The award-winning Bigpoint had been focusing on browser-based video games for over a decade now. Here is what they had to say about Dota 2:
Khaled Helioui, Chief Games Officer at Bigpoint
'Dota brought a whole new genre for gamers around the world to compete in. Dota 2 is one of the key titles in electronic sports and inspires millions of players to improve their skills by competing in intense tournaments and we are proud to be sponsoring such competitions. Competitive gaming has always been a key focus for Bigpoint and this is why we have been increasingly pushing PvP gameplay and events in our games, notably in Battlestar Galactica Online, Piratestorm and most recently Drakensang Online.'
'Dota brought a whole new genre for gamers around the world to compete in. Dota 2 is one of the key titles in electronic sports and inspires millions of players to improve their skills by competing in intense tournaments and we are proud to be sponsoring such competitions. Competitive gaming has always been a key focus for Bigpoint and this is why we have been increasingly pushing PvP gameplay and events in our games, notably in Battlestar Galactica Online, Piratestorm and most recently Drakensang Online.'
The tournament will consist of 16 teams in total; 8 of these teams will receive invites, while the remaining 8 will need to go through an open qualifier.
The open qualifier will be held on a best-of-one single elimination format. These qualifiers will be held on the 21-22 February, and will be open for up to 512 teams.
The main event will begin right after the qualifiers, 23-24 February. Each match will be on a best-of-three format, with the exception of the best-of-five grand finals.
The tournament will be held once a month. The champion will earn 1500 EUR (~2000 USD), while the 2nd place team gets 500 EUR (~660 USD).The games will be cast by joinDOTA's Toby 'TobiWan' Dawson and Christian 'Epi' Czech, along with any other casters who are interested.
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