The Dota 2 Games of the Future 2024 tournament will start on February 19 and run till February 25 in Kazan, Russia.
Organised by the All-Russian Federation of Phygital Sports, as many as the world’s 16 best teams from around the world will compete in the lucrative Dota 2 Games of the Future.
The marquee Dota 2 eSports tournament will be hosted at the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Center.
Dota 2 Games of the Future 2024 schedule, dates and format
The Dota 2 Games of the Future 2024 tournament will be staged in two phases - group stage and playoffs.
These participating teams have been divided into four groups of four teams each. The group stage will be held in a modified GSL format from February 19-20. All matches will be in a best-of-three series.
The top team from each group will advance to the quarter-finals of the playoffs while the second and third-placed teams from each group will advance to Round 1 of the playoffs. The bottom-placed team from each group will be eliminated.
The Dota 2 Games of the Future 2024 playoffs will be held in a single-elimination bracket. All matches will be in a best-of-three series.
Dota 2 Games of the Future 2024 teams and groups
Two teams from the Phygital Games and 14 invited will participate in the Dota 2 Games of the Future 2024 tournament. Here are the 16 participating teams.
- LGD Gaming (Invited)
- Invictus Gaming (Invited)
- Xtreme Gaming (Invited)
- Azure Ray (Invited)
- beastcoast (Invited)
- Thunder Awaken (Invited)
- BOOM Esports (Invited)
- Entity (Invited)
- Neon Esports (Invited)
- Geek Fam (Invited)
- PSG Quest (Invited)
- Winter Bear (Invited)
- L1ga Team (Invited)
- Echpo4mak (Invited)
- One Move (Phygital Games)
- HYDRA (Phygital Games)
Nigma Galaxy and nouns were initially invited but later withdrew from the tournament.
Group A: Entity, LGD Gaming, One Move, Winter Bear
Group B: beastcoast, Echpo4mak, Invictus Gaming, Neon Esports
Group C: BOOM Esports, Geek Fam, L1ga Team, Xtreme Gaming
Group D: Azure Ray, HYDRA, PSG Quest, Thunder Awaken
Dota 2 Games of the Future 2024 prize pool
The Dota 2 Games of the Future 2024 tournament has a total prize pool of a whopping $1 million USD.
The winner of the Dota 2 competition will receive a cash prize of $350,000 USD.
The second and third-placed teams will get $160,000 USD and $120,000 USD, respectively.
Where to watch Dota 2 Games of the Future 2024 live
Live streaming of the Dota 2 Games of the Future 2024 tournament will be available on Games of the Future’s YouTube and Twitch channels.
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