Latest News
VIEW ALL
If you ask people their favorite season, nobody picks Spring. Why? Because Spring is terrible. It's too warm to ski, too cold to swim, it rains a lot, and there aren't even any free-candy monster holidays like you get in the Fall.
In fact, the only good thing about Spring is Dota's sometimes-annual Spring Update. So the good news is it's here, it's called Spring Forward 2025, and it's pretty great this year! The bad news: this marks the point of Spring where there's nothing left to look forward to. Hopefully you can just power-Dota your way through to Summer.Dota Springs Forward
22 May 2025
For the last ten years, we've had the pleasure of watching a veritable parade of talented Dota fans pour their hearts into crafting short film tributes to the community and the game we all love. A select number of those creations even made grand debuts on the main stage of The International, broadcast to viewers around the world.
This year will be no different! In fact, we're happy to declare the Dota 2 Short Film Contest officially open for a new round of submissions. Filmmakers will have until 3:00pm PDT on August 17th, 2025 to submit their short film creations of 90 seconds or less to the Dota 2 Steam Workshop to be eligible for consideration.
All Dota players are welcome to visit the Workshop to discuss, vote on their favorites, and help us select the best entries. The top ten finalists will be showcased as part of The International live broadcast. After reviewing the Workshop ratings and discussions, Valve will nominate the top entries to be featured in the Dota client for a final voting process by the community to determine the winners.
The top three selections will score prizes of $25,000, $10,000, and $5,000, and each of the other top ten finalists will win $500. (If you happened to miss the winners from last year, or just want to enjoy them again, the top three entries from 2024 were At Any Cost by dmurio, Support by Nightfury Treann, and The Sphere Master by Mikhail Pakhomov.)
Visit the Dota 2 Short Film Contest site for more information and guidelines on the submission process. And be sure to stop by the Workshop page regularly to help review the submissions you would like to see showcased at The International, coming to you live from Hamburg in September.Dota 2 Short Film Contest 2025
21 May 2025
In the wake of all the changes still rippling through the Wandering Waters update, pro teams around the world have been hard at work, exploring fresh ways to outplay the competition. They've been battling in tournaments around the globe to put those theories to the test, all in pursuit of a single goal: to prove themselves worthy of facing off against the finest competitors in the world at The International.
Direct Invites
Amid all that action, some have already risen above the rest — and we’re excited to extend these eight teams direct invitations to Hamburg, Germany, to compete in The International 2025:- Team Liquid [expand type="details"] Michael “miCKe” Vu Michał “Nisha” Jankowski Jonáš “SabeRLight” Volek Samuel “Boxi” Svahn Aydin “Insania” Sarkohi [/expand]
- PARIVISION [expand type="details"] Alan “Satanic” Galliamov Volodymyr “No[o]ne-” Minenko Dmitrii “DM” Dorokhin Edgar “9Class” Naltakian Andrey “Dukalis” Kuropatkin [/expand]
- BB Team [expand type="details"] Ivan “Pure” Moskalenko Danil “gpk~” Skutin Matvei “MieRo`” Vasiunin Vitalie “Save-” Melnic Vladislav “Kataomi`” Semenov [/expand]
- Team Tidebound [expand type="details"] Guo “shiro” Xuanang Cheng “NothingToSay” Jin Xiang Zhang “Bach” Ruida Lin “planet” Hao Zhang “y`” Yiping [/expand]
- Gaimin Gladiators [expand type="details"] Alimzhan “watson” Islambekov Quinn “Quinn” Callahan Marcus “Ace” Christensen Erik “tOfu” Engel Arman “Malady” Orazbayev [/expand]
- Team Spirit [expand type="details"] Illya “Yatoro” Muliarchuk Denis “Larl” Sigitov Magomed “Collapse” Khalilov Alexsander “rue” Filin Iaroslav “Miposhka” Naidenov [/expand]
- Team Falcons [expand type="details"] Oliver “skiter” Lepko Stanislav “Malr1ne” Potorak Ammar “ATF” Al-Assaf Andreas “Cr1t-” Nielsen Wu “Sneyking” Jingjun [/expand]
- Tundra Esports [expand type="details"] Remco “Crystallis” Arets Bozhidar “bzm” Bogdanov Neta “33” Shapira Martin “Saksa” Sazdov Matthew “Whitemon” Filemon [/expand]
The Road to TI
The remainder of the tournament field will be filled by the eight teams able to run the gauntlet of the Regional Qualifiers, with specific slot breakdowns as follows:- Eastern Europe + South America - June 4th - June 8th [expand type="details"] Eastern Europe (1 slot) Aurora Gaming Natus Vincere NAVI Junior One Move L1GA TEAM Virtus.pro (+4 teams from Open Qualifiers) South America (1 slot) HEROIC OG.LATAM Edge Team Den (+6 teams from Open Qualifiers) [/expand]
- China + North America - June 9th - 12th [expand type="details"] North America (1 slot) Shopify Rebellion Wildcard (+6 teams from Open Qualifiers) China (1 slot) Xtreme Gaming Yakult Brothers (+6 teams from Open Qualifiers) [/expand]
- Southeast Asia + Western Europe - June 13th - June 17th [expand type="details"] Western Europe (2 slots) Nigma Galaxy MOUZ OG AVULUS (+6 teams from Open Qualifiers) Southeast Asia (2 slots) TALON BOOM Esports Trailer Park Boys The MongolZ Ivory Execration (+4 teams from Open Qualifiers) [/expand]
The International 2025 - Direct Invites and The Road to TI
14 May 2025
Join THE
Battle of the Ancients
Battle of the Ancients
Every day, millions of players worldwide enter the battle as one of over a hundred Dota Heroes in a 5v5 team clash. Dota is the deepest multi-player action RTS game ever made and there's always a new strategy or tactic to discover. It's completely free to play and always will be – start defending your ancient now.
Who Will You
Choose ?
Choose ?
From magical tacticians to fierce brutes and cunning rogues, Dota 2's hero pool is massive and limitlessly diverse. Unleash incredible abilities and devastating ultimates on your way to victory.
ANTI-MAGE
AXE
BANE
BLOODSEEKER
CRYSTAL MAIDEN
DROW RANGER
EARTHSHAKER
JUGGERNAUT
MIRANA
SHADOW FIEND
MORPHLING
PHANTOM LANCER
PUCK
PUDGE
RAZOR
SAND KING
STORM SPIRIT
SVEN
TINY
VENGEFUL SPIRIT
WINDRANGER
ZEUS
KUNKKA
LINA
LICH
LION
SHADOW SHAMAN
SLARDAR
TIDEHUNTER
WITCH DOCTOR
RIKI
ENIGMA
TINKER
SNIPER
NECROPHOS
WARLOCK
BEASTMASTER
QUEEN OF PAIN
VENOMANCER
FACELESS VOID
WRAITH KING
DEATH PROPHET
PHANTOM ASSASSIN
PUGNA
TEMPLAR ASSASSIN
VIPER
LUNA
DRAGON KNIGHT
DAZZLE
CLOCKWERK
LESHRAC
NATURE'S PROPHET
LIFESTEALER
DARK SEER
CLINKZ
OMNIKNIGHT
ENCHANTRESS
HUSKAR
NIGHT STALKER
BROODMOTHER
BOUNTY HUNTER
WEAVER
JAKIRO
BATRIDER
CHEN
SPECTRE
DOOM
ANCIENT APPARITION
URSA
SPIRIT BREAKER
GYROCOPTER
ALCHEMIST
INVOKER
SILENCER
The
Dota Pro Circuit
Dota Pro Circuit
When not climbing the ranks, you'll be able to learn from the best. The Dota Pro Circuit features ultra-high-level Dota 2 competition streaming regularly in the game client, on Twitch and Steam.TV. Culminating in the largest e-sports championship in the world, The International, professional Dota 2 is an event not to be missed.
Join the
Battle
Battle