Bracket
- The quarterfinal games will be knock-out games, with the loser dropping out of the tournament. The games will be best-of-three.
- From the semi-finals onwards, the tournament will switch to double elimination although the games will still be played in best-of-three.
- Grand final will be best-of-five.
Prize distribution
| Nexon Sponsorship League S3 Prizes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Placing | Teams | Prize |
| 1st place | 60 mio. Won (~$56,500) | |
| 2nd place | 8 mio. Won (~$7,500) | |
| 3rd-4th place | 3 mio. Won (~$2,800) | |
| 5th-8th place | 1.5 mio. Won (~$1,400) | |
As the previous two seasons, the prize pool is still very top heavy. However, with the winner of a previous season not being allowed to compete on the following seasons, the prize pool of the third and last season is the lowest of the three. The Champion of this season will receive 60 mio. Won (~$56,500), compared to the 100 and 80 mio. Won (~$94,000 and ~$75,000) of the season 1 and 2 winners respectively.
Participating teams
| Zephyr
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| Don't Die ReM1kZ
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Blitz
SexyBamboe
ReM1kZ
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Fenshuy
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DrakeRyoN
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Where to watch?
You can get this courier by buying the NSL Season 3 Bundle
DotaTV
Nexon Sponsorship League DotaTV ticket is available on the Dota 2 store for $5.99, the same price as last season's. As the last two seasons, the third one will also have a courier bundled to it. This time, it will be Kangdae the Dokkaebi, a Dokkaebi being a spirit from Korean folklore.
Rotator photo from: WiplashEsports
