Season 23

SEASON 23

12TEAMS

26100EPT POINTS

$ 1,000,000Prize Pool

Format

Compact!

Format change, yet again? Fret not dear DOTA2 fan, it is a familiar change. With the same one-week format of Season 21, you won’t need to learn a completely new format. But this way we keep the action compact, without the tradeoff for quality (aka we try to avoid BO1s as much as we can).

Open Qualifiers: Mar 16 - 19
Closed Qualifiers: Mar 20 - 24

Here's how it breaks down:

The Tournament

Group stage

  • Two round-robin groups featuring six teams each
  • Matches are all played in a two game series
    • Two BO1's played consecutively
  • 2 teams are eliminated from each bracket, with the final 8 advancing.

Playoffs

  • Eight team double elimination bracket
  • Four teams start upper bracket, four teams lower
  • All matches are best-of-three, except Grand Finals, which is best-of-five

Prize Pool & EPT Points

  • Total  - $1,000,000 | 26100 Points
  • 1st - $300,000 | 6000 Points
  • 2nd - $175,000 | 5000 Points
  • 3rd - $120,000 | 4000 Points
  • 4th - $85,000 | 3200 Points
  • 5th - $57,500 | 2200 Points
  • 6th - $57,500 | 2200 Points
  • 7th - $47,500 | 1000 Points
  • 8th - $47,500 | 1000 Points
  • 9th - $30,000 | 500 Points
  • 10th - $30,000 | 500 Points
  • 11th - $25,000 | 250 Points
  • 12th - $25,000 | 250 Points

The Tournament

Our New Group stage
~ 25th Febuary -10th March

  • Two round-robin groups featuring six teams each
  • Matches are all played in a two game series
    • Two BO1's played consecutively
  • 2 teams are eliminated from each bracket, with the final 8 advancing.

The Playoffs
~ 7th -10th March

  • Eight team double elimination bracket
  • Four teams start upper bracket, four teams lower
  • All matches are best-of-three, except Grand Finals, which is best-of-five

the Prize Pool & Points

  • Total  - $1,000,000 | 23900 Points
  • 1st - $300,000 | 6000 Points
  • 2nd - $175,000 | 5000 Points
  • 3rd - $120,000 | 4000 Points
  • 4th - $85,000 | 3200 Points
  • 5th - $57,500 | 2200 Points
  • 6th - $57,500 | 2200 Points
  • 7th - $47,500 | 1200 Points
  • 8th - $47,500 | 800 Points
  • 9th - $30,000 | 600 Points
  • 10th - $30,000 | 400 Points
  • 11th - $25,000 | 300 Points
  • 12th - $25,000 | 200 Points

Our Teams

Team Falcons

Top 4 Invite

gaimin gladiators

Top 4 Invite

BetBoom Team

Top 4 Invite

Xtreme Gaming

Top 4 Invite

Team Liquid

WEU Slot 1

Tundra Esports

WEU Slot 2

Natus Vincere

EEU Slot 1

Aurora

SEA Slot 1

Azure Ray

CN Slot 1

PSG Quest

MENA Slot 1

Heroic

SA Slot 1

Legend: WEU = Western Europe | EEU = Eastern Europe | SEA = South East Asia | CN = China | NA = North America | SA = South America | MENA = Middle East & North Africa

Our History

Team Falcons
Congratulations to
Team Falcons, our Season 22 Champions
Team Spirit
Congratulations to
Team Spirit, our Season 21 Champions
Gaimin Gladiators
Congratulations to
Gaimin Gladiators, our Season 20 Champions
Gaimin Gladiators
Congratulations to
Gaimin Gladiators, our Season 19 Champions
Season 22
Season 21
Season 20
Season 19

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