by Jimmy Gaughan | Apr 26, 2016 | Esports
This weekend was a big weekend for Dota, with some of the highest quality play on display since the Shanghai Major ended on March 6th. For those who might not know, along with the introduction of the Majors tournaments this year, Valve also introduced a new roster...
by Jimmy Gaughan | Mar 2, 2016 | Esports
Group D – Evil Geniuses, compLexity Gaming, Virtus.Pro, Team Liquid Sunday, February 28 GSL Match #1 – Evil Geniuses vs. compLexity Evil Geniuses. What can really be said? The de facto reigning champs after their $6 million victory over CDEC at TI5, EG...
by Jimmy Gaughan | Mar 2, 2016 | Esports
Group C – OG, Team Archon, LGD Gaming, Newbee Saturday, February 27 GSL Match #1 – OG vs. Team Archon OG [formerly known as (monkey) Business], despite being a newer team to the competitive Dota 2 scene, is one of the most formidable teams in the tournament and the...
by Jimmy Gaughan | Mar 2, 2016 | Esports
Group B – Alliance, Team Spirit, Vici Gaming, Fnatic Friday, February 26 GSL Match #1 – Alliance vs. Team Spirit Alliance entered the Shanghai Major as another strong pick for the potentially winning the tournament (depending who you ask). The team had won TI3 in 2013...
by Jimmy Gaughan | Mar 2, 2016 | Esports
The Shanghai Major, the second of this year’s four Valve-sponsored events with multi-million dollar prize pools, is off to one hell of a start. Invited and qualified teams from all over the world began competing for a total prize pool of $3,000,000.00 last Thursday in...