DreamLeague
Season 28
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16Teams
$ 1,000,000Prize Pool
16 - 1Feb - March
Format
The Dream League returns
Everyone’s favourite DreamLeague format is back! Non-stop Dota, all the time, forever.
Drop in and out for your favourite matchups as we build our way towards an incredible playoffs with only the very best teams in the world.
KEY DATES:
Tournament Dates: 16 Feb – 1 March 2026
Stage 1 Dates: 16 – 19 Feb
Stage 2 Dates: 20 – 27 Feb
Playoff Dates: 28 Feb – 1 March 2026
The Tournament
Stage 1
- Two round-robin groups featuring eight teams
- Matches are two game series
- 1st-4th place teams in each group advance to Stage 2
- 5th-8th are eliminated from the tournament
Stage 2
- One round-robin group featuring 8 teams
- Matches are best-of-three
- 1st and 2nd place move to Playoff Upper Bracket
- 3rd and 4th move to Playoff Lower Bracket
- 5th-8th are eliminated from the tournament
Playoffs
- 4 team double elimination bracket
- 2 teams start upper bracket, 2 teams lower
- Matches are best-of-three, except Grand Finals, which is best-of-five
Place | Prize Money | Club Reward | EPT Points |
|---|---|---|---|
1st | $250,000 | $40,000 | 4800 |
2nd | $100,000 | $30,000 | 4000 |
3rd | $80,000 | $25,000 | 3200 |
4th | $60,000 | $20,000 | 2560 |
5th | $45,000 | $15,000 | 1920 |
6th | $35,000 | $15,000 | 1600 |
7th | $30,000 | $12,500 | 960 |
8th | $25,000 | $12,500 | 640 |
9th | $20,000 | $10,000 | 400 |
10th | $20,000 | $10,000 | 400 |
11th | $17,500 | $10,000 | 200 |
12th | $17,500 | $10,000 | 200 |
13th | $15,000 | $10,000 | 112 |
14th | $15,000 | $10,000 | 112 |
15th | $10,000 | $10,000 | 48 |
16th | $10,000 | $10,000 | 48 |
Group Stage 1 First Place Bonus | 420 | ||
Group Stage 1 Second Place Bonus | 210 | ||
Group Stage 1 Third Place Bonus | 105 | ||
Group Stage 2 First Place Bonus | 420 | ||
Total | $750,000 | $250,000 | 29200 |
16 Teams
Which 8 teams will make it to the Playoffs?
congratulations to our 8 playoffs teams!
Team Yandex
EPT Leaderboard
Team Spirit
EPT Leaderboard
PARIVISION
EPT Leaderboard
Extreme Gaming
EPT Leaderboard
OG
EPT Leaderboard
Tundra Esports
EPT Leaderboard
MOUZ
WEU Qualifier
Team Liquid
WEU Qualifier
Natus Vincere
WEU Qualifier
Team Falcons
WEU Qualifier
BetBoom Team
EEU Qualifier
Execration
SEA Qualifier
GamerLegion
NA Qualifier
Perú Rejects
SA Qualifier
TBD
CN Regional Slot
TBD
Division 2 Season 3
Legend: WEU = Western Europe | EEU = Eastern Europe | SEA = South East Asia | CN = China | NA = North America | SA = South America
The Talents
Meet the incredible team that will be guiding you through all of the action this December!
Sheever
Tsunami
Slacks
Cap
SVG
ODPixel
Quinn
Ephey
Jenkins
Purge
Khezu
Insania
Lacoste
ESLDota2
Storm
Ember
Earth
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