I love DOTA 2. Don't mind LoL (I have friends who work for Riot, but never really got into the game), and really love watching the competitive games.
Some user friendly links to catch up:
Liquipedia DOTA
Twitch, the main streaming platform
Beyond the Summit's Twitch Channel Popular English Streaming Group
Anyone here up for a discussion thread?
GSL type groups (Double Elim, Top 2 move on)
Group A: VG, EG, C9, Rave (May 13)
VG v Rave ~12:30 PM EST
EG v C9 ~3:00 PM EST
Winners ~5:30 EST
Group B: LGD, iG, Secret, Not Today (May 14)
Secret v iG ~12:30 PM EST
Not Today v LGD ~3:00 PM EST
Winners ~5:30 EST
Finals May 20-23, Double Elimination, Bo3 throughout, finals Bo5 withno winners advantage
Newbee v Team Malaysia
VG Potential (B-Team) v LGD Gaming
Energy Pacemaker v Alliance
mousesports v VG
Finals, August 3-8 (18 teams, 14 directly seeded, 4 wildcards for two wildcard spots)
Qualified Teams (10):
VG, EG, Secret, iG, LGD, Cloud 9, Empire, VP, Newbee, Team Malaysia
Qualifiers (May 25-June 1)
American Qualifier
Chinese Qualifier
European Qualifier
SEA Qualifier