Dota 2 DreamLeague Season 21: Schedule, participating teams, prize pool, where to watch, and more

As Dota 2 fans gear up for The International 2023, ESL is hosting one last major event before the annual extravaganza. The DreamLeague Season 21 will be held in the latter half of September 23, featuring more than 10 teams taking part online to get the lion's share of the prize pool. It will be exciting to see some of the biggest names in the Dota 2 professional circuit going head to head before The International 2023.

Read on to find out all the available information about the upcoming Dota 2 DreamLeague Season 21.

Everything you need to know about Dota 2 DreamLeague Season 21

Schedule, format, and prize pool

DreamLeague Season 21 will be held from September 18, 2023, to September 24, 2023. As mentioned above, the entire tournament will be held online, with 12 teams participating in it.

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The format of the event is as follows:

Group Stage (September 18 to September 21): Teams will be divided into two groups of six in a round-robin format. All matches will be best-of-2. The teams placed first and second will make their way to the Playoffs Upper Bracket. The third and fourth-placed teams will take their spots in the Playoffs Lower Bracket. The bottom two teams will get eliminated.
Playoffs (September 21 to September 24): This will take place in a double elimination bracket with all matches being best-of-3, while the Grand Final will be best-of-5.

The 12 participants will be vying for the lion's share of the $1,000,000 prize pool.

Place	$ USD	Teams
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

Dota 2 DreamLeague Season 21 Group Stage: Table, schedule, and more

Group A

Standings	Team	Record
1	Shopify Rebellion	2-1-0
2	9Pandas	2-0-1
2	Tundra Esports	2-0-1
4	Entity	1-1-1
5	Talon Esports	0-1-2
5	Team Liquid	0-1-2

Group B

Standings	Team	Record
1	BetBoom Team	1-1-0
1	OG	1-1-0
1	Team Spirit	1-1-0
4	Evil Geniuses	0-1-1
4	Gaimin Gladiators	0-1-1
4	Quest Esports	0-1-1

Dota 2 DreamLeague Season 21 livestream details

Interested viewers can catch the high-octane gameplay and actions on the livestream on the official ESL Dota 2 Twitch channel.

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