Monthly Archives: January 2014

Redbull ECL 2014 info and schedule

All dates and times below are in China Standard Time (UTC +8). Just updated schedule with latest info.

Dates: Jan 3 – Jan 7, 2014
Location: Beijing, China
Teams: iG, DK, Titan, TongFu (VG and LGD will be attending the D2L finals in Vegas starting Jan 6)
Prizepool: 130k RMB (21k USD)
Format: BO2 round robin into a 4-team seeding, elimination stage uses BO3 with matchups determined by seedings

Jan 3 – matches begin at 3:45 PM. DK vs Titan, then DK vs TongFu, then TongFu vs Titan
Jan 4 – matches begin at 4:15 PM. DK vs iG, then iG vs TongFu, then iG vs Titan
Jan 5 – matches begin at 4:45 PM. Elimination day 1 (4 teams –> 3)
Jan 6 – matches begin at 4:45 PM. Elimination day 2 (3 teams –> 2)
Jan 7 – matches begin at 5:30 PM. Grand Finals

Other games at ECL 2014 are SC2, Hearthstone, and CS:GO, in case you’re interested.

Chinese stream page: http://www.cespc.com/html/tvol/

Sources: http://www.cespc.com/html/2013/news_1224/3885.html — http://www.cespc.com/html/2013/news_1231/3962.html — http://www.cespc.com/html/2014/news_0102/3972.html

WPC-ACE 2013 post-Finals interview with Team DK

After their remarkable comeback victory in the 2013 WPC-ACE League, taking the 1 million RMB (165k USD) top prize, Team DK were interviewed collectively. Some insightful answers, some jokes and laughter; this is DK after winning their first major Dota 2 title.

Video source: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNjU2MjA1NzE2.html

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71 has indeed joined DK

Previously we talked about the possibility of EHOME’s coach and manager, 71, returning to the esports scene after a long hiatus. 71 himself had said before that LaNm, BurNIng, and MMY are amongst his biggest prides in his esports management and coaching career, while LaNm and BurNIng have also publicly reciprocated, listing 71 as the most important person in their careers. Indeed, with these players as core members of his EHOME teams of old, 71 has long since established himself as a legendary contributor.

Recently, DK won the Fengyun Hegemony Cup, a mid-tier event, and just last night, they won their first large Dota 2 event, the million-RMB 2013 WPC-ACE League.

At the WPC-ACE League Finals, 71 was present and once again had an impact. His players thanked him and on multiple occasions outlined his influence in helping them turn things around, with LaNm noting that 71 had been with them and helping them since they returned late last year after MLG.

He was also the one in this gif, first celebrating outside the glass, then rushing into the room to celebrate with his players. 71’s joining seems to have been that final push that DK needed to break their long-standing streaks, and the ingredients are certainly there for 2014 to be the year of DK… just as 2010 was the year of EHOME.

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