The Electronic Sports World Cup copies the model of The International: With only two slots remaining for the main tournament, they will be distributed in two open tournaments.
Both tournaments will be held from 5 October to 7 October and will be hosted by joinDOTA in open tournaments. Teams from France, United States, China, Algeria and Kosovo are not allowed to qualify through these open qualifiers, as they have national qualifiers.
The ESWC Grand Finals will be played from 1 November to 4 November at the Paris Games Week, in Hall 1 at Porte de Versailles in Paris, France. The prize money for the tournament has not yet been announced. Qualifying teams from the international qualifiers have to take care of their travel and accommodation costs on their own.
Rules East qualifier:
* East Qualifier start: Friday 5 October, 18:00 SGT
* 512 Teams max
* Best of 1 Single Elimination
* Round of Top 8 in Best of 3
* Grand Final in Best of 5
* Winner qualifies for ESWC Grand Final
Rules West qualifier:
* East Qualifier start: Friday 5 October, 18:00 CEST
* 512 Teams max
* Best of 1 Single Elimination
* Round of Top 8 in Best of 3
* Grand Final in Best of 5
* Winner qualifies for ESWC Grand Final
Teams participating at ESWC 2012:
Na'Vi (ESWC Champion 2011)
dignitas
France qualifier
China qualifier
Algeria qualifier
Kosovo qualifier East qualifier West qualifierSource: joinDOTA
