Dota 2 Champions League 2021 schedule has been revealed.
Dota 2 Champions League 2021 S3: Schedule, Results and Other Details
As we near the start of the Dota 2 Champions League 2021 Season 3, some of the best tier two teams in Europe (EU) and the CIS are all set to compete. Nine of these teams received direct invitations, and one made it through the open qualifier. The tournament, which begins on 14th August, will run until 12th September comprising a group stage and a playoff. Dota 2 Champions League 2021 S3 has a total prize pool of $50,000 USD. Listed below are further details about the teams competing in the Dota 2 Champions League 2021 S3, the schedule, the format, and more.
Dota 2 Champions League 2021 S3: A guide to the tournament
Team List
PuckChamp
B8 (replacement for Winstrike Team)
Team Unique
Nemiga Gaming
Team Empire
Spider Pigzs
Fantastic Five
HellRaisers
V-Gaming
Qwerty (open qualifier)
There were two teams that were directly invited to the playoffs during the previous season - Tundra Esports and Team Spirit. This time as well, two teams will be invited directly to the playoffs. Epicenter is currently in talks with the teams and the invites will be revealed soon.
Format
Group Stage (14th August - 6th Sept 2021)
Single round-robin group stage
All series are BO3
Playoffs (8th - 12th Sept 2021)
Double-elimination bracket
Schedule (All times are in CEST)
On each day of the group stage, there will be three series. Between 21st and 29th August, there will be a break in the group stage. (Data from Liquipedia)
14th August (Saturday)
| Time | Match |
|---|---|
| 2:00 PM | Spider Pigzs [0] vs V-Gaming [2] |
| 5:00 PM | Fantastic Five [2] vs qwerty [0] |
| 8:00 PM | PuckChamp [0] vs Team Empire [2] |
15th August (Sunday)
| Time | Match |
|---|---|
| 2:00 PM | Fantastic Five [2] vs HellRaisers [0] |
| 5:00 PM | qwerty [0] vs Team Empire [2] |
| 8:00 PM | PuckChamp [0] vs V-Gaming [2] |
16th August (Monday)
| Time | Match |
|---|---|
| 2:00 PM | Spider Pigzs [2] vs qwerty [0] |
| 5:00 PM | Nemiga Gaming [1] vs HellRaisers [2] |
| 8:00 PM | Fantastic Five [0] vs Team Empire [2] |
17th August (Tuesday)
| Time | Match |
|---|---|
| 2:00 PM | Nemiga Gaming [0] vs Spider Pigzs [2] |
| 5:00 PM | HellRaisers [0] vs V-Gaming [2] |
| 8:00 PM | Fantastic Five [2] vs B8 [1] |
18th August (Wednesday)
No series took place on 18th August, 2021.
19th August (Thursday)
| Time | Match |
|---|---|
| 2:00 PM | PuckChamp [0] vs Nemiga Gaming [2] |
| 5:00 PM | Spider Pigzs [2] vs Fantastic Five [1] |
20th August (Friday)
| Time | Match |
|---|---|
| 2:00 PM | qwerty vs V-Gaming (Match Postponed) |
| 5:00 PM | PuckChamp [2] - [1] Spider Pigzs |
30th August (Monday)
| Time | Match |
|---|---|
| 5:00 PM | Team Unique [2] vs HellRaisers [0] |
| 8:00 PM | Team Unique [2] vs Fantastic Five [1] |
31st August (Tuesday)
| Time | Match |
|---|---|
| 11:00 AM | qwerty [0] vs B8 [2] |
| 2:00 PM | Team Unique [2] vs Team Empire [1] |
| 5:00 PM | Nemiga Gaming [2] vs Fantastic Five [1] |
| 8:00 PM | Spider Pigzs [1] vs HellRaisers [2] |
1st September (Wednesday)
| Time | Match |
|---|---|
| 2:00 PM | B8 [0] vs V-Gaming [2] |
| 5:00 PM | PuckChamp [2] vs Team Unique [0] |
2nd September (Thursday)
| Time | Match |
|---|---|
| 5:00 PM | Team Unique [0] vs Spider Pigzs [2] |
| 8:00 PM | Nemiga Gaming [2] vs qwerty [1] |
| 11:00 PM | PuckChamp [2] vs B8 [1] |
3rd September (Friday)
| Time | Match |
|---|---|
| 2:00 PM | Nemiga Gaming [0] vs Team Empire [2] |
| 5:00 PM | Team Unique [1] vs V-Gaming [2] |
| 8:00 PM | PuckChamp [0] vs HellRaisers [2] |
4th September (Saturday)
| Time | Match |
|---|---|
| 2:00 PM | Team Empire [0] vs V-Gaming [2] |
| 5:00 PM | Team Unique [0] vs Nemiga Gaming [2] |
| 8:00 PM | B8 [2] vs HellRaisers [0] |
5th September (Sunday)
| Time | Match |
|---|---|
| 2:00 PM | Spider Pigzs [1] vs Team Empire [2] |
| 5:00 PM | PuckChamp [2] vs Fantastic Five [0] |
| 8:00 PM | Team Unique [1] vs B8 [2] |
6th September (Monday)
| Time | Match |
|---|---|
| 11:00 AM | HellRaisers [1] vs Team Empire [2] |
| 2:00 PM | Fantastic Five [1] vs V-Gaming [2] |
| 5:00 PM | Team Unique [2] vs qwerty [0] |
| 8:00 PM | Nemiga Gaming [2] vs B8 [1] |
7th September (Tuesday)
| Time | Match |
|---|---|
| 12:00 PM | B8 vs Team Empire |
| 5:00 PM | PuckChamp vs qwerty |
| 8:00 PM | Nemiga Gaming vs V-Gaming |
8th September (Wednesday)
| Time | Match |
|---|---|
| 11:00 AM | qwerty [0] vs V-Gaming [2] |
| 2:00 PM | Nemiga Gaming [2] vs V-Gaming [0] |
| 5:00 PM | qwerty [0] vs HellRaisers [2] |
| 8:00 PM | Spider Pigzs [0] vs B8 [2] |
Playoffs Schedule (All times are in CEST)
11th September (Saturday)
| Time | Match | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 AM | Spider Pigzs [2] vs Team Empire [1] | Upper Bracket Round 1 |
| 2:00 PM | Nemiga Gaming [0] vs HellRaisers [2] | Upper Bracket Round 1 |
| 5:00 PM | PuckChamp [2] vs Team Unique [0] | Upper Bracket Round 1 |
| 8:00 PM | V-Gaming [2] vs B8 [1] | Upper Bracket Round 1 |
12th September (Sunday)
| Time | Match | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 AM | Team Empire [2] vs Nemiga Gaming [1] | Lower Bracket Round 1 |
| 2:00 PM | Team Unique [1] vs B8 [2] | Lower Bracket Round 1 |
| 5:00 PM | Spider Pigzs [1] vs HellRaisers [2] | Upper Bracket Round 2 |
| 8:00 PM | PuckChamp [1] vs V-Gaming [2] | Upper Bracket Round 2 |
13th September (Monday)
| Time | Match | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 5:00 PM | PuckChamp [1] vs Team Empire [2] | Lower Bracket Round 2 |
| 8:00 PM | Spider Pigzs [0] vs B8 [2] | Lower Bracket Round 2 |
14th September (Tuesday)
| Time | Match | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 5:00 PM | Team Empire [1] vs B8 [2] | Lower Bracket Round 3 |
| 8:00 PM | HellRaisers [0] vs V-Gaming [2] | Upper Bracket Final |
15th September (Wednesday)
| Time | Match | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 5:00 PM | B8 [1] vs HellRaisers [2] | Lower Bracket Final |
| 8:00 PM | V-Gaming [3] vs HellRaisers [0] | Grand Final |
Epic Esports Events is holding the Dota 2 Champions League 2021 in collaboration with the Russian Esports Federation. In April 2021, Team Spirit won the same-named event with a prize pool of $25,000 USD. Later, Epic Esports Events announced that five more seasons of the event would be held, each with a $50,000 USD prize pool. Team Spirit won the second season that recently ended by defeating Hellbear Smashers 3-1 in the grand final. Additionally, in the second season, the playoffs were divided into Division 1 and Division 2. The Division 2 playoffs were won by Winstrike Team.
