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DreamLeague Season 24: Teams, Format, Schedule and More
DreamLeague Season 24 is set to start in a few hours. The tournament will officially kick off the ESL One Pro Tour Season 3. It is also the second tier 1 Dota 2 tournament, which will take place after The International 2024. Like its predecessors hosted by ESL One, the tournament will feature a million-dollar prize pool.
What is DreamLeague Season 24?
The tournament is the twenty-fourth iteration of the online tournament hosted by ESL One. It is part of the ESL Pro Tour Season 3. In fact, it is the first tournament of the new ESL Pro Tour season. DreamLeague Season 24 is also the first chance for the teams to collect their valuable EPT points.
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Last season, the top eight teams with the highest EPT points were directly qualified for the Riyadh Masters 2024 at the Esports World Cup 2024. It seems that ESL One will likely repeat this process this season.
The Participating Teams
A total of sixteen teams will participate in DreamLeague Season 24. Among those sixteen teams, six received a direct invite. The rest found their way through the qualifiers.
This season, ESL One renamed the MENA region the MESWA region. It stands for Middle East and South West Asia.
The tournament slots are distributed as follows:
- Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and South America each received two slots.
- China, Southeast Asia, and North America each received one slot.
The six teams which received a direct invite are as follows:
The teams which qualified through the qualifiers are as follows:
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
MESWA
China
Southeast Asia
North America
South America
Tournament Format and Groups
DreamLeague Season 24 will follow a tournament format similar to previous seasons, except for DreamLeague Season 23. The tournament will feature two round-robin group stages and playoffs.
In the first round-robin group stage, sixteen teams will be divided into two groups of eight. All series in this stage will be best-of-two (Bo2). The top four teams from each group will advance to the second group stage, while the remaining teams will be eliminated. The teams for the seeding group stage are shown in the table below.
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| AVULUS | Azure Ray |
| BetBoom Team | HEROIC |
| Gaimin Gladiators | Palianytsia |
| Nigma Galaxy | Talon Esports |
| Nouns Esports | Team Falcons |
| PARIVISION | Team Spirit |
| Team Liquid | Team Waska |
| Xtreme Gaming | Tundra Esports |
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 will be eliminated.
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 24 kicks off October 27th. As mentioned, the competition is divided in three stages; Group Stage 1, Group Stage 2 and the Playoffs. The schedule for the tournament is as follows:
- Group Stage 1: October 27th - October 3oth
- Group Stage 2: November 1st - November 7th
- Playoffs: November 9th - November 10th
Check the detailed scheduled for the tournament on Strafe.
Prizepool and EPT Points Distribution
DreamLeague Season 24 is the first tournament of ESL Pro Tour Season 3. The participants will receive their share of tournament winnings and EPT points depending on their placement.
You can find the prize pool and the distribution of EPT points below.
| Placement | Prize Winnings (USD) | EPT Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 300,000 | 3000 |
| 2nd | 175,000 | 2500 |
| 3rd | 120,000 | 2000 |
| 4th | 85,000 | 1600 |
| 5th | 52,500 | 1200 |
| 6th | 47,500 | 1000 |
| 7th | 42,500 | 600 |
| 8th | 37,500 | 400 |
| 9th-10th | 25,000 | 250 |
| 11th-12th | 20,000 | 125 |
| 13th-14th | 15,000 | 70 |
| 15th-16th | 10,000 | 30 |
Talents & Where to Watch
ESL One is beloved by the Dota 2 community for its top-notch production quality, featuring many popular talents. At DreamLeague Season 24, an experienced lineup will deliver a captivating experience for the audience watching from home.
| Hosts | Commentators/Analyst |
|---|---|
| PyrionFlax (Ted Forsyth) | BSJ (Brian Canavan) |
| Sheever (Jorien van der Heijden) | Ephey (Mira Riad) |
| Tsunami (Neal Khandheria) | Jenkins (Andrew Jenkins) |
| KheZu (Maurice Gutmann) | |
| Lacoste (Dominik Stipić) | |
| Purge (Kevin Godec) | |
| Cap (Austin Walsh) | |
| Fogged (Ioannis Loucas) | |
| ODPixel (Owen Davies) | |
| syndereN (Troels Lyngholt Nielsen) |
The tournament will be live stream simultaneously on both ESL One's Twitch and YouTube channels. At maximum, there will be four simultaneous streams.
Featured Image Source: ESL One
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