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DOTA 2 DreamLeague Season 22's Group Stage 1: Schedule, Outcomes, and Additional Information

Akshat Trivedi
February 28, 2024 13:30 (UPDATED: February 29, 2024 23:40 IST)

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The inaugural ESL-organized tournament for 2024 is poised to commence with even higher stakes than its predecessors. DreamLeague Season 22 presents participants with not only substantial prize money but also valuable EPT points. This online tournament boasts an impressive prize pool of $1,000,000 and offers a total of 18,500 EPT points to be distributed among the competitors.

Sixteen of the globe's most formidable teams will vie for the majority of the prize pool and coveted EPT points. Among these sixteen teams, four — Gaimin Gladiators, BetBoom Team, Xtreme Gaming, and Team Liquid — secured direct invitations based on their standings on the EPT leaderboards, while the remaining teams earned their spots through regional qualifiers held last month.

The group stage consists of two segments, with the first group stage scheduled from February 25th to February 28th. Subsequently, the second phase will unfold between March 1st and March 7th. The culmination of the tournament will see the playoffs taking place on March 9th and 10th.

DreamLeague Season 22 Group Stage 1: All You Need to Know

Invited:

Gaimin Gladiators
Betboom Team
Xtreme Gaming
Team Liquid

Regional Qualifiers:

OG
Tundra Esports
Team Secret
Team Spirit
Virtus. pro
1win
Azure Ray
G2.iG
Aurora
Team Falcons
Shopify Rebellion
Heroic

Group Standings

Group A

Standing	Team	Series (W-D-L)	Games (W-L)	Qualified
1	BetBoom Team	3-3-0	9-3	TBD
2	Team Falcons	2-4-0	8-4	TBD
3	Gaimin Gladiators	2-2-2	6-6	TBD
3	OG	1-4-1	6-6	TBD
3	Virtus. pro	1-4-1	6-6	TBD
6	Heroic	2-1-3	5-7	TBD
6	Azure Ray	1-3-2	5-7	TBD
8	G2.iG	0-3-3	3-9	TBD

Group B

Standing	Team	Series (W-D-L)	Games (W-L)	Qualified
1	Aurora	2-4-0	8-4	TBD
1	Shopify Rebellion	2-4-0	8-4	TBD
1	Xtreme Gaming	2-4-0	8-4	TBD
4	Team Spirit	2-3-1	7-5	TBD
5	Tundra Esports	1-4-1	6-6	TBD
6	Team Secret	0-5-1	5-7	TBD
7	Team Liquid	0-3-3	4-8	TBD
7	1win	0-3-3	4-8	TBD

Format

Group stage 1

Two single round-robin groups of eight teams each
All series consist of two games
Top four teams from each group advance to group stage 2
The remaining teams are eliminated

Schedule and Results

The tournament's group stage is split into two segments, and only the top four teams from each group will advance to phase 2. Group stage 1 is scheduled to take place from February 25th to February 28th, during which sixteen series will be played per day.

25th February

Group A

Time (SGT)	Match
7:00 PM	BetBoom Team [2] - [0] Gaimin Gladiators
7:00 PM	OG [2] - [0] G2.iG
7:00 PM	Team Falcons [1] - [1] Azure Ray
7:00 PM	Virtus.pro [2] - [0] Heroic
0:00 AM (26th Feb)	Team Falcons [1] - [1] OG
0:00 AM (26th Feb)	Azure Ray [1] - [1] Gaimin Gladiators
0:00 AM (26th Feb)	Heroic [2] - [0] G2.iG
0:00 AM (26th Feb)	BetBoom Team [1] - [1] Virtus.pro

Group B

Time (SGT)	Match
9:30 PM	Team Spirit [1] - [1] Tundra
9:30 PM	Team Secret [1] - [1] Xtreme Gaming
9:30 PM	Shopify Rebellion [1] - [1] Aurora
9:30 PM	1win [1] - [1] Team Liquid
2:30 AM (26th Feb)	Team Spirit [2] - [0] Team Liquid
2:30 AM (26th Feb)	Tundra [0] - [2] Xtreme Gaming
2:30 AM (26th Feb)	Team Secret [0] - [2] Shopify Rebellion
2:30 AM (26th Feb)	1win [0] - [2] Aurora

26th February

Group A

Time (SGT)	Match
7:00 PM	Gaimin Gladiators [1] - [1] OG
7:00 PM	BetBoom Team [2] - [0] Azure Ray
7:00 PM	G2.iG [1] - [1] Virtus.pro
7:00 PM	Heroic [0] - [2] Team Falcons
0:00 AM (27th Feb)	Team Falcons [1] - [1] G2.iG
0:00 AM (27th Feb)	BetBoom Team [2] - [0] OG
0:00 AM (27th Feb)	Virtus. pro [0] - [2] Gaimin Gladiators
0:00 AM (27th Feb)	Azure Ray [0] - [2] Heroic

Group B

Time (SGT)	Match
9:30 PM	Team Spirit [0] - [2] Xtreme Gaming
9:30 PM	Tundra [1] - [1] Shopify Rebellion
9:30 PM	Team Liquid [0] - [2] Aurora
9:30 PM	1win [1] - [1] Team Secret
2:30 AM (27th Feb)	Xtreme Gaming [1] - [1] Team Liquid
2:30 AM (27th Feb)	Team Spirit [1] - [1] Team Secret
2:30 AM (27th Feb)	Aurora [1] - [1] Tundra
2:30 AM (27th Feb)	Shopify Rebellion [2] - [0] 1win

27th February

Group A

Time (SGT)	Match
7:00 PM	G2.iG [0] - [2] Azure Ray
7:00 PM	Gaimin Gladiators [0] - [2] Team Falcons
7:00 PM	OG [1] - [1] Virtus.pro
7:00 PM	BetBoom Team [1] - [1] Heroic
0:00 AM (28th Feb)	OG [1] - [1] Azure Ray
0:00 AM (28th Feb)	Gaimin Gladiators [2] - [0] Heroic
0:00 AM (28th Feb)	BetBoom Team [1] - [1] G2.iG
0:00 AM (28th Feb)	Virtus. pro [1] - [1] Team Falcons

Group B

Time (SGT)	Match
9:30 PM	Shopify Rebellion [1] - [1] Team Liquid
9:30 PM	Team Secret [1] - [1] Tundra
9:30 PM	Aurora [1] - [1] Xtreme Gaming
9:30 PM	Team Spirit [2] - [0] 1win
2:30 AM (28th Feb)	Team Liquid [0] - [2] Tundra
2:30 AM (28th Feb)	Team Spirit [1] - [1] Shopify Rebellion
2:30 AM (28th Feb)	Aurora [1] - [1] Team Secret
2:30 AM (28th Feb)	Xtreme Gaming [1] - [1] 1win

28th February

Group A

Time (SGT)	Match
7:00 PM	Heroic vs OG
7:00 PM	BetBoom Team vs Team Falcons
7:00 PM	Azure Ray vs Virtus. pro
7:00 PM	G2.iG vs Gaimin Gladiators

Group B

Time (SGT)	Match
9:30 PM	Team Liquid vs Team Secret
9:30 PM	Team Spirit vs Aurora
9:30 PM	Xtreme Gaming vs Shopify Rebellion
9:30 PM	Tundra vs 1win

Prize pool distribution

Based on final positions, the $1,000,000 will be divided among the 16 teams as follows:

1st - $300,000 (4,200 EPT Points)
2nd - $175,000 (3,500 EPT Points)
3rd - $120,000 (2,800 EPT Points)
4th - $85,000 (2,240 EPT Points)
5th - $52,500 (1,680 EPT Points)
6th - $47,500 (1,400 EPT Points)
7th - $42,500 (840 EPT Points)
8th - $37,500 (560 EPT Points)
9th-10th - $25,000 (350 EPT Points)
11th-12th - $20,000 (175 EPT Points)
13th-14th - $15,000 (98 EPT Points)
15th-16th - $10,000 (42 EPT Points)

Where to watch

The DreamLeague Season 22 will have four games running simultaneously. Readers can watch the official matches on ESL's official Twitch channel or the official YouTube channel. Here are the links to the streams: