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ESL's DreamLeague Season 19 has been a pleasant surprise for the Dota 2 community that now gets to watch the best teams from around the world compete against one another outside of Majors. 16 teams from six regions have been flown to Europe where they will compete online only from 9th to 23rd April in the DreamLeague Season 19. During the tournament, the teams will compete in three stages with two group stages and one playoff. In the end, one team will emerge as the winner and receive the lion's share of the $1,000,000 USD prize pool as well as a coveted invitation to the $15 Million Riyadh Masters 2022 in July 2023.
Here are the complete details about the DreamLeague Season 19 such as the teams playing, schedule, results, format, and more.
DreamLeague Season 19: All that you need to know
Team list
Gaimin Gladiators (Western Europe)
Tundra Esports (Western Europe)
Team Liquid (Western Europe)
Entity (Western Europe)
Nigma Galaxy (Western Europe)
OG (Western Europe)
Shopify Rebellion (North America)
Nouns (North America)
TSM (North America)
Talon Esports (Southeast Asia)
Execration (Southeast Asia)
Evil Geniuses (South America)
Beastcoast (South America)
Team Spirit (Eastern Europe)
Ex-HellRaisers (Eastern Europe)
Team Aster (China)
Dreamleague Season 19: Playoffs
AFK Gaming
Schedule and Results
Day 1
Day 2
Dreamleague Season 19: Group Stage 2
Standings
Schedule
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Dreamleague Season 19: Group Stage 1
Standings
Group A
Group B
Schedule
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Tiebreakers
Format (9th - 23rd April 2023)
Group Stage 1 (9th-12th April)
Single round robin group stage
Two groups of eight teams each
All series are Bo2s
The top four teams from each group qualify for group stage 2
The bottom four teams from each group are eliminated
Group Stage 2 (14th-20th April)
Single round robin group stage
One group of eight teams
All series are Bo3s
The top two teams move to the upper bracket of the playoffs
The third and fourth place teams move to the lower bracket of the playoffs
The bottom four teams are eliminated
Playoffs (22nd-23rd April)
Double elimination playoffs bracket
All series are Bo3s, except for the grand final
Bo5 grand final
Prize pool distribution
The $1,000,000 will be distributed as follows among the 16 teams based on final placements. As well as winning the biggest share of the prize money, the winner of the DreamLeague S19 will earn an invitation to the Riyadh Masters 2023.
Where to watch
Since four series will be running simultaneously in group stage 1, DreamLeague S19 will be broadcast on four channels simultaneously.
DreamLeague S19 is part of the ESL Pro Tour which ESL announced in March 2023. DreamLeague S19, S20, and Riyadh Masters 2023 are part of the Pro Tour's first season. The Pro Tour will be held in April, June, and July alongside Valve's DPC ecosystem to promote and grow the Dota 2 scene, as stated by ESL.
