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After the successful first edition of ESL One earlier this year in the Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt, ESL returns with another big LAN Event this autumn which will be held in the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. From the 9th to 10th of october eight of the top Dota 2 teams battle over $100,000. joinDOTA are proud to announce that we will be once more covering the event and provide on-air talent for the show.


The tournament occurs within the context of New York Super Week, a 10 day long festival with over 60 pop culture events across all five boroughs of NYC including concerts, comedy shows, lectures, podcasts, storytelling, food tastings and more in the lead up to this year's New York Comic Con.

By staging this event at the iconic Madison Square Garden, we're going to see history in the making. ReedPOP, Twitch and ESL are coming together to create something special that New York City has never seen before.

- James Lampkin, Product Manager for ESL One.

The Theater, where the Lan Event will take place, is part of the famous Madison Square Garden, a multi-purpose indoor arena in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It seats around 5,600 people during concerts or other stage shows. Over the past year the likes of Ellie Golding, Macklemore, Jay Z and more have performed on its stage.



Inside of the Theater at Madison Square Garden


As a teaser of what you might expect, check out the ESL One Frankfurt 2014 Official After-Movie. Stay tuned, as details concerning roster information, invited teams, and qualification will all be released in the coming weeks.


This article was written by de Christian Baltes, joinDOTA's Senior Writer. Chris.Warrior has been at joinDOTA for nearly two years, making him our most senior editor. Besides living for DOTA 2, he is currently studying Media&Communication and has lived in the UK,France and Thailand for a longer period of time. Follow him on @chrissibaldi

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