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The Dota 2 Champions League 2021 is back with its fifth season to bring forth some of the most upcoming talent across various skilled players and teams in tier 2-3 of Eastern Europe (EEU). Ten teams, nine of which were invited and one team coming through the open qualifier, began the competition on 8th Nov 2021. The event will last for around 20 days, ending on 28th Nov 2021, just in time for the next season of the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) 2021-22. The first season began with a prize pool of $25,000 USD and it has come a long way where now for the fifth consecutive season of the Dota 2 Champions League 2021, the prize pool will remain at $50,000 USD.
Here is a look at the teams participating, the format, the schedule, and more about the Dota 2 Champions League 2021 S5.
Dota 2 Champions League 2021 S5: Your guide to the event
Team List
V-Gaming
B8
Khan
Nemiga Gaming
HellRaisers
Hydra
Team Empire
Creepwave
Brame
No Marci (open qualifier)
Format
Group Stage (8th Nov - 22nd Nov 2021)
Single round-robin group stage
All series are BO3
The top four teams advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs
The teams in the 5th to 8th place qualify for the lower bracket of the playoffs
Teams in 9th and 10th place are eliminated
Playoffs (23rd - 28th Nov 2021)
Double-elimination bracket
Every series is a BO3 except for the grand finals
BO5 grand finals
Schedule (All times are in CEST)
8th Nov
9th Nov
10th Nov
11th Nov
12th Nov
13th Nov
14th Nov
15th Nov
16th Nov
17th Nov
18th Nov
19th Nov
20th Nov
21st Nov
Prize pool distribution
The prize pool for the competition is $50,000 USD, and each of the ten competing teams will receive a share based on their finish.
1st - $25,000
2nd - $10,000
3rd - $5,000
4th - $3,000
5th-6th - $2,000
7th-8th - $1,000
9th-10th - $500
Where to watch
The official Dota 2 Twitch channel of Beyond the Summit is providing live commentary on these games. A total of three commentators have been working on the broadcasts so far.
Rikumikko "T-Panda" Kangasmäki
Robb “Robnroll” Blakeman
Clemens “dragondrop” Wloczka
Epic Esports Events in collaboration with the Russian Esports Federation is organizing the Dota 2 Champions League 2021. This event was held for the first time by Epic Esports Events in April 2021, where the current TI10 champions, Team Spirit, emerged as the winners. Thereafter, the organization partnered with the Russian Esports Federation to announce five more seasons. Team Spirit was the winner for the second season as well, followed by V- Gaming as the winner in the third season and finally, Creepwave was the winner of the fourth season.
