Large LAN Tournament — GAMERS GALAXY: Dota 2 Invitational Series Dubai 2022
GAMERS GALAXY: Dota 2 Invitational Series Dubai 2022 is a large LAN tournament with a $270,000 prize pool that takes place in Dubai on March 2-6. It features top teams from Europe, CIS, Southeast Asia and North America.
List of participants:
- Nigma Galaxy
- Nigma Galaxy SEA
- Team Spirit
- Virtus Pro
- Tundra Esports
- Team Secret
- OG
- TSM
- BOOM Esports
- Fnatic
Format
The group stage of the tournament is scheduled for March 2-3. All participants are divided into 2 groups to play each other by a Round Robin system in a BO3 series. After that:
- 1st and 2nd places advance to the Play-off;
- 3rd and 4th places advance to the Play-in ;
- 5th places leave the tournament.
The Play-in stage takes place on March 3. Third-place teams from one group play against fourth-place teams from another group in a BO3 series. The winner advances to the Play-off, while the loser leaves the tournament.
The Play-off stage takes place on March 4-6. There, 8 teams from the previous 2 stages compete in a Double Elimination bracket. The grand final has a BO5 format, and all the other matches have a BO3 format.