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Singapore - The International Dota 2 Championships 2022 will be held in Singapore!

Dota 2 players from all over the world will be going to Singapore on October 2022 to compete for the Aegis of Champions.

This is the first time for the Southeast Asian region.

Check out this trailer:

Bucharest, Romania - The International Dota 2 Championships 2021 winners are Team Spirit.

Congratulations to:

Illya "Yatoro" Mulyarchuk

Alexander "TORONTOTOKYO" Khertek

Magomed "Collapse" Khalilov

Miroslaw "Mira" Kolpakov

Yaroslav "Miposhka" Naidenov

Airat "Silent" Gaziev

Prize: $18,208,300.

DAC2017
The biggest Chinese Dota 2 tournament is back!



DAC 2017 will be having 12 Dota 2 teams compete in Shanghai, China prior to The Kiev Major.

From April 1-4, Dota2 teams from all over the world will be fighting it out to see who shall win the DAC 2017 crown.

Note:
The last Dota 2 Asia Championships was held back in 2015.

Hashtag:
#DAC2017

The Boston Major
The first major Dota 2 event in Boston will happen on December 2016.


Prize Pool: 3 Million Dollars
Number of Dota 2 teams: 16 teams
Date: December 7 – 10, 2016 at Wang Theatre in Boston, USA.

TI6 Dota 2 invites

6 Dota 2 teams have been directly invited by Seattle to The International 2016.


OG (Europe)
Team Liquid (Europe)
Newbee (China)
MVP Phoenix (South Korea)
Natus Vincere (Ukraine)

The other slots will be up for grabs.

Prize pool is expected to exceed TI5's 18,429,613 USD.

Which team are you cheering for?

The Philippines will be holding the last Dota 2 major prior to TI6.

12 Dota 2 teams have been invited by Valve to show up in Manila, Philippines.


Prize Pool: 3 million USD

Dota 2 teams:
Team Secret
Team Liquid
Evil Geniuses
MVP Phoenix
Wings Gaming
Vici Gaming Reborn
Fnatic
OG
Complexity Gaming
Alliance
Natus Vincere
LGD Gaming

Are you ready for The Manila Major?

Frankfurt Major 2015

The biggest eSport in the world just got bigger with the 2015 Dota 2 Majors.
The Frankfurt 2015 Dota 2 Major is the first Dota 2 Major and will have a 3 million USD prize pool.



Venue: Festhalle Messe in Frankfurt, Germany
Schedule: November 16 - 21, 2015
Producer: ESL
Ticket prices: FREE except during the finals (November 21, 2015)
Prize Pool: 3 million dollars
Number of teams: 16

Seattle, Washington - Evil Geniuses (United States) defeated CDEC (China) 3-1 in the International Dota 2 Championships 2015 Grand Finals.


EG Dota 2 Players:
UniVeRsE - Saahil Arora
Aui_2000 - Kurtis Ling
Fear - Clinton Loomis
ppd - Peter Dager
Suma1L - Sumail Hassan Syed

Prize won: $6,630,109.20

Six Million Dollar Echo Slam!

Congratulations to EG!

4 additional Dota 2 teams will be joining the TI5 Regionals after winning the TI5 Open Qualifiers.
These teams battled it out to emerge as the top teams among thousands of competitors.


SEA - Southeast Asia Open Qualifier winner: 
INVASION of MALAYSIA
(defeated EXECRATION of THE PHILIPPINES)

EU - European Opean Qualifier winner:
YELLOW SUBMARINE of RUSSIA
(defeated PUB PLAYERS of THE EUROPEAN UNION)

AM - Americas Open Qualifier winner:
UNKNOWN.xiu of PERU
(defeated eGamersX of CHILE)

CN - China Open Qualifier winner:
The Wings Gaming of CHINA
(defeated Newbee Miracle of CHINA)

See also:
Dota 2 teams in the TI5 REGIONAL QUALIFIERS

The International 2015 Regional Qualifiers

With the following TI5 direct invites almost set in stone, these are the Dota 2 teams that will most likely fight for the TI5 regional qualifier slots.


Note: The list is not final but the finalized list will look more or less like this.

Europe Qualifiers:
1. Ninjas in Pyjamas (Sweden)
2. Natus Vincere (Ukraine)
3. Hellraisers (Russia)
4. Burden United (European Union)
5. Vega Squadron (Russia)
6. 4 Anchors + Sea Captain (Finland)
7. London Conspiracy (Greece)
8. PowerRangers (Belarus)
9.  Alliance (Sweden)
10. Yellow Submarine (Russia)

SEA Qualifiers:
1. Rave (Philippines)
2. MVP Phoenix (South Korea)
3. Mineski (Philippines)
4. Signature Trust (Thailand)
5. G Guard (Malaysia)
6. 5eva (Singapore)
7. TnC Gaming (Philippines)
8. MVP.Hot6ix (South Korea)
9. Can't Say Wips (Singapore)
10. Invasion (Malaysia)
 
China Qualifiers:
1.CDEC (China)
2. HGT (China)
3. EHOME (China)
4. Tongfu (China)
5. Old Boys (China)
6. Vici Gaming Potential (China)
7. Newbee Youth (China)
8. Tongfu Wanzhou (China)
9. Energy Pacemaker (China)
10. (China Open Winner)

Americas:
1. Team Tinker (North America)
2. Complexity Gaming (United States)
3. Not Today (Peru)
4. Summer's Rift (United States)
5. Wheel Whreck While Whistling (United States)
6. Leviathan (United States)
7. Root Gaming (United States)
8. Boreal eSports (Canada)
9. North American Rejects (United States)
10.  (Americas Open Winner)

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Starting in Fall 2015, the professional Dota 2 scene will be having 4 major tournaments culminating with the International Dota 2 Championships.



Road To TI6:
Fall 2015 Championship
Winter 2015 Championship
Spring 2016 Championship
The International 2016 Dota 2 Championship

The marquee tournaments will see the top Dota 2 teams competing at premier venues around the world.

The biggest eSport just got bigger!

Top Dota 2 Teams in Tournament Earnings
(Post TI4 - Pre TI5)


Using datdota.com, the top Dota 2 teams in terms of tournament earnings were arranged from top to bottom. Ladies and gentlemen, these are the top 10 Dota 2 teams in terms of tournament earnings after TI4 as of April 21, 2015.

1. Evil Geniuses (United States) - 1,643,088 USD
2. Vici Gaming (China) - 693,409 USD
3. Secret (European Union) - 513,203 USD
4. Cloud 9 (European Union) - 433,339 USD
5. Newbee (China) - 414,729 USD
6. Rave (Philippines) - 253,962 USD
7. Invictus Gaming (China) - 208,805 USD
8. Natus Vincere (Ukraine) - 181,987 USD
9. Team Empire (Russia) - 166,227 USD
10. LGD (China) - 154,091 USD

It would be great to see how the list changes after TI5.

Note: Big God (China - 7th) was removed from the list since the team has disbanded.

#TI5 is the biggest gaming event for the year 2015.

Name of event: The International Dota 2 Championship 2015
Hashtag: #TI5
Venue: KeyArena, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Schedule: August 3, 2015 to August 8, 2015


Disclaimer:
Even though we announced the TI4 invites a couple weeks ahead, our TI5 list has not been confirmed by our insider. This list is a speculation that considers achievements, history and team stability in mind.

Dota 2 Teams Invited:
1. Team Secret (European Union)
2. Vici Gaming (China)
3. Evil Geniuses (United States)
4. Invictus Gaming (China)
5. Cloud 9 (European Union)
6. Team Empire (Russia)
7. Team Malaysia (Malaysia)
8. LGD (China)
9. Virtus Pro (Russia)
10. Newbee (China)

Prize Pool: 1.6 Million USD plus crowd-sourced funds from TI5 compendium.

The Oriental 2015

Shanghai, China - Perfect World, Valve Corporation and MarsTV have teamed up to bring the biggest Asian Dota 2 tournament in history - the Dota 2 Asian Championships.


8 Dota 2 teams have been directly invited:
Newbee (China)
Vici Gaming (China)
Invictus Gaming (China)
LGD Gaming (China)
MVP Phoenix (South Korea)
Rave (Philippines)
Evil Geniuses (United States)
Team Secret (European Union)

Qualifier Winners:
Tongfu.wanzhou (China)
CDEC Gaming (China)
EHOME (China)
Big God (China)
Cloud 9 (Global)
Hellraisers (Russia)
Natus Vincere (Ukraine)
HyperGloryTeam (China)

28 other teams from around the world will compete for the last 8 slots at the main tournament.

Prize Pool: Over 2 Million USD

IESF eSports World Championship - Dota 2 2014

Baku, Azerbaijan - 14 national Dota 2 teams from around the world converged in Baku, Azerbaijan to fight for a slice of the 50,000 USD prize pool.


Tournament Results:
Prize Pool Distribution:
Champion - China (Newbee) - 25,000 USD
2nd Place - Team Romania - 15,000 USD
3rd Place - Team Finland - 10,000 USD

Players for the Top 3 Teams:

China (Champions)
1. Chen Zhihao - Hao  
2. Wang Jiao - Banana  
3. Wang Zhang - Rabbit  
4. Wang Zhaohui - Sansheng
5. Zhang Pan - Mu

Romania (2nd Place)
1. Zisu Andrei - Zizzou   
2. Borceanu Razvan - Illusionist   
3. Razvan Andrei Nicolae - Keyano
4. Strat Andrei Razvan - Synergy
5. Aliwi Omar - w33ha

Finland (3rd Place)
1. Tuomi Ville - Okke-Virtahepo
2. Laine Joona - fragi    
3. Simon Lawrence - hopis
4. Vainikka Jesse - jerAx  
5. Saarinen Kalle - Trixi  
 
Participating Dota 2 teams:
Austria - WhatATeam
Azerbaijan - StarPerci
China - Newbee
Egypt - Team Egypt
Finland - Team Finland
Georgia - Team Georgia
South Korea - MVP Phoenix
Mongolia - MongolZ
Norway - Norge
Romanina - TeamRO
Russia - Click-Storm
South Africa - MSSA
Sweden - 4 Friends & Chrillee
Tunisia - Raze

Congratulations to Newbee of China!

South Korea wins 1st IESF Asian Championship 

Cebu City, Philippines - MVP Phoenix (South Korea) won over MSI (Philippines) 2-1 to win 5000 USD and a spot at the IESF World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.



Prize Pool Distribution: 
1. MVP Phoenix (South Korea) - 5000 USD
2. MSI (Philippines) - 3000 USD
3. Arcanys (Philippines) - 2000 USD



MVP Phoenix Line-up:
1. Forev - Lee Sang Don   
2. QO - Kim Seon Yeob
3. March - Park Tae Won   
4. Reisen - Lee Jun Yeong   
5. Heen - Lee Seung Gon    

Congratulations MVP Phoenix!

CaptainEul's recommended match of the tournament: 
MVP Phoenix (South Korea) vs Arcanys (Philippines) - Group Stage

EG wins the 2014 World Esport Championship

Shanghai, China - Evil Geniuses (United States) won over Cloud9 to take the 2014 Dota 2 World Esport Championship held in China.


WEC 2014 Dota 2 Prize Pool Distribution: 
WEC Champions: 97600 USD  - Evil Geniuses (United States)
2nd Place: 32500 USD  - Cloud 9 (International)
3rd Place : 16200 USD  - ViCi Gaming (China)
4th Place: 8100 USD - NewBee (Newbee)
5th to 8th Place: 3250 USD - HGT,  LGD.CDEC, LGD, Na`Vi (Ukraine)

Evil Geniuses Line-up:
1. Peter Dager - ppd
2. Sahiil Arora - Universe
3. Artour Babaev - Arteezy
4. Ludwig Wahlberg - Zai
5. Clinton Loomis - Fear

Congratulations EG!

ESF 2014 + IESF Asian Dota 2 Championship

Cebu, Philippines - The 2014 Philippine eSports Festival which will be held from September 12 - 14, 2014 will double as the 1st IESF Asian Dota 2 Championship.


Philippine eSports Organization (PeSO) will play host to 6 Asian countries and over 500 Dota 2 players from all over the Philippines. The Asian Dota 2 tournament with the 10,000 USD prize pool will serve as the qualifier to the 2014 eSports World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Countries participating with Dota 2 teams:
1. Mongolia - The Mongolz
2. South Korea - MVP Phoenix (TI4 attendee)
3. Malaysia - Orange Esports
4. Philippines - Arcanys, MSI, Mineski
5. Thailand - MiTH Trust
6. Indonesia - The Prime

Countries sending game official to observe the event:
1. India
2. Iran

Games featured:
1. Tekken
2. Clash of Clans
3. Dota 2 (Main Event)
4. Hearthstone
5. Street Fighter

Venue: SM City Cebu - Cebu, Philippines

NeutralCreeps.com will be sending CaptainEul to cover the event.

DOTA 2 IESF 1st Asian Championship - 2014

Cebu, Philippines - The Philippine Esports Organization will be hosting the International e-Sports Federation's 1st Dota 2 Asian Championship in Cebu City, Philippines. Dota 2 teams from all over Asia will be competing for a slot at the 6th eSports World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan.


Tournament: International e-Sports Federation 1st Asian Championship
Prize: Slot to the eSports World Championship with 50,000 USD prize pool
Venue: SM City Cebu - Cebu City, Philippines
Date: September 12-14 2014

Prize Pool: 10000 USD

Dota 2 Teams Participating:
1. South Korea - MVP Phoenix
2. Thailand - MiTH Trust
3. Malaysia - Orange Esports
4. Indonesia - The Prime
5. Mongolia - The Mongolz
6. Philippines - Arcanys, MSI, Mineski


Side Events for the IESF 2014 Dota 2 event in Cebu:
- Cosplays - Dota 2 cosplayers are encouraged
- IESF Asian Championship for DOTA 2
- Conference for IESF members (Event Organizers from different countries)
- Computer display contest

Neutralcreeps.com will be sending CaptainEul to cover the event:
IESF Dota 2 Championship - Asia 2014 Updates on Twitter
IESF Dota 2 Championship - Asia 2014 Updates on Facebook

Dota 2 Event at NYC 2014 - MSG Theater

New York - ESL One will be hosting a Dota 2 tournament in New York City this October 2014.
The event will be part of ReedPOP's New York Super Week and will showcase Dota 2 teams from all over the world fighting for a prize pool of 100,000 USD.


Tournament: ESL One New York 2014 Dota 2 Tournament
Number of teams: 8 Dota 2 teams
Prize Pool: 100,000 USD
Venue: Madison Square Garden Theater
Date: October 9-10 2014

Watch the Dota 2 hype video for ESL One New York 2014:


ESL ONE New York 2014 Dota 2 ticket details will be posted here once it's released.

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