ESL One Munich 2027 will feature 16 of the best Dota 2 teams in the world fighting for their cut of a US$1 million prize pool.
Renown esports tournament organiser ESL has revealed the next edition of its ESL One Dota 2 tournament series, ESL One Munich 2027, will be hosted in Germany in April next year.
ESL One Munich 2027 will be a Tier 1 LAN tournament taking place in the BMW Park Arena in Munich, Germany from 4 to 11 April. The event will feature 16 of the best Dota 2 teams in the world fighting for the lion's share of a US$1 million prize pool.
Which teams are going to ESL One Munich 2027?
The 16 slots in ESL One Munich 2027 will be filled by directly-invited teams as well as teams that earn their spots in the tournament through a set of regional qualifiers. There will be eight directly-invited teams comprised of the Top 8 teams in the 2026-2027 ESL Pro Tour (EPT) leaderboard.
The remaining eight slots will then be filled by the winners of regional qualifiers. Five slots have already been confirmed to be going to the winners of the regional qualifiers for Western Europe, Eastern Europe, China, Southeast Asia, and South America. The recipients of the three other slots have yet to be determined–likely to be taken by either an additional qualifier for North America or another region, or the second place finishers in three of the already-confirmed already qualifiers.
What is the prize pool allocation for ESL One Munich 2027?
ESL One Munich 2027 will feature a US$1 million prize pool, with the grand prize being US$290,000 and the 16 participating teams guaranteed at least US$20,000 in winnings. As with other ESL events, the prize money won by teams will be split between the players and their respective organisations. Here's the full prize pool breakdown for ESL One Munich 2027:
- 1st: US$290,000
- 2nd: US$130,000
- 3rd: US$105,000
- 4th: US$80,000
- 5th-6th: US$55,000
- 7th-8th: US$40,000
- 9th-10th: US$30,000
- 11th-12th: US$27,500
- 13th-14th: US$25,000
- 15th-16th: US$20,000
What is the format for ESL One Munich 2027?
ESL One Munich 2027 will be split into two distinct phases: the Group Stage and the Playoffs.
The Group Stage will split the 16 participating teams into two round-robin groups of eight teams each. All matches in the Group Stage will be a best-of-two series, with four teams out of each group advancing to the Playoffs. The Top 2 teams in each group will advance to the upper bracket of the Playoffs, the third and fourth-placed teams will advance to the lower bracket of the Playoffs, while the remaining teams will be eliminated.
Meanwhile, the Playoffs will follow a double-elimination format with all matches being a best-of-three except for the grand finals, which will be a full best-of-five series.
When will tickets to ESL One Munich 2027 go on sale?
ESL One Munich 2027 will be hosted in front of a live audience at the BMW Park Arena for the final three days of the Playoffs from 9 to 11 April. The first wave of ticket sales will start on 5 November, with the start date of the second wave of ticket dates yet to be announced.
Tickets to ESL One Munich 2027 will cost at least €129/US$144.50. Check out the official ESL One Munich 2027 website for more details.
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