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			<title><![CDATA[joinDOTA Interviews Kaipi.Arteezy]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[When speaking of the future of the North American scene, one name tends to come up time and again in recent times.  Artour 'Arteezy' Babaev, after having impressed many professional players through his play in inhouse leagues, recently joined his first real competitive team when he was picked up by  Kaipi, and has already been making big waves within the scene, bringing back the solo mid Zeus among other things.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.joindota.com/en/news/9383-joindota-interviews-kaipi-arteezy</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 09:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[TPL Season 5 Demon Edge Cup concludes]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The first of The Premier League Season 5 cups, dubbed the "Demon Edge Cup", has just been concluded after two days of play. Notably abscent were  The Alliance, who were awarded a defloss due to their inabilityt to participate as they are currently on their way to China in order to play in the G-1 Champions League.

Reaver Cup is the second cup from the upcoming season, which is scheduled to start on the 2nd of June at 14.00 CEST.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.joindota.com/en/news/9389-tpl-season-5-demon-edge-cup-concludes</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 01:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[paiN-Gaming pick up Argentinian squad]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The former best known representative of Brazilian Dota 2, paiN-Gaming, have picked up a new all-Argentinian squad after their old squad left competitive Dota due to various financial and education related obligations. This new squad will be tested straight out of the gates as they are signed up to participate in The Defense 4 qualifiers.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.joindota.com/en/news/9387-pain-gaming-pick-up-argentinian-squad</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[RaidCall EMS One Summer EU kicks off]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Summer Season of RaidCall EMS One has just kicked off, as eight invited teams and sixteen teams coming up through the A-Series will be going head to head in the first of four Cups, in order to determine who will be the top 12 teams who will proceed to the groupstage, where they will be further whittled down before the LAN stage of the competition with a total of &#36;35,000 up for grabs among the teams.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.joindota.com/en/news/9385-raidcall-ems-one-summer-eu-kicks-off</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Defense Season 4 powered by EIZO]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Prepare for the fourth edition of the first big online tournament in the history of Dota 2: The Defense, powered by EIZO, returns with an increased prizepool, an adjusted format and of course the best teams you will find in the western world.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.joindota.com/en/news/9371-the-defense-season-4-powered-by-eizo</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 19:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[TI3 East Qualifier - Day 1 results]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[With the western qualifiers finally over, us, the viewers have no time to rest as today marks the beginning of The International 2013 East Qualifiers. Eight teams from all over Asia will clash for the remaining two trips to Seattle. The winner will receive a direct invite to The International, while the runner up will have to battle against  dd.Dota in the Wildcard event in Seattle for the last remaining spot amongst some of the best teams in the world for a shot at the grand prize. There has already been a lot of controversy around the Eastern Qualifiers, as some of the invites were revoked due to roster changes.

The first day of Group A will see  RattleSnake fight against  First Departure as well as  LGD.cn, the clearly favorite team to win the qualifiers, face off against  Ledion Dreamz, who, despite being fairly fresh into the Dota2 scene, replaced  Neo.Int in the qualifiers.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.joindota.com/en/news/9379-ti3-east-qualifier-day-1-results</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Curse Dota 2 Invitational ends with NA showdown]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The first edition of the Curse Dota 2 Invitational has just ended after an all-American final between rivals  Team Liquid and  Team Dignitas, who ended up facing each other twice in two days after  Na`Vi were removed from the competition under dubious circumstances.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.joindota.com/en/news/9377-curse-dota-2-invitational-ends-with-na-showdown</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Final Western Direct Invite decided!]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The final two teams of the Western Qualifiers went head to head today to decide who would get the direct spot for The International 2013 and who would have to meet up with the second place finisher of the Eastern Qualifier on location in Seattle in order to decide who will get to take the Wildcard spot. Coming in from the winner bracket after having made a strong run the whole tournament through was  dd.Dota, while  mousesports were looking battle hardened after having to slug their way through the losers bracket, looking stronger for each game they played during the final few days.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.joindota.com/en/news/9355-final-western-direct-invite-decided</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 22:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[TI3 East Qualifier Overview]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Just as The International 2013 Western Qualifier is about to conclude. the Eastern Qualifier is about to kick off. Eight of Asia's best will be battling out for their chance to represent their respective countries at Valve's flagship tournament, The international 2013. An overview of the qualifier is available below.

The first game of the qualifier will go down tomorrow at 15:00 SGT (09:00 CEST). 

Due note that as opposed to the Western Qualifier spanning one whole week, the Eastern Qualifier will be broken up into two phases so as to accomodate a clash in scheduling with the G-1 League LAN finals and the Dota 2 Super League group stage.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.joindota.com/en/news/9373-ti3-east-qualifier-overview</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[TI3 West Finalists decided]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The International 2013 West Qualifiers are nearing their end as today the winners bracket finals were played between  dd.Dota and  RoX.KiS, followed by the loser facing off against  mousesports, as the two teams headed to Grand Finals as well as picking up their tickets of Seattle were decided today.

The Grand Final for the Western Qualifier will be played tomorrow, Sunday 19th of May at 18:00 CEST. For the British among you, especially those in or around London, why not get down to The Assembly House in Kentish Town to watch the Grand Finals and have a drink with fine company, including  Ted 'PylonFlux' 'PyrionFlax' Forsyth and  Matthew 'IceFrog' 'CyborgMatt' Bailey. More information about the London Pubstomp can be found here.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.joindota.com/en/news/9351-ti3-west-finalists-decided</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[TI3 West Qualifier Down to 3]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The playoffs have kicked off for the International 2013 Western Qualifiers, as we saw  Evil Geniuses go up against  RoX.KiS in the first game of the day, followed by  mousesports taking on  dd.Dota.

After both of these games, the respective losers matched up against each other, as one team was eliminated from the entire competition. Games will pick up again tomorrow, Saturday the 18th of May at 17:30 CEST.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.joindota.com/en/news/9333-ti3-west-qualifier-down-to-3</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[EIZO CUP 4 Sign-up is open!]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The fourth edition of the EIZO CUP is waiting for you with a 1,750 EUR prize pool. It wll take place on May 23rd-26th. The signups are now open for everyone. Secure your slot now and compete with several hundred other teams.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.joindota.com/en/news/9335-eizo-cup-4-sign-up-is-open</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[DreamHack Summer Dota 2 Invites and Qualifier]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Amidst the battle that is raging on right now for The International 2013 Western Qualifier, DreamHack has released the invited teams and qualifier details for their Summer Dota 2 event. DreamHack Summer 2013 will feature Sixteen teams, ten of them being a direct invite. Eight of the invited teams have been revealed, while one of the reminaing two invite will be going to the winner of the Techlabs Cup to be held in Minsk, Belarus and the final invited team to be revealed at a later date.



Eventhough  Alliance won the DreamHack Dota 2 Invitational which guarantees an invited to the Summer event, it was given to runners up  Team Dignitas instead, this is due to Alliance being already invited for being the defending champions of DreamHack Winter 2012. 

Three qualifiers will be held with two of them being online qualifiers and one Bring Your Own Computer qualifer to be held during DreamHack Summer 2013. All qualifiers will be played out in a Double Elimination playoff format with a maximum of 64 teams participating. The top two teams from each qualifier will secure a spot at the main event.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.joindota.com/en/news/9337-dreamhack-summer-dota-2-invites-and-qualifier</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Curse Invitational Finals weekend, Na`Vi drop out]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Having made it all the way to the winner bracket finals in the Curse Dota 2 Invitational,  Na`Vi have had to drop out of the competition due to prior commitments. This means that  Team Dignitas, winner of the losers bracket finals, will be moving on up to face  Team Liquid in the winners bracket finals tomorrow, Saturday the 18th of May starting at 22:00 CEST, as the games have been pushed back to avoid conflicting with the International 2013 qualifiers.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.joindota.com/en/news/9317-curse-invitational-finals-weekend,-navi-drop-out</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Patch brings performance and community changes]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[With the International 2013 qualifiers in full effect, it seems the little elves at Valve are holding up on pushing further heroes through the pipeline. Instead this week the focus is on fixing some performance issues, adding six broadcaster channels to facilitate the high demand for slots that we've seen in some of the tournaments with greater language coverage as well as further changes to how communication banned players are able to interact with pinging the map (no more ping spam).]]></description>
			<link>http://www.joindota.com/en/news/9313-patch-brings-performance-and-community-changes</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 02:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
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