Can North America Compete With the International 3?

Team Liquid is THE American Dota 2 team. They are the hope North American eSports have. Last year at the International 3 they had a very impressive run. They qualified for the Final Tournament Bracket after a on stage record of 7-7 which is very impressive record against the level of competition at the event. Bringing an amazing win over Malaysian team Team MUFC and pulled of a legendary upset over Chinese team LGD.cn. This shows that they have dedicated nothing but hard work into their progress. This is shown because of what North American teams struggle with that I talked about in my last blog post. Their training consisted of a 6 week hardcore training session. Since the International 3, Team Liquid has put up substantial numbers of wins over European teams and decent results over major global powers like Alliance. Team Liquid isn't the only hope though for the North American revolution in Dota 2. Evil Geniuses has placed consistently in the 2nd and 3rd spots in the second half of the Dota 2 2013 season. Another team is a half Canadian international team, Speed Gaming who have taken the championship win over the top Chinese team Team DK in the November MLG Columbus. The only thing is, it will take time for the balance of power to shift.