DotA 2 International Tournament at GamesCom 2011

DotA 2 Tournament
Valve has officially announced a exhibition event of DOTA 2 at GamesCom 2011, as we reported earlier. There is going to be a DotA 2 Tournament taking place in Cologne, Germany from 17 to 21 August. World's top 16 DotA teams are invited for this mega event they will compete against each other for a prize pool of 1$ million which is the biggest prize pool ever in DotA history.

Valve's Press Release:
“The International is the first public Dota 2 event and will give the tens of millions of gamers playing Dota around the world their first look at the new game,” said Gabe Newell, president and founder of Valve. “I have had the good fortune to watch the competitors as they prepare for the tournament, and level the of play is extraordinary.”

In this 5-day event DotA 2 will be publicly shown worldwide for the first time via live video broadcast in four different languages (Chinese, Russian, English & German). The tournament will be based on Double elimination playoff format. This is going to an exciting and thrilling moment for both competing teams and fans as they never played or seen the glimpse of DotA 2. Despite from the tournament there is a fair chance that Valve may come out with DotA 2 Beta invites for fans. DOTA 2 is set to be released in this fall, You can keep up with the latest news at DotA 2 Utilities.

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108 comments:

  1. Anonymous2:10 AM

    First Blood!

    awesome news

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  2. Anonymous2:14 AM

    double kill! omfg this is epic!

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  3. Anonymous2:17 AM

    This is indeed exciting, I wonder if IceFrog is attending the event. It would be so cool to see him in real life

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  4. Anonymous2:17 AM

    great!!!now we will see the true power of the best dota teams...in a game that we all know,however they've never seen...i am sooo excited :D:D:D

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  5. Anonymous2:20 AM

    1$ million... thats huge O_O

    btw: Valve is targeting this fall for a large scale beta. Here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/570/

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  6. §Vhan§2:21 AM

    I guess theres a team from Philippines that would be joining there. I hope. x)And wish ice frog would continue the Warcraft TFT DotA if DotA 2 needs beta keys to be played. Cause not all DotA players can get a beta key.

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  7. Anonymous2:27 AM

    16 days left..... leaving for Germany.. see ya everyone =p

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  8. Anonymous2:33 AM

    rofl, valve really nailed it. waiting to see the reaction of HoN/LOL fanboys xD

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  9. Anonymous2:45 AM

    LoL will be fine. I guess both con co-exist. HoN on the other hand... Well... was nice knowing ya! :D

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  10. Anonymous3:28 AM

    is icefrog attending this event? i wanna meet him in person ^_^

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  11. Anonymous4:17 AM

    so this is the reason HoN went free o_O

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  12. Anonymous4:47 AM

    Nice
    1$ mill.. xD

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  13. Anonymous4:50 AM

    yeah ... me too i wish that there's a team from Philippines ...joining the tournament.. :DDDDDDDD

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  14. Gigabyte4:53 AM

    hhhh we gone to win again (Eh)

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  15. Anonymous4:56 AM

    MYM or some Chinese team will win this for sure

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  16. Anonymous5:07 AM

    i cant wait

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  17. Anonymous5:09 AM

    sana mas maganda e2 s HON...

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  18. Anonymous5:10 AM

    i cant w8 for this....

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  19. Anonymous5:13 AM

    Go mineski philippines. :)

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  20. Anonymous6:31 AM

    when did the DOta 2 will be publish..?
    and played like in DOTA 1...

    please release DOTA 2 immediately :)
    ty

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  21. Anonymous6:38 AM

    i think Chinese team will wIN..!! :P

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  22. Anonymous8:05 AM

    when is dota 2 going to be released?
    if it's released can someone give me a link plssss...?

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  23. Anonymous8:21 AM

    The representative for the Philippines is Happyfeet (OLSTAH)

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  24. D Awesome One9:27 AM

    Kewl

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  25. Anonymous10:17 AM

    GO mineski phils.. ^_^

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  26. Anonymous12:02 PM

    thats nice;D

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  27. Anonymous12:12 PM

    :p does japanese play dota???? (or rather dota2)?

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  28. Anonymous12:44 PM

    I'm sure it's 1 million Euro's as well, since it's hosted in Germany.

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  29. Anonymous2:31 PM

    god like i think German team will win :)

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  30. Anonymous3:40 PM

    Mski.Asus ... im not sure if its happyfeet

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  31. Anonymous4:04 PM

    please fast release DOTA i can wait To It
    GoGoGo IceFrog

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  32. Anonymous4:09 PM

    Goodness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Million Dollars!! That is so BIG!!

    Go Mineski and Happyfeet!! :D

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  33. Anonymous4:09 PM

    OMG !! This Rocks ! \m/

    Garena ID:-S
    AD

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  34. Anonymous4:55 PM

    haizt..another prize to grab...simple tournament...

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  35. Anonymous5:36 PM

    what time can i watch in my computer??

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  36. Anonymous5:41 PM

    It high time to say Bye bye to MYM ... I heard a team named A4R is gonna play and it's members are assembled by Valve and Icefrog itself!! I wanna see them in action !!

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  37. Anonymous6:20 PM

    they make DOTA2 TOURNAMENT seriously, imagine 1$ DOLLAR, thats a BIG BIG BIG bucks dude!!!! wew...

    FrozenThrone will be melt...hehehehe

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  38. Anonymous6:43 PM

    But when the DotA 2 installer will be selled @ public markets ??

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  39. Anonymous7:03 PM

    "...but how to join that compete..?

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  40. Anonymous8:07 PM

    nice ... ! peruvian

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  41. Anonymous9:26 PM

    this tournament is ours...Axers of PHILLIPINES!

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  42. Anonymous9:54 PM

    people could you cut out being nerd?? my god

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  43. Anonymous9:59 PM

    I can`t wait!!!
    Please open beta fast! :)

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  44. Anonymous10:13 PM

    Simple tounament? haha aare you one of the players in the tournament?

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  45. Anonymous3:53 AM

    If it's free im with dota 2!

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  46. Anonymous7:06 AM

    i hate people who keep commenting "First Blood". they are very annoying..

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  47. Anonymous11:00 AM

    waw,, hope this release soon..
    can't wait more longer..

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  48. Anonymous12:01 PM

    i hope to join this tournament ! tskk :)

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  49. Anonymous1:19 PM

    oO no team from greece :P .... hate ^^ lol xD

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  50. Anonymous5:09 PM

    THIS IS THE SONG FOR THE BROKEN HEARTED

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  51. Anonymous6:55 PM

    ahh what a big competation ahh visit my facebook add me i want to play with your team hehehehe cidy jamerlan ok?, come on,lets rock the top 5 teams"z E d." my name

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  52. Anonymous3:28 AM

    wow iam cmg my team kingsurf wil win tis 1milion

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  53. Anonymous5:34 PM

    nice news i hope best DotA Players from Garena , B-net , RGC and WCGN would all be here not only best team from 1 client so we will know the best of the best :D :>

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  54. Anonymous8:09 PM

    come on man let it b released first

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  55. Anonymous8:49 AM

    DotA2 is another version of DotA?

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  56. Anonymous1:19 PM

    Your soul is Mine!!!

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  57. Anonymous1:48 PM

    come on guys of why greece cant get on it xD... i wanna play in this tournament.. not for money for playing good games.. and learning new things :P bcs there are all the pros .... pls IceFrog..... make 1 tournament in greece i wanna play : P by DFx^_^ xD

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  58. Anonymous5:28 PM

    awesome 1 million wow that is so epic omg i hope i be there

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  59. Anonymous3:17 AM

    GO TEAM MINESKI,HappyFeet - PHILIPPINES

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  60. justinee babier9:11 AM

    people that's not so big compared to the money hidden in the account of our beloved!

    and btw, philippines' team is shit tier!

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  61. Anonymous11:15 AM

    im pro

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  62. Anonymous2:00 PM

    weak mga menesky !! pahiya kayo !!

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  63. .mitsuki(SiNN)5:59 PM

    FOR ALL WHO THINKS THAT THERE WILL BE BETA KEYS,

    DOTA 2 WILL BE LIKE DOTA, IT IS FREE TO PLAY, IT'S A VERY GOOD NEWS FOR US!!! ph... garena: .mitsuki

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  64. Anonymous1:50 AM

    is dota 2 like league of legends??

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  65. Anonymous7:29 AM

    PURE AWESOMENESS. I can't wait to see this!

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  66. Anonymous2:52 PM

    philiphine team pro? we want see.

    Love.

    [P.I.S]Yaphets

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  67. Anonymous9:25 PM

    mski HF :Dgogogogogo

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  68. Anonymous11:55 PM

    DOTA ROCS!!!!!

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  69. Anonymous10:36 AM

    What country do you think will win?

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  70. Anonymous10:39 AM

    Philippines have the most many DOTA players so I think it is hard to select representative. I think that the representative that choose from phil. is the most STRONGEST at all player in Whole country

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  71. jpencinas310:42 AM

    hey! I read the comments and the one comments that saying,
    'weak mga meneski! pahiya kayo!. Why did you accept this comment??

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  72. Anonymous5:18 PM

    woooaaaahhhh..... coOL wish i was there even watch mode only its good to see DOTA player in diff country.....
    " hey ICEFROG try to make HON a lan game i think it would be fun " good luck to all the players.....
    chao..!!

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  73. Anonymous2:52 AM

    its gonna be a hell of a game...

    go team phils..

    do what you've got...

    mark our country in DOTA HISTORY...

    from: STFU^RaveXcore

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  74. Anonymous6:27 PM

    Pretty stupid since majority are teenagers playing. But oh well what a prize.

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  75. Anonymous8:00 PM

    this is stupid
    older dota is the best
    i don't want something else nubish

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  76. Anonymous5:09 AM

    This is the most smartest thing a game company has done in history. Start with a bang by revealing a prize jewel in a big tournament in which the best DotA teams in the world compete against each other for the grand prize. All this just to reveal the game itself, finally.

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  77. Anonymous6:29 PM

    EHOME WIll win biggest they have biggest brains :D

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  78. Anonymous7:14 PM

    icefrog !! why dont you make a competition here in the philippines with that price .. hahaha!! .. its gonna be a war .. :D

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  79. Anonymous2:25 AM

    no one beats the original...

    dota is still the best among the rest....

    go team phils..

    Show Them Fury Unleashed

    STFU^RaveXcore

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  80. Anonymous9:34 PM

    ahahah. so coOl. im so exited to watch it

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  81. Anonymous6:21 AM

    "..please pass to me a registration form..for tournament.."
    attach to my old email..."

    and together with a code..to enctracnce...game.."..

    tnx"...admin.."

    i will appreciate ur reposponsibility to other imba player.."...

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  82. Anonymous12:36 PM

    LOL you guys! HF is no longer HF! They're now called MI.ASUS!

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  83. Anonymous1:43 PM

    M M M M Monster kill! man cant wait to get my hands on DoTA 2

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  84. happy feet is now called MI.ASUS???

    by the way, mineski.infinity is the official representative of the philippines...

    $1 million??? beyond godlike!!!

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  85. Anonymous1:16 PM

    fck! WHERE CAN I SEE A LIVE STREAM OF THE TOURNEY!?!?!?!

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  86. Anonymous5:02 PM

    good luck to all





    [IMBA]STOS^

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  87. Anonymous10:07 PM

    this tournament will be easy

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  88. Anonymous2:30 PM

    what time will the competition start ??

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  89. Anonymous9:47 PM

    Lul, Riot say, chalenge accept... 5million !!! *0* LOOOOOOOOL, PWNED

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  90. Anonymous10:30 PM

    when will dota 2 will be release?

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  91. Anonymous11:03 PM

    yeah go go go philippine team...hope julz is there....

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  92. Anonymous8:20 PM

    DotA 2 have to rework details (for example we need to see heroes' lvl more easily...). This game isn't finish but that's just a beta version, isn't it? So stop offend developers pls, that would be great.

    BlackTriger

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  93. Anonymous1:14 AM

    yeah gogo nice holy

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  94. Anonymous3:34 PM

    0-3 mineski haha. Poor philippine team

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  95. Anonymous6:08 PM

    buff >.<

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  96. Anonymous2:11 AM

    its philippines not philippine 1-3 tiwala lang

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  97. Anonymous6:56 AM

    yeah.. that sucks a lot/..!!!

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  98. Anonymous9:50 PM

    haha, me keel zem all

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  99. Anonymous9:01 AM

    Really? I wish Mski will win... as they bring the name of OUR COUNTRY^^

    ***otherwise, some image of heroes seems so UNATTRACTIVE than the DOTA, i hate SVEN's new face^^

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  100. Anonymous3:48 PM

    wew.... they only play dota and instant one million ,looks like i wanna play

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  101. REspect4:06 PM

    pls give me forum dowload Dota 2 internet battle play thank you so match

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  102. Anonymous1:40 PM

    don't forget the tournament replays.. please

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  103. Anonymous11:52 PM

    well phil.players are so great!!!
    don't worry about those SHITS COMMENT!!
    GO PHIL.! YOU CAN WIN :)

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  104. Anonymous12:20 PM

    Hi .. tnx guys we try our best to win this game for our country ..!

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  105. icefrogsis2:33 PM

    cool! and fxck you all!

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  106. Anonymous4:38 AM

    How to get beya key?!

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  107. Anonymous8:19 AM

    if Philippine players lose their games they been bullied,.
    but if Philippines win,.
    oh my GOD the people who bullied their own team ,Pathetic.they just swallowed what they said,.
    just support your teams win or lose they tried their best to compete to the best players all over the world,.:D
    hope this is a lesson to all the Filipinos,,.
    Congratulation to HYPER X.MINESKI Philippines

    BY: RGC BOHOL

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