编辑“︁Dota 2”︁（章节）

=== DOTA特锦赛 ===
2015年开始，Valve开始举办季节性的规模稍小一些的锦标赛，称为特锦赛<ref name="Majors">{{cite web |title=Dota 2 Major Championships announced |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/dota-2-major-championships-announced/ |website=PC Gamer |last1=Sykes |first1=Tom |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402081538/http://www.pcgamer.com/dota-2-major-championships-announced/ |archive-date=2016-04-02 |accessdate=June 14, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Valve Announces The Dota 2 Major Championships |url=http://ign.com/articles/2015/04/25/valve-announces-the-dota-2-major-championships |website=[[IGN]] |date=April 24, 2015 |last=Dyer |first=Mitch |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118053735/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/04/25/valve-announces-the-dota-2-major-championships |archive-date=2015-11-18 |accessdate=November 15, 2015}}</ref>，每季的奖池有300万美元。锦标赛的原型基于同样出于V社的[[第一人称射击游戏]]——[[反恐精英：全球攻势]]。第一个特锦赛由[[ESL (公司)|ESL]]于2015年11月11日～21日在德国法兰克福举办，冠军是OG战队<ref>{{cite web |title=Dota 2 Major Announced for Frankfurt |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/09/24/dota-2-major-announced-for-frankfurt |website=IGN |last1=Porter |first1=Matt |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160906000505/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/09/24/dota-2-major-announced-for-frankfurt |archive-date=2016-09-06 |accessdate=13 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=$3 Million Dota 2 Tournament Ends With an Upset and an Announcement |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/11/22/3-million-dota-2-tournament-ends-with-an-upset-and-an-announcement |website=IGN |last1=Strom |first1=Steven |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111110424/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/11/22/3-million-dota-2-tournament-ends-with-an-upset-and-an-announcement |archive-date=2016-11-11 |accessdate=13 October 2016}}</ref>；接下来的特锦赛由[[完美世界 (公司)|完美世界]]于2016年3月2日～6日在上海梅赛德斯奔驰中心举办，冠军是Team Secret战队<ref>{{cite web |title=Valve have announced the Dota 2 Shanghai Major |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/valve-have-announced-the-dota-2-shanghai-major/ |website=PC Gamer |last1=Thursten |first1=Chris |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125012638/http://www.pcgamer.com/valve-have-announced-the-dota-2-shanghai-major/ |archive-date=2015-11-25 |accessdate=December 1, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Team Secret defeats Team Liquid to win the Dota 2 Shanghai Major 2016 |url=http://espn.go.com/esports/story/_/id/14914913/team-secret-defeats-team-liquid-win-dota-2-shanghai-major-2016-esports |website=ESPN |last1=Lee |first1=Timothy |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702094455/http://espn.go.com/esports/story/_/id/14914913/team-secret-defeats-team-liquid-win-dota-2-shanghai-major-2016-esports |archive-date=2016-07-02 |accessdate=July 7, 2016}}</ref>。第三个也是在国际邀请赛之前的特锦赛由PGL在2016年6月于[[马尼拉]]举办,这次OG战队再次夺得冠军。<ref>{{cite web |title=OG wins Manila, becomes first team to win two Dota 2 majors |url=https://esports.yahoo.com/og-wins-manila-becomes-first-team-to-win-two-dota-2-majors-192854222.html |website=esports.yahoo.com |last1=Cocke |first1=Taylor |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629021317/https://esports.yahoo.com/og-wins-manila-becomes-first-team-to-win-two-dota-2-majors-192854222.html |archive-date=2016-06-29 |accessdate=June 14, 2016 |publisher=Yahoo}}</ref>在这样的新制度下，国际邀请赛被大家视为“夏季锦标赛”。第六届国际邀请赛（TI6）是在新形式下的第一届。<ref name="Majors" /><ref>{{cite web |title=The postive impact of Valve's Majors format on the Dota 2 esports scene |url=http://espn.go.com/esports/story/_/id/14668735/the-positive-impact-valve-majors-format-dota-2-esports-scene |website=ESPN |last1=Sutterlin |first1=Alan |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421001024/http://espn.go.com/esports/story/_/id/14668735/the-positive-impact-valve-majors-format-dota-2-esports-scene |archive-date=2016-04-21 |accessdate=June 27, 2016}}</ref>TI6沿用了之前的销售互动指南的众筹模式，也使得它再一次刷新了电子竞技历史上的奖池记录——2000万美元，这次的冠军是Wings战队。<ref>{{cite web |title=Dota 2's $20 Million International Starts Today |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/08/03/dota-2s-20-million-international-starts-today |website=IGN |last1=Albert |first1=Brian |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805035535/http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/08/03/dota-2s-20-million-international-starts-today |archive-date=2016-08-05 |accessdate=4 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Teenage captain leads esports team to $9.1 million prize |url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/17296935/teenage-captain-leads-esports-team-91-million-prize |website=ESPN |last1=Erzberger |first1=Tyler |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815070147/http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/17296935/teenage-captain-leads-esports-team-91-million-prize |archive-date=2016-08-15 |accessdate=14 August 2016}}</ref>在这次的玩家见面会上，Valve宣布由于赛事过于密集，在下来他们将把赛事的数量从原先的三个降低到两个。<ref>{{cite web |title=Valve plans to reduce number of majors in 2017 |url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/17194814/valve-plans-reduce-number-majors-2017 |website=ESPN |last1=Van Allen |first1=Eric |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806105039/http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/17194814/valve-plans-reduce-number-majors-2017 |archive-date=2016-08-06 |accessdate=6 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dota 2's second championship season begins with The Boston Major |url=http://www.polygon.com/2016/10/4/13160996/dota-2s-second-championship-season-begins-with-the-boston-major |website=Polygon |last1=Good |first1=Owen |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005123421/http://www.polygon.com/2016/10/4/13160996/dota-2s-second-championship-season-begins-with-the-boston-major |archive-date=2016-10-05 |accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref>