compLexity Dota is traveling to Europe today as we head to Kiev, Ukraine for the Starladder Minor! The Starladder Minor kicks off the 2017-2018 competitive Dota 2 LAN season that features over 20 Dota 2 events! Eight teams will fight for a $300,000 USD prize pool as well as qualification points for The International 2018.

coL.Dota managed to qualify for the event by taking down Leviathan, EG and The Dire in the North American qualifier last month.

Format

• 2 invited teams: Team Liquid and Newbee
• 6 qualifier teams from each region
• Group Stage
  • Two groups of four teams
  • Double-elimination (GSL) format with matches played in Bo3.
  • Top two from each group advance to Playoffs.
• Playoffs
  • Four teams play in a single-elimination bracket
  • Semifinals is in Bo3, finals is in Bo5.

Location

MrYagut from coL.Hearthstone takes to the skies today for the long treck to Santa Ana, California where he will be competing in the Rat Race at Esports Arena! The Rat Race started as a race to legend between friends, that has now blossomed into a community-wide event that anyone can sign up for. Starting when the ladder resets, players stream their climb on their own channels. 8 invited players will compete in-person at the Esports Arena playing alongside all other competitors who show up to the arena and those online.

Location

We’d like to wish the best of luck to MrYagut as he travels today and competes tomorrow!

The compLexity Gaming family would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to James “HelpingHans” Whiteside!

HelpingHans is a 21 year old English university student studying in Japan. Outside of academic ambitions, he is one of the most skilled 1v1 players in the entire Company of Heroes 2 community – with all five factions. Ever since the original CoH 1, he is streaming and roaming the lands of the map with his tanks and infantry units as one of the most feared players. Now, with the support of compLexity, he is looking to become bigger and better than ever. The goal is to become the greatest commander in CoH 2, sparking fear in opponents eyes and hearts.

Once again, we’d like to wish a very Happy Birthday to James “HelpingHans” Whiteside!

coL.cs is in flight today as we head to Montreal, Canada for DreamHack Montreal at Place Bonaventure. Six of America’s top teams will battle it out for their shot at $100,000 in prizes. coL.cs will start the event in Group B where they will take on the likes of Immortals, Cloud9 and Luminosity.

Format

Group stage

• Two groups with four teams in each
• Double elimination group format (GSL) Bo1 and Bo3
• Top two from each group move on to the playoffs

Playoffs

• Single-Elimination Bracket
• Bo3 matches

Location

Esports is a fast-moving business and Dota 2 is no different. Celebrating a 3-year anniversary between an organization and two players is a rare occasion in today’s climate, so we believe that a toast is in order. Today marks the beginning of Year 4 of Kyle ‘melonzz’ Freedman and Zakari ‘Zfreek’ Freedman, the band of brothers that has not only made an impact on the Dota space, but on our gaming family as well.

What started out as a friendly rivalry from the HoN days, StayGreen and Complexity were adversaries on big stages like HoN Tour and DreamHack. This quickly turned into a wonderful relationship once the duo made the successful switch to Valve’s MOBA hit.

During the transition between games, Complexity exuded almost as much confidence in the two core members as did vocal and outspoken captain melonzz – if it’s even remotely possible to match his confidence. The duo of Complexity and the Freedmans has been through thick and thin in the last three years, including successful journeys to the biggest Dota 2 tournaments including The International 5, the Shanghai Major or Epicenter 2016. Through these highest highs and the accompanying lows, they remained resilient and maintained their belief. Belief in their brotherhood, their ability, the organization and the dynamic that has been established through years of trial and tribulation. It allowed the two to pull through all the hardships, to stay focused even when blessed with success and to look ahead for promising additions during the shuffles. While the overall look of coL.Dota might have changed throughout the years, the core of the roster stayed in the hands of the Freedman brothers. Zfreek still dazzles Twitch chat, opponents and commentators alike on the four or five, while his brother continues to show his versatility as a mid, an offlane and a true five position captain.

A long road is behind us, but an even longer one lies ahead. Thank you Kyle and Zak for three great years. Here’s to many more years to come and the fulfilment of the ultimate dream that was made clear from the very start.

The compLexity Gaming family would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to Sören “Fantasy” Vendsahm!

Sören ‘Fantasy’ Vendsahm has been an avid eSports participant since the early days of ESL. Growing up on games like Counter-Strike, Warcraft III, Brood War, and FIFA he developed a passion for gaming which translated into a love of writing about games. Over the years he has covered Starcraft II, Heroes of Newerth,CS:GO, Dota 2 and more. In 2013 he found a new challenge in the Blizzard card game, Hearthstone. Since then he has developed into one of the world’s most successful Hearthstone managers, continually finding and molding talented players into fierce competitors.

Once again, we’d like to wish a very Happy Birthday to Sören “Fantasy” Vendsahm!