Dota 2 tournament na’vi highlights magazine

Dota 2 tournament na’vi highlights magazine

Phew! With The International over, the Dota 2 away team is now recuperating back in Seattle, re-watching footage from the tournament and debating which bits should make the highlight reel.

Three clips jump out as particularly amazing escapes:

Although Tobi no doubt deserves a highlight reel of his own, these following clips are Tobi at his most entertaining:

We’re not the only ones arguing about the highlights – GosuGamers also put up their own list of the Best Games of The International, so make sure you check that out too. Remember, if you missed seeing any of the matches, the VODs for all of them are still available over here, with commentary in English, German, Russian, and Chinese.

We’re also incredibly humbled to hear that we’ve won the IGN People’s Choice Award. Thanks to everyone who voted for us!

Finally, if you missed your chance to sign up for the beta, fear not: Click here to get your name on the list. The excitement we carried home from Gamescom has got us all fired up to get the beta rolling as soon as possible.

A Champion has been Crowned

After five days of fierce competition team Na’Vi has won the million dollar grand prize, beating out EHOME in a best of five elimination series. Na’Vi started the final series out one game ahead due to its privileged position in the winner’s bracket, but EHOME quickly evened up the score by winning the first game. Na’Vi surged back to win the next two games in a row, securing their place in Dota 2 history and becoming the first Champions of the Dota 2 International Tournament. EHOME doesn’t leave empty handed though, they take home $250,000 for their second place finish.

In all, $1,600,000 in prize money was won by eight teams over five days. Congratulations to all the winners.

We’d like to thank XSplit, Limelite Networks, own3D. tv, and Level 3 Communications for their support during the tournament.

What Does A Champion Truly Need?

The big news for Saturday is from the winners bracket; Na`Vi has advanced to the finals by beating Scythe. SG in two straight games. This victory also spots Na`Vi a win in the final series so they are already up against their undecided foe one game to nil.

In the losers bracket MYM was eliminated by EHOME. MYM is sent home with $80,000 and EHOME advances to Sunday’s playoff against Scythe. SG – the same team that sent them down to the loser bracket with a resounding defeat on Friday.

Sunday will start with the best of three elimination series. The loser walks away with $150,000 and the winner will face Na`Vi in the championship match. In the final match the loser there earns a healthy $250,000 but it all pales in comparison to the ultimate champion and their $1,000,000 payday.

Can Scythe. SG turn it around after Saturday’s crushing defeat by Na`Vi and rise up against the two opponents that have beaten them at every meeting?

Can EHOME rise up out of the losers bracket and get revenge against Scythe. SG and then go on to defeat Na`Vi?

Or will the powerhouse of the tournament Na`Vi keep rolling over every opponent in its path?

The questions start getting answered Sunday morning in Germany at 10am CET. The final match to decide it all begins at 1pm local time in Germany or 7pm in China and Singapore, 2 pm in the Ukraine, or even 4am at Valve’s Head Quarters in Seattle. Watch them all live at Dota2.com.

March to the Finals

This weekend is it. Yesterday we saw the most exciting game of the tournament in the elimination game between MUFC and OK. Nirvana. Dota 2 tournament na’vi highlights magazine int. If you missed it, it’s a must see. Five more teams have been knocked out with four more facing elimination today, all leading to the Finals match this Sunday. How intense have these matches been? Well, we brought down the power on the tournament floor. Due to the power outage, the M5 vs. OK. Nirvana. Dota 2 tournament na’vi highlights magazine int elimination match has been rescheduled for Saturday morning.

DPM has posted more photos from the event. Check them out here. If you haven’t already, take a moment to go vote for Dota 2 for IGN’s People’s Choice Award.

Player Excitement Level

You may have seen graphs displaying the players’ excitement levels displayed periodically during The International tournament matches. This biofeedback data is collected using a wristband with custom hardware and works by measuring the electrical conductivity of the skin and sending signals to the player’s PC. The game collects this data continuously and plots the last two minutes of the player’s biofeedback history. Swings in a player’s emotional state, both positively and negatively, are represented by spikes in the graph.

Four Teams Fall

Today’s quarterfinal and elimination matchups produced some intense back and forth games. Highlights include a frantic come-from-behind win, a stunning upset, a Morphling farmed-up to truly awe-inspiring levels and the most awesome sentry ward we’ve witnessed .

Fans filled the Dota 2 arena to overflowing for the official opening day of Gamescom 2011. Check out the crowds in dpm’s awesome Day Two photos, posted on playdota. Dota 2 tournament na’vi highlights magazine com forums.

Bandwidth snags prevented the Russian and German language commentaries from airing live, but matches were broadcast in English and Chinese. Replays for today’s games with full commentary in all languages will be available on the Dota 2 web site here.