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DreamLeague Season 20: Teams, Schedule, How to Watch and More

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DreamLeague Season 20: Teams, Schedule, How to Watch and More

Buckle your seatbelts for two weeks of Dota 2 action as the DreamLeague Season 20 is right around the corner 

DreamLeague Season 20 gets underway on June 11th, where sixteen teams from around the world are set to battle it out for a larger stake in the million-dollar prize pool and, of course, a direct invite to the Riyadh Masters. The 16-team event will host some of the biggest names in the competitive Dota 2 scene on Europe West servers. Have a look at our DreamLeague Season 20 viewers guide so that you can find out when and where to catch your favorite teams live in action. 

DreamLeague Season 20 Stream – How to Watch

Check out these streams to enjoy DreamLeague Season 20 live: 

DreamLeague Season 20-List Of Teams

The DreamLeague Season 20 will feature 16 teams. The participants receive their invites based on an EPT ELO-based ranking system. As a result, the best Dota 2 teams from each region can take part in the esteemed tournament. Each region gets a minimum of two slots. 

In the upcoming DreamLeague season, six teams come from Western Europe. Eastern Europe, North America, South America, China, and South East Asia have two representatives each. 

These teams will split into two groups in the group stage. 

Update: Execration pulled out of the tournament as they could not get visas for their players in time. BetBoom Team occupied Execration’s DreamLeague Season 20 slot. 

Group A

  • Evil Geniuses (South America) 
  • PSG.LGD (China)
  • Talon Esports (South East Asia)
  • Team Liquid (Western Europe) 
  • Team Secret (Western Europe) 
  • Team Spirit (Eastern Europe)
  • TSM (North America) 
  • Tundra Esports (Western Europe) 

Group B

  • 9Pandas (Eastern Europe) 
  • beastcoast (South America) 
  • Entity (Western Europe)
  • Execration (South East Asia) (Replaced by BetBoom Team, Eastern Europe)
  • Gaimin Gladiators (Western Europe) 
  • OG (Western Europe)
  • Shopify Rebellion (North Rebellion) 
  • Team Aster (China) 

DreamLeague Season 20-Prize 

Prize pool-$1 million USD 

  • 1st-$300,000 USD+Riyadh Masters invite
  • 2nd-$175,000 USD+Riyadh Masters invite 
  • 3rd-$120,000 USD
  • 4th-$85,000 USD
  • 5th-$52,500 USD
  • 6th- $47,500 USD
  • 7th-$42,500 USD
  • 8th-$37,500 USD
  • 9th-10th-$25,000 USD
  • 11th-12th-$20,000 USD
  • 13th-14th-$15,000 USD
  • 15-16th-$10,000 USD

DreamLeague Season 20-Format

There will be two group stages before the playoffs begin. In the first group stage, teams will divide into two groups of eight. The groups will be decided on a round-robin format. The matches will be best-of-two affairs. Four top teams from each group will progress to the second group stage, and the others will be eliminated. 

The second group stage will have a single eight-team group, which will be decided in a round-robin format as well. The top two sides will secure upper bracket qualifications and the next two teams will punch their tickets for the lower bracket playoffs. The remaining four will pack their bags for home. 

All matches beyond the first group stage, other than the grand final, are best-of-three battles. The grand final will be decided on a best-of-five basis. 

The upper bracket final winner will be the first grand finalist. The losing side will have a second chance at qualifying for the grand final as they will get to play the victor of the lower bracket semifinal. The winning side will meet the upper bracket final winner in the DreamLeague Season 20 Grand Final. 

DreamLeague Season 20 Schedule 

The first group stage matches will take place between 11-14 June. The schedule for the second group stage will be released after the first group stage ends. 

Group Stage 1 

Day 1, Sunday, June 11

  • Liquid 0 vs 2 Tundra (Group A, 3:00 PT, 6:00 ET, 12:00 CEST)
  • Secret 1 vs 1 Talon (Group A, 3:00 PT, 6:00 ET, 12:00 CEST)
  • Spirit 1 vs 1 TSM  (Group A, 3:00 PT, 6:00 ET, 12:00 CEST)
  • PSG.LGD 1 vs 1 Evil Geniuses (Group A, 3:00 PT, 6:00 ET, 12:00 CEST)
  • OG 1 vs 1 beastcoast (Group B, 5:30 PT, 8:30 ET, 14:30 PM CEST)
  • Gaimin Gladiators 1 vs 1 Shopify Rebellions (Group B, 5:30 PT, 8:30 ET, 14:30 PM CEST)
  • BetBoom Team 2 vs 0 Aster  (Group B, 5:30 PT, 8:30 ET, 2:3014:30 PM CEST)
  • Entity 0 vs 2 9Pandas (5:30Group B, 5:30 PT, 8:308:30 ET, 2:3014:30 PM CEST)
  • PSG.LGD 1 vs 1 Spirit (Group A, 8:00 PT, 11:00 ET, 17:00 CEST)
  • Liquid 1 vs 1 Evil Geniuses (Group A, 8:00 PT, 11:00 ET, 17:00 CEST)
  • TSM 1 vs 1 Secret (Group A, 8:00 PT, 11:00 ET, 17:00 CEST)
  • Talon 1 vs 1 Tundra (Group A, 8:00 PT, 11:00 ET, 17:00 CEST)
  • Gaimin Gladiators 2 vs 0 9Pandas (Group B, 10:30 PT, 13:30 ET, 19:30 CEST)
  • beastcoast 1 vs 1 Entity (Group B, 10:30 PT, 13:30 ET, 19:30 CEST)
  • Aster 2 vs 0 OG (Group B, 10:30 PT, 13:30 ET, 19:30 CEST)
  • Shopify Rebellion 0 vs 2 BetBoom Team (Group B, 10:30 PT, 13:30 ET, 19:30 CEST)

Day 2, Monday, June 12

  • Liquid 0 vs 2 Talon (Group A, 3:00 PT, 6:00 ET, 12:00 CEST)
  • TSM 1 vs 1 Tundra (Group A, 3:00 PT, 6:00 ET, 12:00 CEST)
  • Secret 1 vs 1 PSG.LGD (Group A, 3:00 PT, 6:00 ET, 12:00 CEST)
  • Evil Geniuses 1 vs 1 Spirit (Group A, 3:00 PT, 6:00 ET, 12:00 CEST)
  • OG 1 vs 1 BetBoom Team (Group B, 5:30 PT, 8:30 ET, 14:30 PM CEST)
  • Gaimin Gladiators 1 vs 1 beastcoast (Group B, 5:30 PT, 8:30 ET, 14:30 PM CEST)
  • Aster 1 vs 1 9Pandas (Group B, 5:30 PT, 8:30 ET, 14:30 PM CEST)
  • Shopify Rebellion 1 vs 1 Entity (Group B, 5:30 PT, 8:30 ET, 14:30 PM CEST)
  • Evil Geniuses 1 vs 1 Secret (Group A, 8:00 PT, 11:00 ET, 17:00 CEST)
  • Liquid 1 vs 1 Spirit (Group A, 8:00 PT, 11:00 ET, 17:00 CEST)
  • PSG.LGD 1 vs 1 Tundra (Group A, 8:00 PT, 11:00 ET, 17:00 CEST)
  • Talon 1 vs 1 TSM (Group A, 8:00 PT, 11:00 ET, 17:00 CEST)
  • Gaimin Gladiators 1 vs 1 Aster (Group B, 10:30 PT, 13:30 ET, 19:30 CEST)
  • Shopify Rebellion 1 vs 1 beastcoast (Group B, 10:30 PT, 13:30 ET, 19:30 CEST)
  • 9Pandas 0 vs 2 BetBoom Team (Group B, 10:30 PT, 13:30 ET, 19:30 CEST)
  • Entity 0 vs 2 OG (Group B, 10:30 PT, 13:30 ET, 19:30 CEST)

Day 3, Tuesday, June 13

  • Liquid 0 vs 2 PSG.LGD (Group A, 3:00 PT, 6:00 ET, 12:00 CEST)
  • TSM 1 vs 1 Evil Geniuses (Group A, 3:00 PT, 6:00 ET, 12:00 CEST)
  • Spirit 1 vs 1 Talon (Group A, 3:00 PT, 6:00 ET, 12:00 CEST)
  • Secret 2 vs 0 Tundra (Group A, 3:00 PT, 6:00 ET, 12:00 CEST)
  • Aster 1 vs 1 Shopify (Group B, 5:30 PT, 8:30 ET, 14:30 PM CEST)
  • Gaimin Gladiators 2 vs 0 Entity (Group B, 5:30 PT, 8:30 ET, 14:30 PM CEST)
  • 9Pandas 2 vs 0 OG (Group B, 5:30 PT, 8:30 ET, 14:30 PM CEST)
  • beastcoast 2 vs 0 BetBoom Team (Group B, 5:30 PT, 8:30 ET, 14:30 PM CEST)
  • Spirit 1 vs 1 Tundra (Group A, 8:00 PT, 11:00 ET, 17:00 CEST)
  • Liquid 1 vs 1 Secret (Group A, 8:00 PT, 11:00 ET, 17:00 CEST)
  • Talon 1 vs 1 Evil Geniuses (Group A, 8:00 PT, 11:00 ET, 17:00 CEST)
  • PSG.LGD 1 Vs. 1 TSM (Group A, 8:00 PT, 11:00 ET, 17:00 CEST)
  • Gaimin Gladiators 1 vs 1 OG (Group B, 10:30 PT, 13:30 ET, 19:30 CEST)
  • Entity 1 vs 1 Execration (Group B, 10:30 PT, 13:30 ET, 19:30 CEST)
  • 9Pandas 1 vs 1 Shopify (Group B, 10:30 PT, 13:30 ET, 19:30 CEST)
  • beastcoast 1 vs 1 Aster (Group B, 10:30 PT, 13:30 ET, 19:30 CEST)

Day 4, Wednesday, June 14

  • Liquid 2 vs 0 TSM (Group A, 3:00 PT, 6:00 ET, 12:00 CEST)
  • Talon 1 vs 1 PSG.LGD (Group A, 3:00 PT, 6:00 ET, 12:00 CEST)
  • Tundra 1 vs 1 Evil Geniuses (Group A, 3:00 PT, 6:00 ET, 12:00 CEST)
  • Secret 0 vs 2 Spirit (Group A, 3:00 PT, 6:00 ET, 12:00 CEST)
  • Entity vs Aster (Group B, 5:30 PT, 8:30 ET, 14:30 PM CEST)
  • OG 1 vs 1 Shopify Rebellion (Group B, 5:30 PT, 8:30 ET, 14:30 PM CEST)
  • Gaimin Gladiators 0 vs 2 BetBoom Team (Group B, 5:30 PT, 8:30 ET, 14:30 PM CEST)
  • 9Pandas 2 vs 0 beastcoast (Group B, 5:30 PT, 8:30 ET, 14:30 PM CEST)

Tiebreaker-A

Secret 0 vs 1 Tundra (3:00 PT, 6:00 ET, 12:00 CEST)

Tundra 0 vs 1 Evil Geniuses (4:00 PT, 7:00 ET, 13:00 CEST)

Secret 0 vs 1 Evil Geniuses (5:00 PT, 8:00 ET, 14:00 CEST)

Group Stage 2 

Day 1, Friday, June 16

Aster 1 vs 2 9Pandas (2:00 PT, 5:00 ET, 11:00 CEST)

Team Spirit 0 vs 2 PSG.LGD (5:30 PT, 8:30 ET, 14:30 CEST)

Gaimin Gladiators 1 vs 2 BetBoom Team (9:00 PT, 12:00 ET, 17:00 CEST)

Evil Geniuses 2 vs 0 Talon (12:30 PT, 15:30 ET, 20:30 CEST)

Day 2. Saturday, June 17

Spirit 2 vs 1 9Pandas (2:00 PT, 5:00 ET, 11:00 CEST)

PSG.LGD 2 vs 0 Gaimin Gladiators (5:30 PT, 8:30 ET, 14:30 CEST)

Talon 2 vs 0 Aster (9:00 PT, 12:00 ET, 17:00 CEST)

BetBoom Team 2 vs 1 Evil Geniuses (12:30 PT, 15:30 ET, 20:30 CEST)

Day 3, Sunday, June 18

Spirit 0 vs 2 Gaimin Gladiators (2:00 PT, 5:00 ET, 11:00 CEST)

9Pandas 0 vs 2 Talon (5:30 PT, 8:30 ET, 14:30 CEST)

Evil Geniuses 1 vs 2 PSG.LGD (9:00 PT, 12:00 ET, 17:00 CEST)

Aster 0 vs 2 BetBoom Team (12:30 PT, 15:30 ET, 20:30 CEST)

Day 4, Monday, June 19

Gaimin Gladiators 2 vs 1 9Pandas (2:00 PT, 5:00 ET, 11:00 CEST)

PSG.LGD 2 vs 0 Talon (5:30 PT, 8:30 ET, 14:30 CEST)

Spirit 0 vs 2 BetBoom Team (9:00 PT, 12:00 ET, 17:00 CEST)

Evil Geniuses 2 vs 1 Aster (12:30 PT, 15:30 ET, 20:30 CEST)

Day 5, Tuesday, June 20

Talon 0 vs 2 Gaimin Gladiators (2:00 PT, 5:00 ET, 11:00 CEST)

BetBoom Team 2 vs 0 PSG.LGD (5:30 PT, 8:30 ET, 14:30 CEST)

9 Pandas 1 vs 2 Evil Geniuses (9:00 PT, 12:00 ET, 17:00 CEST)

Spirit 2 vs 0 Aster (12:30 PT, 15:30 ET, 20:30 CEST)

Day 6, Wednesday, June 21 

Talon 2 vs 1 BetBoom Team (2:00 PT, 5:00 ET, 11:00 CEST)

9Pandas 0 vs 2 PSG.LGD (5:30 PT, 8:30 ET, 14:30 CEST)

Aster 1 vs 2 Gaimin Gladiators (9:00 PT, 12:00 ET, 17:00 CEST)

Spirit 2 vs 0 Evil Geniuses (12:30 PT, 15:30 ET, 20:30 CEST)

Day 7, Thursday, June 22

BetBoom Team 1 vs 2 9Pandas (2:00 PT, 5:00 ET, 11:00 CEST)

Spirit 0 vs 2 Talon (5:30 PT, 8:30 ET, 14:30 CEST)

PSG.LGD 2 vs 0 Aster (9:00 PT, 12:00 ET, 17:00 CEST)

Gaimin Gladiators 2 vs 1 Evil Geniuses (12:30 PT, 15:30 ET, 20:30 CEST)

Tiebreaker 

Friday, June 23

BetBoom Team 2 vs 0 Gaimin Gladiators (9:00 PT, 12:00 ET, 17:00 CEST)

Playoffs 

Saturday, June 24

  • Lower Bracket Semifinal (Gaimin Gladiators 2 vs 1 Talon Esports, 6:00 PT, 9:00 ET, 15:00 CEST)
  • Upper Bracket Final (PSG.LGD 0 vs 2 BetBoom Team, 9:30 PT, 12:30 ET, 18:30 CEST)

Sunday, June 25

  • Lower Bracket Final (PSG.LGD 1 vs 2 Gaimin Gladiators, 4:00 PT, 7:00 ET, 13:00 CEST)
  • Grand Final (BetBoom Team 2 vs 3 Gaimin Gladiators, 7:30 PT, 10:30 ET, 16:30 CEST)

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