There’s no rest for the winners.

The 20th season of DreamLeague commences as the penultimate event of ESL’s first Pro Tour for Dota 2. There are no Dota Pro Circuit points on the line — and no stakes for The International qualification — but there’s a lot of money to be won.

What is the Dota 2 DreamLeague 20 tournament?

Berlin Major Gaimin Gladiators Quinn and tofu
Credit: ESL

The 20th season of DreamLeague is the second tournament of the inaugural ESL Pro Tour. Teams are fighting for a US$1 million prize pool and two qualification spots to the Riyadh Masters — with a US$15 million purse — in July.

This will be an online tournament running from June 11 to 25, separated into three distinct competitive stages.

DreamLeague 20 group stage 1 standings

Team Spirit Yatoro at TI11 Main Stage
Credit: Valve

Group A

STANDINGSTEAMGAME RECORDMATCH RECORD
1stPSG.LGD8 – 61 – 6 – 0
1stTeam Spirit8 – 61 – 6 – 0
1stTalon Esports8 – 61 – 6 – 0
4thEvil Geniuses7 – 70 – 7 – 0
5thTundra Esports7 – 71 – 5 – 1
6thTeam Secret7 – 71 – 5 – 1
7thTSM6 – 80 – 6 – 1
8thTeam Liquid5 – 91 – 3 – 3

Group B

STANDINGSTEAMGAME RECORDMATCH RECORD
1st9Pandas10 – 44 – 2 – 1
2ndGaimin Gladiators8 – 62 – 4 – 1
2ndBetBoom Team8 – 63 – 2 – 2
4thTeam Aster8 – 62 – 4 – 1
5thbeastcoast7 – 71 – 5 – 1
6thShopify Rebellion6 – 80 – 6 – 1
7thOG6 – 81 – 4 – 2
8thEntity3 – 110 – 3 – 4

(Group stage standings will be updated after each round of games)

DreamLeague 20 group stage 1 schedule and results

June 11

GROUP ATIME
6 p.m. GMT +810 a.m. GMT3 a.m. PT
TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Team Liquid0 – 2Tundra Esports
Team Secret1 – 1Talon Esports
Team Spirit1 – 1TSM
Evil Geniuses1 – 1PSG.LGD
GROUP BTIME
8:30 p.m. GMT +812:30 p.m. GMT5:30 a.m. PT
TEAMRESULTSTEAM
OG1 – 1beastcoast
Gaimin Gladiators1 – 1Shopify Rebellion
BetBoom Team2 – 0Team Aster
Entity0 – 29Pandas
GROUP ATIME
11 p.m. GMT +83 p.m. GMT8:30 a.m. PT
TEAMRESULTSTEAM
PSG.LGD1 – 1Team Spirit
Team Liquid1 – 1Evil Geniuses
TSM1 – 1Team Secret
Talon Esports1 – 1Tundra Esports
GROUP BTIME
June 12, 1:30 a.m. GMT +85:30 p.m. GMT10:30 a.m. PT
TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Gaimin Gladiators2 – 09Pandas
beastcoast1 – 1Entity
Team Aster2 – 0OG
Shopify Rebellion0 – 2BetBoom Team

June 12

GROUP ATIME
6 p.m. GMT +810 a.m. GMT3 a.m. PT
TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Team Liquid0 – 2Talon Esports
Tundra Esports1 – 1TSM
Team Secret1 – 1PSG.LGD
Team Spirit1 – 1Evil Geniuses
GROUP BTIME
8:30 p.m. GMT +812:30 p.m. GMT5:30 a.m. PT
TEAMRESULTSTEAM
BetBoom Team1 – 1OG
Gaimin Gladiators1 – 1beastcoast
Team Aster1 – 19Pandas
Shopify Rebellion1 – 1Entity
GROUP ATIME
11 p.m. GMT +83 p.m. GMT8:30 a.m. PT
TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Evil Geniuses1 – 1Team Secret
Team Liquid1 – 1Team Spirit
PSG.LGD1 – 1Tundra Esports
TSM1 – 1Talon Esports
GROUP BTIME
June 13, 1:30 a.m. GMT +85:30 p.m. GMT10:30 a.m. PT
TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Gaimin Gladiators1 – 1Team Aster
Shopify Rebellion1 – 1beastcoast
BetBoom Team0 – 29Pandas
OG2 – 0Entity

June 13

GROUP ATIME
6 p.m. GMT +810 a.m. GMT3 a.m. PT
TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Team Liquid0 – 2PSG.LGD
TSM1 – 1Evil Geniuses
Talon Esports1 – 0Team Spirit
Tundra Esports0 – 2Team Secret
GROUP BTIME
8:30 p.m. GMT +812:30 p.m. GMT5:30 a.m. PT
TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Team Aster1 – 1Shopify Rebellion
Gaimin Gladiators2 – 0Entity
9Pandas2 – 0OG
beastcoast2 – 0BetBoom Team
GROUP ATIME
11 p.m. GMT +83 p.m. GMT8:30 a.m. PT
TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Team Spirit1 – 1Tundra Esports
Team Liquid1 – 1Team Secret
Evil Geniuses1 – 1Talon Esports
PSG.LGD1 – 1TSM
GROUP BTIME
June 14, 1:30 a.m. GMT +85:30 p.m. GMT10:30 a.m. PT
TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Gaimin Gladiators1 – 1OG
Entity1 – 1BetBoom Team
9Pandas1 – 1Shopify Rebellion
beastcoast1 – 1Team Aster

June 14

GROUP ATIME
6 p.m. GMT +810 a.m. GMT3 a.m. PT
TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Team Liquid2 – 0TSM
Talon Esports1 – 1PSG.LGD
Tundra Esports1 – 1Evil Geniuses
Team Secret0 – 2Team Spirit
GROUP BTIME
8:30 p.m. GMT +812:30 p.m. GMT5:30 a.m. PT
TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Entity0 – 1Team Aster
OG1 – 1Shopify Rebellion
Gaimin Gladiators0 – 2BetBoom Team
9Pandas2 – 0beastcoast

Group A tiebreaker

June 15

4th-6th place

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Team Secret0 – 1Tundra Esports
Tundra Esports0 – 1Evil Geniuses
Team Secret0 – 1Evil Geniuses

DreamLeague 20 group stage 2 standings

STANDINGSTEAMGAME RECORDMATCH RECORD
1stPSG.LGD12 – 36 – 1
2ndBetBoom Team12 – 65 – 2
3rdGaimin Gladiators11 – 75 – 2
4thTalon Esports8 – 74 – 3
5thTeam Spirit6 – 93 – 4
6thEvil Geniuses9 – 103 – 4
7th9Pandas7 – 122 – 5
8thTeam Aster3 – 140 – 7

(To be updated)

DreamLeague 20 group stage 2 schedule and results

June 16

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Team Aster1 – 29Pandas
Team Spirit0 – 2PSG.LGD
Gaimin Gladiators1 – 2BetBoom Team
Evil Geniuses2 – 0Talon Esports

June 17

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Team Spirit2 – 19Pandas
PSG.LGD2 – 0Gaimin Gladiators
Talon Esports2 – 0Team Aster
BetBoom Team2 – 1Evil Geniuses

June 18

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Team Spirit0 – 2Gaimin Gladiators
9Pandas0 – 2Talon Esports
Evil Geniuses1 – 2PSG.LGD
Team Aster0 – 2BetBoom Team

June 19

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Gaimin Gladiators2 – 19Pandas
PSG.LGD2 – 0Talon Esports
Team Spirit0 – 2BetBoom Team
Evil Geniuses2 – 1Team Aster

June 20

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Talon Esports0 – 2Gaimin Gladiators
BetBoom Team2 – 0PSG.LGD
9Pandas1 – 2Evil Geniuses
Team Spirit2 – 0Team Aster

June 21

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Talon Esports2 – 1BetBoom Team
9Pandas0 – 2PSG.LGD
Team Aster1 – 2Gaimin Gladiators
Team Spirit2 – 0Evil Geniuses

June 22

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
BetBoom Team1 – 29Pandas
Team Spirit0 – 2Talon Esports
PSG.LGD2 – 0Team Aster
Gaimin Gladiators2 – 1Evil Geniuses

June 23

2nd/3rd tiebreaker

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Gaimin Gladiators0 – 2BetBoom Team

(To be updated)

DreamLeague 20 playoffs schedule and results

June 24

Lower bracket semifinal

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Gaimin Gladiators2 – 1Talon Esports

Upper bracket final

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
PSG.LGD0 – 2BetBoom Team

June 25

Lower bracket final

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
PSG.LGD1 – 2Gaimin Gladiators

Grand final

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
BetBoom Team2 – 3Gaimin Gladiators

(To be updated)

Format of DreamLeague 20

9Pandas Dota 2 roster
Credit: 9Pandas

The 16 teams are split into two groups of eight, playing a best-of-two round-robin.

The top four teams from each group move on to the second group stage, where a similar format will take place — one group of eight, round-robin, but best-of-three this time. The last eight teams are eliminated.

From this second group stage, the top four teams will go to the playoffs. The top two are seeded in the upper bracket, and the next two will be in the lower bracket. The remaining four teams are eliminated.

The playoffs are a double-elimination bracket. All matches will be best-of-three, except for the best-of-five grand finals.

DreamLeague 20 prize pool

PSG.LGD NothingToSay at The International 10 (TI10), Valve's Dota 2 world championship
Credit: Valve

DreamLeague 20 has a US$1 million prize pool. But arguably, the bigger prize is a direct qualification to the US$15 million Riyadh Masters for the first-placed team.

STANDINGTEAMPRIZE MONEYQUALIFIES FOR
1stGaimin GladiatorsUS$300,000Riyadh Masters 2023
2ndBetBoom TeamUS$175,000Riyadh Masters 2023
3rdPSG.LGDUS$120,000—
4thTalon EsportsUS$85,000—
5thTeam SpiritUS$52,500—
6thEvil GeniusesUS$47,500—
7th9PandasUS$42,500—
8thTeam AsterUS$37,500—
9th-10thbeastcoast
Tundra Esports		US$25,000—
11th-12thShopify Rebellion
Team Secret		US$20,000—
13th-14thOG
TSM		US$15,000—
15th-16thEntity
Team Liquid		US$10,000—

Teams competing in DreamLeague 20

Team Liquid at TI11 Last Chance qualifier
Credit: Team Liquid

16 teams will compete over two weeks in the online tournament. The top two teams in the tournament will also guarantee qualification to the Riyadh Masters, alongside hefty shares of the prize pool.

  • Gaimin Gladiators
  • Team Liquid
  • Tundra Esports
  • OG
  • Entity
  • Team Secret
  • Team Spirit
  • 9Pandas
  • Shopify Rebellion
  • TSM
  • Evil Geniuses
  • beastcoast
  • Team Aster
  • PSG.LGD
  • Talon Esports
  • BetBoom Team

Where to watch DreamLeague 20

You can watch DreamLeague on the official Twitch and YouTube channels.

A total of four Twitch streams will be available during the group stage:

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