The fourth season of The Defense has been announced and this time, the tournament features a shorter time span and also an increased prize pool to $25,000. The qualifier is set to begin tomorrow with 16 teams battling against each other for the three remaining spots in the main event.
JoinDOTA has announced the fourth season of The Defense and with a shorter time span and a bigger prize pool. The tournament will begin tomorrow with a short two days qualifier before the tournament move onto the groupstage on the 29th of May.
17 teams from Europe and North America have been invited to participate in the tournament while 16 teams will have to fight it out for the remaining three spots of the main event.
 4Friends+Chrillee Absolute Legends Artyk Gaming DD.Dota Evil Geniuses Fnatic.EU iCCup KaiPi Mousesports |
Natus Vincere QPAD Red Pandas roX.KIS Team Dignitas Team Empire Team Liquid The Alliance Virtus.pro |
| Alien Invasion Baguette Aurochs Fnatic.NA Imaginary Keita Gaming Lions Pride Netolic.SA |
 Next.kz paiN Gaming Power Rangers rat in the dark Splash Gaming TCM Gaming Typical Mistakes zRage |
Some of the big changes in comparison to the last season:
- Prize pool increased to $25,000
- Number of teams invited decreased from 32 to 20
- Shorter time span, from 4 months to 2 months long
The format of the tournament has not been announced but is expected to be made public before the qualifier begins tomorrow.
Schedule:
21 May to 22 May - Qualifier
29th May to 2nd June - Group A and Group B
5th June to 9th June - Group C and Group D
29th June to 28th July - Playoffs
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| 1st place | $12,000 | |
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2nd place | $7,000 | |
| 3rd place | $4,000 | |
| 4th place | $2,000 | |
Source: JoinDOTA
