Epic Esports Events announces the second season of EPIC League Dota 2 tournament in collaboration with the leading (лучше best) teams of Europe/CIS region. The tournament will replace the second season of OMEGA League announced earlier.
Mark Averbukh, Epic Esports Events Product Director:
“After two great tournaments that Epic Esports Events have organized together with the partners, we are glad to return to our own flagship online product — EPIC League.”
The first details of the second season of EPIC League:
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As previously announced, the matches of the second season of EPIC League will be held in two divisions in the Europe / CIS region;
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Open qualifiers for the tournament will be held from October 29 to October 30 on FACEIT;
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The closed qualifiers will take place on November 3-11, the participants of the closed qualifiers will be announced later;
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The second division participants will play from November 11 up to December 1. Playoff stage for this division is scheduled for December 8–13;
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The first division games are scheduled from November 12 to December 5, the playoff stage will be held from December 8 to 13;
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The number of first division teams has decreased from 12 to 10. All these teams will play in one group, with an increased amount of matches – 45 instead of 30;
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First division participants are Virtus.pro, NAVI, Alliance, Team Liquid, Nigma, Vikin.gg, OG и Secret;
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The prize pool of the first division is $500 000, and $50 000 is planned for the second one.