And then there were 12.
The Bali Major playoffs kick off in earnest after a grueling group stage. The remaining teams battle for the coveted championship — as well as a potential invite to The International 12 in October.
What are the Bali Major playoffs?
The playoffs — separated into the upper and lower bracket — see teams playing each other in best-of-threes. If an upper bracket team loses, they drop to the lower bracket and get a second chance. If a lower bracket team loses, they are eliminated from the tournament.
This is the last chance to secure DPC points — 3,500, to be exact. With six slots still up for grabs — and more being secured by the day — teams will be hoping to secure their TI12 tickets right here and now, instead of going through the Regional Qualifiers gauntlet.
All eyes will be on Gaimin Gladiators — already one of history’s most dominant teams — gunning for a third consecutive Major championship.
- Dota 2’s longest-ever LAN game — at over 2 hours — was just played at the Bali Major
- Bali Major power rankings: Two down for Gaimin Gladiators
Bali Major playoffs schedule and results
July 5
Upper bracket quarterfinals
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Team Liquid | 2 – 1 | PSG.LGD |
BetBoom Team | 2 – 0 | Tundra Esports |
beastcoast | 1 – 2 | Gaimin Gladiators |
Quest Esports | 2 – 1 | Team Aster |
July 6
Lower bracket round 1
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
PSG.LGD | 2 – 1 | |
1 – 2 | Azure Ray | |
beastcoast | 2 – 1 | |
1 – 2 | 9Pandas |
July 7
Lower bracket round 2
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
PSG.LGD | 2 – 1 | |
1 – 2 | 9Pandas |
Upper bracket semifinals
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Team Liquid | 0 – 2 | Tundra Esports |
Gaimin Gladiators | 2 – 1 | Quest Esports |
July 8
Lower bracket quarterfinals
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
1 – 2 | Team Liquid | |
Quest Esports | 2 – 0 |
Upper bracket final
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Tundra Esports | 0 – 2 | Gaimin Gladiators |
Lower bracket semifinal
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Team Liquid | 2 – 1 |
July 9
Lower bracket final
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
0 – 2 | Team Liquid |
Grand final
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Gaimin Gladiators | 3 – 1 |
Gaimin Gladiators wins the Bali Major!
Bali Major prize pool
The Bali Major has a US$500,000 prize pool and 3,500 DPC points up for grabs, up from the Lima Major’s 1,900 and Berlin’s 2,700.
STANDING | TEAMS | PRIZE MONEY | DPC POINTS |
1st | Gaimin Gladiators | US$200,000 | 600 |
2nd | Team Liquid | US$100,000 | 550 |
3rd | Tundra Esports | US$75,000 | 500 |
4th | Quest Esports | US$50,000 | 450 |
5th-6th | 9Pandas PSG.LGD | US$25,000 | 400 |
7th-8th | Azure Ray beastcoast | US$12,500 | 300 |
9th-12th | BetBoom Team Shopify Rebellion Team Aster Team Spirit | — | — |
13th-14th | Blacklist International Bleed Esports | — | — |
15th-16th | Execration nouns | — | — |
17th-18th | Evil Geniuses Invictus Gaming | — | — |
Bali Major streams
You can watch the Bali Major on Epulze’s official Twitch and YouTube channels.
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