ESL Pro Tour — 2025 Update

With the departure of the DPC, the Dota 2 ecosystem has evolved into a third-party ecosystem, which we are grateful to contribute to. However, this also means that teams have lost some of the avenues for direct monetization that they once had available to them.

In this post we want to share with you some changes to how prize money will be allocated in future tournaments, updates to our schedule for ESL One Raleigh and DreamLeague Season 26, as well as the new dates for DreamLeague Season 26 and 27.

We believe that the changes we're making today will be good in the long term for Dota, and will create a healthier ecosystem for Clubs, Players and Fans.

Why are we making changes?

We believe that players can achieve their highest potential when supported by both passionate fans and well-organized club support structures. To support the development of this environment, we are implementing a system designed to benefit both clubs and players.

The Total Winnings of each of our yearly EPT events will now include two Prize categories: Player Prize Money and Club Reward.

Along with division of Prize Money into these two categories, we have also re-balanced how our event Prize Pools are distributed across placements, to create more stability for teams and stacks that qualify to our events, and to encourage more players to pursue their dream of reaching the best level in Dota that they can with less financial strain and better support.

With qualifiers for DreamLeague Season 25 and ESL One Raleigh all wrapped up, we're super excited to watch some amazing Dota with you this year, and we can't wait to see who will qualify for the Esports World Cup this Summer!

Tournament Details

ESL Pro Tour Season 2024/2025Overview

Total
Winnings
Prize Money
Club
Reward
DreamLeague Season 24
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
N/A
ESL One Bangkok
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
N/A
DreamLeague Season 25
$1,000,000
$750,000
$250,000
ESL One Raleigh
$1,000,000
$750,000
$250,000
DreamLeague Season 26
$1,000,000
$750,000
$250,000

ESL Pro Tour Season 2024/2025DreamLeague Season 24

Tournament Dates: Oct 27 - Nov 10
Prizepool: $1,000,000 USD
Total EPT Points: 15,950

Place
Prize Money
1
$300,000
2
$175,000
3
$120,000
4
$85,000
5
$52,500
6
$47,500
7
$42,500
8
$37,500
9-10
$25,000
11-12
$20,000
13-14
$15,000
15-16
$10,000
Total Winnings: $1,000,000

Team Invites

  1. Team Liquid
  2. Gaimin Gladiators
  3. Team Falcons
  4. Xtreme Gaming
  5. BetBoom Team
  6. Tundra Esports
  7. AVULUS
  8. Palianytsia
  1. PARIVISION
  2. Team Spirit
  3. Nigma Galaxy
  4. Azure Ray
  5. TALON
  6. Nouns Esports
  7. HEROIC
  8. Team Waska

Qualifiers: Sep 24 - 30 2024

ESL Pro Tour Season 2024/2025
ESL One Bangkok

Tournament Dates: Apr 7 - 13
Prizepool: $1,000,000 USD
Total EPT Points: 27,920

Place
Prize Money
Club Reward
1.
$250,000
$40,000
2.
$130,000
$35,000
3
$100,000
$27,500
4
$70,000
$22,500
5-6
$40,000
$20,000
7-8
$25,000
$17,500
9-10
$20,000
$15,000
11-12
$15,000
$10,000
Total Winnings: $1,000,000

Team Invites

  1. Top 4 EPT leaderboard
  2. Top 4 EPT leaderboard
  3. Top 4 EPT leaderboard
  4. Top 4 EPT leaderboard
  5. NA Closed Qualifier Winner
  6. SA Closed Qualifier Winner
  1. WEU Closed Qualifier Winner
  2. EEU Closed Qualifier Winner
  3. MESWA Closed Qualifier Winner
  4. CN Closed Qualifier Winner
  5. SEA Closed Qualifier Winner
  6. Additional regional qualifier slot, WEU

Qualifiers: Jan 12 - 20

ESL Pro Tour Season 2024/2025DreamLeague Season 25

Tournament Dates: Feb 16 - Mar 2
Total Winnings: $1,000,000 USD
Total EPT Points: 20440

Place
Prize Money
Club Reward
1
$250,000
$40,000
2
$100,000
$30,000
3
$80,000
$25,000
4
$60,000
$20,000
5
$45,000
$15,000
6
$35,000
$15,000
7
$30,000
$12,500
8
$25,000
$12,500
9-10
$20,000
$10,000
11-12
$17,500
$10,000
13-14
$15,000
$10,000
15-16
$10,000
$10,000
Total Winnings: $1,000,000

Team Invites

  1. Top 4 EPT leaderboard
  2. Top 4 EPT leaderboard
  3. Top 4 EPT leaderboard
  4. Top 4 EPT leaderboard
  5. NA Closed Qualifier Winner
  6. SA Closed Qualifier Winner
  7. WEU Closed Qualifier Winner
  8. EEU Closed Qualifier Winner
  9. MESWA Closed Qualifier Winner
  10. CN Closed Qualifier Winner
  11. SEA Closed Qualifier Winner
  12. Additional regional qualifier slot, WEU
  13. Additional regional qualifier slot, WEU
  14. Additional regional qualifier slot, EEU
  15. Additional regional qualifier slot, SEA
  16. Additional regional qualifier slot, CN

Qualifiers: Jan 03 - 12

ESL Pro Tour Season 2024/2025
ESL One Raleigh

Tournament Dates: Apr 7 - 13
Total Winnings: $1,000,000 USD
Total EPT Points: 27,920

Place
Prize Money
Club Reward
1.
$250,000
$40,000
2.
$130,000
$35,000
3
$100,000
$27,500
4
$70,000
$22,500
5-6
$40,000
$20,000
7-8
$25,000
$17,500
9-10
$20,000
$15,000
11-12
$15,000
$10,000
Total Winnings: $1,000,000

Team Invites

  1. Top 4 EPT Leaderboard
  2. Top 4 EPT Leaderboard
  3. Top 4 EPT Leaderboard
  4. Top 4 EPT Leaderboard
  5. WEU Closed Qualifier Winner
  6. EEU Closed Qualifier Winner
  7. MESWA Closed Qualifier Winner
  8. SEA Closed Qualifier Winner
  9. CN Closed Qualifier Winner
  10. NA Closed Qualifier Winner
  11. SA Closed Qualifier Winner
  12. Additional regional qualifier slot, WEU

Qualifiers: Jan 12 - 20

ESL Pro Tour Season 2024/2025DreamLeague Season 26

Updated Tournament Dates: May 19 - Jun 1
Total Winnings: $1,000,000 USD
Total EPT Points: 29200

Place
Prize Money
Club Reward
1
$250,000
$40,000
2
$100,000
$30,000
3
$80,000
$25,000
4
$60,000
$20,000
5
$45,000
$15,000
6
$35,000
$15,000
7
$30,000
$12,500
8
$25,000
$12,500
9-10
$20,000
$10,000
11-12
$17,500
$10,000
13-14
$15,000
$10,000
15-16
$10,000
$10,000
Total Winnings: $1,000,000

Team Invites

  1. Top 4 EPT leaderboard
  2. Top 4 EPT leaderboard
  3. Top 4 EPT leaderboard
  4. Top 4 EPT leaderboard
  5. NA Closed Qualifier Winner
  6. SA Closed Qualifier Winner
  7. WEU Closed Qualifier Winner
  8. EEU Closed Qualifier Winner
  9. MESWA Closed Qualifier Winner
  10. CN Closed Qualifier Winner
  11. SEA Closed Qualifier Winner
  12. Additional regional qualifier slot, TBD
  13. Additional regional qualifier slot, TBD
  14. Additional regional qualifier slot, TBD
  15. Additional regional qualifier slot, TBD
  16. Additional regional qualifier slot, TBD

Qualifiers: Mar 28 - Apr 3

SNEAK PEEKDreamLeague Season 27

Updated Tournament Dates: Oct 13 - Oct 19

FAQs

The next three events in the Dota 2 ESL Pro Tour (DreamLeague Season 25, ESL One Raleigh, and DreamLeague Season 26) will include the new Prize Money and Club Reward split.

Once those events are completed, there will be a review based on feedback received to ensure we're moving in the right direction.

For any stacks that are competing in our events without an organisation, they would receive the Total Winnings to divide amongst themselves.

Is this better or worse than what existed before?

Ultimately, this is up to you as our community to decide.

Our goal has always been, and remains, to deliver world class Dota games featuring the best teams in the world, and we strongly believe that this new system offers the best chance to achieve this.

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