ESWC announced Dota as a Official Game for ESWC 2008.

Electronic Sports World Cup announces DotA and Quake 3 as official games titles for 2008 competition in addition to Counter-Strike 1.6, Warcraft III and Trackmania Nations.

They announced the second pool of games that will be played in the ESWC 2008 Tournaments.

- Dota: Defense of the Ancients
- Quake 3

Dota competitions will be played on a stable map as 5x5 and it might be added in the upcoming ESWC tournaments!!

The finals will happen in USA, summer 2008.

Source: ESWC