ELITE League WEU Closed Qualifiers 2024: Schedule, Results, & Other Details

A brand new Dota 2 tournament kicked off on 12th March with the regional qualifiers thanks to a significant collaboration between FISSURE Studio, tournament organizer ESB, and BetBoom. Called the Elite League 2024, this tournament is scheduled to run from 31st March to 14th April.

With a staggering prize pool of $1,000,000 USD up for grabs, the Elite League 2024 promises fierce competition as teams vie for the prestigious championship title.

The tournament will feature twenty-four teams representing seven regions worldwide, including Eastern Europe (EEU), Western Europe (WEU), China (CN), Southeast Asia (SEA), Middle East and North Africa (MENA), South America (SA), and North America (NA).

While some big teams like Gaimin Gladiators, Team Liquid, Xtreme Gaming, and BetBoom Team have made it safely to the main tournament through Direct Invitations, other teams have to go through rigorous regional qualifiers.

The WEU is often regarded as one of the most competitive Dota 2 regions features some big teams like Entity, the returning Dota 2 powerhouse, MOUZ amongst many other. Eight teams are fighting at the closed qualifiers for the two spots from the region to play at the ELITE League

Here is all you need to know about it.

ELITE League WEU Closed Qualifiers: All You Need to Know

Featuring eight teams, the Western Europe (WEU) closed qualifiers have four teams joining the qualifiers through direct invitations, two teams coming from the open qualifiers #1 and two more teams from the open qualifiers #2

Teams

Invited Team

• Entity

• MOUZ

• Ninja Penguins

• Nightshade Esports

Open Qualifiers #1

• Just Better

• MarsBet Team

Open Qualifiers #2

• GHOSTIKLENOVO

• Rest Farmers

Format

Participants

• Ten teams from closed qualifiers will be seeded into the Swiss stage (group stage 1)

• Six teams invited are seeded into the Swiss stage (group stage 1)

• Eight teams invited are seeded into the round-robin stage (group stage 2)

Swiss Stage (Group Stage 1) - 31st March - 4th April

• One modified swiss-system of sixteen teams

• All matches are Best of 3

• The top eight teams advance to the round-robin stage (group stage 2)

• The remaining teams are eliminated

Round-Robin Stage (Group Stage 2) - 5th April 5 - 11th April

• Two single round-robin groups of eight teams each

• All matches are Best of 2

• The top two teams from each group advance to the upper bracket of playoffs

• 3rd-4th place teams from each group advance to the lower bracket of playoffs

• The remaining teams are eliminated

Playoffs - 13th April - 15th April 

• Double-elimination bracket

• All matches except the Grand Final are Best of 3

• Grand Final is Best of 5

Schedule and Results (All times and dates mentioned in the tables are in SGT)

Elite League: WEU Closed Qualifier Schedule and Results

Upper Bracket Quarterfinal (11th March)

Lower Bracket Round 1 (11th March)

Upper Bracket Semifinals (12th March)

Lower Bracket Round 2 (12th March)

Lower Bracket Semifinal (13th March)

Upper Bracket Final (13th March)

Lower Bracket Final (14th March)

Where To Watch

Due to the sheer number of games, not all the games will be streamed live. However, readers may catch some of the games being streamed live on ESB's official Twitch channel. Here is the link to the Twitch channel:

Twitch Channel