Dota 2 ESL Pro Tour: DreamLeague seasons, Riyadh Masters, schedule, prize pool, and more
Dota 2 fans are in for a treat later this year as ESL FACEIT recently announced that they are starting a new ESL Pro Tour (EPT) for the popular MOBA title. The Pro Tour will encompass two DreamLeague seasons, culminating with the best teams booking their berths at the 2023 edition of the Riyadh Masters.
The press release describes the Pro Tour as follows:
This article has all the available information regarding the Dota 2 ESL Pro Tour.
As mentioned above, the ESL Pro Tour will consist of season 19 and season 20 of DreamLeague. The former will begin on Sunday, April 9, 2023, and run until Sunday, April 23, 2023, while the latter is set to start on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, and continue until Sunday, June 25, 2023.
In the DreamLeague seasons, 16 Dota 2 teams from around the world will duke it out against each other for two weeks. The press release revealed that the participating teams will compete remotely from all around Europe. The qualifying teams for the seasons will be decided via the EPT Ranking System.
Here's how the EPT Ranking System is described on ESL's website:
Readers can find out more about the same by making their way to the website.
Each DreamLeague season will boast a prize pool of $1,000,000. The winners from both season 19 and season 20 will have a spot at the Riyadh Masters 2023, along with the runner-up for season 20.
The press release also revealed that the five best-performing teams encompassing both seasons will also qualify for the Riyadh Masters 2023 tournament. The total prize pool for that event is a mammoth $15,000,000. The event is scheduled to take place from Monday, July 17, 2023, to Sunday, July 30, 2023. Taking place during the Gamers8 festival, it will be held in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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