Another Dota 2 Champions League has just been launched. Epic Esports is partnering with GRID esports to make it happen!
The goal for the Dota 2 Champions League is to have a series of five events (at least). There should be teams from various locations, including the European competitive scene. This team is using the same name as with the original D2CL, which Epic ran between 2013 and 2018.
Open qualifiers were held on April 4 and 5. This was just for the first event, which was scheduled to run from April 5 to 10. The finals were on April 11 and 12. See below to find out which teams won.
The first event was run entirely online. While many similar events use the internet, they are often in a public place, where teams can congregate as needed. However, with the pandemic, the online-only event was designed for safety and comfort to the teams involved.
The prize pool was at $25,000 for the winning team. There were 20 teams invited to the first event, directly getting invitations for the tournament.
The Action in April
There is one ongoing Singapore event continuing throughout. Dota 2 is hoping to celebrate offline events here shortly. However, the Singapore event was the only one to get going because of the pandemic.
Therefore, it’s still possible to see the online events. To add more fuel to the fire, Epic Esports announced that the Dota 2 Champions League was coming back after being off for two years.
Epic Esports sure knows how to host the Dota 2. Last year, the OMEGA League was a huge success. There are now five events planned in the series.
Earlier, we talked about the prize pool. While it isn’t the biggest in the world, people still clamored to get involved in the action. This competitive community is happy for more content to enjoy and play.
The teams involved all received direct invitations. It’s unknown how they were sent, but we suspect it was through email.
Ultimately, the first event just finished. The remaining events are going to have their own teams. Typically, the open qualifiers are going to determine which teams are included. They were hosted on April 3 and 4. You can see which teams were involved and who won what amount of the prize pool below.
Who Won What in the First Round?
With a $25,000 pool, the amounts were spread out significantly. Here’s who won what:
· 1st Place – Team Spirit with $10,000
· 2nd Place – Vikin.gg with $5,000
· 3rd Place – Brame with $2,500
· 4th Place – High Coast Esports with $2,500
· 5th Place – HellRaisers with $1,250
· 6th Place – Team Empire with $1,250
· 7th Place – Team Unique with $1,250
· 8th Place – Ghost FROGS with $1,250
· 9th Place – LevelUP
· 10th Place – Nemiga
· 11th Place – V-Gaming
· 12th Place – GMT Esports
· 13th Place – Cascade
· 14th Place – Fantastic Five
· 15th Place – Trident
· 16th Place – Prosti Elsi
· 17th Place – Euronics Gaming
· 18th Place – Esport Bears
· 19th Place – Family Team
· 20th Place – Qwerty
Stay tuned to see what happens in the next four events!
