Prior to the SMM group stage, the 2nd and 3rd place finishers of each national qualifier will have to play one knock-out match. Qualification winners are directly qualified.The following teams are expected to meet in the DotA-arena soon.
| SMM preliminary round | |||
| Team 1 | vs | Team 2 | Winner seeded into |
 Typhon.SIC | CS.Plainwater | Slot A5 | |
| Typhon.Sierra | ---walkover---> | Slot B5 | |
| PSK | SP | Slot C4 | |
| Blaze City | DCT | Slot D5 | |
| SINO | OBC | Slot A5 | |
| V6 | VS.Gaming | Slot F5 | |
| Strangerr | Skeptical | Slot G5 | |
| SNA | Typhon | Slot H4 | |
| Yeah | Never Pro | Slot C5 | |
| InV-Red | ---walkover---> | Slot H5 |
The group stage is expected to start at 08:00 CET, immediately after the preliminary round.
