The Game Show DotA2 League will take place from September 11th through 13th, with four qualified squads fighting over $50,000 at DreamHack Moscow. Eight invited CIS teams will have the chance to join the four predetermined squads in the offline round-robin groupstage which leads to the DH playoffs.
Those who follow the European DotA2 scene will have a chance to spectate the new rosters of some of the strongest teams of the continent in the upcoming Game Show DotA2 League. The tournament will have an online and offline stage, and a total of 12 clubs will be fighting for the four spots in the DreamHack Moscow finals on September 13th at Stadium Live. The total prizefund of the tournament is $80,000, with $30,000 being used for the transportation and accommodation of the teams.
The first qualifier stage will be online and will take place from August 30th through 31st. The eight participants from CIS will have the chance to earn one of the two spots in the Main Event in Moscow.
Online qualifier teams:
Team Empire
Virtus.Pro
DreamTeam168
NVMI
Moscow Five
Relax, you are doing fine
Power Rangers
xGame.Kz
The Main Event is scheduled to be held on 11th-13th September in Moscow and will be divided into two parts, taking place in two different locations in Moscow, Russia:
- The groupstage (11th-12th September) will take place at Moscow Cyber Stadium with a total of six participants battling for four spots in the playoffs. Four teams have already been invited for the round-robin groupstage, with two of them currently being known - Na'Vi and Team Tinker. The remaining two squads will be seeded from the online qualifiers.
- The playoffs (13th September) will take place at Stadium Live during DreamHack Moscow. The top four challengers of the groupstage will qualify for the playoffs and will have the chance to battle for the $50,000. The single-elimination format of the playoffs means that a total of three matches will be played, including the Grand Final.
It should be noted that this is first major tournament for some of the newest rosters of the CIS scene, such as Moscow Five, Virtus.Pro and Relax. It will be interesting to see how these new teams perform in heavy competitive environment.
Live broadcasting of the tournament will be provided by BeyondTheSummit in English and Game Show Studio in Russian.
For more information regarding the Game Show DotA2 League, check out the official website here. (Russian)