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With both Group Stages of DreamLeague S19 finally over, Dota 2 fans will soon get to see the qualified teams clash at the Playoffs stage. Organized by ESL, the tournament has seen some exciting, high-octane gameplay from sixteen teams. These rosters were invited based on the ESL Pro Tour Ranking System. Five were invited from Western Europe, three from NA, and two each from Eastern Europe, SA, China, and SEA.
Group Stage 1 involved two groups of eight teams each, spanning from April 9 to 12. The top four ranked teams from each qualified, while others were eliminated. Group Stage 2 saw a single group of eight teams and it was held from April 14 to 20. The top two teams were directly placed in the Upper Bracket of Playoffs, while the next two teams on the table found themselves in the Lower Bracket.
Dota 2 DreamLeague S19 Playoffs will see Team Liquid, Gaimin Gladiators, Shopify Rebellion, and Tundra Esports battling it out
The Dota 2 DreamLeague S19 Playoffs is scheduled to take place from Saturday, April 22 to Sunday, April 23, with the first match between Tundra and Shopify Rebellion slated to begin around an hour from the time of writing this article. The Playoffs will feature a double-elimination bracket. The Grand Final will be a best-of-five affair, while all of the other matches will be best-of-three series.
The winner of the DreamLeague S19 is set to earn a direct qualification to the Riyadh Masters 2023. Furthermore, the highly anticipated tournament boasts a prize pool of $1,000,000 USD. The prize distribution for the top four teams at DreamLeague S19 is as follows:
- 1st - $300,000: Gaimin Gladiators
- 2nd - $175,000: Team Liquid
- 3rd - $120,000: Shopiy Rebellion
- 4th - $85,000: Tundra Esports
The schedule for the Playoffs is as follows:
Saturday, April 22
- Lower Bracket Semifinal: Shopify Rebellion vs Tundra Esports - 2:1
- Upper Bracket Final: Team Liquid vs Gaimin Gladiators: 2-0
Sunday, April 23
- Lower Bracket Final: Shopify Rebellion vs Gaimin Gladiators: 0-2
- Grand Final: Team Liquid vs Gaimin Gladiators: 2-3
Fans can catch the live proceedings of the upcoming matches of DreamLeague S19 Playoffs on the official Twitch and YouTube ESL Dota 2 channels.
Patch 7.33 is here
While both the Group Stages were held on 7.32e, update 7.33 finally arrived in Dota 2 on April 20, 2923. The ambitious patch brings a revamped game map that's 40% larger than the previous one, with various new structures for players to get acquainted with.
Interestingly, Valve has added the brand new Universal hero attribute type. New items and neutral items were introduced with 7.33. The latest update also saw plenty of major changes made to popular heroes, items, and gameplay. It will be interesting to see how quickly the Dota 2 teams have been able to adapt when they clash in the Playoffs.
