Representatives of Virtus.pro officially announced the Dota 2 roster. Among the players who will represent the organization at the qualifiers for MDL Chengdu Major were Roman Resolut1on Fominok and Yegor epileptick1d Grigorenko.

This is not a guide for mother champions. This is a review for mere mortals who may never even install a game, but want to understand and love to cheer for ours at this and subsequent The International and other major tournaments. Many correctly assert that in order to understand a game like Dota you need to play it for at least five hours, but if you are not a schoolboy or student, you have a personal life, work, family, children, obligations, responsibility, or at least a cat, then perhaps this review will help take the first steps towards understanding the game. Surely reading this material will take much less than installing the game and one match in Dota 2. Or perhaps this review will interest you so much that you yourself want to play, but unlike many other newcomers, you will come to the game with a clear understanding of what is happening.

There are many terms in Dota 2, as in any other sport. They are not as complicated as it might seem at first glance. Remembering them is not necessary, at the very end, the last section provides a dictionary of basic terms that are often used by commentators. And this dictionary can and should be used while watching the first games. Everything will be remembered and kept within the process. By and large, all terms are just English words, not counting the specific names of objects and heroes. Do I need to know all the heroes and those same items? Desirable, but not necessary. To enjoy the matches of professional teams, you don’t need to know all the subtleties of the game, such knowledge will enhance the impression of the perception of the game, but watching a major sporting event in itself will bring a lot of emotions.