The Defense Season 5
| Rank | Participant | ||
| 1 |  |  Team Liquid | +2077 |
| 2 |  |  OG | +1297 |
| 3 |  |  Alliance | +739 |
| 4 |  |  Alternate aTTaX | +496 |
| 5 |  |  Virtus.pro | +364 |
 | 4 Clover & Lepricon | +364 | |
| 7 |  | Vega Squadron | +228 |
| 8 |  | Ninjas in Pyjamas | +190 |
 |  Power Rangers | +190 | |
| 10 |  | Team Empire | +139 |
| 11 |  |  ScaryFaceZ | +122 |
 |  compLexity Gaming | +122 | |
| 13 |  |  Danish Bears | +97 |
 | STARK | +97 | |
| 15 |  | newteam123123 | +79 |
 | Monkey Freedom Fighters | +79 | |
| 17 |  |  Golden Boys | +67 |
 | Lemondogs | +67 | |
What you need to know
The Defense Season 5 was a Dota 2 tournament (Premier) that ended on December 6, 2015 with 18 participants and a $76,707 prize pool.
Winner: Team Liquid won the tournament. It was their 7th title and their 12th finals appearance in E-Rankings tracked events.
Runner-up: OG finished 2nd.
Top results:
- 1st place: Team Liquid (+2077 ranking points)
- 2nd place: OG (+1297 ranking points)
- 3rd place: Alliance (+739 ranking points)
Milestones: 3 achieved a personal best result in ranking points.
Best players before the event
(by ranking points)
| 1. | s4 | 29.736 |
| 2. | KuroKy | 29.700 |
| 3. | N0tail | 28.930 |
| 4. | DkPhobos | 23.527 |
| 5. | Lil Me Alone | 23.323 |
| 6. | Silent | 21.586 |
| 7. | Resolut1on | 21.399 |
| 8. | ALOHADANCE | 20.925 |
Best teams before the event
(by accumulated points of members)
| 1. | Virtus.pro | 108.979 |
| 2. | OG | 89.766 |
| 3. | Vega Squadron | 73.399 |
| 4. | Team Liquid | 72.915 |
| 5. | Alliance | 66.783 |
| 6. | Team Empire | 51.527 |
| 7. | compLexity Gaming | 36.961 |
| 8. | Power Rangers | 34.115 |