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Calling all casters; EPICENTER XL opportunity for aspiring and new casters


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EPICENTER XL Major is holding a casting contest with one lucky winner receiving an all expense paid trip to Moscow to commentate at the event.

Dreaming of making it to a Major tournament as a commentator? With EPICENTER XL, nothing is impossible! Each of you has a great chance to win a paid trip to Moscow for one of this year’s main tournaments and break out as a real Major commentator in front of tens of thousands of Dota 2 fans.

How to enter for a chance to win!

 

  • Apply (with your name and the name of your channel) at HERE or in the comments HERE. To be eligible, you need to be 18 or older and be able to travel abroad.
  • Commentate games from the EPICENTER XL open qualifier on your channel, in English.
  • Get positive feedback from the community and organizers to advance to the next stage.
  • Prove yourself on streams of the closed qualifiers and get to commentate EPICENTER XL group stage games at the tournament venue.

 

Note: The winner will be one that has not had any prior experience casting the LAN parts of Majors or The International.

Although the first week of open qualifiers took place over the past weekend, there are still three more per region in the upcoming weeks for casters to have a go with.

EPICENTER XL Open qualifier dates and info:

SEA:
EPICENTER XL SEA QUALIFIER #2
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CIS:
EPICENTER XL CIS QUALIFIER #2
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EPICENTER XL CIS QUALIFIER #4


EU:
EPICENTER XL EU QUALIFIER #2
EPICENTER XL EU QUALIFIER #3
EPICENTER XL EU QUALIFIER #4

SA:
EPICENTER XL SA QUALIFIER #2
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EPICENTER XL SA QUALIFIER #4


NA:
EPICENTER XL NA QUALIFIER #2
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Closed qualifiers will be held shortly after the conclusion of the last open qualifiers.

The EPICENTER XL playoffs are scheduled for Moscow’s VTB Ice Palace sports arena on May 4–6th with 12 teams competing for the lion's share of the $1,000,000 prize pool and 1500 TI8 qualifying points.  So far two-time defending champions - Team Liquid and local CIS leaders Virtus.pro have received direct invites.

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Cristy "Pandora" RamadaniPandora is a behind the scenes Dota 2 professional Jack of All Trades. When not busy with Dota 2 work, she is out trying to save the world or baking cupcakes. Follow her on Twitter @pandoradota2