While the Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC) takes place in Paris, France over the weekend, the Chinese competitive scene plays its own E-Sports Champions League (see) on DotA. The draw has just been released, with four teams playing over the course of five days for a prize pool of 40,000 RMB ($6,200).
Participating Teams
NationalInternational
iG.Y
iG.Z
EveMitH.Trust
iG.Z have been paired with Thai powerhouse MitH.Trust, while iG.Y will play their first winner's bracket semi-final match against female team Eve. The brackets will play best of one double elimination matches with the grand finals played best out of three.
The first match is already well on its way, with iG.Z playing MitH.Trust at 14:00 CET. Place your Gosubets here.
Prizes
PlacingPrize
First Place20,000 RMB ($3,100)
Second Place10,000 RMB ($1,600)
Third Place6,000 RMB ($900)
Third Runner's Up4,000 RMB ($600)
Links
DotA 178 - Original Article