Gaimin Gladiators wants to win this too.
20 teams enter — one team leaves as millionaires.
The Riyadh Masters 2023 — featuring a US$15 million prize pool, and a US$5 million purse for its winners — is kicking off.
With theDota Pro Circuitbehind us, and The International 12 still months away, high octane action around one of esports’ largest prize pools will help tide fans over until Dota 2’s premier event in October.
What is the Riyadh Masters 2023?
It is the final tournament in the inaugural ESL Pro Tour, featuring some of the best teams in the world as they gear up for TI12.
Though not part of the Dota Pro Circuit — already concluded ahead of October’s TI12 — but the hefty US$15 million prize pool is sure to entice teams.
Teams competing in Riyadh Masters 2023
Group stage seeds
These teams have qualified for the group stage due to their performances in the first two tournaments of the ESL Pro Tour, DreamLeagues 19 and 20.
Play-in seeds
These teams have been invited to the tournament based on ESL’s own EPT ranking.
Format of Riyadh Masters 2023
Of the 20 attending teams, eight teams had secured their group stage seeds through their performances at DreamLeagues 19 and 20.
The remaining 12 teams, qualified via the EPT and a MENA qualifier, play a single round-robin, best of two. The top two teams will qualify for the group stage, before a short, single-elimination bracket kicks off that sees four more teams exit the tournament.
The group stage then kicks off with two groups of eight teams each, once again playing best-of-twos, single round-robin. The top four teams enter the upper bracket, the next two advance to the lower bracket, and the last two teams are eliminated.
The tournament then heads into more familiar territory — a double-bracket playoffs. Each series is a best-of-three, except for the best-of-five grand final.
Group A
Group B
(Group stage standings will be updated after each round of games)
1v1 tiebreaker
(To be updated)
Tiebreaker 4th-6th
Group B tiebreaker 6th-8th
Upper bracket quarterfinals
Lower bracket round 1
Upper bracket semifinals
Lower bracket round 2
Lower bracket quarterfinals
Upper bracket final
Lower bracket semifinal
Lower bracket final
Grand final
Where to watch
You can watch the tournament on Epulze’s officialTwitchandYouTubechannels.
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