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Cap and SVG open on Topson, with SVG arguing he is the Steph Curry of Dota 2: the last electrifying player of his breed, and the one man whose hero pool forces everyone else to think differently about the game.

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Cap and SVG open on the unpaid prize money scandal engulfing Dota tournament organizer FISSURE, with SVG saying flatly that he turned down work on their next event until the debts are settled.

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Cap and SVG are back from BLAST Slam VIII in Malta, and they open with the strangest stat in Dota: a million concurrent players, a huge chunk of which may not be people at all.

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Cap and SVG rank the hardest and most dominant runs in Dota 2 TI history, from Wings Gaming at TI6 to Team Spirit's TI15 comeback.

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SVG and Cap open the post-TI roster window with Sumail landing on LGD, and neither of them is buying the "king is back" rollout.

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Cap and SVG ask what winning the first half of the Dota season actually buys you now that the shuffle has gutted the top teams.

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Cap and SVG break down Team Spirit's third TI title and the game one draft gambit that cost Parivision the International grand final.

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Team Liquid just took down Falcons at 1win Essence, and Cap and SVG debate whether that makes them the real TI favorites in Dota 2.

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Cap and SVG break down the big matchmaking changes to ranked, TI's talent snubs, pre-TI patch, and why Dota's UI has spiraled into an unhinged masterpiece.

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Cap and SVG are back from the Esports World Cup and calling out Dota's shrinking viewership problem, tournament format rumors, and the pro player pay fight nobody wants to have.

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