Groups are played in a double elimination best-of-one format. All teams get to play in the play-offs, however first 2 teams in each group start from the winners bracket.
29th of April – 1st of May: Play-offs
4 best teams based on performance in groups will directly get into the winners bracket, while remaining 4 teams will start from the losers bracket.
All games have bo3 format, with Grand Finals being only exception (bo5).
Schedule
28th of April[Kiev time]:
10:00 -
Elite Wolves vs
Natus Vincere
11:15 -
Team Liquid vs
Team Spirit
13:30 - Group А winners final
15:00 - Group А losers match
16:15 - Group А losers final
17:30 -
Vega vs
MVP
18:45 -
Ad Finem vs
Evil Geniuses
20:00 - Group B winners final
21:15 - Group B losers match
22:30 - Group B losers final
29th of April from 10:00 to 23:00 – play-offs
30th of April from 10:00 to 23:00 – play-offs
1st of May from 12:00 to 22:00 – play-offs
More detailed schedule will be released later on.
Prize pool distribution
1st place: $ 100 000 + 30% of Dota2 store sales*
2nd place: $ 40 000 + 20% of sales
3rd place: $ 22 000 $ + 15% of sales
4th place: $ 12 000 $ + 10% of sales
5/6th place: $ 8 000 $ + 7.5% of sales
7/8th place: $ 5 000 $ + 5% of sales
* Prize pool is increased from tournament pass and WePlay cosmetic items sales.
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