The final stop on the road to the Esports World Cup has come and gone: DreamLeague Season 23 kicked off Monday, May 20 and aside from the customary million-dollar prize pool, teams fought for a coveted spot in Riyadh.
Five Dota 2 teams—BetBoom, Liquid, Xtreme, Gaimin Gladiators, and Falcons—already guaranteed invites to Saudi Arabia which means three spots were still up for grabs. OG, Spirit, and Tundra were next in line to lock their qualification spots in, while HEROIC, Shopify Rebellion, and Aurora sat just outside the top eight.
Here’s everything you need to know about DreamLeague Season 23: Full schedule, scores, standings, and more.
DreamLeague Season 23 Dota 2 format and prizes
DreamLeague Season 23 was the final event in the EPT season two calendar and decided which eight teams secured spots at the 2024 Esports World Cup in Riyadh. DreamLeague was a two-stage event with the 12 attending teams split into two groups.
Each group played out a best-of-two round-robin stage; the top two Dota 2 squads from each group headed to the playoff upper bracket, the next two hit the lower bracket, and the final two were eliminated. The last eight teams then played a double-elimination bracket through to the grand final, which was a best-of-five.
| Placement | Prize (USD) | Team |
|---|---|---|
| First | $300,000, 6,000 EPT Points | Team Falcons |
| Second | $175,000, 5,000 EPT Points | Gaimin Gladiators |
| Third | $120,000, 4,000 EPT Points | BetBoom Team |
| Fourth | $85,000, 3,200 EPT Points | Xtreme Gaming |
| Fifth | $57,500, 2,200 EPT Points | Tundra Esports, Azure Ray |
| Seventh | $47,500, 1,000 EPT Points | Aurora, HEROIC |
| Ninth | $30,000, 500 EPT Points | Shopify Rebellion, Team Liquid |
| 11th | $25,000, 250 EPT Points | NAVI, PSG Quest |
DreamLeague Season 23 Dota 2 schedule and results
Group stage
All match times are in Central Time (CT).
Monday, May 20
- 5am: Aurora 0-2 Xtreme | Gaimin 2-0 PSG Quest | HEROIC 0-2 Liquid
- 7:30am: BetBoom 2-0 NAVI | Shopify 0-2 Tundra | Azure Ray 2-0 Falcons
- 10:15am: HEROIC 2-0 PSG Quest | Aurora 2-0 Liquid | Gaimin 2-0 Xtreme
- 12:45pm: NAVI 1-1 Shopify | Azure Ray 2-0 BetBoom | Falcons 2-0 Tundra
Tuesday, May 21
- 5am: Gaimin 1-1 HEROIC | Aurora 1-1 PSG Quest | Liquid 1-1 Xtreme
- 7:30am: NAVI 0-2 Tundra | Azure Ray 1-1 Shopify | BetBoom 0-2 Falcons
- 10:15am: Aurora 1-1 HEROIC | PSG Quest 0-2 Xtreme | Gaimin 2-0 Liquid
- 12:45pm: Azure Ray 0-2 NAVI | Shopify 1-1 Falcons | BetBoom 0-2 Tundra
Wednesday, May 22
- 5am: HEROIC 0-2 Xtreme | Aurora 1-1 Gaimin | PSG Quest 1-1 Liquid
- 7:30am: BetBoom 2-0 Shopify | NAVI 0-2 Falcons | Azure Ray 1-1 Tundra
- 10:15am: Tiebreakers
- HEROIC 2-1 Liquid
- HEROIC progresses to playoffs, Liquid is eliminated.
- HEROIC 2-1 Liquid
Playoffs
Thursday, May 23
- 5am: Gaimin 2-0 Tundra
- Gaimin progresses to upper bracket final, Tundra falls to lower bracket.
- 8:30am: Falcons 2-0 Xtreme
- Falcons progresses to upper bracket final, Xtreme falls to lower bracket.
Friday, May 24
- 5am: Aurora 1-2 BetBoom
- Aurora is eliminated.
- 8:30am: Azure Ray 2-0 HEROIC
- HEROIC is eliminated.
- 12pm: Tundra 0-2 BetBoom
- Tundra is eliminated.
Saturday, May 25
- 5am: Xtreme 2-1 Azure Ray
- Azure Ray is eliminated.
- 8:30am: Gaimin 2-0 Falcons
- Gaimin progresses to the grand final, Falcons falls to lower bracket.
- 12pm: BetBoom 2-0 Xtreme
- BetBoom progresses to lower bracket final, Xtreme eliminated.
Sunday, May 26
- 5am: Falcons 2-1 BetBoom
- Winner progresses to grand final, loser eliminated in third.
- 9am: Gaimin 0-3 Falcons
- Grand final (best-of-five).
