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The Riyadh Masters 2023 is the largest tournament of the 2023 Dota 2 season, before The International 12 (TI12) begins, and it is all set to happen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The schedule for the Group Stage of the Riyadh Masters 2023 is finally out and fans will be treated to four intense days of Dota 2 action before the playoffs begin later. The tournament will feature the highest prize pool of the year so far featuring a massive $15,000,000 USD total prize pool.
The Riyadh Masters 2023 group stage is scheduled to kick off on 21st July and will conclude on 24th July. The Group Stage will be a single round-robin and all of the series will be best-of-two (BO2) games. The top four teams of each group will advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs, while the fifth and sixth place will advance to the lower bracket of the playoffs. The remaining teams are eliminated from the tournament.
Here are the schedule, results, standings, and other details about the Riyadh Masters Group Stages.
A Guide to Riyadh Masters Group Stages
Team Groups
The two groups in which teams will compete at the Riyadh Masters Group Stages have been announced by the organizers:
Riyadh Masters 2023 Group Stages Standings
Group A
Group B
Schedule and Results (All times are in SGT)
The Group Stage of the Riyadh Masters 2023 kicks off on 21st July and concludes on 24th July where the bottom two teams in Group A and B will be eliminated from the tournament.
On the first three days of the Group Stage, 16 series will be played each day, for a total of 48 series. Meanwhile, Day 4, the last of the Group Stage, feature 8 series, after which tiebreakers will be played, if there are any.
Day 1 - 21st/22nd July (Friday)
Day 2 - 22nd/23rd July (Saturday)
Day 3 - 23rd/24th July (Sunday)
Day 4 - 24th July (Monday)
Tie-Breaker
Group A
Group B
Format (21st July to 24th July)
A total of sixteen teams participate
Western Europe (WEU): 6 seeds
China (CN): 3 seeds
Eastern Europe (EEU): 3 seeds
North America (NA): 2 seeds
Southeast Asia (SEA): 1 seed
South America (SA): 1 seed
Two groups of 8 teams each
Single round-robin setup
All matches are BO2
The top four teams from each group advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs.
5th and 6th place teams advance to the lower bracket of the playoffs.
The remaining two teams are eliminated.
Where to watch Riyadh Masters 2023 Group Stage matches
Apart from the Dota 2 client, fans can tune into the Gamers8GG main Twitch channel. For the other series, fans can catch the action on the other channels, Gamers8GG_B, Gamers8GG_C, and Gamers8GG_D.
In case you miss out on watching the Riyadh Masters 2023 Group Stage matches live, you can also head over to the Gamers8 Esports YouTube Channel to check out the videos-on-demand (VODs).
