The second major Dota 2 tournament for 2025 has arrived and made a blast in the community. It hosts ten elite teams for a clash in Dota 2 BLAST Slam II 2025 from February 4 to February 9. So, here’s everything you’ll have to know about the Dota 2 BLAST Slam II 2025 tournament.

Tournament Format and Structure

There are many things to look forward to in this competition besides the participating teams. Dota 2 Blast Slam II remains one of the awaited tournaments for its unique format that highlights the team’s performance. It’ll start with a group stage and two round-robin groups which includes five teams each. 

All group stages will be in a best-of-one (Bo1) format for teams to do their best at once. Plus, it’ll use a king-of-the-hill system to determine the playoff placement. The better your team performs, the safer their place in playoff seeding. 

First-place teams will advance directly to the semi-finals of the competition, giving them more time to prepare. Meanwhile, second-place teams allow teams to secure spots for the quarter-final of the tournament. Then, the third-place teams resume their competition during Round 2 of the playoffs. As for fourth and fifth teams, they’ll take a harder route from Round 1 of the playoffs. 

As the playoff stage begins, there will only be a single-elimination bracket and best-of-three (Bo3) matches. This expects to challenge players’ will and determination to survive throughout the contest. In the grand final, the remaining teams are up for a best-of-five (Bo5) series to add pressure on teams.

Participating Teams and Prize Distribution

Definitely, many fans are excited for their teams to join and compete in this second major tournament. Over the previous season and tournaments, these teams proved themselves worthy of the spot in the competition. So, here’s the impressive team lineup for Dota 2 BLAST Slam II 2025 and their placements: 

  • Tundra Esports (Champion)
  • Gaimin Gladiators (2nd Place)
  • Nigma Galaxy (3rd Place)
  • Team Falcons (4th Place)
  • Parivision (5th Place)
  • Yakult Brothers (6th Place)
  • Team Liquid (7th Place)
  • BetBoom Team (8th Place)
  • Talon Esports (9th Place)
  • Xtreme Gaming (10th Place)

Other than these teams, the community is also excited over the prizes awaiting all the participants joining in. BLAST introduced a new prize distribution system for this tournament which splits the prize pool into two portions. 

For the first portion, the champion team (Tundra Esports) gets $300,000 prize money and an additional $100, 000 for team earnings. Meanwhile, the runners-up (Gaimin Gladiators) themselves earn $150,000 plus $50,000 team earnings. While teams in 9th-10th are assured of $25,000 prize money and team earnings of $5,000. Certainly, all joining teams will receive their hard-earned prize from BLAST.

Broadcasting Talent and Viewing Options

DOTA 2 BLAST Slam II 2025 also stacked up their broadcasting talent for the competition. These casters further up the excitement and thrill with their game insights. Now, here’s the broadcasting roster for the upcoming DOTA 2 BLAST Slam II 2025 tournament:

  • Host: Natalie “NatTea” Mahoney
  • Analysts: Rasmus “Misery” Filipsen, Alexandra “Reya” Roberts, and Robson “TeaGuvnor” Merritt
  • Main Casters: Austin “Cap” Walsh, Ioannis “Fogged” Loucas, Owen “ODPixel” Davies, and Avery “SVG” Silverman
  • Content Creation: Jake “SirActionSlacks” Kanner
  • Special Guest: Troels “syndereN” Nielsen
  • Remote Casters: Dominik “Lacoste” Stipić and Gareth “Gareth” Bateson

So, where can fans see these intense actions between teams? Luckily, it was up on multiple streaming platforms such as BLAST.tv, YouTube, Kick, and Twitch. This allows more people to tune in to the one-of-a-kind action happening in Dota 2’s second major tournament.

Conclusion 

This tells everything you have to know about the DOTA 2 BLAST Slam II 2025 event from teams, formats, and more. It had teams competing for a skill showoff from February 4 to February 9 to earn the glorious title. So, which teams have you supported for the Dota 2 BLAST Slam II 2025?