Dota 2

A journey to (and through) The International 2016

The International 2016: The most fluid finals yet

This year’s International tournament is perhaps the most evenly matched tournament ever. The difference in skill between the favorite of the tournament, OG, and one of the lowest ranked teams, TNC, is so small that TNC knocked OG out of the…

Using Machine Learning to Predict the Winners of The International DOTA 2 2016 Tournament

The International 2016: Let’s talk underdogs

With the eve of the International, all eyes are on the OGs and Team Liquids of the scene. This is perhaps the biggest group of contenders top to bottom we’ve seen in Dota2’s largest tournament ever. There are probably six or seven teams most people…

The Maturation Process of Professional Esports

Esports in general are a fairly new phenomenon, and you take each individual game within the genre and you will find a scene that has grown fast but now is looking to hit that next stage. How do they hit that? Do they look toward the other major…

Why is the Summit the best non-Valve event?

There is no real shortage of quality, well run tournaments in the Dota2 scene. That hasn’t always been the case, but we are now treated to multiple polished, well run tournaments a month. On top of that, we have 4 Valve sponsored tournaments year which…