Summer, sun, and Dota 2!
Updated, July 29, 2025:Added results
After the epicWePlay AniMajorcomes anotherDota 2tournament you don’t want to miss — we’re talking about the ESL One Summer 2021! Here’s everything you need to know about the tournament.
What is the ESL One Summer 2021?
The ESL One Summer 2021 is a five-day Dota 2 online tournament. It features nine invited and three qualified teams for a total of 12 Dota 2 teams under one epic stage.
Staying true to its tournament name, the ESL One Summer follows a tropical theme from their graphics to their broadcasting stage.
ESL One Summer 2021 results and schedule
The tournament starts at the Upper Bracket on June 16, leading up to the Grand Finals on June 20.
Here is the full schedule of the ESL One Summer 2021.All times and days are in GMT+8.
June 20 (Sunday)
Format of the ESL One Summer 2021
All teams have already been seeded according to their current DPC points and qualifier rankings. The tournament will be played in a double-elimination bracket with best-of-three (BO3) series.
The top four seeds,Virtus.pro,Team Secret,T1, andQuincy Crew, will start in the upper bracket finals.
ESL One Summer 2021’s Grand Final will see a best-of-five (BO5) series from the winners of the Upper and Lower Brackets.
ESL One Summer prize pool
This tournament has a grand prize pool of US$400,000. The champion team will go home with a lion’s share of US$175,000, while the second placer will get US$85,000 and the third will be handed US$45,000.
Qualified teams
Where to watch the ESL One Summer 2021
Dota 2 fans can watch the streams on ESL’s Twitch channels, theesl_dota2andesl_dota2b.
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