Dota 2 ESL Pro Tour – New Structure Revealed

Published: Mar 13, 2023 - Last Updated: Jul 24, 2024

For the past few years, the Dota Pro Circuit structure has been the face of competitive Dota. In 2023, that’s all changing with the announcement of the Dota 2 ESL Pro Tour. Read on to learn more about this massively anticipated change to one of the most popular esports.

Dota 2 ESL Pro Tour – ‘One Tour, One Story’

For those unaware, ESL host a number of Pro Tours, such as those for CSGO and StarCraft II. In addition, they have always been remarkably active in Dota 2, besides the primary organizer of Dota 2 tournaments being Valve.

Working together with Intel, the newly revealed ESL Pro Tour will feature seasons of DreamLeague events. At these events, only the best Dota 2 teams in the world will compete at these events.

Dota 2 ESL Pro Tour
Image Credits: ESL

Specifically, here’s how regional seeding for each DreamLeague season works, and may change with time:

Kicking off with an online stage, lasting two weeks and hosted at ESL’s Stockholm Studios, all teams will compete in European boot camps. Deciding which teams earn a spot in the DreamLeague Season will involve referencing the newly released ESL Pro Tour Ranking System. In general, this ranking is closely related to the Dota Pro Circuit!

Each season of DreamLeague features $1,000,000 in total prize pool. In addition, the very best teams will qualify for the Group Stage of the EPT Championship event to conclude the season.

With all this excitement brewing, here are the dates relating to the first season of the ESL Pro Tour for Dota 2:

These dates will be essential for anyone wanting to learn how to bet on Dota 2 as a beginner this year!

Dota ESL Pro Tour
Image Credits: DreamHack

Riyadh Masters 2023 – $15,000,000 Prize Pool

Namely, a World Champion will be crowned at Riyadh Masters at Gamers8 this year, with a staggering $15,000,000 of prize pool on the line.

This live EPT Championship event looks to rock the competitive Dota scene. Besides the three qualified teams from DreamLeague, average placings will help determine the remaining 17 teams.

Once determined, teams will fight through a Play-in to earn a spot in the Group Stage of this post-season event.

As an incredible Dota 2 betting opportunity, this event looks to broadcast on YouTube and Twitch as another event, besides The International, which looks to bring the international community together to celebrate Dota 2 esports.

In conclusion, the Dota 2 ESL Pro Tour promises an incredible season packed with exciting action which looks to fill the gaps between Dota 2 Majors and DPC, while also breathing new life into the DreamLeague.

Gabriel Sciberras
Gabriel Sciberras

Since: February 7, 2023

Gabriel is a content writer and editor at EsportsBets, covering every related esports scene and topic under the sun, apart from plenty of experience in the realm of technology and gaming. When he's not covering international news, he's focused on the local Maltese scene.

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