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Dota 2 Esports

Dota 2 esports is organised competition in Valve's MOBA Dota 2. Two five-player teams draft heroes and attempt to destroy the opposing Ancient.

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Classification

Category Mind sport

Family Esports

Level Discipline

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Dota 2 Esports is organised digital competition in the game title Dota 2.

Geeignet für Suitable for players who want to train mechanics, strategy, team communication and rule-bound matches.

Cost Depends on existing device and game access; entry needs game client, account, connection and learning time. Depends on title, platform, team and event; hardware, peripherals, coaching, travel or entry fees may apply. Online community, university/club team, publisher league or amateur league depending on game. Rules, versions and fair-play requirements are p…

First progress Basics after a few sessions; competition-stable decisions take long repetition.

Fitness level low to medium

Was du brauchst

PC
Steam/Dota 2 client
keyboard/mouse
headset
tournament server

First steps

set up game client
use tutorial/bots or casual mode
learn one role or position
review replay/feedback
only then check community or amateur leagues

Game community, publisher portal, university/club team, amateur league or local esports venue.

Breaks, ergonomics, sleep and respectful communication are part of serious training.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases The International, Dota esports, Dota E-Sport

Tags digital, esport, moba, team, pc, e-sport, dota-2-esports, dota-2-e-sport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

The objective is to destroy the opposing Ancient before your own.

Teilnehmer

Two teams of five players.

Teamgröße

5 versus 5.

Spielfeld

Digital Dota 2 map on Valve/tournament servers.

Dauer

Individual games vary widely; tournament series are commonly best-of-3 or best-of-5.

Wertung

Game win by destroying the Ancient or surrender; series by map wins.

Gewinnbedingung

Victory comes by Ancient win or by winning the series by map score.

Ausrüstung

PC
Steam/Dota 2 client
keyboard/mouse
headset
tournament server

Wichtige Regelpunkte

cheating
account sharing
unauthorised communication
bug/exploit abuse
match fixing