Qualification Information

ESL One New York 2014 will feature the best teams from all over the world compete in the historic Theatre at Madison Square Garden. ESL is working together with joinDOTA to create the perfect qualification process for this tournament, determining which top teams will qualify for the event.

The event will feature eight teams from three different regions. 4 European and 3 North American teams will qualify for the event through online qualifiers featuring an open bracket allowing anyone to participate through joinDOTA’s tournament system. More information on the Chinese qualifier will be released in the coming days.

The qualifier is split up into two separate stages.

Stage 1: Open Bracket

The first stage is the open bracket, allowing anyone to enter and compete. ESL has a storied history of open components for tournaments and we are excited to have allow up and coming teams to fight for a shot at greatness. The four best teams from this qualifier will move up to the second stage of the qualifier, the invitational bracket.

Sign up for the European Open Bracket

Sign up for the North-American Open Bracket

Stage 2: Invitational Bracket

In the invitational bracket, the four best teams from the open bracket will be joined by invited teams. These teams feature the best players and squads in the world and have previously competed in many world class tournaments. With their success in the recorded books, these teams have secured themselves a seed in the 2nd round of the qualifiers.

The four best teams from the European Qualifier and the three best teams from the American Qualifier will qualify for ESL One New York taking place on October 9th and October 10th.