Newbee Fails to Make History Image credit: MineskiTV The two-week grand Dota 2 showdown has finally come to an end. Team Liquid denied Newbee and Faith their chance to be Dota 2 history’s first two-time Aegis of Champions bearer after sweeping them at the grand finals of The International 2017. The Kuroky-led squad’s grand final … Read more
One Down, Two More Chinese Teams To Go Team Liquid and LGD.ForeverYoung are set to meet for the first time since their last clashes at EPICENTER 2017. It doesn’t seem too long ago since it only happened last June but for the past couple of months, two updates were already patched. Both of the teams’ … Read more
The OpenAI project has created a terrifying Shadow Fiend player Image credit: Dota 2 This morning, on The International 2017 main stage, Dendi played a 1v1 with perhaps the toughest opponent he has ever faced. His lane opponent in this special Shadow Fiend only-mid mirror match was no 10k MMR player, no TI winner, no … Read more
OG, Empire, VP bow out The fourth day of The International 2017 main event claimed three western teams’ tournament lives. The combined forces of Team Empire and Virtus.pro weren’t enough to douse the burning desire of Team Liquid to extend their shot at this year’s Aegis of Champions as both got eliminated by the Kuroky-led … Read more
TNC players fail to repeat history against the team that made their careers The most anticipated rematch between TNC Pro Team and Team OG did not turn out the way TNC fans desperately wanted it to turn out. Rewriting history #OGwings #TI7 — Tal Aizik (@talflyaizik) August 9, 2017 The four-time Valve Major champions finally … Read more
TNC loses to LFY only to face OG next © Dota 2 Instagram Down one game after a hard-fought match, TNC Pro Team surprised the Dota 2 community with a Broodmother pick for Kuku earlier today in their series against LGD Gaming.ForeverYoung. Broodmother is a hero we rarely see get a chance to see in a … Read more
Can They Get Past the Chinese Powerhouse? The moment of the greatest upset in the history of Dota still stays fresh in my memory. The falsetto of TobiWan excitedly shouting how Team OG is preparing for TNC Pro Team’s final high ground siege, SamH catching two important heroes on his Chronosphere, and Miracle- dropping his … Read more
From Open Qualifiers, to the SEA Qualifiers, to the Group Stages, to the Main Event Image credit: Dota 2 If you’re not updated with the day’s events, feel free to scroll our Facebook page for our various edits from our coverage of the first day of The International 2017 main event. Also here’re the brackets: You’ll notice … Read more
Right Place at the Right Time The International 2017 main event series opener between Invictus Gaming and Team Liquid can be summarized in three syllables: XXS — EternaLEnVy (@EternaLEnVy1991) August 7, 2017 Ever since the start of the series, IG’s 17-year old offlaner couldn’t help but steal the show. From Xxs’ stomping of Team Liquid … Read more
Kids, Don’t Try This at Home The main event for The International 2017 is just about to start but we’ve already seen some great matches during the group stages, many of them featuring crazy out of this world strats from the best players in the world. As awesome as it may look during their games … Read more