Dreamleague Season 25: Teams, Format, Schedule and More

Dreamleague Season 25: Teams, Format, Schedule and More

Harrison Htet

13 Jan, 2025, 11:21

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Last updated: 8 Apr, 2025, 18:51

DreamLeague Season 25 is set to kick off in just a few days. As part of the ESL Pro Tour Season 3, the tournament will feature a million-dollar prize pool, continuing the tradition of its previous seasons. Organized by ESL, this highly anticipated event promises intense competition and top-tier gameplay.


What Is DreamLeague Season 25?

DreamLeague Season 25 is the third tournament in the ESL Pro Tour Season 3, organized by ESL One. Like previous DreamLeague events, this tournament will be hosted online. In addition to prize pool earnings, participating teams will also earn valuable EPT points, a standard feature of all ESL One tournaments in recent years.

ESL One Bangkok
One of ESL One's tournaments. (Credits: ESLOne)

These EPT points are crucial for teams aiming to secure a direct invite to the Riyadh Masters 2025. In the previous season, the top eight teams on the EPT leaderboard qualified directly for the event.

The Participating Teams  

Sixteen teams will participate in DreamLeague Season 25. Among them, four have received direct invites based on their standings in the EPT rankings, while the remaining teams find their way through the qualifiers.

These four teams are:

Team Liquid

Team Falcons

BetBoom Team

PARIVISION

Regions were allocated varying numbers of slots based on the strength of their competitive scenes. Western Europe received the highest number of slots, making it one of the most challenging regions.

DreamLeague Season 25
List of all teams at DreamLeague Season 25. (Credits: ESL One)

Eastern Europe, China, and Southeast Asia each received two slots. The remaining regions – North America, South America, and MESWA were each granted one slot for the tournament.

The list of the participating teams are as follows:

Western Europe

AVULUS

Tundra Esports

Gaimin Gladiators

Eastern Europe

Team Spirit

9Pandas

China

Yakult Brothers

Xtreme Gaming

Southeast Asia

Moodeng Warriors

BOOM Esports

MESWA

Chimera Esports

South America

HEROIC

North America

Shopify Rebellion

Tournament Format

DreamLeague Season 25 will follow a format similar to its prior tournaments. It will feature two group stages and a playoffs.

In the first round-robin group stage, organisers will divide sixteen teams into two groups of eight. All series in this stage will follow a best-of-two (Bo2) format. The top four teams from each group will advance to the second group stage, while the remaining teams will be eliminated. The graphic below displays the teams for the seeding stage of the groups.

DreamLeague Season 25 groups
The groups' seedings for DreamLeague Season 25. (Credits: ESL One)

The second round-robin stage will feature a single group of eight teams, with all series being best-of-three (Bo3). The top two teams will advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs, while the teams finishing third and fourth will move to the lower bracket. The remaining teams are eliminated.

ESL One Bangkok Champions
PARIVISION coach lifting the trophy at ESL One Bangkok. (Credits: ESL One)

The playoffs will follow a double-elimination bracket. All playoff matches will be best-of-three (Bo3), except for the grand finals, which will be a best-of-five (Bo5).

DreamLeague Season 24 Schedule

DreamLeague Season 25 kicks off on February 16th. The competition includes three stages; Group Stage 1, Group Stage 2 and the Playoffs.  The schedule for the tournament is as follows:

  • Group Stage 1: February 16 - February 19, 2025
  • Group Stage 2: February 21 - February 27, 2025
  • Playoffs: March 1 - March 2, 2025

Prizepool and EPT Points Distribution

DreamLeague Season 25 will give out prize pool and EPT points based on the teams' placement in the tournament. You can find the detailed distribution below.

Prize pool distribution:

CaracterísticasDescrição
Nome do JogoJogo da Bombinha (Mines)
Tipo de JogoCassino de apostas instantâneas
ObjetivoRevelar espaços com Diamantes assim evitando as Minas que encerram o jogo
InterfaceGrade de espaços ocultos com símbolos de Diamantes e Minas
ApostasAposta inicial selecionada pelo jogador
Tamanho da GradeVariável, de 3x3 a 9x9
Número de MinasVariável, de 1 a 80
RecursosOpção de Cash Out durante o jogo para garantir ganhos
EstratégiasDiversificação de apostas, padrões de seleção, ajuste de configurações
RTP (Retorno ao Jogador)Aproximadamente 94%
DisponibilidadeDisponível em dispositivos móveis e computadores

EPT Points Distribution:

Deposit
From/ To
200% BonusFree SpinFree Bets
Deposit $10 - $10020 FS - $0.20 each1 FB - $5.00 each
Deposit $100 - $25020 FS - $1.00 each4 FB - $5.00 each
Deposit $250 - $100050 FS - $1.00 each5 FB - $10.00 each
Deposit $1000+50 FS - $4.00 each10 FB - $20.00

Talents and Where to Watch

DreamLeague Season 25 will be live on Twitch and YouTube channels. There will be four simultaneous streams at maximum.

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Credits: ESL One

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