PSG.LGD advance to the grand finals of EPICENTER XL
LGD Gaming sent the undefeated top contenders of the event, Team Liquid, to the lower bracket in a fantastic series, advancing to their fourth LAN grand finals of the season.
Dota 2 event
- Prize pool $1,000,000
- Start date Apr 27, 2018
- End date May 7, 2018
Prize pool - $1,000,000
| 1. $350,000 USD | 5-6. $60,000 USD |
| 2. $170,000 USD | 7-8. $40,000 USD |
| 3. $100,000 USD | 9-12. $15,000 USD |
| 4. $80,000 USD | 13-16. $10,000 USD |
Structure
Participating teams
 Virtus.pro |
Team Liquid |
| Team Secret | Newbee |
| Natus Vincere |
OG |
| Team Empire |
 compLexity Gaming |
| paiN Gaming | PSG.LGD |
 Mineski |
FlyToMoon |
Main event
Group stage
- Two groups of six teams each
- Bo3 Round robin
- Top two of each group advance to the Upper Bracket of the main event
- 3rd and 4th placed teams advance to the Lower Bracket of the main event
- Bottom two teams of both groups are eliminated
- Status: Completed
Playoffs
- Double elimination
- First two rounds of the Lower Bracket are Bo1
- All other games are Bo3
- Bo5 Grand Finals
- Status: Completed
Location: Moscow, Russia
Regional qualifiers
North America, Europe, South America, CIS, China, SEA
- Group Stage:
- Eight teams are divided into two groups of four teams each where they play in a double-elimination (GSL) format
- All matches are played in a Bo3.
- The top two teams from each group advance to the playoffs.
- Playoffs:
- Four teams play in a double-elimination bracket.
- Semifinals are played in a Bo3, while the finals are played in a Bo5.
- Winner qualifies to the Main Tournament.
Tournaments
EPICENTER XL - Main Event |
Go to tournament | |
| Playoffs - Playoffs | ||
| Group A - Group Stage | ||
| Group B - Group Stage | ||
EPICENTER XL - Madness Qualifier |
Go to tournament |
EPICENTER XL - China Qualifier |
Go to tournament | |
| Playoffs Bracket - Playoffs | ||
| Group B - Group Stage | ||
| Group A - Group Stage | ||
EPICENTER XL Closed Qualifier |
Go to tournament | |
| CIS - Playoffs | ||
| Europe - Playoffs | ||
| North America - Playoffs | ||
| South America - Playoffs | ||
| South East Asia - Playoffs | ||
| Group B - CIS | ||
| Group A - CIS | ||
| Group B - Europe | ||
| Group A - Europe | ||
| Group B - North America | ||
| Group A - North America | ||
| Group B - South America | ||
| Group A - South America | ||
| Group B - South East Asia | ||
| Group A - South East Asia | ||
VODs
News & Features
Dark horse prevails; FlyToMoon upset OG and VP to advance in EPICENTER XL
EPICENTER XL lower bracket was full of excitement and surprises today as the CIS dark horse overpowered both OG and Virtus.pro to advance to the lower bracket finals tomorrow.
Team Liquid secure TI8 invite as they advance to the finals of EPICENTER XL
Team Liquid and PSG.LGD have advanced to the upper bracket finals of EPICENTER XL and secured additional DPC points with their top four placement.
The buck stops here for paiN Gaming and Team Secret at EPICENTER XL
paiN Gaming and Team Secret were the first casualties of the EPICENTER XL main event. DPC and title dreams were cut short by the merciless best-of-one elimination series.
Na'Vi eliminated, Pain Gaming advances; Seeding now set for EPICENTER XL main event
In the last day of the group stage at EPICENTER XL, Natus Vincere couldn't hold on to their momentum and was eliminated by paiN Gaming 2:0. The teams and seedings for the main event are now set to begin on May 4th.
Newbee, Empire and coL already out of EPICENTER XL at Day 5
The fifth day of the group stage of EPICENTER XL has come to an end with three teams - Newbee, Team Empire and compLexity Gaming already falling out of contention.
OG and Liquid continue to top their groups at EPICENTER XL
The European teams are guaranteed a spot in the playoffs, as Team Empire and Newbee risk an early elimination without a single series victory to show for.
A day of surprises at EPICENTER XL
Day 3 of the EPICENTER XL Major showcased some significant upsets as several underdog teams came out ahead by defeating top-tier Major-winners.
Day 2 of EPICENTER XL in the books
The second day of EPICENTER XL Major is now over with the results recorded and teams starting to settle into the new patch meta.
EPICENTER XL kicks off with an underwhelming Day 1
One of the most hyped Majors of the season debuted with only one series of matches on its first day, due to an unforseen event that postponed the other series to Day 2.