The Best Esports Tournament Ever

[@Shura-yd4jq]

Holy fuck, what a nostalgia trip. I had completely forgotten about this format and it was so damn good. As for the video itself, I'm one of those people that rarely or never comment, but this one was so good so yeah, I think it'd be great if you would like to make more stuff about the history of Dota. Thanks!

[@esparda07]

It was the perfect combination of old-school LAN and modern online environment we wanted.

[@justdoit5710]

WHOA!!!THESE GIVES ME THE VIBEZ AND CHILLS BEFORE!!!!OLD BUT GOLD!!!

[@PCDisciple]

This is peak esports. Thank you for bringing us down memory lane

[@MilkJugA_]

I completely agree, the summit was so fun, sad to see we never see anything like it nowadays. Its still relatively common in fighting game tournaments and such, but that's a side-effect of the lack of money/funding

[@farrel_ra]

LMAO sad, meanehile Dota never have funding problem

[@MordecaiandMonroe]

Anyone else remember the short intro for bts where clockwork hookshots over the mountain. Thats the ultimate in nostalgia

[@juliangorski5760]

Definitely an unexpected, but awesome video. Thank you Adrian for reminding me of the good old times!

[@ximplixity8830]

I forgot about that notail fly dendi interaction hahaha

[@FoxSullivan]

Amazing video man. I forgot how goofy the first Summit was, and it's deffo nice to see all of this is not lost media. I would love to see a video about the Summit Studio, and how it all ended.

[@pcxxy]

Totally missed the summit homie vibes.! Didn't realize it's been so long since

[@AlexRodriguez-cr8cs]

You are doing great Adrian, congratulations for your evolution. Keep up the good work.

[@Jupex]

I miss BTS so much, there was nothing like it in Dota scene, and there still isn't. BTS introduced so many pros and their personalities in a laid-back setting. Without event like that around its been more difficult to personally care about newer pros in the scene. Especially players from other regions, feels like we know nothing about them. When was the last time you saw pros from different teams chilling and watching the games, just casually commenting. How awesome would that be? Maybe people would start to care about teams like, for example, Gaming Gladiators. True community event.

[@Josipinho]

its quite unique where you cant really explain the beautiful feeling early dota 2 was. It was so fucking magical and I can never recapture that feeling in gaming again

[@Monte_Carlo451]

God this was the "ayo, bring your rig and a pizza. We doing lan party baby"

[@tobiesteenkamp4769]

Bro, I am close to tears!!! What a video man!!! Not the good old days, the BEST old days!!! #onecouriersupportlife

[@sludgepuppy]

Of my 8-9 years of playing Dota, only the last few have I really begun to take an interest in the competitive side of Dota. I never really watched BTS. I always saw the re-runs on Twitch (never watched them) and found it strange. Now I see why: it's more like a show than a tournament. I think that is brilliant. I might go and watch it now :D Thanks for sharing this.

[@Dota2BridgeTV]

One of the BEST enjoying tournaments I have experienced. Games were fun and exciting. I loved that casting coach, Notail really shined there and Im his fan since HoN times. Good job man

[@theconduit21]

Wish more TOs recognize the value of lax and chill events like what Summit brought to the table. ESL Pro League recently did their shift to be more Summit-like and has been a content hotbed for CS pros and talent alike. The casual chats. The skits. Given other TOs having the stardom and funding, I wish they can tap in this vast untapped potential of chill yet high octane gameplay.

[@maestromgx]

DOTA2 orgs only value tournament that leads up to either Riyadh Masters or TI. What killed The Summit that it has less relevance to pathway to TI which led big teams skipping it, once it happens it struggle to attract viewership with only T2 teams willing to attend. First few Summit was good because it was happens when tournament mostly had prizepool in 100k range and orgs is less picky about which tournament to play.

[@markojurjevic4005]

I still remember that tournament definitely one of my favorite Dota competitive events it was so good especially the Allstars match

[@rdc4382]

godz and LD made such a very good idea of doing this it was so fun watching this 10 yrs ago it feels like i want to be there aswell at the time man nostalgia hits diff thank you for making this vid

[@isthisgoodquestionmark]

So smart, so smart... Forgot about the line. Thanks for bringing back those memories

[@edwardvergara0807]

What if this still exist now? Imagine ATF, Quinn, Ramzes666, Sonneiko, fishman and 9class under 1 roof. Gonna be an awesome bonding experience. Edit: let's add Nightfall and Pure in the mix.

[@zekerxninja]

They need daddy and kuroky to calm these dinosaurs 😂

[@aidanlindsay9649]

Add Malr1ne too. The clash of egos would be crazy entertaining to watch

[@esparda07]

There would be a boxing ring.

[@hegeliansours1312]

Didn't sonneiko and ammar get into an altercation few weeks ago?

[@Larph13]

@@hegeliansours1312 Ammar is getting flak right now for taunting XG and Ame

[@Tom-ou6md]

what a blast from the past. thanks for the video

[@dhaninputra]

Mannn I had so many memories from this tournament! The n0tail and Puppey, “So Smart”, the post game look of DK being destroyed by Steve’s (Xcalibur) Tinker. Him standing in for Era and had successes and Era being jealous out of it and feeling left out (a bit of drama here). AND NOT TO MENTION, the Mario Party games that were played in a different room/stream, I forgot. Thanks for triggering this memory man.

[@Fate025]

Loved watching tournaments like The Summit and Homestory cup during the prev decade. It was the only tournament where we had NoTail hype casting and ranting with and against other pro players. It was a great time. I miss them and LD's casting so much......

[@Tendo-ki1qq]

Much obliged for the great video of Yours. I thank you for gathering that info and allowing to touch that piece of nostalgia of classic DotA 2.

[@majmunbezgaca5220]

summit was my favorite dota content in last 15 years, besides few goat internationals... remember that ARDM allstars game where iceiceice got naga then randomed AM with 6 slot agi items :D? The Summit 2 - All Star Match - Arteezy vs iceiceice Dota 2

[@Ninjacat4661]

wow i learn something new, great nostalgia and why didn't i knew this existed :(

[@MordecaiandMonroe]

Xcalibur had so much hype back then but he just kinda flamed out

[@BreadAccountant]

I had no clue that BTS was originally a dota thing, that's awesome. I had seen clips from the iconic house, but I thought it was a smash bros tournament first. I'm so glad LD and Godz created BTS. Some of the best tournaments in all of esports have been BTS. I honestly miss the vibe they had.

[@raftelbot7313]

That EG - DK game casting is the most memorable one for me. I even recall some of the lines Notail and Puppey said to this day. And let’s not forget Xcalibur stepping in for Fnatic and stealing the spotlight in the entire event with his Tinker pulling off crazy moves. But there’s a sad side, too. Fnatic was so impressed with Excalibur so much that they chose to enter the next tournament (I think it was TI) with him instead of Era, their official carry who had recovered by then. This decision sparked controversy and later led Valve to enforce the roster lock.

[@u12blue]

This would never happen again, but Im so glad I was there to enjoy watching these tournaments back then

[@schizoid8186]

Ahh.. good memories, good tournaments, good interviews, good memes

[@yoshavasrujirarujana337]

i alway wait for the summit every years. when player from difference team cast dota 2 together was hilarious fun haha as the hard fan of godz and LD i really hope the summit will come back someday. :)

[@fishlover3546]

i remember one of the players saying it's the best/most important tournament of the year and while the rest of the people in the couch just laugh hearing those words, but you can still hear the faint agreement in their voices i also remember one of the player was so glad they finally made it to the summit cuz they've never been there before and half-jokingly said they want it more than ti cuz they've been to TI twice already

[@xerxesmontes9828]

I loved the Summit. This truly made Dota2 more of a game, and more of a shared experience fot me.

[@Cramer12]

Absolute GOAT tournament and era, nothing will ever come close to

[@wrokkr]

I still go and watch the beyond the summit intro every few months. I'd take time off work for the summit, I dearly miss bts from the Dota scene.

[@GiulianoVenturo]

damn bro... I swear I COMPLETLY FORGOT this was real... the good old days

[@parsapahlavan4878]

Great video man. A great dota content creator you are.

[@bot-kj2cs]

maaaaannnnn. nostalgic af. i want an alienware setup so bad cause of them. also the reason why LD>tobiwan for me and winter/bruno>any analyst up to date.

[@marysadventures]

😭😭 how are two grown men fitting so well in the tub, where are their legs, how are their knees not poking out

[@MolonyProductions]

I though it would descend into the madness of Rainfurrest to be honest.

[@Naruchyo-c1v]

The Summit is 300% better than all the cringe, toxic, drama-ridden tournaments we have now.

[@nickpresley7027]

Sweet old days 😢

[@leraine983]

im a newbie and wow, it's a cool concept! i hope something similar can be done again :D

[@DExTER-fy2xr]

i didn't know about this! great vid

[@Library4Lich]

Thank you for this video, I've played dota all my life and didn't know about this 😅

[@Scarfacex11]

dem the good ol beyond the summit brings back memories

[@PixelatedDream1110]

Now, I want some pro to review this video and say "Das some good shiz back then"

[@zepahhuman]

Back then, I just watch the Summit match. Didnt know it was a whole event in a house.

[@AlexandrePlanta]

Lovely video as always zzARiANzz

[@brothabuzz]

That house definitely smells funky 😆

[@TheYanis1998]

Great video man! Please do more! Cheers from france!

[@failgamerful]

The Summit and TI Hub was the best event in the early days of Dota

[@provpaw2]

the Notail #HashtagSosmart is my best bts memory. for context, DK was super strong. we all know EG got very slim chance and Notail Hanni glazed EG out of the wazoo.

[@KidJV]

LD and godz what a great duo

[@MohS05]

We need more such tournaments

[@Meolbwa7474]

Ever since valve pulled the plug and PGL took the monopoly we lost diversity. Imagine an alternate universe where Valve actually had a team dedicated to focus on the e-sports aspect of the game.

[@GodrikN7]

Feels good man

[@tugserdene8000]

first ever dota 2 event i have ever watched was summit 1 and i havent lost a minute of the stream it was the best event in history of dota 2 god i miss it

[@harun507]

It’s been so long. Gaming has changed

[@bayarkhuubakuna7361]

thats it. I remember BeyondSummit as best tournament

[@vincentsoriano8264]

This is another good content holy shit i feel so old now

[@joseenriquecarrascomartine7885]

I remmember there was a short video skit during the summit that was a refference to the ping pong animation. Anyone has it?

[@AK-rv2sk]

miss this so much

[@alm5851]

Ugh this was so good

[@MultiTheVans]

Good Old Dayz

[@Asnilz1]

Bro can you make a video explaining how earth spirit's magnetize works.

[@TheMrKlump]

Such a shame that this is a thing of the past. I really hope we get some more "relaxed" stuff like this in the future. Back in the days we had Summit and also tournaments like captains draft and Midas Mode. I think Slacks might be working on a new Midas Mode though so at least we'll hopefully get that.

[@Yudoma_Jack]

10:13 HELL Yeah !!! Good Gold Times u know 🍷🗿

[@pakapolosatis4695]

I love these VDOs about DOTA's history, but it's also kinda sad. Feeling like the ecosystem / community is really dying, now that we're consuming historical contents as opposed to current ones.

[@owellxps3169]

they should make this happen again ..

[@LiveGoDaYDaYs]

Yeah i hope more game should try Homestory cup style tournament more and homestory cup still going strong to this day

[@TheAspiringCentenarian]

True. This is so much better

[@BringTOBIWANback]

Good old times. Don’t get me started about casting back then….

[@RokerSMisisipi]

Thanks for the reminder of this great event, I almost forgot that it existed. This is how esports tournaments should look, none of the esports players fit into the corporate mold of today's esports tournaments. I feel like today's corporate model is very forced and unnatural, and not to mention the casters and hosts who are insanely boring and cringe.

[@exceed556]

bro we are so old 💀

[@MustafaSalihATES-ft6vf]

This shows how Notail liked fly . WTF bruh. He got so depressed after he gone and showed him real deal. wow

[@DrHydroxide]

11:27 rtz got violated by iceiceice lol

[@Larph13]

That was the good times man...

[@fahmiluthfi7991]

the dota community back then was always chill and laid back. a game driven by their fans and players was always dota biggest selling point back then, nowadays it just full of sweaty tryhards, where they confuse toxicity with entertainment. and guess what? you drive the casual away, with majority of your "soft" community gone the money also gone, with the money gone, the pro scene gone. anyway this event is a highlight in long life of dota, great past, sad present, hopefully better future.

[@0rionknight636]

Midas mode next?

[@Anjen9]

If it happens agajn now it would be nice to see ammar and soneiko boxing after the game

[@maxchristianjava8368]

Why am i being emotional ❤

[@quaweds]

These were awesome I also remember that big goof guy who used to cast them, was funny as hell to watch until he went and made he's on metoo moment.

[@donykaef6920]

I forgot about this BTS 👀

[@xamperjanleoabella928]

"was when they were close friends" hahaahah

[@chd2893]

Miss bts. :(

[@leonmeyers7009]

I still member BTS like yesterday 🥲🥲🥲

[@jsenkelly9030]

Ohhhh I love DOTA!

[@Aprimakurnia]

That was ancient patch 😂

[@RudiDwiHartanto]

I miss the summit man

[@5vart5ol]

5:25 only six teams attending. EG, Nami and DK just to name a few, cant bother naming the other three teams xD.

[@erlangga3189]

F TO THE BEST TOURNAMENT THAT ESPORTS HAS EVER PRODUCE T_T

[@PixelatedDream1110]

Bts was such a playground. You go there, and just play.

[@mrbulletproofxXx]

weird they stoped it, i mean there is still homestory cups on germany for sc2 to this day XD

[@pedrolim]

I miss BTS. I did not watch dota summit, but melee summit was peak. I would spend hours watching random shit on the screen

[@oKnuTo]

sady its no longer the orignal Homestory Cup is still going on in 2024

[@andreibig2]

nice, BTS