All you need to know about DreamLeague Season 21 set to begin tomorrow, September 18th compiled in one place. 

About six months ago DreamLeague and ESL introduced the Pro Tour. In the days leading up to Berlin Major, ESL brought together 16 top teams worldwide for a two-week battle of dominance. The winner received $300,000 of the $1,000,000 prize pool and a spot at the $15,000,000 Riyadh Masters event. 

  • Read Gaimin Gladiators are the DreamLeague Season 19 Champions

The Western European outfit then outplayed BetBoom Team in the grand finals of DreamLeague Season 20 to clinch their second DreamLeague title of the Dota 2 year, and their fourth consecutive premier tournament.

  • Read Gaimin Gladiators are the DreamLeague Season 20 champions

As it is the end of the season there is also no ticket to Riyadh Masters up for grabs or any other event for that matter. Besides the money, bragging rights and fine-tuning strategies are what participating teams will gain. 

With the competition squeezed between TI regional qualifiers and the TI itself, this DreamLeague season will run for just a week, from September 18 to the 24th of the month with a compressed format compared to the previous editions held this year.

 DreamLeague Season 21 Teams 

 All invites were handed out based on the ESL Pro Tour Ranking System.

Gaimin Gladiators
Evil Geniuses
Shopify Rebellion
Entity
OG
Talon Esports
Team Liquid
Team Spirit
Tundra Esports
Quest Esports
9Pandas
BetBoom Team

DreamLeague Season 21 Groups

Group A

Group B

DreamLeague Season 21 format

Group Stage 1:  September 18 - September 20

  • Two groups of six teams each
  • Single round-robin
  • All matches are Bo2
  • Top two teams from each group advance to the upper bracket of playoffs
  • 3rd-4th place teams from each group advance to the lower bracket of playoffs
  • The remaining teams are eliminated

Playoffs: September 21 - September 24

  • Double-elimination bracket
  • All matches except Grand Final are Bo3
  • Grand Final is Bo5

DreamLeague Season 21 opening matches

  • 9PandasvsTeam Liquid 12:00 CEST
  • Tundra EsportsvsTalon Esports 12:00 CEST
  • EntityvsShopify Rebellion 12:00 CEST
     
  • Gaimin GladiatorsvsTeam Spirit 14:30 CEST
  • BetBoom TeamvsQuest Esports 14:30 CEST
  • OGvsEvil Geniuses 14:30 CEST

DreamLeague Season 21 Prize Pool

$1,000,000 is spread among the participants as seen below:

  • 1st place - $300,000 
  • 2nd place -  $175,000
  • 3rd place - $120,000
  • 4th place - $85,000
  • 5th/6th place - $57,500
  • 7th/8th place - $47,500
  • 9th-10th place - $30,000
  • 11th-12th place - $25,000

DreamLeague Season 21 Broadcasts

Primary Stream

  • English
  • Chinese 
  • Spanish 
  • Russian
  • Ukrainian
  • Portuguese

Secondary Stream

  • English 
  • Chinese
  • Russian
  • Ukrainian
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese

Tertiary Stream

  • Engish 
  • Chinese
  • Russian
  • Ukrainian
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese

Quaternary Stream

  • English 
  • Chinese
  • Russian
  • Ukrainian
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish