kiev major
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David And Goliath Clashed In Climactic Dota Quarterfinals
SG Esports had already conquered a titan in Team Secret, and just a day later, the team found itself facing another giant in Evil Geniuses. Though the underdog didn’t overcome the odds this time, the match between these two was a barnburner.
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The Late Team Fight That Spun The Dota 2 Kiev Finals On Their Head
OG might have been favourites heading into Valve’s Dota 2 Major hosted in Kiev, but they certainly didn’t look it by game five of the grand finals. Arguably the more talented team, and certainly the more experienced, it wasn’t until a fateful team fight in the 39th minute of the final match that the European…
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Who Are These ‘New’ Dota Teams At The Kiev Major?
The upcoming Kiev Major is one of the most important tournaments of the Dota season, a big tournament in its own right, and an important qualifier for the multi-million dollar International, Dota’s equal part World Cup and Super Bowl. But if you haven’t been plugged into the Dota community for the last few months, you’re…
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The Qualifiers For Dota 2’s Kiev Major Have Been A Mess So Far
The qualifying system for Dota 2’s majors has its roots in an egalitarian impulse where — theoretically — a team of amateurs could win an open and then regional qualifier, and find themselves competing in a major against professionals. But for the upcoming Kiev Major, that egalitarian ideal ran smack dab into the reality of…