Indeed, lots of esports are catching fire in 2022, returning with live crowds once again. Accordingly, the ESL One Stockholm 2022 event for Dota 2 will have the live crowd back for the first time since 2020. Indeed, read on as we offer up all the viewership details you need to enjoy the event!
Event Background
With regards to the background of the event, this is the very first Major of the 2021/22 Dota Pro Circuit. Re-uniting the entire international Dota 2 community, the offline event has the entire community heading to Stockholm.
Indeed, running from May 12th to May 22nd, we can’t wait to see the top 14 teams in the world compete for pride and prize. Apart from the $500,000 on the line, there are also a tonne of Dota Pro Circuit points on the line for the teams which will allow them to qualify for The International further down the line.
Anyways, here are your competitors heading into this exciting event, split according to each region:
Western Europe
- OG
- Gaimin Gladiators
- Team Liquid
- Tundra Esports
Eastern Europe
- BetBoom Team
- Team Spirit
- Mind Games
Southeast Asia
- Fnatic
- BOOM Esports
- T1
North America
- TSM
- Evil Geniuses
South America
- Thunder Awaken
- beastcoast
Read on as we dive into the details of the event!
Format
Considering the number of teams competing, there’ll be a two-stage format for this event.
First things first, we’ll have a Group Stage. Taking place from May 12th to May 15th, we’ll have two groups of seven teams each. Following a single round robin, with BO2 matches, seeded will be as follows:
- 1-4 – Advance to the Upper Bracket of the Playoffs
- 5-6 – Advance to the Lower Bracket of the Playoffs
- Remaining teams – Eliminated
Take a look at your groups below:
- A: beastcoast, BetBoom Team, BOOM Esports, Evil Geniuses, OG, T1, Tundra Esports
- B: Fnatic, Gaimin Gladiators, Mind Games, Team Liquid, Team Spirit, Thunder Awaken, TSM
With only the best moving onto the Playoffs, we’ll have a final double elimination bracket to enjoy. Running from May 16th to May 22nd, aall matches will be BO3 except for the epic Grand Final which will be a best-of-five.
Schedule for the ESL One Stockholm 2022
Accordingly, the schedule can be viewed in full through the event page. Regardless, find the schedule for the first day of competition below:
Group A – May 12th (CEST)
- EG vs Tundra
- OG vs beastcoast
- BOOM vs BB Team
- EG vs T1
- OG vs BOOM
- beastcoast vs BB Team
Group B – May 12th (CEST)
- Liquid vs TA
- Fnatic vs Team Spirit
- TSM vs GG
- Fnatic vs TSM
- Team Spirit vs GG
- TA vs MG
Following the CEST time zone, each group will have the first three matches at 12:00, and the following three at 14:30pm.
Watch the ESL One Stockholm 2022 on esportsguide
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Predictions
Considering that this is the first international competition for the 2021/22 season, best we look at last year’s international landscape to understand the likely outcome:
- 1 – Team Spirit
- 2 – PSG LGD
- 3 – Team Secret
- 4 – Invictus Gaming
Team Spirit, the world champions, remain the favourites – can they prove that TI wasn’t a fluke?
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