Cover-Credits:
The first ESL-organized tournament for 2024 is ready to kick off with higher stakes than before. The DreamLeague Season 22 grants EPT points along with prize money to the participants. The DreamLeague Season 22 is an online tournament and features a mighty prize pool of $1,000,000 and a total of 18,500 EPT points up for grabs.
Sixteen of the world’s best teams will be competing for the lion’s share of the prize pool and the EPT points. Out of the sixteen, four teams —Gaimin Gladiators, BetBoom Team, Xtreme Gaming, and Team Liquid — were invited from the EPT leaderboards while the rest made their way through regional qualifiers held last month.
The group stage is divided into two parts and the first group stage will take place from 25th February to 28th February. Meanwhile, the second phase will take place between 1st March and 7th March. The playoffs of the tournament will be held on 9th and 10th March.
DreamLeague Season 22 Group Stage 1: All You Need to Know
The sixteen participating teams Are:
Invited:
Gaimin Gladiators
Betboom Team
Xtreme Gaming
Team Liquid
Regional Qualifiers:
OG
Tundra Esports
Team Secret
Team Spirit
Virtus.pro
1win
Azure Ray
G2.iG
Aurora
Team Falcons
Shopify Rebellion
Heroic
Group Standings
Group A
Group B
Format
Group stage 1:
Two single round-robin groups of eight teams each
All series consist of two games
Top four teams from each group advance to group stage 2
The remaining teams are eliminated
Schedule and Results
(All times and dates mentioned in the tables are in SGT)
The group stage of the tournament is divided into two parts and only four teams from each group will move on to phase 2. Group stage 1 will be held from 25th February to 28th February with sixteen series played per day.
25th February
Group A
Group B
26th February
Group A
Group B
27th February
Group A
Group B
28th February
Group A
Group B
29th February
Group A Tie-Breaker
Prize pool distribution
Based on final positions, the $1,000,000 will be divided among the 16 teams as follows:
1st - $300,000 (4,200 EPT Points)
2nd - $175,000 (3,500 EPT Points)
3rd - $120,000 (2,800 EPT Points)
4th - $85,000 (2,240 EPT Points)
5th - $52,500 (1,680 EPT Points)
6th - $47,500 (1,400 EPT Points)
7th - $42,500 (840 EPT Points)
8th - $37,500 (560 EPT Points)
9th-10th - $25,000 (350 EPT Points)
11th-12th - $20,000 (175 EPT Points)
13th-14th - $15,000 (98 EPT Points)
15th-16th - $10,000 (42 EPT Points)
Where to watch
The DreamLeague Season 22 will have four games running simultaneously. Readers can watch the official matches on ESL's official Twitch channel or on the official YouTube channel. Here are the links to the streams:
