WESG 2017 kicked off the previous era of PH esports Last year, TNC Pro Team went down in history as the first all-Filipino Dota 2 squad to achieve a golden finish in a global premier tournament. They bested 24 of the world’s best Dota 2 teams in the World Electronic Sports Games 2016 to walk away with the Dota … Read more
VGJ.Thunder jumps to 6th place of DPC Ranking Virtus.pro became the first Dota 2 squad to claim a spot at The International 2018 after securing a grand final bout against VGJ.Thunder in The Bucharest Major, the fourth Major tournament of the Dota Pro Circuit. At least 5847 DPC points were required for a team to be directly invited at this year’s … Read more
The new all-Filipino squad will be tested in Globe PPGL 2018 After his rather lackluster journey with multiple international Dota 2 teams, the Filipino wunderkind Avelino “Ab1ng” Parungao III was finally able to find home in a newly formed all-Filipino Dota 2 line-up DeTonator. Ab1ng was Entity Gaming’s offlaner for nearly a year before he got to … Read more
Fnatic’s backdoor versus Team Secret was a standout moment in the tournament So Jacky EternaLEnVy Mao did another AMA on Reddit. He’s done enough of these that even he doesn’t remember how many he’s done (this is his 4th, for the record). This time, thankfully, there are a lot less pandering anime questions, and more questions … Read more
ESL One Katowice 2018 Recap Image Banner © Helena Kristiansson via ESL 24 days after Vladimir “RodjER” Nikogosyan’s addition to the official line-up, Virtus.pro was able to clinch the number one spot on the Dota Pro Circuit leaderboards. The Russian-based organization was behind Team Secret and Team Liquid at the Dota Pro Circuit rankings before beating Vici Gaming, 3-1, at the grand final … Read more
Ez B̶u̶g̶a̶t̶t̶i̶ Mercedes is back! Banner © ESL Dota 2 The most valuable player at the ESL One Katowice 2018, the third Major tournament of the Dota Pro Circuit, will be driving home a brand new Mercedez Benz car. ESL One, in partnership with Mercedez Benz, announced the return of the Mercedez Benz Most Valuable Player. The community will help … Read more
PH’s most explosive player is back in action! TaskUs Titan‘s fresh all-Filipino five-man stack has survived the grueling rounds of the Dota 2 Asia Championship Southeast Asian Open Qualifiers last night, to advance to the Major tournament’s regional qualifiers. Linuel “Teehee” Abanto, Ryan “Bimbo” Qui, Ryo “RyOr” Hasegawa, Carlo “BDz” Manalo, and Kenneth “Flysolo” Coloma were able … Read more
The documentary is an industry-first for PH esports Kuwentong Dota (Dota Stories), a PH esports documentary, is set to debut tomorrow night, February 16, 2018, on the ESPN5 channel at 11:15 PM. Kuwentong Dota Trailer © Sports5 Facebook The show will follow the players of the Globe PPGL 2018, as they fight their way towards … Read more
Other participants are yet to decide Virtus.pro, the number one Russia-based Dota 2 team, has officially announced that they will no longer participate in the Galaxy Battles II: Emerging Worlds, an international Dota 2 tournament set to take place in the Philippines this January, after Valve removed its Major status today. In a press release … Read more
The curse has been broken Banner and thumbnail images © ESL One Newbee was finally able to exact their redemption from the sweeping they suffered last The International as they beat Team Liquid, 3-2, in the grand finals of the ESL One Genting 2018, the eighth Minor tournament of the Dota Pro Circuit. Despite Newbee’s consistent dominance throughout the … Read more