Indeed, with the conclusion of The International, we’ve entered the off-season of competitive Dota 2. Accordingly, it’s the time for player breaks and exciting roster changes. Also, some lower tier events also take place. One such event is the upcoming IESF World Championship 2021 and you can read on below for all of the viewership details you need!
Event Background
For those unaware, this is as close as we’ll be getting to a Dota 2 World Cup with international rosters. Accordingly, participants are national teams who’ll be heading to Israel in the coming weeks.
Indeed, running from 14th November all the way to 19th November, the offline event looks to host 12 international teams in an offline environment for some exciting competitive Dota 2.
With no announcement of prize pools or points, teams seem to be competing for pride and country. Below, take a look at all the competing teams below:
- Czech Republic – Arin, Mambos, Tipek, Filminy, Muf
- Belgium – Yuma, Nsphere, Davai Lama, Applepie, t-bag
- Greece – Focus, ntakii, SkyLark, Maybe Next Time, SsaSpartan
- Turkey – Avalanche, Neon, sneaky, W3ssenT, Chef
- Pakistan – Hawkeye, R.I.Muffin, Sanity, ArrOw, Joker
- Mongolia – x123, Sanctity, eleven, Hishgee, Ace12
- Thailand – KNP, Fearless, Masaros, Q, boombell
- Russia – ImbaCh, layme, Limitless, deihra, {T}SA
- Guatemala – Sazoo, NazG, Yogi, Kalev, Morgan Freefarm
- Chile – Sie7e, Revenant, 55, Moonlight, Kezia
- Mexico – TBD
- Namibia – FreyTiX, Phycodamage, PoRRa07, APoC, AllGoodNamesRGone
Following stages of qualifications for the regions involved, we have this final twelve. Do note that specifically, these regions are West Europe, East Europe, South Asia, Mongolia, Southeast Asia, CIS, CentrL America, South America, North America and Africa!
Time to dive into the format!
Format
With regards to the format, we have no official word from the IESF themselves. Accordingly, we’ll be going off of last year’s event to figure out how the event will likely work out. However, what doesn’t help is that the 2020 iteration was in fact cancelled for health reasons.
Indeed, we have 12 teams attending this final championship event. Specifically, this will likely result in a group stage with 3 teams of 4. From this point, the top 2 teams in each groups will then proceed to the final bracket which will likely be double elimination bracket.
We’ll be sure to keep you updated. In the next three days, finals details will be revealed at the event page here.
Schedule for the IESF World Championship 2021
Also, with regards to schedule, no information has been made public. Running from 14th to the 19th November, it’s likely you’ll need to check out the event page for more specific schedule updated daily.
Watch the IESF World Championship 2021 on esportsguide
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Predictions
The last time this event took place was all the way back in 2019 where another 20 teams went at it. From all the teams since, Thailand placed second here and are also favourites heading into this event.
Otherwise, we’re just happy to see Dota 2 hosting such exciting events to add a new storyline to the community on an international basis. We’ll know on 20th November whether or not our prediction was correct.
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