First got here the ESL One Majors, then BetBoom Dacha, then PGL Wallachia and now, BLAST has introduced 5 Dota tournaments attributable to happen from November 2024 – 2025.
The Dota 2 calendar is getting an increasing number of packed. Gone of the times of some league tournaments that lasted weeks and weeks. It looks like Valve’s promise of distinctive third get together tournaments is coming into fruition.
A Battle Awaits at BLAST
Few particulars have been introduced relating to the construction and places of BLAST’s tournaments, however we do have dates. The dates really match up fairly effectively with PGL’s bulletins so maybe we haven’t but reached the purpose the place groups will must be selective about which occasions they attend. The organizers appear to be taking alternate months so there’s going to be a much more constant construction to the yr than we’ve seen beforehand.
In line with an announcement by Andrew Haworth, VP of Ecosystems, Valve & Riot Video games, BLAST has had their eye on Dota 2 for a while:
“We’re delighted to be coming into Dota 2 and have plans for BLAST to carry a brand new degree of manufacturing and pleasure that Dota followers haven’t seen earlier than. It’s a sport we love as followers and gamers, we’ve been following carefully as an match organizer for the previous few years.
As we’ve grown as a enterprise and develop into additional titles, Dota has all the time been on our want checklist. With the latest modifications to the Dota ecosystem we really feel it’s the right alternative for BLAST to return in, present the group with the following degree of tournaments and grow to be the brand new house of Dota 2.”
There have been discussions in the previous few years that Dota appeared to be tailing off. The stale metas and repetitive DPC tournaments simply weren’t panning out. However Valve has made large modifications, updating the gameplay in patch 7.33, eradicating the DPC and permitting extra freedom for organizers to supply extra assorted tournaments.
It’s one thing the group ought to actually be welcoming. If Dota desires to proceed as one of the profitable MOBAs of all time, the updates are sorely wanted.
BLAST Continues to Increase Occasion Roster
After taking up Counter-Strike, Rocket League, Rainbow Six, Fortnite and now Dota, BLAST have actually obtained their fingers full.
All of those occasions might be launched on BLAST.television, their customizable platform for viewing. This doesn’t essentially imply that tournaments received’t be out there on all the ordinary suspects together with Twitch and YouTube. However the BLAST.television product is ready to supply a DotaBuff degree of knowledge. It will embrace participant stats, workforce standings, information, mini video games and extra. So for those who’re a Dota information nerd like me, it’s value signing up.