Yesterday, November 16th, saw the culmination of the Summit 8 Minor qualifiers - finalizing the eight teams to take part in the main event.
November’s beginning has seen a lot of Dota 2 action as teams faced off in countless qualifiers for the years final Minors and Major. The DOTA Summit 8 is one of these Minor’s and is set to kick off on December 13th, pitting 8 teams from around the globe against each other for the glory of Pro Circuit Points. OG were lucky enough to claim a direct invite to this year’s event, while six spots went to the winners of the regional qualifiers – and a final slot to the winners of the King’s Cup: America. Yesterday saw the final qualifiers complete and the eight teams to participate at The Summit 8 are confirmed as follows:
OG - Direct invite
OpTic Gaming (formerly The Dire) – King’s Cup: America Winners
compLexity Gaming – North American Qualifier Winners
Sacred (formerly Digital Chaos.SA) – South American Qualifier Winners
Team Kinguin – Europe Qualifier Winners
Virtus.Pro – CIS Qualifier Winners
LGD Gaming – China Qualifier Winners
Fnatic – South East Asia Qualifier Winners
The DOTA Summit 8 is set to be the final Valve Minor for this year, taking place from December 13th-17th in Los Angeles, America. The event will boast a prize pool of $300 000, while 300 Dota 2 Pro Circuit Points will be up for grabs as well. The breakdown of the points and prize pool has not yet been announced – nor has the broadcast talent for this minor, but it will surely be made public in the coming weeks. You can keep up with all the information and news on The DOTA Summit 8 here.
