The biggest DOTA 2 tournament of the year is just around the corner, the group phase of the International 2017 begins in 11 days. In the latest news entry, Valve introduces us to the casters, the newscomer stream and the official tournament site.
When announcing the new host for the discussion rounds between the matches, join in Sean "Day 9" plot a very household name. Sean Plott was known for years as Starcraft: Broodwar and Starcraft 2 commentator and was considered one of the most popular and competent of all.
The American, better known as Day 9, came into the industry as Starcraft: Broodwar professional player. With his Day 9 Daily a daily YouTube show, in which he provided tactically and strategically very in-depth analyzes of Starcraft and later Starcraft 2, he became a cornerstone of the eSports scene. After completing his mathematics studies and changing his career, the focus of his show first changed to the online card game Hearthstone. Has been for several months DOTA 2 a permanent place in his show, every Thursday he streamed his coaching sessions live on Twitch with DOTA 2 professional Kevin "Purge" Godec.
With the announcement as the host for the International, the organizers have hit the bull's eye for many fans.
If Day 9 says nothing to you, you can go to his YouTube Channel in the DOTA 2 coaching Check in or find a ton of other content on Starcraft, Hearthstone, Stardew Valley, and many other games.
22 million prize money for the largest DOTA 2 tournament
In addition, Valve is again offering a newcomer stream for the International. This is aimed at newbies who may have never played DOTA 2 or similar titles and offers commentators who explain the basics. These steams are very popular every year and are the ideal opportunity to get a taste of things.
You can also find all information about The International 2017 at official homepage Find. There you can find the schedules, group mode, streams and all other necessary information. And of course there is also the current counter for the prize money, which has already been reported about a lot. At the time of this writing, the fabulous $ 22,000,000 mark has just been broken.
