Riyadh Masters 2024: Teams, Schedule, Format, Prize Pool and more

Get ready for the Riyadh Masters 2024, part of the Esports World Cup line-up, as it features the world's best Dota 2 teams competing for a staggering $5,000,000 prize pool.

The Riyadh Masters 2024 brings together 20 of the world's top Dota 2 teams, including most of The International 2024 (TI13) contenders, as the event promises to be a prime testing ground for the evolution of new strategies.

Here’s all you need to know about the Dota 2 Riyadh Masters 2024:

Riyadh Masters 2024 Dates, Venue & other details

• No. of teams: 20
• Tournament dates & format:
  • Play-In Stage: July 4th to 7th
    • Two groups of six teams each
    • Single round-robin Bo2
    • Eight teams advance to the group stage
    • Four teams are eliminated

Group Stage: July 10th to 14th

• Two groups of eight teams each
• Single round-robin Bo2
• The top four teams from each group advance to the upper bracket of the Playoffs
• 5th & 6th place teams from each group advance to the lower bracket of the Playoffs
• The remaining teams are eliminated

Playoffs: July 16th to 21st

• Double elimination bracket
• All matches are Bo3 except the grand final
• The grand final is Bo5

• Venue: The Dota 2 Riyadh Masters 2024 will be held offline in Riyadh

Riyadh Masters 2024 Teams

A total of 20 Dota 2 teams will participate in the Riyadh Masters 2024 – eight teams seeded directly in the group stage and the remaining teams seeded in the play-in stage.

Group Stage Seeds

• Team Falcons
• BetBoom Team
• Gaimin Gladiators
• Xtreme Gaming
• Tundra Esports
• Team Liquid
• OG
• Team Spirit

These eight Dota 2 teams earned their spots in the group stage directly through the EPT Leaderboard, amassing the most points throughout the season.

Play-In Seeds

• Entity
• Mouz
• Virtus Pro
• PSG Quest
• G2.iG
• LGD Gaming
• Azure Ray
• Aurora
• Blacklist International
• Nouns
• Heroic
• Beastcoast

These twelve Dota 2 teams earned their spots in the play-in stage through the regional qualifiers, having to compete against other contenders to emerge victorious.

Riyadh Masters 2024 Schedule & Format

In this stage, twelve Dota 2 teams will be divided into two groups of six, as they clash in a single round-robin Bo2 (best-of-two) format. The top three teams from each group secure their spots in the Group Stage.

After the round-robin, the 4th and 5th place teams from each group battle in a Bo3 (best-of-three) series for a shot at joining the top three. Winners from these matches advance to the Group Stage alongside the other qualified teams.

At the end of the Play-In stage, two teams will be eliminated.

The groups for the Riyadh Masters 2024 Play-In stage are as follows:

Group A

• Beastcoast
• Blacklist International
• Entity
• G2.iG
• LGD Gaming
• Virtus Pro

Group B

• Aurora
• Azure Ray
• Heroic
• Mouz
• Nouns
• PSG Quest

Riyadh Masters 2024 Group Stage & Playoffs

The Riyadh Masters 2024 group stage will be held between July 10th - 14th, whereas the Playoffs will take place between July 16th - 21st, 2024. The group stage and playoff teams will be determined after the conclusion of the Play-In stage.

BLAST will update this news article as and when the information is public.

Riyadh Masters 2024 Prize Pool, Twitch Stream & Broadcast Talent

The prize pool for the Dota 2 Riyadh Masters 2024 is a whopping $5,000,000. The winner walks away with the lion’s share of the prize money set at $1.5 million, constituting 30% of the prize pool. Meanwhile, the second place walks away with nearly half the prize money set at $800,000.

The Dota 2 esports event will be simultaneously streamed live on three channels – Primary, Secondary and Tertiary – on Twitch and YouTube.

Additionally, the list of English broadcast talent has been announced. Click here to know who's going to entertain the fans with the best commentary in one of the biggest Dota 2 esports events.

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