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Katowice25012 Posts
GameSpot has revealed the teams to be playing in MLG's event in Columbus in November. Alliance, Na`Vi, Evil Geniuses, Fnatic, and Liquid will be playing alongside the winner of the MLG Fall Invitational, the winner of a NA online qualifier, and a yet to be determined spot.
"Featuring Dota has been a goal for years and we are so excited that it's finally happening," MLG Executive Vice President Adam Apicella told GameSpot. "Valve has done such an incredible job creating Dota 2 and fostering the community with events like the International, we knew we had to introduce the game to the MLG community in a way that complimented their efforts. We worked closely with Valve, monitored the exceptional gameplay by teams around the globe and conducted a ton of research to build our Fall league structure."
"Most important to us is having an ongoing open dialogue with the players, managers, and community to ensure we are delivering the best experience possible. It is truly a pleasure to showcase the game in our NA League, at the upcoming Fall Invitational on October 18, and now at the MLG Championship in Columbus and we look forward to continuing to build the North American Scene at future events and on MLG Play."
Apicella goes on to say that they are considering a Chinese team for the last slots and that its not out of the question that one of them may attend. Which would be cool. There are some more quotes and lines about how MLG is trying hard to make this a success because they are new to Dota and have been very accommodating to teams which you can read at GameSpot.
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Germany25657 Posts
That is sick 
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Sweden647 Posts
Nicee... maybe it's DK?
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Wow that's pretty stacked!
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American dota gonna show who's the real champs around here.
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Already a thread for this or am I mad?
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a chinese team would be great b-but kaipi ... ;_:
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On September 18 2013 00:31 treeqt wrote:
a chinese team would be great b-but kaipi ... ;_:
Might not get an invite, since they are not really in the same league as these other teams. They could have cut their way through the open qualifiers if they wanted.
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Hong Kong9157 Posts
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Germany25657 Posts
This one is newsed, the other one is not. Therefore this one is better 
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On September 18 2013 00:33 Plansix wrote:Show nested quote +On September 18 2013 00:31 treeqt wrote:
a chinese team would be great b-but kaipi ... ;_: Might not get an invite, since they are not really in the same league as these other teams. They could have cut their way through the open qualifiers if they wanted.
Think they are at least equal with Fnatic though. Have a 6-4 record against them and Kaipi have been on a roll lately. And TL hasnt even officially announced their new lineup yet.
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On September 18 2013 00:37 zachmok wrote:Show nested quote +On September 18 2013 00:33 Plansix wrote:On September 18 2013 00:31 treeqt wrote:
a chinese team would be great b-but kaipi ... ;_: Might not get an invite, since they are not really in the same league as these other teams. They could have cut their way through the open qualifiers if they wanted. Think they are at least equal with Fnatic though. Have a 6-4 record against them and Kaipi have been on a roll lately. And TL hasnt even officially announced their new lineup yet.
TL made it to TI3 with their last roster, so they are already ahead of Kaipi. Fnatic is a well established team and has worked with MLG before. I don't know must about Kaipi, except that they need PR training super bad and they are a newer team. But the open bracket is a good was for them to secure a spot.
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On September 18 2013 00:33 Plansix wrote:Show nested quote +On September 18 2013 00:31 treeqt wrote:
a chinese team would be great b-but kaipi ... ;_: Might not get an invite, since they are not really in the same league as these other teams. They could have cut their way through the open qualifiers if they wanted.
uhm. KP has been stomping Fnatic for months now, same with EG. Hell EG doesn't even have a roster confirmed. They were the last team to take a serious set out of [A] (The Defense 4) and took games out of Na'Vi in The Defense as well. How is that team inferior to teams like EG or Liquid or Fnatic, some of which don't even have a complete roster?
And they can't play qualifiers, they only have 2 NA players.
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didnt know EG has a dota squad. Good news nevertheless
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On September 18 2013 00:43 NB wrote:
didnt know EG has a dota squad. Good news nevertheless
There is EG and SweG (Alliance).
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Sweden647 Posts
On September 18 2013 00:37 zachmok wrote:Show nested quote +On September 18 2013 00:33 Plansix wrote:On September 18 2013 00:31 treeqt wrote:
a chinese team would be great b-but kaipi ... ;_: Might not get an invite, since they are not really in the same league as these other teams. They could have cut their way through the open qualifiers if they wanted. Think they are at least equal with Fnatic though. Have a 6-4 record against them and Kaipi have been on a roll lately. And TL hasnt even officially announced their new lineup yet.
AFAIK MLG isn't flying teams to the event, and all these other teams are backed by an organization that is sending them to Columbus. Will Kaipi be able to make it even if they are invited? I doubt it to be honest and that's a shame because it would have been nice to see Kaipi at an offline event. The only reason nth and EE were able to go to an offline event (DHW) was because they were already backed by Razer back then who paid for their flights (or EE's flight since the others were already in Sweden).
I do want to see Kaipi at an offline event but I doubt it will ever happen unless they get a paid trip or are picked up by an organization. People need to realize that you can't just throw away an invite on a team that probably won't even make it to the event.
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On September 18 2013 00:42 EnanoMaldito wrote:Show nested quote +On September 18 2013 00:33 Plansix wrote:On September 18 2013 00:31 treeqt wrote:
a chinese team would be great b-but kaipi ... ;_: Might not get an invite, since they are not really in the same league as these other teams. They could have cut their way through the open qualifiers if they wanted. uhm. KP has been stomping Fnatic for months now, same with EG. Hell EG doesn't even have a roster confirmed. They were the last team to take a serious set out of [A] (The Defense 4) and took games out of Na'Vi in The Defense as well. How is that team inferior to teams like EG or Liquid or Fnatic, some of which don't even have a complete roster? And they can't play qualifiers, they only have 2 NA players.
Kaipi didn't qualify or take part in TI3, so I think Liquid is a step above them. Second, Kaipi maybe good, but they also are a PR nightmare and have a habit of mouthing off at any given time. If you are putting together a multi million dollar event, sometimes the team that isn't going to be a pain in the ass is the team you want.
Edit: And as said above, they don't have anyone to pay for their flights and I think MLG is working with the teams to assist with travel. At the end of the day, they are very talented, but they need to get a sponsor so they can afford to travel.
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this is some really great stuff, americans are finally stepping up in dota terms, keep it up folks so far it looks amazing
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Time to drag people with me to Columbus @_@;;;;
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