Recently SteelSeries and OG, the reigning Dota 2 World Champions are proud to announce their official partnership.

This alliance continues SteelSeries’ proud history and legacy of supporting the Dota 2 community and its champions.

“OG is one of the biggest names in Esports, and an ever-present dominant force within the Dota 2 community,” said SteelSeries CEO, Ehtisham Rabbani. “We’re proud to be working with them and providing the tools that they need to continue winning at the highest level.”

“It’s a pleasure to once again be working with SteelSeries, their products have been part of my entire life,” said OG CEO & Captain Johan “N0tail” Sundstein. “This is an exciting chapter for us and I’m expecting great things”.

The Dota 2 International is the largest professional Esports tournament in the world. The 2019 edition once again sets the bar with a prize pool exceeding 31 million USD. Through a crowdfunding campaign the total will continue to increase until the end of the tournament on the 25th of August, 2019.

OG will be lining up to defend their title in Shanghai, China starting on August 15th, 2019.

The OG Roster Includes:

Johan “N0tail” Sundstein (C)

Sébastien “Ceb” Debs

Anathan “ana” Pham

Topias “Topson” Taavitsainen

Jesse “JerAx” Vainikka

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LetsPlay.Live, Australasia’s esports tournament platform & broadcaster, have announced High School League Season 2 for 2019.

Following the first successful season this year HSL hopes to see even more schools from across Australia and New Zealand participating in competitive inter-school esports tournaments.

Registrations for this season are now open for high school students across ANZ, with the opportunity for more than one team per school to compete. The first round of tournaments begins the week of Monday 5th August 2019 and will run for 10 weeks, showcasing both Dota 2 and Clash Royale. The top two teams from the initial seeds will battle it out in a best-of-three grand final event the week of 7th October 2019, with Dota 2’s final broadcast live on SKY Sport.

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The HSL gives an opportunity for secondary school students to compete in a competitive esports environment working together as a team and representing their school, similar to traditional high school sports.

“For some students, HSL is the first time the student is actively pushing themselves to achieve a challenging goal. This self-motivation allows the development of important skills such as communication and teamwork” says Danny Chang, Teacher and HSL supervisor at Mt Roskill Grammar.

“The success we have had has evolved around teamwork and communication” added Vincent Lo, former Captain of the MAGS HSL team. “We ensure that each and every one of us talk as much as we can during the match as communication in a team is the key to success”.

Registrations close July 31st 2019. Australian and New Zealand high school students interested in participating in Dota 2 or Clash Royale for HSL Season 2 are invited to register for the tournaments HERE and join the official HSL community Discord channel.

Event Details:
What: Clash Royale & Dota 2
Who: Open to all high school students in Australia & New Zealand
When: Sign-ups open until July 31st 2019
10 week season begins Monday 5th August 2019
Grand Final Week begins 7th October 2019
Where: HSL.LetsPlay.Live

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The Lion Cub of Cintra, Ciri, joins the Nendoroids!

From the popular online game “DOTA 2” comes a Nendoroid set of Squee, Spleen and Spoon, also known as the Techies.

Two interchangeable mouth parts for Squee are included, allowing you to display him with both his standard expression and a smiling expression. Squee’s head, hands and feet are also articulated, making it easy to pose him in a variety of ways.

Of course, the bazooka-wielding Spleen and Spoon hidden in his barrel have been faithfully recreated in Nendoroid form as well! Be sure to add these pyrotechnic prodigies to your collection!

Nendoroid Techies is now available for preorder at the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP  and at participating retailers.

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LPL, New Zealand’s esports media company, have announced the first season of the Dota 2 High School League for 2019.

Following on from the success of previous High School League tournaments and the Dota 2 Holiday Cup last December, LPL is thrilled to bring back the MOBA title to secondary school students in New Zealand and Australia. Season 1 will run from February 18th through to June 5th 2019.

Registrations are now open for high school students across ANZ, with the opportunity for more than one team per school to compete. Stages will be split into regional/state matches (Stage 1), then inter-regional/state matches (Stage 2), concluding with the top 8 teams from each region/state in ANZ representing their region (Stage 3) and battling it out to be the ultimate ANZ champion at the Grand Final on June 5th 2019. The season’s prize pool contains prizes worth $3500 NZD.

New to the league is the opportunity for student teams to choose whether to compete in the Casual or Premier divisions depending on their competitiveness. However, only the Premier division teams will qualify for Stage 3 of the tournament. This is to encourage the opportunity for students who may not be as confident in their skills to still be able to compete in esports and represent their school.

Registrations close on Monday 11th February at 11.59PM NZT.

Dota 2 High School League Season One 2019 will be running from February to June, with an ANZ grand final taking place on June 5th 2019. For more information and instructions on registration, visit LPL’s Official Site.

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