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ESL Asia is expanding its National Championship series for Dota 2 to Thailand, Vietnam & Malaysia/Singapore with a total prize pool of US$36,000.
Already a success in over 20 countries, ESL Asia continues to extend its reach to all parts of the region in order to support local players and foster growth.
The National Championships represent our commitment to growing local esports heroes in Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia represents an expansive market filled with growth potential and some of the best teams in the region. We truly believe our approach can help facilitate more SEA players into the international esports scene, creating a true Zero to Hero story for the region.
-Nick Vanzetti, Senior Vice President of ESL Asia-Pacific Japan.
Each of the ESL National Championships will feature 8 of the best Dota 2 teams from the respective regions, where they will compete for a total prize pool of USD12,000 per region and the chance to be named the best Dota 2 team in their region. A total of 4 online qualifiers will be held for each region and the top 2 teams of each qualifier will advance to the online season. The dates of the qualifiers are as follow:
⦁ Qualifier #1: Mar 13th (Wednesday)
⦁ Qualifier #2: Mar 16th (Saturday)
⦁ Qualifier #3: Mar 20th (Wednesday)
⦁ Qualifier #4: Mar 23rd (Saturday)
Teams can sign-up to the respective qualifiers HERE.
