Team Spirit's Secret to Success

Wherever you were with regards to Team Spirit’s chances coming into The International 10, by the end it is pretty clear that the team has something special. I went back and watched a bunch of their replays to try and gain some insights about what made Team Spirit so successful in a stacked international field of competition. Yes, Collapse played incredibly...

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The International 11 Wishlist

After a Decade of Champions, the Aegis completed its circle. We hope it isn’t an end, but just the beginning of a new era of the International. We have several suggestions that, in our opinion, will make the best esports event of the year even better.

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Dotabuff Fantasy Guide: Main Event Day 6

The final day is tomorrow and it is the last fantasy guide for this TI. Team Spirit might be playing like absolute madmen with their carefree attitude, but we won’t. So once again, we are hedging our bets.

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Dotabuff Fantasy Guide: Main Event Day 5

All-in Vici Gaming? All-in Invictus Gaming? A mix of both? We think after yesterday’s upset it is safe to say it is impossible to predict the better team. So, once again, we are going with better averages for all positions.

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Dotabuff Fantasy Guide: Main Event Day 4

The first day of the playoffs when we really have to guess the winners in a lower bracket match for a possible double series. Is it wise to all-in on a team or is it better to spread your eggs across multiple baskets? Let’s find out.

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Dotabuff Fantasy Guide: Main Event Day 3

Two upper bracket and two elimination matches tomorrow and no chances of repeating teams, so once again the fantasy is going to be pretty straightforward. Follow the highest averages and the series most likely to end up in a bloodbath for the highest score.

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Dotabuff Fantasy Guide: Main Event Day 2

Some very unexpected stomps and some heart-breaking losses later, we are now in Day 2 of the main event. Four teams have already left the tournament, but the most interesting part is only starting.

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Dotabuff Fantasy Guide: Main Event Day 1

The first couple of days of TI10 main event fantasy are going to be quite easy. There are no potential repeating teams, and we don’t need to guess whether a team needs to play extra matches.

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Dotabuff Fantasy Guide: Day 4

The last day of the group stage is going to have less regular games, but there is always a chance of tiebreakers, so we have to factor those in. Luckily, some of the top fantasy earners are also among the players with the highest chance of tiebreakers.

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Dotabuff Fantasy Guide: Day 3

After two days it is still incredibly hard to say who is going to emerge from TI10 victorious, as teams are testing out a lot of different strategies and heavy favorites lose to underdogs. However, while the overall power levels between teams are still being figured out, there are now clear runaways in terms of fantasy scorers, so our job is a little...

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