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Tour 1 of the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) 2021-22 may have wrapped up, but Epic Esports Events has a new tournament running for the teams and Dota 2 fans: the seventh edition of the Dota 2 Champions League. The Dota 2 Champions League, which began on 24th Jan, runs until the middle of February and features some of the best teams from Eastern and Western Europe’s tier 2 circuit. The event which features a prize pool of $50,000 USD shall see 18 teams in action at the event. Here are the teams, the format, the schedule, and more details regarding the Dota 2 Champions League S7.
Dota 2 Champions League S7: All that you need to know
Team List
A total of 13 teams were invited directly to the group stage, whereas four teams were invited directly to the playoffs. One team qualified via the open qualifier.
Group stage Invites
NO SORRY (Coolguys withdrew)
Entity
Brame
CIS Rejects
Winstrike Team
HYDRA
V-Gaming
Gambit Esports
Nemiga Gaming
B8
Mind Games (Virtus.pro withdrew)
IVY (AS Monaco Gambit withdrew)
Into The Breach[Withdrew because of health issues] (Chicken Fighters and Team Empire withdrew)Chekoldyriki (Open Qualifier)
Playoffs Invites
Team Tickles
NAVI
HellRaisers
TBD (PuckChamp withdrew)
Format
Group Stage (24th Jan - 6th Feb)
Two groups (Group A and Group B) of seven teams each
Bo3 single round robin
The top two teams in each group move to the upper bracket playoffs
The third and fourth place teams in each group move to the lower bracket playoffs
The fifth, sixth, and seventh place teams are eliminated
Playoffs (8th-16th Feb)
Double elimination bracket
All series are Bo3 except the grand final
Bo5 grand final
Schedule (All times are in CEST)
Group Stage
The group stage usually consists of three series per day.
24th Jan
25th Jan
26th Jan
27th Jan
28th Jan
29th Jan
30th Jan
31st Jan
1st Feb
2nd Feb
3rd Feb
4th Feb
5th Feb
6th Feb
Tiebreakers
Play-In Stage
Playoffs Schedule
8th Feb
9th Feb
10th Feb
14th Feb
15th Feb
16th Feb
Prize Pool Distribution
1st - $20,000
2nd - $10,000
3rd - $7,000
4th - 3,500
5th-6th - $2,500
7th-8th - $1,000
9th-12th - $500
Broadcast information
Beyond the Summit will broadcast all the series of the Dota 2 Champions League S7 on its second Twitch channel. At the time of writing this article, the commentators casting these games are Rikumikko "T-Panda" Kangasmäki, Robb "Robnroll" Blakeman, and Lachlan "Ares" Williams.
The Dota 2 Champions League is now in its seventh season. Epic Esports Events previously organized the events with the support of the Russian Esports Federation and for this season Winline has come on board as a sponsor. In the last season, which was held from December 2021 to January 2022, Team Tickles defeated NAVI to win the grand final.
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