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===Professional competition===
[[Image:TheInternational.jpg|thumb|right|A crowd watches a ''Dota 2'' match during The International at Gamescom 2011.]]
In a 2008 article of video game industry website [[Gamasutra]], editor Michael Walbridge cited ''Defense of the Ancients'' as the most popular mod in the world, as well as one of the most popular competitive titles, with its strongest presence in Asia, Europe and North America.<ref>{{cite web | last = Walbridge | first = Michael | url = http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18863 | title = Analysis: Defense of the Ancients - An Underground Revolution | date = 2008-06-12 | accessdate = 2011-11-01 | publisher = [[Gamasutra]] }}</ref> To ensure the transition of ''DotA'' players to ''Dota 2'', Valve invited and sponsored of the most accomplished teams to compete and showcase the game's capabilities with its public debut at [[The International (Dota 2 competition)|The International]], a global championship hosted at [[Gamescom#Gamescom 2011|Gamescom 2011]], with a grand prize of one million
Following The International, several [[electronic sports]] tournaments have begun to transition from the ''DotA'' to ''Dota 2'', including the [[Electronic Sports World Cup]], which is noted as being one of the most internationally-convergent competitions that maintained ''DotA'' a cornerstone title since 2008.<ref>{{cite web | last = Strisland | first = Jonas | url = http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/160351/ | title = ESWC: DotA 2 Final | date = 2011-10-25 | publisher = [[Cadred]] }}</ref> [[DreamHack]], the world's largest computer festival, would also support ''Dota 2'' in 2011, following a year without support for the original, on account of other competing action RTS titles, including ''[[Heroes of Newerth]]'' and ''[[League of Legends]]''.<ref>{{cite web | last = Horton | first = Samuel | url = http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/35427-DreamHack_Winter_to_feature_Dota_2 | title = DreamHack Winter to feature Dota 2 | date = 2011-11-02 | publisher = [[SK Gaming]] }}</ref>
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