What should you be watching in the Dota 2 scene this week? Elite League closed qualifiers for seven regions will take place this week.
Dota 2 is rarely without action. With DreamLeague Season 22 concluding yesterday, giving another title, trophy, and crown to Team Falcons, we are already moving on to the next event.
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For this week, all eyes will be on the Elite League closed qualifiers.
Three regions – North America, Western Europe, and China will begin today, Monday, March 11th. The other four regions – MENA, South America, Eastern Europe, and SEA will begin on March 14th.
Nine teams from the seven regions will advance to the main event taking place from March 31st through April 15th. A total of 24 teams will eventually participate in the main event worth $960,000.
Elite League Closed Qualifiers
- Double-elimination bracket
- Grand Final is Bo5, all other matches are Bo3
- One team qualifies to the main tournament from North America, China, South America, MENA, and Eastern Europe. Two teams will qualify from Western Europe and SEA.
Elite League Main Event
- Participants
- Nine teams from closed qualifiers seeded into swiss stage (group stage 1)
- Six teams invited are seeded into swiss stage (group stage 1)
- Eight teams invited are seeded into round-robin stage (group stage 2)
- Swiss Stage (Group Stage 1) - March 31 - April 4, 2024
- One modified swiss-system of sixteen teams
- All matches are Bo3
- Top eight teams advance to round-robin stage (group stage 2)
- Remaining teams are eliminated
- Round-Robin Stage (Group Stage 2) - April 5 - April 11, 2024
- Two single round-robin group of eight teams each
- All matches are Bo2
- Top two teams from each group advance to the upper bracket of playoffs
- 3rd-4th place teams from each group advance to the lower bracket of playoffs
- Remaining teams are eliminated
- Playoffs - April 13 - April 15, 2024
- Double-elimination bracket
- All matches except Grand Final are Bo3
- Grand Final is Bo5
Elite League
“After the recent changes in the Dota 2 competitive landscape with the cancellation of the DPC (Dota Pro Circuit), ESB, the esports producer and broadcaster, alongside with the QESF, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to execute a series of top events for 2024 with a 3 year vision. This will happen in the frame of a global expansion plan of ESB, that will settle its new international operations in Doha, Qatar, and will expand to new titles in the upcoming years.”
“There is a big space in the Dota 2 and esports scene for innovation and doing great things for the community, not only at the top level of competitive esports, but also at a regional and amateur level. The Qatar experience of hosting worldwide top sports events like the FIFA World Cup in 2022, the Asian Football Cup in 2023, and many others, added to its unique location as a transit hub and amazing infrastructure, places the country as an ideal candidate for setting up our global hub.”
– Gonzalo Velasco, CEO of ESB.
