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Congratulations to the TI4 Dota 2 Champions! 
 
Seattle, Washington - Newbee (China) has won over 5 million USD by defeating Vici Gaming (China) 3-1 in a best of 5 Grand Finals. The event attracted millions of viewers from all over the world and was broadcasted on ESPN 3.


The International 2014 Prize Distribution:

Dota 2 Champions - Newbee of China - $5,028,308
2nd Place - Vici Gaming of China - $1,475,699
3rd Place - Evil Geniuses of the United States - $1,038,455
4th Place - DK of China - $819,833
5th / 6th Place - Cloud 9 of the United States - $655,866
5th / 6th Place - LGD Gaming of China - $655,866
7th / 8th Place - Invictus Gaming of China - $519,227
7th / 8th Place - Natus Vincere of Ukraine - $519,227
9th / 10th Place - Titan of Malaysia - $49,190
9th / 10th Place - Team Liquid of the United States - $49,190
11th / 12th Place - Mousesports of the European Union - $38,259
11th / 12th Place - Alliance of Sweden - $38,259 
13th / 14th Place - Empire of Russia - $21,862
13th / 14th Place - Fnatic of the European Union - $21,862

TI4 Total Prize Pool: $10,930,473

TI4 Champion Line-up = NEWBEE:
1. Hao - Chen Zhihao
2. Sansheng - Wang Zhaohui
3. Mu - Zhang Pan
4. xiao8 - Zhang Ning
5. Banana - Wang Jiao

Congratulations to NEWBEE!

TI4 3 Stages of Competition

The biggest eSport event to date will be divided into 3 stages (Qualifiers, Playoffs and Main Event).


11 directly invited teams to TI4
Alliance   |   Titan eSports   |   Evil Geniuses   |   Fnatic   |   NewBee   |   Vici Gaming
Natus Vincere   |   Team DK   |   Invictus Gaming   |   Cloud9   |   Team Empire

4 qualifier winners
Na`Vi.US   |   Arrow Gaming   |   LGD Gaming   |   mousesports

4 qualifier runner-ups
Team Liquid   |   MVP Phoenix   |   CIS Game   |   Virtus.pro




Stage 1 - Qualifiers:
May 12 - 27
- 41 teams compete
- 4 teams (the 1st place for each region) go to Stage 2
- 4 teams (2nd place for each region) will compete against each other in order to take the 16th slot

Stage 2 - Playoffs:
July 8 - 14

Stage 3 - MAIN EVENT:
July 17 - 22
8 Dota 2 teams will compete for the more than 10 Million USD prize pool.


Which Dota 2 team are you cheering for?

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TI4 prize pool exceeds 6 million USD

Bellevue, Washington - Fueled by every purchase of the Compendium and Compendium points, Dota 2's The International 2014 prize pool has reached more than 6 million US Dollars.



What is The International?
The International is an annual Dota 2 tournament which attracts millions of viewers from around the world.

What is Dota 2?
Dota 2 is the largest digital sport in the world. Millions of dollars are awarded to the top Dota 2 teams every year.

Still haven't bought a Compendium?
Buy one today.

How To Use The Compendium - Dota 2

After purchasing the TI4 Compendium, you have the option to activate it on your Steam profile or to trade it to a friend.

To activate, just right click on the Compendium item in your Armory:


List of TI4 Dota 2 teams

The International Compendium 2014 Preview:


BUY THE TI4 COMPENDIUM TODAY!

Frequently Asked Question:

If I activate the compendium now, will I get the rewards?
Answer: YES!

The International 4 Dota 2 Championship Seats

TI4 seats were divided into 3 price points - General Admission, Floor and VIP.

For The International 2014 attendees, here's the seat chart for the Dota 2 event:


See you all at The International 2014!

Be updated during TI4:
Tweet @neutralcreeps and use the #TI4 hashtag.
You can also follow The Neutral Creeps on Facebook.

Dota 2 TI4 Regional Qualifiers - Teams

Seattle, Washington - 40 Dota 2 teams from all over the world will compete for the last 5 slots at The International 2014 Dota 2 Championships.


4 Dota 2 Regions:
(The winner for each region qualifier gets a spot at TI4)
(2nd placers for each region will fight for the last TI4 slot.)

AMERICAS Qualifiers (May 12 to May 15)
1. CNB eSports (Brazil)
2. Shadows of the Past (Canada)
3. Union Gaming (Peru)
4. Isurus Gaming (Argentina)
5. eHug (United States)
6. No Earthspirit (United States)
7. Team Liquid (United States)
8. Sneaky Nyx Assassins (United States)
9. North American Rejects (United States)
10. TOP5 (United States)


SOUTHEAST ASIA Qualifiers (May 16 to May 19)
1. Rex Regum Qeon (Indonesia)
2. MiTH.Trust (Thailand)
3. Mineski (Philippines)
4. Execration (Philippines)
5. MVP Phoenix (South Korea)
6. Zephyr (South Korea)
7. Scythe Gaming (Singapore)
8. First Departure (Singapore)
9. Arrow Gaming (Malaysia)
10. Orange eSports (Malaysia)

CHINA Qualifiers (May 20 to May 23) 
1. TongFu (China)
2. LGD (China)
3. CNB.cn (China)
4. Orenda Gaming (China)
5. DT.NGC (China)
6. CIS-Game (China)
7. Speed Gaming.cn (China)
8. New Element (China)
9. LGD.CDEC (China)
10. HyperGloryTeam (China)

EUROPE QUALIFIERS (May 24 to May 27)
1. NEXT.Kz (Kazakhstan)
2. MeetYourMakers (Denmark)
3. Power Rangers (Belarus)
4. Virtus Pro (Russia)
5. RoX.KIS (Russia)
6. Relax (Russia)
7. Aware Gaming (European Union)
8. Team DOG (European Union)
9. Monomaniac Gaming (European Union)
10. hehe united (European Union)

Qualifier format:
Phase 1 - Each team faces each other once to determine to the Top 4 teams of the region.
Phase 2 - Best of 3
Phase 3 - Best of 5

Be updated:
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The International 2014 Dota 2 Championships

#TI4 is the biggest gaming event for the year 2014.

Name of event: The International Dota 2 Championship 2014
Hashtag: #TI4
Venue: KeyArena, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Schedule: July 18, 2014 to July 21, 2014 - Gates open at 9 AM



Ticket prices from TicketMaster:


Dota 2 Teams Invited (11 Teams):
1. Alliance (Sweden) - The International 2013 Champions
2. Invictus Gaming (China) - The International 2012 Champions
3. Natus Vincere (Ukraine) - The International 2011 Champions
4. DK (China)
5. Cloud9 (United States)
6. Evil Geniuses (United States)
7. Team Empire (Russia)
8. Fnatic (European Union)
9. Vici Gaming (China)
10. Titan (Malaysia)
11. Newbee (China)


TI4 Qualifier Regions:
12. China Winner
13. SEA (Includes Korea and Oceania) Winner
14. European Winner
15. America Winner

The runner ups from the 4 regions will compete for the last spot at The International 2014.

Prize Pool: 1.6 Million USD plus crowd-source funds from TI4 compendium.

Dota 2 OGN Super Match Invitational 2013

OnGameNet, a South Korean cable company, is holding a Dota 2 tournament starting on October 2013.
The Korean Dota 2 matches will be broadcasted every Monday and Thursday at 7 pm (Korean Standard Time).

Foreign Dota 2 teams invited to Korea:
Fnatic
Dignitas
Virtus Pro
Team Liquid
Speed Gaming (formerly Rattlesnake International)
DK
Alliance
TongFu

The Top 4 Korean teams in the Nexon Sponsorship League will be joining the 1st OGN Dota 2 tournament.

Congratulations to the TI3 Dota 2 Champions! 

Seattle, Washington -Alliance (Sweden) has taken the biggest gaming tournament in history by defeating Natus Vincere (Ukraine). The best of 5 Dota 2 Grand Finals attracted over 1 million concurrent viewers (not counting the broadcast numbers for several TV stations around the world).


The International 2013 Prize Distribution:
Dota 2 Champions: Alliance of Sweden - $1,437,204
2nd Place: Na'Vi of Ukraine - $632,370
3rd Place: Orange of Malaysia - $287,441
4th Place: TongFu of China - $201,208
5th / 6th Place: Invictus Gaming of China - $114,976
5th / 6th Place: DK of China - $114,976
7th / 8th Place: Team Liquid of the United States of America - $43,116
7th / 8th Place: Fnatic of the European Union - $43,116

TI3 / The International Cash Prize:
$2,874,407 - Largest gaming prize pool history (as of 2013)

The Alliance - Swedish Dota 2 team line-up:
Gustav Magnusson - s4
Henrik Ahnberg - AdmiralBulldog  
Jonathan Berg - Loda  
Joakim Akterhall - Akke  
Jerry Lundqvist - EGM

Congratulations to the 2013 eSport champions - ALLIANCE!

Watch the 2013 Grand Finals here (YouTube playlist)

TI3 - Dota 2 The International 2013

Seattle, Washington - Valve Corporation is busy preparing for the biggest gaming of the year - The International Dota 2 Championship 2013. At it's third year, the International Dota 2 tournament will feature almost 3 million US dollars and the biggest tournament prize pool in gaming history.

Tournament name: The International 2013 (TI3 - 3rd TI)
Venue: Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Washington, USA
Dates: August 7 - 11, 2013

TI3 Dota 2 Line-Ups:


Alliance (Sweden)
Loda - Jonathan Berg (Team Captain)    
s4 - Gustav Magnusson    
AdmiralBulldog - Henrik Ahnberg    
Akke - Joakim Akterhall    
EGM - Jerry Lundqvist


Dignitas (United States)
Fogged - Ioannis Loucas (Team Captain)
Aui_2000 - Kurtis Ling
Waytosexy - Peter Nguyen    
UNiVeRsE- Saahil Arora    
Sneyking- JingJun Wu 


DK (China)
BurNIng - Xu Zhilei (Team Captain)
Super - Xie Juanhao    
rOtk - Bai Fan    
QQQ - Yao Yi
X!! - Lei Zengrong     


Fnatic (International)
Fly - Tal Aizik (Team Captain)
N0tail - Johan Sundstein    
Era - Adrian Kryeziu    
H4nn1 - Kai Hanbueckers    
Trixi - Kalle Saarinen 


Invictus Gaming (China)
Zhou - Chen Yao (Team Captain)         
Ferrari_430 - Luo Feichi    
YYF - Jiang Cen       
ChuaN - Wong Hock Chuan   
Faith - Zeng Hongda 


LGD (China)
xiao8 - Zhang Ning (Team Captain)
DDC - Leong Fat-meng
Yao - Yao Zhengzheng
Sylar - Liu Jiajun
DD - Xie Bin 


LGD int (International)
1437 - Theeban Siva (Team Captain)    
MiSeRy - Rasmus Filipsen
Pajkatt - Per Anders Olsson Lille
God - Sergey Bragin         
Brax - Braxton Paulson 


mouz (Germany)
SyndereN - Troels Nielsen (Team Captain)
Black^ - Dominik Reitmeier    
FATA- - Adrian Trinks    
paS - Pascal Lohmeier    
qojqva - Max Broecker


MUFC (Malaysia)
WinteR - Chan Litt-Binn (Team Captain)    
FzFz - Cheng Hor Siew         
TooFuckingGood - Daniel Wong    
Ling - Sim Woi Cheong        
dabeliuteef - Jun Liong Loh     


Natus Vincere (Ukraine)
Puppey - Clement Ivanov (Team Captain)
XBOCT - Aleksander Dashkevich    
Dendi - Danylo Ishutin
Funn1k - Gleb Lipatnikov    
KuroKy - Kuro Salehi Takhasomi


Orange (Malaysia)
Mushi - Chai Yee Fung (Team Captain)
XtiNcT - Joel Chan Zhan Leong
Net - Wai Pern Lim    
Ohaiyo - Chong Xin Khoo
kYxY - Lee Kong Yang 


Team Liquid (United States)
FLUFFNSTUFF - Brian Lee (Team Captain)    
ixmike88 - Michael Ghannam    
TC - Tyler Cook    
Korok - Steven Ashworth    
BuLba -Sam Sosale 


TongFu (China)
Hao - Chen Zhihao (Team Captain)    
Mu - Zhang Pan    
SanSheng - Zhaohui Wang    
Banana - Jiao Wang    
KingJ - Yang Zhou


Virtus Pro (Russia)
NS - Yaroslav Kuznetsov (Team Captain)   
KSi - Sergey Kuzin    
Crazy - Oleg Kolesnichenko    
Illidan - Ilya Pivcaev
ARS-ART - Sergey Revin 


Zenith (Singapore)
iceiceice - Daryl Koh Pei Xiang (Team Captain)   
xFreedom - Nicholas Kelvin Ileto Lim    
xy- - Toh Wai Hong    
YamateH - Ng Wei Poong    
Ice - Chua Chee Cai 

RattleSnake (China) and Quantic Gaming (International) will be fighting for the 16th spot.

Alliance - DreamHack Summer 2013 Dota 2 champions!

Jönköping, Sweden - The International 2013 invitee, Alliance, has taken the largest prize at the DreamHack 2013 Summer event - 140000 SEK (21695 US Dollars) by winning over Quantic Gaming of France.

Dota2 Dreamhack Summer 2013 results:
DHS13 Dota 2 Champions - Alliance (Sweden)
2nd place - Quantic Gaming (France)
3rd / 4th place - Dignitas (United States)
3rd / 4th place - Evil Geniuses (United States)



Alliance Dota 2 line-up: 
Gustav  Magnusson - S4
Henrik Ahnberg - AdmiralBulldog
oakim Akterhall - Akke
Jerry Lundkvist - EGM
Jonathan Berg - Loda

Congratulations to Alliance and good luck in Seattle!

China wins World Cyber Games 2012 

Kunshan, China - Chinese teams took the top spots for both Dota 2 and Warcraft 3 DotA events in the World Cyber Games 2012 held in China from November 29 to December 2, 2012.

WCG 2012 Results (Dota 2)
Dota 2 Champion - China (Invictus Gaming) = 20 000 USD
2nd place - China  (DK) = 9000 USD
3rd place - Belarus (DevilMice) = 4000 USD

Participating Dota 2 teams:
1. China (Invictus Gaming)
2. China (DK)
3. Belarus (DevilMice)
4. Malaysia (Orange Esports)
5. Ukraine (UA.Shechk)
6. South Korea (Mineski.Kor)
7. Germany (Mousesports)
8. Mongolia (Elite Home Players)
9. Mongolia (LoF)


WCG 2012 Results (Warcraft DotA)
DotA Champion - China  (TongFu) = 10 000 USD
2nd place - China  (LGD) = 5000 USD
3rd place - Mongolia (Almighty) = 2000 USD

Participating DotA All Stars teams:
1. China (TongFu)
2. China (LGD)
3. Mongolia (Almighty)
4. Mongolia (Avengers)
5. South Korea (BBJ)
6. Uzbekistan (QAQ)

Congratulations to China!

WCG Asian Championship 2012 - Dota 2

Kuala Lumpur - 7 Dota 2 teams from all over Asia will be fighting in Malaysia to fight for the 6000 USD prize pool and the right to be called the WCG Asian Dota 2 champion.


Qualified Dota 2 teams:
Malaysia - Orange Esports
Vietnam - 1st.VN Poker
Mongolia - LoF
Indonesia - AMPM.WONOSOBO
Thailand - MiTH
South Korea - VeiL
Philippines - Mineski

Prize Pool:
Dota 2 Champion - USD 3,000
2nd Place - USD 2,000
3rd Place - USD 1,000

Get the latest ACG Dota 2 updates:
Dota 2 Updates - Twitter (Neutral Creeps)
Dota 2 Updates - Facebook (Neutral Creeps)

China wins The International 2 Dota 2 Tournament

Seattle, Washington - China's Invictus Gaming has defeated the 2011 International Dota 2 champions, Natus Vincere (Ukraine). Coming from the loser's bracket, iG went 3-1 over crowd favorite, Na'Vi and showed the world what Chinese Dota is all about.


Invictus Gaming Line-up:
Chen Yao - Zhou
Luo Feichi - Ferrari 430
Jiang Cen - YYF
Wong Hock Chuan - ChuaN
Zeng Hongda - Faith

Tournament Results:
1) Prize Money
2012 Dota 2 Champions - Invictus Gaming (China) - 1 million US Dollars
2nd - Natus Vincere (Ukraine) 250 000 US Dollars
3rd - LGD (China) - 150 000 US Dollars
4th - DK (China) - 80 000 US Dollars
5th and 6th - Zenith (Singapore) and EHOME (China) - 35 000 US Dollars
7th and 8th - Orange Esports (Malaysia) and TongFu (China) - 25 000 US Dollars

Congratulations iG!

Related:
Full prize list for the biggest eSport event in history

Dota 2 Championship Live Stream

Watch 16 of the top Dota 2 teams in the world fight for 1.6 million dollars.

Live Stream is over.
Dota 2 replays will be posted here on the site.



Related:
The International Dota 2 Tournament - 2012

Dota 2 - The International Awards

As the largest event in competitive gaming, Dota 2's The International rewards the top Dota 2 teams generously. All teams from around the world are brought together in one place and Valve sponsors airfare and accommodations. Teams do not have to spend a single cent if they are invited to The International.

For The International 2012 (2nd International), teams will be fighting for the following:

1) Prize Money
1st - 1 million US Dollars
2nd - 250 000 US Dollars
3rd - 150 000 US Dollars
4th - 80 000 US Dollars
5th - 35 000 US Dollars
6th - 35 000 US Dollars
7th - 25 000 US Dollars
8th - 25 000 US Dollars

2) Dota 2 Championship Rings

3) Team Engraved in The Aegis Trophy

For International 2012 Updates, you can:
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Follow Dota 2 Updates on Twitter
Search for the #dota2ti hashtag on Twitter

Valve Company Dota 2 Tournament

Bellevue, Washington - Valve employees will be grouped together in teams to duke it out for the right to be crowned the Dota kings of the company.


What is The Internal?


The tournament will be free and is scheduled this August 2012.

Related:
The International 2012 Dota 2 Tournament

The Asia Dota 2 Tournament 2012

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 30000 USD is up for grabs for the Dota 2 The Asia 2012 Grand Final which will be held in the Mid Valley Exhibition Centre from December 22 to December 23, 2012.


The Asian Cyber Games Dota 2 champions from the following countries will be invited: Brunei, Cambodia, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia. They will be joined by the winners of the Alienware 2012 Battleground Asia Pacific tournament which will have teams from Australia, New Zealand, India, Japan, China and the rest of Southeast Asia.

Prize Pool:
Dota 2 Champion - 15000 USD
2nd Place - 9000 USD
3rd Place - 6000 USD

Get updated with The Dota 2 Asia 2012 Tournament, via:
Dota 2 The Asia Updates - Facebook
Dota 2 The Asia Updates - Twitter

mTw wins DreamHack Summer 2012 Dota 2 Tournament

Jönköping, Sweden - mTw went 2-1 against Na'Vi to take the DreamHack Summer 2012 Dota 2. In a grand final showed on national Swedish television, the underdogs showed the way to defeat the defending International Dota 2 champions.


Dota 2 DreamHack Summer 2012 Results:
Champions: mTw (European Union)
2nd place: Natus Vincere (Ukraine)

Related:
DHS 2012 - Dota 2 Tournament

DreamHack 2012 Summer Behind The Scenes

Toby Dawson, one of the most famous commentators in the professional gaming scene goes behind the scenes to explore DreamHack Summer 2012 in Sweden.

Watch the DreamHack Summer 2012 Behind The Scenes Tour


DreamHack Summer 2012 Events:
- Starcraft 2
- Dota 2
- Heroes of Newerth
- League of Legends
- Counter-Strike
- Quake Live
- Battlefield 3
- Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition
- Street Fighter X Tekken
- Bloodline Champions
- FIFA 12