The International 5 has come to close and we have crowned a new set of champions. In the hope that we might allay our traditional post-TI depression, however, let’s take an in-depth look at the drafting patterns of the largest and most definitive Dota 2 tournament of the year. As per usual we’ll examine the heroes most banned and picked, those most contested, as well as those with the best and worst winrates.
As the world returns to normal after the end of undoubtably the greatest TI to date, we look back at ten of our favourite moments from The International 5. The Final day was the climax of what had been an incredible turn of events after the likes of CDEC had upset the expected narrative of the $18 million tournament. However, the main event was full of memorable moments. Which were yours?
Three high schools in Sweden will be featuring eSports as a class in the coming semester. Pupils will be able to practice and learn games such as Dota and Counter-Strike, to name a few.
It is a glorious conclusion to an amazing tournament in which we’ve witnessed the fall of old champions and the rise of brand new shining stars. Dota 2 just got better than ever before.
After an impressive run in the group stage, CDEC rapidly transitioned from the underdogs status to solid favorites to take the entire tournament and the decisive manner in which they defeated EG in the Upper Bracket finals justifies that completely.
The last lower bracket encounter of the day brought together the two TI champions left in the competition, Hao and xiao8. At TI4 they were playing and winning together but this year found them in separate teams and they had to fight each oother with only one surviving to defend his title.
After they managed to achieve the unbelievable yesterday, Virtus.Pro had to pass another really hard test in the opening series from day five at The International 5, facing the Chinese favorites to win all, LGD Gaming.
