The fourth season of The Defense has been announced and this time, the tournament features a shorter time span and also an increased prize pool to $25,000. The qualifier is set to begin tomorrow with 16 teams battling against each other for the three remaining spots in the main event.
JoinDOTA has announced the fourth season of The Defense and with a shorter time span and a bigger prize pool. The tournament will begin tomorrow with a short two days qualifier before the tournament move onto the groupstage on the 29th of May.
17 teams from Europe and North America have been invited to participate in the tournament while 16 teams will have to fight it out for the remaining three spots of the main event.
Teams invited for The Defense 4 4Friends+ChrilleeAbsolute Legends
Artyk Gaming
DD.Dota
Evil Geniuses
Fnatic.EU
iCCup
KaiPi
Mousesports Natus Vincere
QPAD Red Pandas
roX.KIS
Team Dignitas
Team Empire
Team Liquid
The Alliance
Virtus.pro Teams in The Defense 4 qualifier Alien Invasion
Baguette
Aurochs
Fnatic.NA
Imaginary
Keita Gaming
Lions Pride
Netolic.SA Next.kz
paiN Gaming
Power Rangers
rat in the dark
Splash Gaming
TCM Gaming
Typical Mistakes
zRage
Some of the big changes in comparison to the last season:
- Prize pool increased to $25,000
- Number of teams invited decreased from 32 to 20
- Shorter time span, from 4 months to 2 months long
The format of the tournament has not been announced but is expected to be made public before the qualifier begins tomorrow.
Schedule:
21 May to 22 May - Qualifier
29th May to 2nd June - Group A and Group B
5th June to 9th June - Group C and Group D
29th June to 28th July - Playoffs
2nd place
$7,0003rd place $4,0004th place $2,000Source: JoinDOTA
