With the competitive Dota 2 scene anxiously awaiting The International later this year, there are still events to look forward to. Indeed, although no more points are available, some competition is still to be had – such as ESL One Fall 2021 next week! Read on for all the viewership details for this event.
Event Background
As I’ll reiterate, this event is not a component of the Dota Pro Circuit – the seeds for TI10 have already been finalized.
Instead, this is ESL throwing $400,000 on the line for 12 teams to compete for. Running from the 21st to the 29th August, the online event should be a great opportunity for some of the best teams in the world to enjoy some practice before the biggest event of the year.
Speaking of which, the following are the invited and qualified participating teams:
- Alliance
- Team Liquid
- Team Spirit
- T1
- Thunder Predator
- PSG.LGD
- beastcoast
- Virtus.pro
- Tundra Esports
- SG esports
- Closed Qualifier – Team Empire, Creepwave
Focusing on the European and CIS region, the competitors will definitely be making the most of this opportunity.
Format
In terms of format, the format makes the most of the week spread of competition.
Starting things off is a Group Stage. Here, the 12 teams will be divided into two groups of six. Accordingly, a single round-robin will then play out with BO2 matches.
Placements into the Playoffs will be dictated as follows:
- Top 2 of the group – Upper Bracket
- 3-4th of the group – Lower Bracket
- 5-6th of the group – Eliminated
As you can imagine, the Playoffs involve a classic double-elimination bracket with BO3 matches throughout. This stands except for the BO5 Grand Finalto close things off.
As of right now, the groups are yet to be determined but should be in the coming days.
Schedule for the ESL One Fall 2021 (CEST)
With regards to schedule, we highly recommend visiting the official event page schedule at the following link here.
Watch the ESL One Fall 2021 on esportsguide
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Predictions
Running back the clock for recent performances, one of the most recent events is none other than ESL One Summer 2021 from a couple months ago.
Featuring many of the invited teams, the following is how the competition stacked up back then:
- T1
- Virtus.pro
- Alliance
- OG
- Vikin.gg
- Quincy Crew
Although not all the teams were present, it does give us an idea with regards to the potential top 4 teams here – T1, Virtus.pro, Alliance and PSG.LGD.
Accordingly, PSG.LGD didn’t compete at ESL One Summer 2021, at roughly the same time they walked away as champions of the WePlay AniMajor.
Also note that all four of these mentioned teams will be making their way to The International together with beastcoast and Thunder Predator who are also competing.
Bearing all this in mind, we fully expect these teams to try their absolute hardest in order to make the most of this opportunity to practice before the big event.
In terms of a winner, it likely sits between PSG.LGD, Virtus.pro and Alliance, while the likes of OG, beastcoast and Thunder Predator will likely contend for lower positions.
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