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WSOE Dota 2 debut in Las Vegas with Alliance, Team Serenity and more


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World Showdown of Esports (WSOE) will have their Dota 2 debut in Las Vegas October 14-15th featuring Alliance, Team Serenity and six other direct invites. 

ESP Gaming announced that the first-ever World Showdown of Esports (WSOE), a multi-genre esports tournament series that will take place October 14-15th at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. The event will feature a $100,000 prize pool and eight directly invited teams. 

Dota 2 is the featured game for WSOE 1, the inaugural WSOE title event as Jeff Liboon, President of ESP Gaming stated:

Dota 2 is one of the longest-standing competitive gaming titles, and its rich history in esports makes it a perfect fit for the narrative-driven competition of WSOE. The WSOE is an intimate, premium event designed to capture the spirit of competition for fans and players alike. We are excited to present Dota 2 fans a new opportunity to support their favorite teams as they vie to become the first-ever WSOE Champion. 

Fans can tune in to watch the stream broadcast live HERE. More information about the WSOE schedule and formats will be shared soon.

WSOE Teams:

United States compLexity Gaming
Sweden Alliance
China Team Serenity
United States J.Storm
Sweden The Final Tribe
Europe Happy Guys
United States ROOONS
Brazil Pain X

About ESP Gaming
"ESP Gaming is the premier competitive gaming content creation company in the world comprised of live sports and entertainment leaders, who between them boast over 15 Emmy Awards from decades of production experience. As an industry-leading source of premium experiences for game developers, esports teams and gaming communities, ESP Gaming offers best-in-class broadcast and digital production, distribution, end-to-end league, and tournament operations, player management, marketing, sponsorship, ad sales and more. ESP Gaming also offers ESP Labs as an esports marketing and investment arm that facilitates growth for games, platforms, and products."

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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