Over the course of Virtus.Pro’s championship run through The Summit 7 LAN, they picked 81 different heroes over 17 games, including an initial 16 game stretch where they picked no hero twice. It was part exhibition, and part self-handicap, but it gave them an edge over their opponents, not just in The Summit, but for the upcoming TI7.

Ahead of the qualifiers for this year's International, we caught up with Team NP support player Aui_2000 to talk about the new/old team and his thoughts on the scene as a whole, especially with his insight on organizations and their dynamics.

The regional qualifiers are upon us, so it is worth taking a look at every region to discuss favorites and black sheep.

Valve has officially announced the invited teams for this year's International, as well as changes to the format. We at Dotabuff launch Clips.

We at Dotabuff are proud to announce the launch of our newest feature, Clips. Instead of manually searching for the best highlights of every game, Clips automatically compiles highlights of every relevant match.

For over a year now, the 4 position has become one of the most crucial positions in the pro meta. Heroes and player alike have dominated games and are often hailed as the playmakers of their teams. Alongside this trend of successful 4 position supports, roaming has become more and more important. Roamers dominate the picks and bans of tournaments and are often the target of nerfs in many mini patches. What seems to come easy to so many pro players though, is quite complex and keeps evolving. Let's break down roaming.