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eMazing Gaming and Dust-Off have announced the return of the Fire & Ice series for 2008! It will consist of three qualifier tournaments and a grand final, with $25,000 in prize money to be awarded. There are 16 invites available for the grand finals to be given out at the qualifiers, which kick off July 18-20 at the Netolic LAN Center in Annandale, Virginia. The next stop is The Office Games LAN Center in San Diego, California from August 20 to 22. The last qualifier will be held online, for international teams that cannot attend one of the LAN qualifiers. Then it all comes together for the grand finals at Ignite Network in Chicago, from December 28 to 30. Registration is already open and this is an event that you don't want to miss, so be sure to check out this thread for all the information you'll need!

GGL is including DoTA as part of its global online tournament called the Digital Games.

There are five ladders for regions around the world and competitive DoTA players can win online medals at the national, regional and world levels.

There is also a chance to compete at the live Digital Games Grand Final event held in China as part of the Olympic Organizing Committee’s welcome events hosted by the Chinese Government.

For more information, please review the following resources

DG format diagram

DG help guide

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We proudly present the very first Guide of the Month winner: the Priestess of the Moon by Ingolf!





Make sure to give it a read here! We also offer many other high quality guides in the Strategy section, so come on in to give them a read and improve your gaming experience! Many thanks to Yume for designing this month's winner bar.

Team Avid has always been known for being one of the most mannered teams in the competitive scene, as well as a dangerous opponent — placing third in the Europe & North American DotA Championship and qualifying for the hotly anticipated Prime Defending League. They showed their generosity as well this week, deciding to give their winnings from the ENADC to the victims of the Sichuan Earthquake. Avid|Nozg stated, "None of us really needed the money and we saw a lot of news about how many people had died or were affected by it, so we just think it is a nice thing to do."

The second round of the item contest has started at last, with the third scheduled to begin soon afterwards. We'd love to have everyone's input, so please drop by the Item Contest Forum and place your votes on the competing items. Every vote counts, so make sure to contribute!

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An epic clash between the two arch rivals in the European scene, SK (who recently won the MYM PriDe tournament) and MYM.DotA. MYM had the 1:0 advantage in a BO3 finals so they only needed to win one game to take the title home. The first game went to SK making the score 1:1, in the last game MYM fought their way to victory in an exciting match making them the first champions of the DotA Ballers League, congratulations MYM! For replays, lineups and discussion check this topc.

If you're into live matches, check out GGC the upcoming 2 days as the ASUS Lan tournament has begun. ASUS is the largest DotA tournament in Russia and a lot of strong contenders like SK, VP, WG and xLo are there to contend for the title! Keep an eye on the Competitive DotA section for updates on this tournament.