DreamLeague
Season 21
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Already 21 Seasons!
It's been a fantastic year for Dota, and it's about to get even better.
September 18th will set us off on a week of top tier international Dota on the new 7.34b patch, accompanied by the Pogchamp Pandas, with a new format and everything to play for.
The last premier Dota event this year before The International begins in Seattle, we're flying 12 of the best teams from around the world into Europe to compete online for a staggering $1,000,000 prize pool.
Our Teams
Curious about how it works? Check out our explanation on the Dota 2 EPT 'Ranking' page.
gaimin gladiators
WEU Slot 1
Team Spirit
EEU Slot 1
Talon
SEA Slot 1
evil geniuses
SA Slot 1
Shopify Rebellion
NA Slot 1
9Pandas
EEU Slot 2
Team Liquid
WEU Slot 2
BetBoom Team
EEU Slot 3
Tundra Esports
WEU Slot 3
Quest Esports
WEU Slot 4
OG
WEU Slot 5
Entity
WEU Slot 6
Format
We're changing things up!
After taking a look at the schedule, we found a spot in mid-September that would be perfect for a quick DreamLeague season - that also meant we needed to change up our format.
Season 21 will be 7 days long. From 2 group stages with 4 streams, our group stage will be 2 and a half days of 3 streams, before we get into some intense double elimination playoffs action to crown our new champions.
The Tournament
Our New Group stage
~ 18th-21st Sept
- Two round-robin groups featuring six teams each
- Matches are all played in a two game series
- Two BO1's played consecutively
- 2 teams are eliminated from each bracket, with the final 8 advancing.
The Playoffs
~ 21st-24th Sept
- Eight team double elimination bracket
- Four teams start upper bracket, four teams lower
- All matches are best-of-three, except Grand Finals, which is best-of-five
the Prize Pool
- Total - $1,000,000
- 1st - $300,000
- 2nd - $175,000
- 3rd - $120,000
- 4th - $85,000
- 5th - $60,000
- 6th - $55,000
- 7th - $50,000
- 8th - $45,000
- 9th - $30,000
- 10th - $30,000
- 11th - $25,000
- 12th - $25,000
Season 21 Starts In:
Season 21 Starts In:
Talents
on-site
Sheever
Tsunami
Jenkins
Synderen
Ephey
Purge
Khezu
Lacoste
Fear
ODPixel
Cap
Fogged
SVG
remote
SeeknStrike
WinteR
Gareth
Waga
Rkryptic
Teaguv
Johnxfire
MLP
our observers
Gomeasy
JJ
Skrff
Weppas
PTP
Pablo
Elizaliza
Mandarin
Tovar
Spanish
FAQs
Due to the short time-frame for us to bring the final two teams to the event, it was no longer possible for us to invite teams outside of Europe because of the visa process that they would have to go through.
Out of the two regions, the next two slots for teams belonged to WEU.
There simply wasn't enough time for the longer format of Seasons 19 & 20, so to fit this Season into the schedule we had to try something different!
We know this new format (like any) will have its unique benefits and drawbacks, and as always we'd love to get your feedback, both on our socials and in our Reddit thread after the event!
With the ESL Pro Tour for Dota 2 we want to complement Valve’s DPC ecosystem while supporting the Dota 2 scene and helping it grow.
You can find our Community Streaming Guidelines here.
Although it's something we would have liked to include, there will be no qualifiers for DreamLeague Season 21.
For more information on our EPT Ranking and Invite system, please head to the EPT ‘Ranking’ page
There are no plans currently to have live audiences at DreamLeague events, as they will be entirely online events with teams flown in to various countries in Europe to compete.
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