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OG completed its Cinderella run at The International 2018 to win the massive $11 million prize.
Team Secret bounced back from their second-place finish at ESL Hamburg to take home the top prize at DreamLeague, while Team Liquid was alluded of yet another Major win this season.
After making it to the grand finals of StarLadder last month, Mineski have made the leap at the PGL Minor. Jack Ballenger is here to break down how it all went down in Bucharest.
Team Liquid came back swinging in the first event of the new season, decisively claiming a win at Starladder iLeague Invitational #3.
While The International may be over, it's now time for teams to qualify for the next round of major tournaments. Jack Ballenger is got a look at the North American qualifiers to see how things are shaking out.
It's qualifying season for Dota 2, and Jack Ballenger has got a breakdown of how things have shaken out thus far on the European side of things.
Jack Ballenger discusses inhouse leagues and their place in the Dota 2 competitive scene.
Jack Ballenger breaks down the monumental, and record-breaking, victory of Team Liquid at The International 7.
Day 4 of The International 2017 focused on the lower bracket, with Team Empire and OG finally falling out of the tournament, having barely survived previously.
Evil Geniuses bows out of The International 2017 on Day 2 of the Main Event, losing to Team Empire in a surprising battle.
While Team Secret has survived to live another day, their dismal performance against Team Liquid forces them to traverse the rest of the tournament through the lower bracket.
Team Liquid is back at it again at The International 7. With some new pieces in tow, Jack Ballenger breaks down the ins and outs of this new squad.
The old reliable Newbee has put together a brand new roster to once again make an appearance at The International. Jack Ballenger gives us the rundown on what makes the team so dangerous.
Can the Virtus Plow get back into their groove? Jack Ballenger tells us why they could take Seattle by storm.
OG was back at it again, knocking off Virtus.pro in a classic Game 5 to claim their fourth Valve Major.
Invictus Gaming, Team Secret and Virtus.pro were the big winners on Day 1 of the Kiev Major, each finishing with 2-0 record to open group play.
Jack Ballenger breaks down the action on Day 2 of the Asia Championship Main Event where there was plenty of intrigue to be had.
The group stages of the Dota 2 Asia Championships wrapped up Wednesday, setting up the brackets for the main event.
The Asia Championships began Sunday. Twelve top teams traveled to Shanghai to compete for $576,950.
The Invictus Gaming organization secured both Chinese invites to the Kiev Major.
The CIS division has only stoked the flames of an already fiercely competitive scene.
Faceless and TNC punch their ticket to Kiev via the main online qualifier on Monday.
Evil Geniuses knocked off OG in a thrilling five-game series at Dota Pit Season 5, recording their second tournament since the Boston Major.
Evil Geniuses earned their spot in the winner's bracket finals, taking care of business on Day 2 of the Dota Pit Season 5 finals.
Following a commanding performance at The Boston Major, OG are rolling along once more at the Dota Pit Season 5 Finals.
Jack Ballenger breaks down his time at the Boston Major, and marvels at the crowd during Ad Finem's amazing run.
Jack Ballenger looks at the respective groups for the Boston Major and highlights a few teams that seem to have a favorable path to make it out of groups.
Virtus Pro were able to sweep Evil Geniuses in the finals, thanks to a terrific individual performance from Ramzes.
In the final clash of Day 4, Evil Geniuses was able to move on in the tournament, beating Wings Gaming thanks to a tremendous performance by Arteezy.
Virtus Pro was able to advance into the Grand Final thanks to a dominating performance over G2, while NP and Digital Chaos managed to survive for another day.
Evil Geniuses have been on fire as of late, but that didn't seem to bother OG as the team earned a decisive upper bracket victory over EG.
Virtus Pro came out on fire during Day 1 of Summit 6, earning wins over EHOME and Wings Gaming.
Now that the eight qualifying teams for the Boston Major are set, Jack Ballenger takes a look at how each team got to their, and who might be able to shine at the Boston Major from each region.
With the dust settled, Jack Ballenger breaks down how a handful of the new rosters performed at the first LAN event following TI6, and suggests that Evil Geniuses looks to be strong once again.
New roster, same old Evil Geniuses. Jack Ballenger breaks down how EG was able to claim the tournament win.
A handful of quick 2-0 wins has set the stage for new rosters to make a potential impact during the final day of competition, including Newbee.
The upper bracket has been chalk so far, with Evil Geniuses and Newbee moving on through the bracket, while MVP Phoenix has taken an early exit.
Team Secret bounced back from a disappointing performance during Day 1, but Jack Ballenger cautions they may not have the same results against Evil Geniuses.
With a handful of new rosters debuting at the MarsTV Dota 2 League, Jack Ballenger breaks down all the action that took place during Day 1.
Jack Ballenger breaks down a handful of new lineups from the China and SEA regions with multiple premiere tournaments on the horizon.
Jack Ballenger breaks down a handful of new lineups from the North American and European regions with multiple premiere tournaments on the horizon.
Jack Ballenger dissects The International 6, with a focus on some of the teams that performed admirably during the largest Dota 2 tournament of the year.
With the groups now set, Jack Ballenger breaks down each team's chances at raising the trophy at The International 6.
With the International 6 starting just days away, Jack Ballenger breaks down the four teams competing for their tournament lives, and suggests that one Chinese team should be considered the favorite.