Dota 2 Esports News

Two patches have been dropped during ESL One Birmingham. The first was before the last day of the group stage, while patch 7.41a dropped in the middle of the series between Team Spirit and Xtreme Gaming.

Dota 2 patch 7.41 is here and it brings massive changes to the game. The first line already removes a feature introduced two years ago. Facets have been removed, and most of their effects added as either basic abilities, Shards, or Scepter upgrades.

The Esports World Cup 2026 is a new iteration of what has become the biggest esports event in recent history. Dota 2 will have qualifiers, but this time many teams will also be selected directly from the ESL Pro Tour scoreboard.

There have been a lot of changes to the system and in this list we will look at the items themselves, without any enchantments.

BetBoom Team was crowned PGL Wallachia Season 8 champion, and the most attentive fans had a sense of déjà vu. Eastern European teams performed well and brought back that feeling we had about a year ago.

Dota 2 has had its highs and lows over the years, and one of the most symbolic scandals was the match-fixing allegations against Tommy "Taiga" Le. The investigation was announced, and we finally have a verdict.

Quinn "Quinn" Callahan and Matheus "KJ" Santos Jungles Diniz gave interviews over the past week and it was very interesting to notice the contrast between the two players.

After an eventful Group Stage, the PGL Wallachia Season 8 moves forward into the Playoffs. We had a lot of unexpected outcomes from day one, and now we will see how things unfold.

Lone Druid has woken up from his hibernation and he is hungry for MMR. But don't despair! While only a handful of heroes have a positive winrate against Lone Druid, we are here to highlight them and give advice on how to bring down cocaine bear.

Patch 7.41 has been out for a while now, and Phoenix has emerged as the most reliable support in the last week. Phoenix is a very versatile hero and had a brief spike of popularity as an offlaner before 7.41.

A month after the end of Season 7, the PGL Wallachia returns for Season 8 on April 18. Teams have mostly already traveled to Romania and are waiting for the beginning of the tournament right now.

There are lots of sources of reliable information if you want to improve your Dota 2 performance. Recently, offlaners have been rumored to be a dying breed, and Marcus "Ace" Christensen decided to do something about it.

Despite their effort in coming back to Dota 2, ultimately paiN Gaming did not perform as expected and recently dismissed their roster. According to their announcement tweet, the team lacked sustainability in Dota 2.

PARIVISION has been going through a pretty rough patch and things started to turn around after they won the PREMIER SERIES, playing against an equally renewed Nigma Galaxy.

The new meta is slowly finding the best patterns for each role, and Lifestealer has been a constant in the carry role despite the nerfs in patch 7.41a. A carry with built-in magic immunity is always a problem.

The Esports Foundation has officially confirmed the complete 16-game lineup for the Esports Nations Cup 2026, the inaugural global nation-based esports competition set to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from November 2–29, 2026. Over 100,000 players are expected to compete across hundreds of qualification events spanning 100 nations and territories throughout the year.

Disney+ has announced an expanded partnership with the Korea e-Sports Association (KeSPA) to livestream a wider slate of Korean and pan-Asian esports competitions globally throughout 2026, building on an initial deal signed in September 2025.

Dota 2 patch 7.41 and 7.41a have done a lot to shake up the meta. Old favorites have fallen off, while new heroes have come into the spotlight. It's a whole new world and everyone is doing their best to figure it out the fastest.

Patches 7.41 and 7.41a shook ESL One in Birmingham and are being analyzed in detail by all teams as we speak. Team Spirit finished the tournament in fifth place but has already figured out their favorites for the new meta.

In this article we will go through the biggest losers of the latest update. We will also discuss if these heroes are still worth picking, or if you should spend your time practicing someone else.