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Prologue:
So the big news is here at last!
Dota2 Internationals, guys, with all the fun and thrill.
In a recent blog post on Dota2 Blog, the official announcement for Dota2 Internationals 2013 have been made. The official starting date of main 5 day event is August 7th, 2013.
Introduction:
Those of us who are new in Dota2 scene might be interested in knowing why this International tournament is so popular. Well, because its simply the best tournament in the Dota2 scene, nothing comes close. With multi-million dollar prize pools, hand pick professional team, qualified exceptional and newer team and free DotaTV live casts, this tournament present the most enriching and enigmatic experience for Dota lovers.
IG, the winners of last Internationals get free seats without competing in any qualifiers for the event. 12 other top teams from around the world will receive invitations for competing in the event without fighting for qualification.
To promote newer talent into the Dota2 scene, 16 teams (8 Western, 8 Eastern) will compete with each other and the winner from both East and West scenes will compete in the main event.
To further introduce unseen talent, there will be wildcard qualifiers which present a possible slot for current underdogs to appear in the grand event.
This makes a total of 16 teams in the grand event. The event plan is much similar to previous events. No objections on that, as the past ones were as fun as one can hope for.
All games will be available for free on Dota TV and most probably will also be available on Twitch.tv by the casters. GD Studios will be casting the Western Qualifiers while BeyondTheSummit will be casting Eastern scenes.
For TobiWan lovers; he will be present and shall be casting as much games as possible. This isn't made official on the blog yet, but I heard him telling the public he has been hired for the International's casts in a recent tournament live stream. So buckle up for some high quality live games right on Dota TV with professional level commentary.
Those of you with big bucks lying around; seats will be made available in Seattle where the main 5 day event will be hosted. The official price of tickets haven't been announced yet but you may want to keep a check on the blog from now on as the seat are very limited, as always.
We will keep the thread updated as more teams find there way into Internationals but make sure you keep a check on Dota 2 Announcements Page for latest updates and progress.
P.S. With recent Dota2 updates, players now have the option to watch downloaded Dota2 replays without any effort. So this time its much easier to follow the entire event, even the games being played in parallel. Of course there may be spoilers for downloaded games, but live or not, its always fun to watch a pro-level games, more fun when you watch it in Dota TV even when you know the outcome of the match.
So the big news is here at last!
Dota2 Internationals, guys, with all the fun and thrill. In a recent blog post on Dota2 Blog, the official announcement for Dota2 Internationals 2013 have been made. The official starting date of main 5 day event is August 7th, 2013.
Introduction:
Those of us who are new in Dota2 scene might be interested in knowing why this International tournament is so popular. Well, because its simply the best tournament in the Dota2 scene, nothing comes close. With multi-million dollar prize pools, hand pick professional team, qualified exceptional and newer team and free DotaTV live casts, this tournament present the most enriching and enigmatic experience for Dota lovers.
IG, the winners of last Internationals get free seats without competing in any qualifiers for the event. 12 other top teams from around the world will receive invitations for competing in the event without fighting for qualification.
To promote newer talent into the Dota2 scene, 16 teams (8 Western, 8 Eastern) will compete with each other and the winner from both East and West scenes will compete in the main event.
To further introduce unseen talent, there will be wildcard qualifiers which present a possible slot for current underdogs to appear in the grand event.
This makes a total of 16 teams in the grand event. The event plan is much similar to previous events. No objections on that, as the past ones were as fun as one can hope for.
All games will be available for free on Dota TV and most probably will also be available on Twitch.tv by the casters. GD Studios will be casting the Western Qualifiers while BeyondTheSummit will be casting Eastern scenes.
For TobiWan lovers; he will be present and shall be casting as much games as possible. This isn't made official on the blog yet, but I heard him telling the public he has been hired for the International's casts in a recent tournament live stream. So buckle up for some high quality live games right on Dota TV with professional level commentary.
Those of you with big bucks lying around; seats will be made available in Seattle where the main 5 day event will be hosted. The official price of tickets haven't been announced yet but you may want to keep a check on the blog from now on as the seat are very limited, as always.
We will keep the thread updated as more teams find there way into Internationals but make sure you keep a check on Dota 2 Announcements Page for latest updates and progress.
P.S. With recent Dota2 updates, players now have the option to watch downloaded Dota2 replays without any effort. So this time its much easier to follow the entire event, even the games being played in parallel. Of course there may be spoilers for downloaded games, but live or not, its always fun to watch a pro-level games, more fun when you watch it in Dota TV even when you know the outcome of the match.