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Valve reveals The International 10 group stage lineups

Just 24 hours ahead of The International 10 kicking off with the group stage, Valve has officially revealed the lineups for both groups, which will split all 18 teams into brackets that will face off for a chance to move on to the main stage.  Starting on Oct. 7 and running until Oct. 10, the two groups will each feature nine rosters playing a full round-robin bracket, which means every team will play two games against each other team in the group. Once every team finishes their matches, the top

Team Aster, other teams impacted by COVID, will still be able to compete at The International 10

Valve was facing potential disaster just days ahead of The International 10, with multiple teams recording positive COVID tests and Romania cracking down on the disease with new local regulations.  The company and tournament organizer PGL already canceled in-person audience attendance for the event, but they have found a workable solution to allow players to compete even when needing to self-quarantine.  According to posts from Team Aster and Dota 2 community everyman Wykrhm Reddy, teams that have players who record positive COVID tests will still be allowed to play in

OG’s Ceb to play at The International 10

The International 10 might be missing an audience, but OG’s off laner and heart of the team, Ceb, won’t be missing it. The European organization announced the news today, along with a 10-minute mini-documentary charting Ceb’s road to TI10 and his relationships with his family. An upcoming episode featuring the team’s star carry, SumaiL, was teased at the end of the video. “Once again proving himself as a role model of dedication to his craft, Ceb is gonna be playing TI10,” the post from OG reads. OG initially announced on

Evil Geniuses partners with Healthy Gamer, bring on Dr. K as mindset and performance coach for Dota 2’s The International 10

Teams are busy finalizing their strategies and perfecting last-minute techniques ahead of The International 10, which will see the best Dota 2 players compete for more than $40 million from Oct. 7 to 17. With the Aegis of Champions on the line, Evil Geniuses is partnering with digital mental health platform Healthy Gamer and bringing on co-founder and president Dr. Alok Kanojia to help the organization’s Dota 2 team prepare.  Dr. K will be joining EG as the team’s eighth member, working with the players as their mindset and performance

The International Compendium 2021 is live, features reworked item sets, updated Talent Autographs, and more

The International 10 is less than a week away and many of the world’s best Dota 2 teams are preparing to compete from Oct. 7 to 17 for a chance to lift the Aegis of Champions.  To celebrate the biggest Dota event of the year and share the spotlight with fans around the world, Valve is launching the next iteration of The International Compendium, which includes rewards and a way to directly support casters and talent. Just like with previous years, the TI Compendium acts as an interactive event in

Ceb to miss Dota 2’s The International 10 due to emergency eye surgery, miCKe to stand-in

OG is down yet another player from its back-to-back International winning Dota 2 roster. Ceb will be unable to compete at The International 10 because he needs to have emergency eye surgery, the organization announced today.  This news comes just six days before OG were set to try to win their third-straight Aegis of Champions. Team Liquid’s Michael “miCKe” Vu has joined the team as its official stand-in for the event.  Ceb confirmed that the rumors were true, revealing that during a routine medical check-up, his doctor discovered that he