You know the post-TI depression is truly over when the best of the best clash again in a fierce competition. 16 teams will fight for glory once more in a heated competition where there will only be one winner. The Staff Cup has returned!
The biggest and most important tournament of THE YEAR is upon us. Just kidding, just Staff Cup. 16 teams from all over the web will compete to show off their 3kMMR skills on camera. Your neighbourhood coverage crew, those random tournament admins and the ever so lovely and awesome newswriters finally get a step into the limelight.
The tournament format will be the same as for previous editions. There will be a groupstage with four teams per group. The top two will advance to the single-elimination playoffs. The finals will be best-of-three, whereas all other matches will just be best-of-one. The tournament will be played in Captain's Draft mode.
Staff Cup will be held on Saturday, 30th August, starting at 16.30 CEST. Official broadcaster have yet to be determined, but the likes of Tobiwan and GosuGamers will provide first person streams.
Participating teams, some of which are still subject to change:
Note: The GD Studio, BeyondTheSummit and DotaCinema have all been invited but declined (read: chickened out).
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| GosuGamers | joinDota #1 |
| D2L Scrubs | 4Guys,1Girl and a Dota cup |
| HighGroundTV | Cyborg |
| Dota 2 Romania | Readmore |
| 2p.com | TeamLiquid |
| Jeuxvideo.com | Managers |
| joinDota #2 | StarLadder |
| WePlay.TV | Twitch |
Note: The GD Studio, BeyondTheSummit and DotaCinema have all been invited but declined (read: chickened out).
GosuGamers has made a few roster changes in regards to the previous installements. Former captain Vladimir 'Angel' Kojadinovic will not be able to attend the tournament. However, the team has found a suitable replacement in former Senior Editor and current Dota 2 Lead Sovann 'Skim' Kim. As a temporary stand-in just for this tournament, the star studded team has acquired help of former HoN Crew Lead Sören 'Fantasy' Vendsahm.
Current GGnet roster:
Sovann 'Skim' Kim (C)
Linus 'Tjernobylbarnet' Staaf
Daniel 'PatrickBaitman' Lintott
Yuliy 'HellDisaster' Yuliev
Sören 'Fantasy' Vendsahm
Notable players in this edition of StaffCup include TobiWan, Maelk, WhatIsShit, Ayesee, CyborgMatt, PyrionFlax and Shane.
Credit to joinDota's Kibyu for hosting and organizing this event.