Dreamhack and The GD Studio assemble eight of the best teams of the Western scene to fight it out for $6,000. The format for this online tournament is a round robin group stage with the best three teams from each group advancing. The winner of each group will automatically be sent to the semi-finals, whereas the second and third place will fight it out in the quarter-finals. All games are best-of-threes, except for the finals, which will be a best-of-five.
Surprisingly enough, the list of participants does not read the Ukrainian powerhouse Natus Vincere, which would confirm the recently released video statement that they plan on bootcamping in China. The list however includes the newly formed QPAD Red Pandas, whose complete line-up has yet to be confirmed.
Participants:
Evil Genuises
fnatic.eu
mousesports
No Tidehunter QPAD Pandas Team Dignitas
Team Empire Team LiquidPrize pool distribution:
1st: $2500
2nd: $1500
3rd/4th: $1000
The tournament will be streamed by The GD Studio with James '2GD' Harding, Johan 'wEppas' Westberg, Andy 'Draskyl' Stiles, Rikard 'Skrff' Melin, QPAD's Niklas 'Wagamama' Högström and The GD Studio's new addition Bruno 'Bruno' Carlucci as commentators.
| The Dreamhack Dota 2 Invitational | |||
| Group A | Group B | ||
| QPAD Red Pandas | Team Liquid | fnatic.eu | Team Dignitas |
| Team Empire | Evil Genuises | mousesports | No Tidehunter |
The games from group A are scheduled to be played from the 14th March to the 21st, whereas group B will be played out from the 24th to the 31st. All matches onwards have yet to be scheduled.
Update: According to Bruno on reddit, this tournament will be featured via DotaTV, so an in-game ticket can be purchased.
Watch the announcement video right here:
Sources: Dreamhack on YouTube,Reddit