live stream, Sebastien “Ceb” Debs, a previous two-time winner of The International (TI) with OG, highlighted some of the top players in the mid and carry roles. Ceb chose his favorite carry player(s) from each of the six areas in answer to a question from the Twitch chat: North America (NA),…
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Top DOTA 2 players from SEA permanently banned by Valve for match-fixing
Southeast Asian Dota2 professionals Lai “AhJit” Jay Son and Cheng “vtFαded” Jia Hao have been banned for match-fixing and collusion. The duo headline the list of other eight Dota2 players from the SEA region who were convicted of the same felony. Beyond the Summit on March 12 surprisingly announced the disqualification of Team Orca from…
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Top Dota 2 Pros who aren’t present in the DPC
Teams had little over a month after The International 10 (TI10) ended in the middle of October 2021 to confirm their new lineups for the upcoming season of the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC). Changes within teams happened relatively quickly this time around due to the shorter time span, as contrast to past years when teams…
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N0tail to take a break from professional play, will mentor the new OG Dota2 Roster
The two time Ti champion has decided to step away from the professional scene of Dota 2 after a memorable journey with OG. Johan “N0tail” Sundstein will be taking a break as a player citing fatigue and would be taking up the role of as a mentor to help the forthcoming iteration of the OG…
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SumaiL, Saksa leave OG
Following Team Secret and Quincy Crew, OG have made changes to their Dota2 ahead of their forthcoming DPC run and further. OG on their blog website have announced the departure of Sumail “SumaiL” Hassan and Martin “Saksa” Sazdov from their active Dota2 roster and are now down to three players from the original squad who…
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The International viewer peak has tripled in the past four years
The analytical portal Esports Charts has published a new infographic showing how the dynamics of views of The International has changed since 2017. For example, the peak viewership rate for broadcasts have increased by about three times, and the number of hours of viewing have increased by two and a half times. Compared to the…
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The International 10 could be Ceb’s last tournament
After OG Esports’ loss at the hands of Team Spirit in the lower bracket, not only their 3-peat chance of running away with yet another Ti was sabotaged, a tweet from Sebastian “Ceb” Debs probably hinted at his retirement from professional Dota 2. Initially, Ceb came out of retirement back in mid-2020, replacing Syed Sumail…
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Dota 2: Valve reveals The International 10 groups
The 10th iteration of the “The International” will return to the European zone in Bucharest, Romania after a span of 11 years with Germany being the last venue to ever have hosted an International in 2011. Known as the “TI”, the latter had been an annual event until it was called off in 2020 amid…