What should you be watching in the Dota 2 scene this week?  DreamLeague Season 22 Group Stage 1 edition will take place before moving to Group Stage 2. 

DreamLeague Season 22 kicked off yesterday with sixteen teams from seven regions competing for the lion's share of the  $1,000,000 prize pool and 18,550 EPT Points. The results from this season and those of ESL One Birmingham will determine which teams will secure a direct invite to this year’s Riyadh Masters event. 

This season returns to the format with two Group Stage phases taking place before the playoff weekend. Half of the teams will be eliminated in the first group stage which will end on Wednesday, February 28th. 

Group Stage 2 will begin on Friday, March 1st. 

DreamLeague Season 22 Group Stage 1 

Group A

Group B

DreamLeague Season 22 Group Stage 1 & 2 Format

  • Group Stage 1 - February 25 - February 28, 2024
    • Two single round-robin groups of eight teams each
    • All series consist of two games
    • Top four teams from each group advance to group stage 2
    • Remaining teams are eliminated
       
  • Group Stage 2 - March 1 - March 7, 2024
    • One single round-robin group of eight teams
    • All matches are Bo3
    • Top two teams advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs
    • 3rd and 4th place team advance to the lower bracket of the playoffs
    • Remaining teams are eliminated

DreamLeague

A total of three DreamLeague events will be part of the 2024 ESL Pro Tour as well as two ESL One LAN tournaments. DreamLeague Season 21 and ESL One Kuala Lumpur which took place towards the end of 2023 were already a part of the current EPT. The upcoming DreamLeague Season 22 and ESL One Birmingham will determine which teams will secure a direct invite to this year’s Riyadh Masters event.