Esports

Team Secret was one of the most successful teams during the previous DPC season. In fact, they even managed to finish first in the DPC leaderboard after winning numerous tournaments. What’s more, even though they did not win TI 9, they still managed to get their best finish at this event. Team Secret to Miss […]

Midas Mode 2.0 is one of the funniest esports tournaments to watch. That said, it’s pretty hard to explain because it’s entirely different compared to the usual events. Even though it’s not included in the DPC calendar, it still has a pretty decent prize pool of  $150K USD. One of the best aspects of it […]

Alliance was one of the teams that improved the most during the last DPC season. They started as a tier two team and made their way up, eventually claiming a spot in the biggest tournament of the year – The International 2019. Despite the success, the Swedish organization decided to part ways with their Dota […]

ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov runs down Day 2’s bounties for Midas Mode 2.0. Yesterday was the opening day of the funniest tournament of the year – Midas Mode 2.0. Fans saw some pretty funny yet back-and-forth games, as well as other surprises. Of course, the biggest one was Gabe Newell’s appearance during the opening ceremony. One […]

If you are following the Dota 2 scene up close, you probably already know that Peter “ppd” Dager made a massive roster shuffle after NiP’s abysmal performance at TI 9. However, when the announcement was made, there was no information about the region of the team. Europe We are playing EU for the first qualifier. […]

The CIS professional Dota 2 scene has always had pretty stable teams. One of them used to be HellRaisers, a team that had an entirely Ukrainian line-up. In the beginning, everything was looking good for them but after several unsuccessful attempts in winning anything significant, the organization decided to part ways with their Dota 2 […]

WePlay’s Reshuffle Madness is one of the first big tournaments after TI 9 came to an end. Despite the fact that there are no “top tier” teams playing, it is still a very interesting event because there are many amazing participants. After all, a $50K USD prize pool for a tier two online tournament is […]

Despite the fact that it’s been a couple of weeks now since TI 9 ended, the post-TI shuffle is still going. That said, today we saw that a new team was registered for the upcoming new DPC season – Team Vitality. New team Team Vitality features a couple of very known players in the Chinese […]

Get ready to spend some Moonbucks. Midas Mode 2.0 is very interesting for a couple of reasons. Apart from being the first big event to take place after TI 9 came to an end, Midas Mode is completely different than any other tournament out there. In fact, most consider it to be a “fun” tournament. […]

Vici is going to Hamburg for ESL One in October. Despite the fact that the ESL events are not usually included in the DPC schedule, they still remain one of the most interesting tournaments to watch. The high prize pools and fan atmosphere makes ESL’s tournaments a joy to watch. There is around one month […]

We are most likely days (or weeks) away from getting a new gameplay update in Dota 2. Valve did, however, announce two new heroes and that are supposed to arrive alongside the new update. That said, many people thought that it will be released shortly after TI concluded. However, this was not the case. Instead, […]

Vici Gaming is one of the most successful Chinese Dota 2 teams. They proved this yet again after another amazing DPC season. In fact, many people even thought that they will be one of the main favorites to win TI 9. However, this did not happen, even though they had a very solid start. Vici […]

Ninjas in Pyjamas used to be one of the hidden favorites for TI 9. In fact, they looked exceptionally strong before the event after securing a couple of trophies in a row. However, they completely crumbled during the Group Stage and became one of the first teams to get eliminated from the event. As expected, […]

Midas Mode 2.0 is one of the most anticipated tournaments outside the DPC. Even though it is a “fun” event, in a way that there will be extraordinary stuff going on, the fans seem to love it, which is why when the new DPC was announced, they made countless Reddit threats because it was overlapping […]

Just a day after the first Minor was announced, we know now the name of the first Major as well. MDL Chengdu will be hosted by MDL and it will take place in Chengdu, China. That’s kind of strange because the Minor will be in NA, so it was natural for the Major to be […]

Newbee used to be one of the best teams in the world a couple of years ago. However,  after they won TI 4, things start to change slowly. In this period, they were unable to compete with the top teams. This led to further roster changes. After a year or so, the Chinese powerhouse was […]

Royal Never Give Up has been a pretty stable team during last year’s DPC. Despite their OK performance at TI 9, the team got into the spotlights after a controversy around the ex-Vici Gaming player Fade. To make a long story short, RNGU did nothing wrong and everyone moved on. Roster Change Since Keen Gaming […]

Gambit Esports was a very controversial team during the last DPC season. However, it seems like their new roster which is made around the CIS Artsiom “fng” Barshack is already giving its results. The team managed to win the GG.Bet Hamburg Invitational, which gave them a slot for ESL One Hamburg 2019 where they will […]

Just a couple of days after the DPC season got announced we know the name of its first tournament – The Summit 11. These types of tournaments are usually loved by the community due to their friendly nature. If David “LD” Gorman’s statement is true, this will be the first-ever Summit that will have a […]

It’s been just a couple of days since Dota 2’s new update got released. Even though it changes nothing in terms of the gameplay, the effect of it was immense because it features many different changes aiming to improve the experience from playing the game. In other words, they banned the toxic people. What Happened […]

The last couple of days in Dota 2 have been absolutely crazy. There have been tons of roster changes happening every single day. That said, Adrian “Fata” Trinks just announced the new roster of his team which includes Nikolay “Nikobaby” Nikolov, Simon “Handsken” Haag, Neta “33” Shapir, and Linus “Limmp” Blomdin. PPD’s NiP is no […]

The Dota 2 roster shuffles are currently at their peak. There are a couple of changes happening daily but despite that, there are still a lot of top tier players who have not yet been assigned to any team. That said, Invictus Gaming has just announced the addition of Hu “Kaka” Langzhi to their roster. […]

It seems like Carlo “Kuku” Palad already has a new team despite being removed from TNC’s roster just a couple of days ago. The Philipino superstars’ wild DPC season started after one of the biggest controversies in the last couple of years. Even though it might not seem as much, even the Chinese government took […]

Team Singularity today revealed its brand new roster for the upcoming season through an official press release. The Tier two Dota teams have always been a rather controversial topic. In fact, many people tend to criticize Valve for the fact that they believe that the gaming giant is doing enough to support this scene. There […]

WePlay!’s Reshuffle Madness is due to start in just a couple of days from now. Despite not being a DPC event, it still has a very lucrative $50K prize pool, which will attract very decent teams. As reported by ESTNN on Saturday, this tournament will feature twenty teams in total. Eight of them had to […]

Furia Esports has added Otávio “Tavo” Gabriel to their roster. Furia Esports is not necessary a name in which players relate to Dota 2. This team is mostly known in the CS:GO universe, but they recently decided to try their luck and form a team prior to the TI 9 regional qualifiers which did not […]

ESL One Hamburg is right around the corner, and TNC Predator is the latest team to attend. The ESL One events are always among the most interesting to watch, especially for the people attending them live. That said, ESL One Hamburg is going to be held for the third year in a row now. Once […]

Roman “RAMZES666” Kushnarev, probably the best CIS carry in the last couple of years will be making a move west, joining the NA powerhouse Evil Geniuses. ⚠️ Today is the day to say thank you and goodbye to @ramzesdoto. Our Carry is leaving the team to join @EvilGeniuses pic.twitter.com/BkEA3U7CuS — Virtus.pro (@virtuspro) September 16, 2019 […]

According to One Esports, the Dota 2 Pro Invitational has invited two more teams to round out the current attendees. That said, we already know the names of the first four teams that got directly invited – Team Secret, PSG.LGD, Virtus.Pro and Evil Geniuses. Today, two more powerhouses got announced – Natus Vincere and Vici […]

Mike ‘Ninjaboogiee’ Ross Jr. is one of the most well-known players in SEA. In fact, he was one of the main reasons for Mineski’s success during this years’ TI. However, after the event finished, the team completely disbanded as every player head in a different direction. I've decided to take a few months off to […]

During the last DPC season, there was one team that definitely stood out. Gambit Esports came out of nowhere and became one of the most dominant CIS teams. What’s more, they quickly became one of the fan-favorites due to their aggressive playstyle mixed with interesting picks. Unfortunately, the team did not end up with a […]

Valve’s DPC dates originally overlapped the $50K USD WePlay! Reshuffle Madness, but the organizers have scheduled the tournament by delaying it for one week. This tournament comes just in time when people are criticizing Valve for not doing enough to support the tier two and three scenes. Unfortunately, there is no official response from the […]

Infamous turned out to be one of the biggest surprises at TI 9. Not only did they exceed all expectations, but they also did so in easy fashion. Unfortunately, the Cinderella story came to an end once they met Team Secret in the lower bracket. Despite that, Infamous gave a clear sign that the South […]

Keen Gaming was one of the most awkward teams during TI 9. In fact, their entire performance prior to the event was very shaky – very dominant at first and nearly irrelevant during the last couple of tournaments. As expected, the team failed to achieve anything significant and got eliminated very early on. Changes Following […]

The community has done it! After several days of constant Reddit threads, tweets and more, Valve has finally decided to change the dates of the first qualifiers in order to make room for Jake “SirActionSlacks” Kanner’s fun tournament called Midas Mode 2.0. What happened The qualifiers for the first set of majors/minors have been updated […]

Today has been a packed day for TNC Predator. The SEA powerhouse announced earlier today that Carlo ‘Kuku’ Palad and Nico ‘eyyou’ Barcelon will leave the team. Just a couple of hours later, they introduced the two people replacing them –  Damien ‘kpii’ Chock and Park ‘March’ Tae-won To complete our roster, let us all […]

The latest news from the Dota Pro Circuit may come as a shock for some fans, so be sure to grab a seat. Today, Team Liquid say goodbye to their TI winning Dota 2 roster. The shock announcement came via a series of videos from Team Liquid’s former captain, Kuro ‘KuroKy’ Salehi, and Victor ‘Nazgul’ […]

In case you forgot, Carlo “Kuku” Palad announced a couple of days ago that he would be leaving TNC Predator. This came as a shock because the SEA powerhouse had a fantastic run at TI 9. That said, the information turned out to be false as Kuku had no intensions in leaving. Nonetheless, this changed […]

The One Esports Dota 2 Pro Invitational is an upcoming event that will take place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on December 20-22. With its $500K USD prize pool, this event will gather twelve of the best teams in the world. Last week, fans got to find out about the first two teams going to […]

Midas Mode is a very unique tournament that gets tons of love from the community. The event was announced a couple of months ago and the hype was getting bigger and bigger with every single day. Originally, Jake “SirActionSlacks” Kanner planned it for July of this year, but he then postponed it until late September. This […]

The WePlay! Reshuffle Madness 2019 is the first big event after TI 9. In fact, it starts in exactly five days from now, so the hype is getting bigger by the day. As we mentioned before, there will be a total of 20 teams at the event. Twelve of them are directly invited, while the […]

Similar to every other year, the post-TI period is a time where players change their teams in order to have a better chance for the next DPC season. So far, we’ve seen a couple of very interesting changes. Having said that, there was no official information about the rules and dates for the next DPC […]

Edgar Milashevich is a hobbyist that specializes in sculptures of video game characters. A 30-year old Belarusian man Edgar Milashevich lives in Vitebsk District of Belarus. As a hobby, he spends his free time creating sculptures. Tiny, a Dota 2 character, became his first really big sculpture – and it looks amazing! Milashevich says he […]

ENTNN’s Veselin Ignatov takes players through why and how people cheat in Dota 2. Hacking and scripting have always been a part of Dota 2, regardless of whether players like it or not. Of course, every single game has its share of hackers and abusers. For example, there was even a guy in CS: GO […]