The ESWC organization announced the groups for this year's DotA challenge. 16 teams will fight for a total prize money of $24,500, starting Wednesday 30th June.

But who do you think will take home the trophy and the $14,000 for placing first? Take a vote at the poll on the right and discuss in the comments.

Participants

ESWC 2010 participants
01 AeonSports (ESWC 2008 Champions)
02 Ducky's Dream Team (ESWC 2010 invitation)
03 Nirvana.International (ESWC 2010 invitation)
04 Meet Your Makers (ESWC 2010 invitation)
05 Eyes on You (ESWC 2010 invitation)
06 Online Kingdom (ESWC 2010 invitation)
07 CNB-Gaming (ESWC 2010 invitation)
08 The Elder Gods (ESWC 2010 invitation)
09 Bulgaria.DotA (ESWC 2010 invitation)
10 PlayLife (ESWC 2010 invitation)
11 EHOME (ESWC China 2010 Champions)
12 Tribal Gaming France (ESWC France 2010 Champions)
13 Reborn (ESWC Iran 2010 Champions)
14 Nirvana.GiGa.my (ESWC Malaysia 2010 Champions)
15 Universal Soldiers (ESWC Poland 2010 Champions)
16 DTS (ESWC Russia 2010 Champions)



Groups

Group stage 1

ESWC 2010 DotA Group stage 1
Group A1Group B1
Teams WLPointsTeams WLPoints
AeonSports000 DTS000
MYM000 Nirvana.US000
Bulgaria000 Eyes on You000
Playlife000 Time Out000
Group C1Group D1
Teams WLPointsTeams WLPoints
LOST000 EHOME000
Online Kingdom000 Nirvana.MY000
CNB Gaming000 TEG000
Reborn000 Tribal.FR000