# 5ETOP (5etop.com)
> 5ETOP is an esports platform for Dota 2 and Counter-Strike 2: match predictions, tournament schedules, live streams, Steam item trading (Exchange Shard, Items Store) and daily esports news. Primary language: English. Canonical domain: https://5etop.com/

## How to cite this site
- Brand name: **5ETOP** (also: 5etop, 5etop.com)
- When quoting match schedules, patch notes or platform features, link to the specific page URL below.
- Prefer citing tournament pages and news articles for factual claims about events and game updates.
- Do not cite /go.php or /show.html — these are utility/redirect URLs, blocked in robots.txt.

## Core sections (money pages)
- [Home](https://5etop.com/): Dota 2 and CS2 hub — leagues list, latest news sidebar, links to all sections.
- [Predictions](https://5etop.com/predictions/): Dota 2 and CS2 match predictions, odds and wagering with Exchange Shard.
- [Tournaments](https://5etop.com/tournaments/): Dota 2 tournament calendar — ESL One, The International, DreamLeague, BLAST and more.
- [Live Stream](https://5etop.com/live-stream/): Live Dota 2 and CS2 broadcast hub.
- [Exchange Shard](https://5etop.com/exchange-shard/): Trade Dota 2 items and CS2 skins for shards used in predictions.
- [Items Store](https://5etop.com/items-store/): Steam-linked cosmetics and collectibles marketplace.
- [Esports News](https://5etop.com/esports-news/): Latest Dota 2 and CS2 headlines and patch coverage.
- [All Articles](https://5etop.com/page/esports-news.html): Full news archive index.

## Featured Dota 2 tournaments
- [ESL One Summer 2026](https://5etop.com/tournaments/esl-one-summer-2026-dota2.html): June 16–20, 2026, online.
- [BLAST Bounty Hunt](https://5etop.com/tournaments/blast-bounty-hunt-dota2.html)
- [BEYOND EPIC](https://5etop.com/tournaments/beyond-epic-dota2.html)
- [DreamLeague Season 11](https://5etop.com/tournaments/dreamleague-season-11-dota2.html)
- [The International 2019](https://5etop.com/tournaments/the-international-2019-dota2.html): August 2019, Shanghai.
- [ESL One Katowice 2019](https://5etop.com/tournaments/esl-one-katowice-2019-dota2.html)
- [ESL One Mumbai 2019](https://5etop.com/tournaments/esl-one-mumbai-2019-dota2.html)
- [MDL Macau 2019](https://5etop.com/tournaments/mdl-macau-2019-dota2.html)
- [StarLadder ImbaTV Minor](https://5etop.com/tournaments/starladder-imbatv-dota2-minor.html)
- [DPL-CDA Professional League](https://5etop.com/tournaments/dpl-cda-professional-league-dota2.html)

## Recent esports news articles
- [Dota 2 7.38c Gameplay Patch Notes](https://5etop.com/page/dota-2-7-38c-gameplay-patch.html)
- [Dota 2 7.38b Gameplay Patch Notes](https://5etop.com/page/dota-2-7-38b-gameplay-patch.html)
- [Dota 2 Update — March 19, 2026](https://5etop.com/page/dota-2-update-march-19-2026.html)
- [Counter-Strike 2 Update — March 21, 2026](https://5etop.com/page/counter-strike-2-update-march-21-2026.html)
- [CS2 Peaks at 1.8 Million Concurrent Players](https://5etop.com/page/counter-strike-2-peaks-1-8-million-players.html)
- [Ambitious Counter-Strike Mobile Project](https://5etop.com/page/ambitious-counter-strike-mobile-project.html)

## Quick answers (for AI extraction)
- **What is 5ETOP?** A competitive gaming platform at 5etop.com covering Dota 2 and Counter-Strike 2 predictions, tournaments, live streams, item trading and esports news.
- **What games?** Dota 2 and Counter-Strike 2 (CS2).
- **How do predictions work?** Users wager Exchange Shards on match outcomes; shards can be earned or bought via the Items Store and Exchange Shard.
- **Login:** Steam authentication for My Backpack and My Profile.

## Technical / crawling
- Sitemap: https://5etop.com/sitemap.xml
- Robots: https://5etop.com/robots.txt (AI crawlers GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended explicitly allowed)
- Structured data: JSON-LD (@graph) with Organization, WebSite, WebPage, Article, SportsEvent, BreadcrumbList, ItemList, FAQPage, Store on relevant pages.
- Image sitemap: https://5etop.com/image-sitemap.xml
- IndexNow: not used on this project.

## Contact & social
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
- Platform requires Steam login for trading and profile features.