ESL FACEIT Group on Monday announced the 16 teams competing in next month’s $1 million DreamLeague Season 19.
The Dota 2 event runs from April 9-23, with the winner earning $300,000 and qualification to the Riyadh Masters.
Participating teams are Beastcoast, Entity, Evil Geniuses, Execration, HellRaisers, Gaimin Gladiators, Nouns, OG, PSG.LGD, Shopify Rebellion, Talon Esports, Team Aster, Team Liquid, Team Spirit, TSM and Tundra Esports.
Group Stage 1 competition begins with two groups of eight in a round-robin format, with all matches best-of-two. The top four in each group advance to Group Stage 2, with the bottom four in each group eliminated.
Eight teams compete in a round robin in Group Stage 2, with all matches best-of-three. The top two teams move to the playoff’s upper bracket, with the third- and fourth-place teams going to the lower bracket and the other four teams eliminated.
All matches in the double-elimination playoff bracket are best-of-three until the best-of-five grand finals.
–Field Level Media