Vici Gaming vs. Team Secret: clash of the titans

After impressive performances from both sides in the quarterfinals, Vici Gaming and Team Secret faced each other for the first time in their respective histories. This might be the biggest test for Team Secret yet as they go up against the Chinese team who recently rolled over TI4 winners Newbee 3-0 in the ESL One […]

Alliance vs. Evil Geniuses: expect the unexpected

Alliance are visiting the USA with H4nn1 as a stand-in while Evil Geniuses are back to their original roster with Fear, meaning you can expect both teams to have unexpected drafts. But who came out ahead? Game 1: Whose lane is it anyway? Evil Geniuses are known for having a huge hero pool to choose […]

Na'Vi.US vs. Team Secret: David vs. Goliath

With Na’Vi.US, the first American team takes the stage against the newly formed Team Secret. But who has the edge in the second quarterfinal? Na’Vi.US with the home turf advantage or the in-form Europeans? Game 1: Team Secret’s first encounter with Na’Vi.US To nobody's surprise, Na’Vi.US used one of their first bans on BigDaddy’s signature […]

Natus Vincere vs. Vici Gaming: two revamped teams face off

It was Na’Vi and Vici who had the honor of kicking off the first series of ESL One New York this Thursday. The two Dota 2 heavyweights last faced each other during the group stages of The International 4, with Na’Vi winning that particular best of one series. However, both teams have undergone heavy changes […]

ESL One New York is live!

Eight of the best Dota 2 teams have qualified for the East Coast's biggest Dota 2 tournament, held in the beautiful Madison Square Gardens Theater in New York City. Even if you weren't able to attend, you can still win awesome stuff such as one of 50 ESL One item sets or eight official ESL […]

WCS America Finals preview: the last bid for BlizzCon

Saturday marks the last chance for some of these players to qualify for the final BlizzCon spot, and more than one of them actually has that opportunity. Excellent racial diversity (no mirror matches to start) and an array of player styles guarantee the fight for the finish will be full of entertaining games and unpredictable […]

Clouds, storms and robots: day two of the Hammerstein NA BlizzCon qualifier

For two days the best Hearthstone players in North America battled it out for four spots at the BlizzCon World Championships. Now the winners are crowned, the losers have to wait another year and the fans are either happy at the upsets or sad for the crowd favorites. The Hammerstein Ballroom hosted one of the […]

Who's got the edge in the ESL One New York quarterfinals?

ESL One New York is just around the corner, with the first round matchups having been set in stone ever since the bracket was released last week. None of the teams in the first round matchups have played against each other on the new 6.82 patch yet - it all comes down to who adapted […]

"Everything feels more epic at a live event": an interview with Austin "Capitalist" Walsh

Austin "Capitalist" Walsh is set to make his second appearance as a caster for ESL One after also having been a part of ESL One Frankfurt. However, before the Big Apple comes calling for him, we wanted to find out a bit about his metagame predictions, his life as a caster and his thoughts on […]

"Dota 2 is my special lady, and I don't front": an interview with Jacob "SirActionSlacks" Kanner

Jacob "SirActionSlacks" Kanner, well known for his community work in the Dota 2 scene, will be making his ESL debut at ESL One New York this week. We hit up the American interviewer and spoke to him about the recent changes to Dota 2, his experiences in the Dota scene and what he expects to […]