DreamLeague Season 26 will be the last chance for teams to qualify for this year’s Dota 2 championship in the Esports World Cup 2025. With 29,200 EPT Points available for teams to secure qualification to EWC, the qualified teams have everything to play for. Every team’s performance in this tournament will also play a big part in receiving an invite to The International 2025.
Featuring a prize pool of $1,000,000, DreamLeague 26 will set up the road to The International with only a few tournaments remaining for teams to showcase their prowess for an invitation to TI14. Given that Patch 7.38 was released almost three months ago, we might get to see a new patch around the time of the tournament.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Dota 2 DreamLeague Season 2 tournament.
Dota 2 DreamLeague Season 26 teams
PARIVISION are the defending ESL One champions heading into DreamLeague Season 26. Image via ESL
Sixteen teams will compete for the Dota 2 DreamLeague Season 26 trophy. While four teams have qualified directly based on their EPT points, the remaining 12 teams had to go through regional qualifiers to secure a place at the tournament. Here’s the full list of teams and their roster, along with how they qualified for DreamLeague Season 26:
TeamRosterQualification processPARIVISIONSatanic, No[o]ne-, DM, 9Class, DukalisEPT PointsBetBoom TeamPure-, gpk, MieRo`, Save-, Kataomi`EPT PointsTeam Falconsskiter, Malr1ne, ATF, Cr1t-, SneykingEPT PointsTeam LiquidmiCKe, Nisha, SaberLight, Boxi, InsaniaEPT PointsNAVI Juniorgotthejuice, Niku, pma, Zayac, RiddysRegional Qualifiers – Western EuropeGaimin Gladiatorswatson, Quinn, Ace, tOfu, MaladyRegional Qualifiers – Western EuropeAVULUSSmiling Knight, Mo13ei, Xibbe, dEsire, SoNNeikORegional Qualifiers – Western EuropeAurora GamingNightfall, kiyotaka, TORONTOTOKYO, Mira, pantoRegional Qualifiers – Eastern EuropeNigma GalaxyGhost, SumaiL, No!ob, Omar, GHRegional Qualifiers – MESWABOOM EsportsJaCkky, Armel, Jabz, TIMS, JaunuelRegional Qualifiers – Southeast AsiaTalon EsportsTBD, Mikoto, Ws, Jhocam, KukuRegional Qualifiers – Southeast AsiaShopify RebellionTimado, Yopaj, Pakazs, Hellscream, skemRegional Qualifiers – North AmericaOG.LATAMK1, DarkMago, ILICH-, Elmisho, MoOzRegional Qualifiers – South AmericaEdgepayk, PiPi, Vitaly, Michael, YadomiRegional Qualifiers – South AmericaXtreme GamingAme, Xm, Xxs, XinQ, polosonRegional Qualifiers – ChinaYakult Brothersflyfly, Emo, zeal, Pyw, Oli-Regional Qualifiers – China
Dota 2 DreamLeague Season 26 schedule and format
Similar to previous iterations of DreamLeague, Season 26 will feature two separate group stages before heading to the playoffs. The first group stage will kick off on May 19, 2025, from where the top eight teams will make their way into the second group stage, while the bottom eight teams will be eliminated from the tournament.
A total of four teams will make their way into the playoffs after the second group stage, as the top two placed teams will fight it out in the upper-bracket final for a spot in the Grand Final. However, the third and fourth-placed teams from the second group stage will start their playoff journey from the lower-bracket semi-final, while all the teams placed between fifth and eighth in the second group stage will be eliminated after this point.
Here’s the full schedule for all the matches from the first group stage of the tournament:
Group A
MatchDateTime (CDT)Team Liquid 0-2 BetBoom TeamMay 195amNigma Galaxy 2-0 Shopify RebellionMay 195amXtreme Gaming 1-1 BOOM EsportsMay 195amAurora 1-1 OG.LATAMMay 195amTeam Liquid 2-0 Nigma GalaxyMay 1910amBOOM Esports 0-2 Aurora GamingMay 1910amOG.LATAM 1-1 BetBoom TeamMay 1910amShopify Rebellion 2-0 Xtreme GamingMay 1910amNigma Galaxy 1-1 Aurora GamingMay 205amShopify Rebellion 1-1 BetBoom TeamMay 205amTeam Liquid 1-1 Xtreme GamingMay 205amBOOM Esports 2-0 OG.LATAMMay 205amTeam Liquid 0-2 Aurora GamingMay 2010amNigma Galaxy 2-0 OG.LATAMMay 2010amXtreme Gaming 1-1 BetBoom TeamMay 2010amShopify Rebellion 0-2 BOOM EsportsMay 2010amBetBoom Team 1-1 Aurora GamingMay 215amTeam Liquid 1-1 Shopify RebellionMay 215amBOOM Esports 0-2 Nigma GalaxyMay 215amOG.LATAM 1-1 Xtreme GamingMay 215amBetBoom Team 0-2 Nigma GalaxyMay 2110amOG.LATAM 0-2 Shopify RebellionMay 2110amTeam Liquid 2-0 BOOM EsportsMay 2110amAurora Gaming 2-0 Xtreme GamingMay 2110amXtreme Gaming 1-1 Nigma GalaxyMay 225amTeam Liquid 2-0 OG.LATAM
May 225amBetBoom Team 2-0 BOOM Esports
May 225amAurora Gaming 1-1 Shopify Rebellion
May 225am
Group B
MatchDateTime (CDT)PARIVISION 2-0 Team FalconsMay 197:30amYakult Brothers 1-1 NAVI JuniorMay 197:30amGaimin Gladiators 2-0 EdgeMay 197:30amAVULUS 1-1 Talon EsportsMay 197:30amTeam Falcons 1-1 Gaimin GladiatorsMay 1912:30pmNAVI Junior 2-0 AVULUSMay 1912:30pmPARIVISION 1-1 Talon EsportsMay 1912:30pmEdge 0-2 Yakult BrothersMay 1912:30pmTalon Esports 0-2 Team FalconsMay 207:30amPARIVISION 1-1 Yakult BrothersMay 207:30amAVULUS 0-2 Gaimin GladiatorsMay 207:30amNAVI Junior 0-2 EdgeMay 207:30amPARIVISION 2-0 Gaimin GladiatorsMay 2012:30pmYakult Brothers 2-0 Team FalconsMay 2012:30pmTalon Esports 2-0 NAVI JuniorMay 2012:30pmAVULUS 2-0 EdgeMay 2012:30pmPARIVISION 2-0 AVULUSMay 217:30amNAVI Junior 2-0 Gaimin GladiatorsMay 217:30amEdge 0-2 Team FalconsMay 217:30amTalon Esports 2-0 Yakult BrothersMay 217:30amGaimin Gladiators 1-1 Yakult BrothersMay 2112:30pmPARIVISION 2-0 NAVI JuniorMay 2112:30pmTeam Falcons 1-1 AVULUSMay 2112:30pmEdge 1-1 Talon EsportsMay 2112:30pmYakult Brothers 2-0 AVULUSMay 227:30amGaimin Gladiators 1-1 Talon Esports
May 227:30amTeam Falcons 1-1 NAVI Junior
May 227:30amPARIVISION 2-0 Edge
May 227:30am
Group Stage 1 tiebreaker
MatchDateTimeGaimin Gladiators 2-1 Team FalconsMay 225am
Group Stage 1 standings
Group A
StandingTeamBo2 score (overall score)1Aurora Gaming3-4-0 (10-4)2Nigma Galaxy4-2-1 (10-4)3BetBoom Team2-4-1 (8-6)4Team Liquid3-2-2 (8-6)5Shopify Rebellion2-3-2 (7-7)6Xtreme Gaming0-5-2 (5-9)7BOOM Esports2-1-4 (5-9)8OG.LATAM0-3-4 (3-11)
Group B
StandingTeamBo2 score (overall score)1PARIVISION5-2-0 (12-2)2Yakult Brothers3-3-1 (9-5)3Talon Esports2-4-1 (8-6)4Gaimin Gladiators (Won tiebreaker)2-3-2 (7-7)5Team Falcons (Lost tiebreaker)2-3-2 (7-7)6NAVI Junior2-2-3 (6-8)7AVULUS1-2-4 (4-10)8Edge1-1-5 (3-11)
The top four teams from both groups will head into the second group stage while the bottom four teams will be eliminated. Here are the fixtures for the second group stage:
Group Stage 2
MatchDateTime (CDT)Aurora Gaming 0-2 BetBoom TeamMay 234:30amYakult Brothers 2-0 Team LiquidMay 237:30amGaimin Gladiators 2-0 Nigma GalaxyMay 2310:30amTalon Esports 1-2 PARIVISIONMay 231:30pmYakult Brothers 1-2 Nigma GalaxyMay 244:30amTalon Esports 2-0 Gaimin GladiatorsMay 247:30amAurora Gaming 2-1 Team LiquidMay 2410:30amBetBoom Team 0-2 PARIVISIONMay 241:30pmNigma Galaxy 1-2 Talon EsportsMay 254:30amPARIVISION 2-0 Yakult BrothersMay 257:30amAurora Gaming 1-2 Gaimin GladiatorsMay 2510:30amTeam Liquid 1-2 BetBoom TeamMay 251:30pmAurora Gaming 2-1 Talon EsportsMay 264:30amNigma Galaxy 0-2 BetBoom TeamMay 267:30amGaimin Gladiators 0-2 Yakult BrothersMay 2610:30amPARIVISION 2-0 Team LiquidMay 261:30pmYakult Brothers vs Talon EsportsMay 274:30amAurora Gaming vs PARIVISIONMay 277:30amTeam Liquid vs Nigma GalaxyMay 2710:30amBetBoom Team vs Gaimin GladiatorsMay 271:30pmAurora Gaming vs Yakult BrothersMay 284:30amTalon Esports vs BetBoom TeamMay 287:30amGaimin Gladiators vs Team LiquidMay 2810:30amNigma Galaxy vs PARIVISIONMay 281:30pmTeam Liquid vs Talon EsportsMay 294:30amBetBoom Team vs Yakult BrothersMay 297:30amAurora Gaming vs Nigma GalaxyMay 2910:30amPARIVISION vs Gaimin GladiatorsMay 291:30pm
All the matches from the first group stage featured best-of-twos, and teams have moved on to the next round based on their performances. The second group stage features eight teams playing best-of-threes against each other, with the top two teams making it into the upper bracket, and the third and fourth placed teams into the lower bracket while the bottom four teams are eliminated from the tournament.
We will update this section with the results and standings as the matches from the second group stage progress. Additionally, the schedule for the playoffs will be revealed as we complete the second group stage of DreamLeague Season 26.
Where to watch the Dota 2 DreamLeague Season 26
DreamLeague is famous for streaming multiple matches simultaneously during the group stage. You can catch all of these matches live across the various Twitch channels of ESL as listed here:
You can also check out all the VODs of the matches on the ESL Dota 2 YouTube channel.
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