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DreamLeague Season 28
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DreamLeague Season 28
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Sponsor(s):
Server:
Europe West
Type:
Online
Format:
Round-robin group stage
Double-elimination playoffs
Double-elimination playoffs
Prize Pool:
$1,000,000 USD
Start Date:
2026-02-16
End Date:
2026-03-01
Game:
Version:
Teams:
16
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Links
Chronology
Format
[edit]- Group Stage 1 (February 16 - February 20)
- Two single round-robin groups of eight teams each
- All series consist of two games
- Top four teams from each group advance to group stage 2
- Remaining teams are eliminated
- Click here for Group Stage 1 tiebreaker rules
- If the tie is over a position of significance;
- Two teams - a Bo3 will be played
- Three teams or more - a Bo1 round-robin will be played
- If the tiebreaker does not resolve following the first round of the round robin
- Three teams - the tiebreaker will be replayed
- Four teams or more - the matrix listed below will be used to resolve the tie, adding the information from the tiebreaker matches to those gathered during the group stage
- If the tiebreaker does not resolve following the first round of the round robin
- For ties that are not over positions of significance (in order of importance):
- Neustadtl score
- Head-to-head record between the tied participants taking only game score into account
- Record vs the first team below the tied teams, continuing to each subsequent team below the tied teams til the tie is resolved
- 1v1 tiebreakers
- Group Stage 2 (February 21 - February 27)
- One single round-robin group of eight teams
- All matches are Bo3
- Top two teams advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs
- 3rd and 4th place teams advance to the lower bracket of the playoffs
- Remaining teams are eliminated
- Click here for Group Stage 2 tiebreaker rules
- If the tie is over a position of significance;
- Two teams - a Bo3 will be played
- Three teams or more - a Bo1 round-robin will be played
- If the tiebreaker does not resolve following the first round of the round robin
- Three teams - the tiebreaker will be replayed
- Four teams or more - the matrix listed below will be used to resolve the tie, adding the information from the tiebreaker matches to those gathered during the group stage
- If the tiebreaker does not resolve following the first round of the round robin
- For ties that are not over positions of significance (in order of importance):
- Number of 2-0 series
- Neustadtl score
- Head-to-head record between the tied participants taking only game score into account
- Record vs the first team below the tied teams, continuing to each subsequent team below the tied teams til the tie is resolved
- 1v1 tiebreakers
- Playoffs (February 28 - March 1)
- Double-elimination bracket
- Grand Final is Bo5, all other matches are Bo3
Prize Pool
[edit]$1,000,000 USD ($750,000 USD are awarded as Player Prize Money while $250,000 USD are awarded as Club Reward) and 23,090 EPT Points are spread among the participants as seen below:
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| Placement | Base | Group Stage 1 | Group Stage 2 |
| 1st | 4,800 | 420 | 420 |
| 2nd | 4,000 | 210 | - |
| 3rd | 3,200 | 105 | - |
| 4th | 2,560 | - | - |
| 5th | 1,920 | - | - |
| 6th | 1,600 | - | - |
| 7th | 960 | - | - |
| 8th | 640 | - | - |
| 9th - 10th | 400 | - | - |
| 11th - 12th | 200 | - | - |
| 13th - 14th | 112 | - | - |
| 15th - 16th | 48 | - | - |
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Group Stage 1
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Standings | ||||||
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| 1. | Aurora Gaming | 5-2-0 | 12-2 | |||
| 2. | PARIVISION | 4-3-0 | 11-3 | |||
| 3. | Team Liquid | 4-2-1 | 10-4 | |||
| 4. | BetBoom Team | 3-1-3 | 7-7 | |||
| 5. | OG | 3-1-3 | 7-7 | |||
| 6. | Team Yandex | 0-3-4 | 3-11 | |||
| 7. | paiN Gaming | 1-1-5 | 3-11 | |||
| 8. | Yakult Brothers | 1-1-5 | 3-11 | |||
| 1-1Feb 19 | 0-2Feb 17 | 0-2Feb 18 | 0-2Feb 17 | 0-2Feb 19 | 1-1Feb 18 | 1-1Feb 20 | ||
| 1-1Feb 19 | 2-0Feb 18 | 2-0Feb 17 | 1-1Feb 18 | 2-0Feb 16 | 2-0Feb 20 | 1-1Feb 19 | ||
| 2-0Feb 17 | 0-2Feb 18 | 2-0Feb 20 | 0-2Feb 19 | 1-1Feb 18 | 2-0Feb 17 | 0-2Feb 19 | ||
| 2-0Feb 18 | 0-2Feb 17 | 0-2Feb 20 | 1-1Feb 19 | 2-0Feb 18 | 2-0Feb 19 | 0-2Feb 16 | ||
| 2-0Feb 17 | 1-1Feb 18 | 2-0Feb 19 | 1-1Feb 19 | 2-0Feb 20 | 2-0Feb 17 | 0-2Feb 18 | ||
| 2-0Feb 19 | 0-2Feb 16 | 1-1Feb 18 | 0-2Feb 18 | 0-2Feb 20 | 0-2Feb 19 | 0-2Feb 17 | ||
| 1-1Feb 18 | 0-2Feb 20 | 0-2Feb 17 | 0-2Feb 19 | 0-2Feb 17 | 2-0Feb 19 | 0-2Feb 18 | ||
| 1-1Feb 20 | 1-1Feb 19 | 2-0Feb 19 | 2-0Feb 16 | 2-0Feb 18 | 2-0Feb 17 | 2-0Feb 18 | ||
Group B
[edit]| Standings | ||||||
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| 1. | MOUZ | 3-4-0 | 10-4 | |||
| 2. | Tundra Esports | 4-2-1 | 10-4 | |||
| 3. | Team Falcons | 3-3-1 | 9-5 | |||
| 4. | Xtreme Gaming | 2-4-1 | 8-6 | |||
| 5. | Natus Vincere | 3-1-3 | 7-7 | |||
| 6. | Team Spirit | 1-4-2 | 6-8 | |||
| 7. | GamerLegion | 0-4-3 | 4-10 | |||
| 8. | Execration | 1-0-6 | 2-12 | |||
| 0-2Feb 16 | 0-2Feb 18 | 1-1Feb 19 | 1-1Feb 17 | 1-1Feb 18 | 1-1Feb 20 | 2-0Feb 19 | ||
| 2-0Feb 16 | 1-1Feb 17 | 1-1Feb 19 | 1-1Feb 20 | 0-2Feb 18 | 1-1Feb 19 | 2-0Feb 18 | ||
| 2-0Feb 18 | 1-1Feb 17 | 0-2Feb 20 | 1-1Feb 16 | 2-0Feb 19 | 2-0Feb 18 | 2-0Feb 19 | ||
| 1-1Feb 19 | 1-1Feb 19 | 2-0Feb 20 | 0-2Feb 18 | 2-0Feb 17 | 1-1Feb 18 | 2-0Feb 17 | ||
| 1-1Feb 17 | 1-1Feb 20 | 1-1Feb 16 | 2-0Feb 18 | 2-0Feb 19 | 1-1Feb 19 | 2-0Feb 18 | ||
| 1-1Feb 18 | 2-0Feb 18 | 0-2Feb 19 | 0-2Feb 17 | 0-2Feb 19 | 2-0Feb 17 | 2-0Feb 20 | ||
| 1-1Feb 20 | 1-1Feb 19 | 0-2Feb 18 | 1-1Feb 18 | 1-1Feb 19 | 0-2Feb 17 | 0-2Feb 17 | ||
| 0-2Feb 19 | 0-2Feb 18 | 0-2Feb 19 | 0-2Feb 17 | 0-2Feb 18 | 0-2Feb 20 | 2-0Feb 17 | ||
- For detailed match results, click HERE.
Group Stage 2
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| Standings | ||||||
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| 1. | Team Liquid | 7-0 | 14-4 | |||
| 2. | Tundra Esports | 5-2 | 12-6 | |||
| 3. | Aurora Gaming | 4-3 | 11-8 | |||
| 4. | Xtreme Gaming | 4-3 | 9-8 | |||
| 5. | Team Falcons | 3-4 | 7-9 | |||
| 6. | PARIVISION | 2-5 | 6-11 | |||
| 7. | BetBoom Team | 2-5 | 7-11 | |||
| 8. | MOUZ | 1-6 | 4-13 | |||
| 1-2Feb 25 | 2-0Feb 21 | 2-1Feb 23 | 1-2Feb 24 | 2-0Feb 22 | 2-1Feb 27 | 1-2Feb 26 | ||
| 2-1Feb 25 | 0-2Feb 27 | 1-2Feb 21 | 1-2Feb 26 | 0-2Feb 24 | 0-2Feb 23 | 0-2Feb 22 | ||
| 0-2Feb 21 | 2-0Feb 27 | 0-2Feb 22 | 1-2Feb 25 | 2-1Feb 26 | 1-2Feb 24 | 0-2Feb 23 | ||
| 1-2Feb 23 | 2-1Feb 21 | 2-0Feb 22 | 1-2Feb 27 | 2-0Feb 25 | 2-1Feb 26 | 2-0Feb 24 | ||
| 2-1Feb 24 | 2-1Feb 26 | 2-1Feb 25 | 2-1Feb 27 | 2-0Feb 23 | 2-0Feb 22 | 2-0Feb 21 | ||
| 0-2Feb 22 | 2-0Feb 24 | 1-2Feb 26 | 0-2Feb 25 | 0-2Feb 23 | 2-0Feb 21 | 2-1Feb 27 | ||
| 1-2Feb 27 | 2-0Feb 23 | 2-1Feb 24 | 1-2Feb 26 | 0-2Feb 22 | 0-2Feb 21 | 1-2Feb 25 | ||
| 2-1Feb 26 | 2-0Feb 22 | 2-0Feb 23 | 0-2Feb 24 | 0-2Feb 21 | 1-2Feb 27 | 2-1Feb 25 | ||
- For detailed match results, click HERE.
Playoffs
[edit]|
Upper Bracket Final Upper Bracket Final UB Final UBF Grand Final Grand Final Final GF 0 2 February 28, 2026 - 18:40 CET 0:2(Bo3) 45:33 38:38
Casters: Lower Bracket Semifinal Lower Bracket Semifinal LB Semifinal LBSF Lower Bracket Final Lower Bracket Final LB Final LBF |
Additional Content
[edit]Broadcast
[edit]Streams
[edit]- For community streaming guidelines; click here.
Talent
[edit]Miscellaneous
[edit]Statistics Overview
[edit]Hero Stats
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| Hero | ∑ | W | L | WR | %T | ∑ | W | L | WR | ∑ | W | L | WR | ∑ | %T | ∑ | %T | Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 81 | 37 | 44 | 45.68% | 41.54% | 46 | 20 | 26 | 43.48% | 35 | 17 | 18 | 48.57% | 77 | 39.49% | 158 | 81.03% | Show
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| 2 | 74 | 41 | 33 | 55.41% | 37.95% | 35 | 15 | 20 | 42.86% | 39 | 26 | 13 | 66.67% | 47 | 24.10% | 121 | 62.05% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 65 | 31 | 34 | 47.69% | 33.33% | 35 | 14 | 21 | 40.00% | 30 | 17 | 13 | 56.67% | 41 | 21.03% | 106 | 54.36% | Show
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| 4 | 60 | 29 | 31 | 48.33% | 30.77% | 39 | 18 | 21 | 46.15% | 21 | 11 | 10 | 52.38% | 90 | 46.15% | 150 | 76.92% | Show
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| 5 | 54 | 33 | 21 | 61.11% | 27.69% | 22 | 14 | 8 | 63.64% | 32 | 19 | 13 | 59.38% | 95 | 48.72% | 149 | 76.41% | Show
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| 195 games played | 87W - 108L (44.62%) | 108W - 87L (55.38%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Click here for complete statistics table | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country Representation
[edit]| # | Country / Region | Representation | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 / 83 (22%) | 9Class, CHIRA_JUNIOR, Collapse, Dukalis, gpk~, Kataomi, Kiritych~, Malr1ne, MieRo, Mirele, Nightfall, Noticed, Pure, rue, Satanic, SSS, Corrupted, yamich | |
| 2 | 10 / 83 (12%) | Bob, cml, Natsumi, Nikko, Palos, Shanks, skem, TIMS, Tino, Yopaj | |
| 2 | 10 / 83 (12%) | Bignum, gotthejuice, kaori, lorenof, Mira, Niku, No[o]ne-, pma, Riddys, Yatoro | |
| 4 | 7 / 83 (8%) | Ame, BoBoKa, flyfly, fy, Xxs, Yang, 天命 | |
| 5 | 5 / 83 (6%) | MidOne, MooN, NothingToSay, Ws, xNova | |
| 5 | 5 / 83 (6%) | DarkMago, Elmisho, Frank, Parker, Scofield | |
| 5 | 5 / 83 (6%) | Fayde, RCY, Sneyking, Speeed, Yamsun | |
| 8 | 2 / 83 (2%) | panto, Smiling Knight | |
| 8 | 2 / 83 (2%) | BOOM, SabeRLight- | |
| 8 | 2 / 83 (2%) | Ace, Cr1t- | |
| 8 | 2 / 83 (2%) | Malady, watson | |
| 8 | 2 / 83 (2%) | Crystallis, Seleri | |
| 8 | 2 / 83 (2%) | Boxi, miCKe | |
| 14 | 1 / 83 (1%) | bzm | |
| 14 | 1 / 83 (1%) | tOfu | |
| 14 | 1 / 83 (1%) | Whitemon | |
| 14 | 1 / 83 (1%) | 33 | |
| 14 | 1 / 83 (1%) | ATF | |
| 14 | 1 / 83 (1%) | Zayac | |
| 14 | 1 / 83 (1%) | Save- | |
| 14 | 1 / 83 (1%) | Saksa | |
| 14 | 1 / 83 (1%) | Nisha | |
| 14 | 1 / 83 (1%) | skiter | |
| 14 | 1 / 83 (1%) | Ari |
References
[edit]- ↑ Team Spirit Dota 2 (2026-01-11). "Denis "Larl" Sigitov will mix six weeks due to personal reasons.".
- ↑ Falcons Esports (2026-02-23). "Our player @AmmarAlassaf6 will miss the next matches of #DreamLeague S28 due to an eye infection. @jonas_volek will replace him until he gets better.".
- ↑ Falcons Esports (2026-02-24). "Ivan “Corrupted” German will be replacing @AmmarAlassaf6 until he recovers from an eye infection.".
- ↑ paiN Gaming (2026-02-02). "O coração sempre soube…".
- ↑ paiN Gaming (2026-02-17). "We inform that Smiling Knight will replace Parker as a stand-in for the remainder of DreamLeague Season 28 of Dota 2.".
- ↑ Aurora Dota2 (2026-02-16). "Lorenof stays with us as a stand-in for the DreamLeague S28 Group Stage".
- ↑ ESL Dota2 (2026-02-04). "Not long left until #DreamLeague Season 28 begins!".
- ↑ ESL Dota2 (2026-02-14). "We have some fantastic Remote Talent joining us for #DreamLeague Season 28!".
- ↑ Paragon Events Dota 2 (2026-02-15). "Новый 28-й сезон DreamLeague уже близко".
- ↑ Okko Кибер Dota 2 (2026-02-15). "DreamLeague Season 28 уже близко!".