A new DotA-League has been launched. ANZ DotA-League is for New Zealand and Australia, to give them a chance to play DotA on a competitive level.
ANZ DotA-League is the first step for the Pacific DotA scene to become more qualitative. There are many problems with delay to European hosts, now this is a meeting place for skilled players. The system of ANZ DotA-League will be a mix out of DotA-Leagueand IHCS. It will be a ranking system, but you need to be vouched to join the games. The platform the games will be played on is GG client. There's also an IRC channel #anzdlpublic.
Tucker, one of the leading administrators of the ANZ DotA-League, posted a statement on DotA-Allstars forum and here is what he said:
The Australian and New Zealand Dota League is designed to give quality Australian and New Zealand Dota players a place to meet up and play quality games of Dota. Many Aus/Nz players have tried playing in overseas leagues, some successfully and others not so, but the fact remains that due to our Geographical location (Time Zones) and neglected internet infrastructure, playing in such leagues can be a strain for many.
We have based our league off some of the better leagues from around the world by using IRC as a secure meeting place for all of you safelisted players and using GGC as our chosen gaming platform. With a bot that can be used to organise games and keep records for every player, we've developed a ranking system which will allow everyone to see their own progress and ladder position.
The League's home page is located at www.anz-dl.com, the IRC server we use is irc.utonet.org, our public channel is #anzdlpublic and our restricted channel for vouched players only is #anzdl. If you are a competitively oriented Dota player from Australia or New Zealand and feel as though you meet our league's standards, Join us on IRC or the forums for more information!
We wish the new league the best of luck in the future.
Links
ANZ DotA-League - Main Page
DotA-Allstars - Statement Thread
