A rising tide lifts all boats — two South American teams will attend Dota 2’s premier event after the TI12 SA qualifiers conclude.
Led by Evil Geniuses and beastcoast, the region has become a force in competitive Dota 2. These two teams have consistently proved themselves to be the best, and attended all three Majors, but other teams in the region are also hungry to make their marks.
Teams competing in TI12 SA qualifiers
- Thunder Awaken
- Infinity
- AcatSuki
- Keyd Stars
- Mad Kings
- Infamous
- Universitario Esports
- Balrogs
- Lava Esports
- NoPing Esports
- Qhali
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TI12 SA qualifiers schedules and results
August 22
Upper bracket quarterfinals
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Thunder Awaken | 2 – 0 | Balrogs |
Keyd Stars | 2 – 0 | Mad Kings |
AcatSuki | 2 – 0 | Infamous |
Infinity | 2 – 0 | Universitario Esports |
August 23
Lower bracket round 2
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
1 – 2 | Lava | |
Mad Kings | BYE | — |
1 – 2 | Qhali | |
Universitario Esports | 2 – 1 |
August 24
Upper bracket semifinals
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Thunder Awaken | 1 – 2 | Keyd Stars |
AcatSuki | 2 – 1 | Infinity |
Lower bracket round 3
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
1 – 2 | Mad Kings | |
Qhali | 2 – 1 |
August 25
Lower bracket quarterfinals
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
1 – 2 | Mad Kings | |
Thunder Awaken | 2 – 1 |
Upper bracket final
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Keyd Stars | 2 – 1 | AcatSuki |
August 26
Lower bracket semifinal
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
1 – 2 | Thunder Awaken |
Lower bracket final
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
0 – 2 | Thunder Awaken |
Format of TI12 SA qualifiers
Teams have been seeded into a double-elimination bracket based on their DPC points, then their rankings in Tour 3 of the Regional League.
All matches are best-of-three. As one of two regions who will see two teams qualify instead, there will be no best-of-five grand final. Instead, the winners of both upper bracket and lower bracket finals — best-of-threes — will qualify for TI12.
TI12 SA qualifiers ranking
STANDING | TEAMS | QUALIFIES TO |
1st | Keyd Stars | The International 2023 |
2nd | Thunder Awaken | The International 2023 |
3rd | AcatSuki | — |
4th | Mad Kings | — |
5th-6th | Infinity Qhali | — |
7th-8th | Lava Universitario Esports | — |
9th-11th | Balrogs Infamous NoPing Esports | — |
Where to watch TI12 SA qualifiers
You can watch the TI12 SA qualifiers live on PGL’s official Twitch and YouTube channels.
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