Galaxy Battles II Major Qualifiers: Participants, Dates, Format
Galaxy Battles II Major Qualifiers: Participants, Dates, Format
The organizers of the first major Dota 2 tournament in 2018 revealed participants of closed regional qualifiers, as well as dates and format of the qualifiers.
Qualifiers for Galaxy Battles II: Emerging Worlds will be held in six regions: North America, South America, Europe, CIS, Southeast Asia and China. The closed regional qualifiers will feature 2 stages. In the first stage 8 teams will be divided into two groups with GSL system and Bo3 matches. One best team from each group will advance to Stage 2, where they will face two invited teams in a single-elimination bracket with Bo3 matches. The winner qualifies to the main event. Teams that will place second in the European and China qualifiers will advance to Wild-Card stage and compete against the winner and runner-up of the New Blood Championships – Skyville and PG.Barracx.
CIS Region
- Group stage – November 20-23
- Playoff – November 28
Participating teams
- Vega Squadron (Stage 2 invite)
- Natus Vincere (Stage 2 invite)
- Team Empire
- Team Spirit
- Spartak
- Effect
- M19
- Double Dimension
- Open Qualifier Winner
- Open Qualifier Winner
EU Region
- Group stage – November 24-27
- Playoff – November 30
Participating teams
- Kinquin (Stage 2 invite)
- Team Secret (Stage 2 invite)
- mousesports
- Mid or Feed
- Penta Sports
- HellRaisers
- The Final Tribe
- TBD
- Open Qualifier Winner
- Open Qualifier Winner
SEA Region
- Group stage – November 20-23
- Playoff – November 28
Participating teams
- Fnatic (Stage 2 invite)
- Mineski (Stage 2 invite)
- WG.Unity
- Fire Dragoon
- Clutch Gamers
- Execration
- New Beginning
- Happy Feet
- Open Qualifier Winner
- Open Qualifier Winner
SA Region
- Group stage – November 20-23
- Playoff – November 30
Participating teams
- SG e-sports (Stage 2 invite)
- Midas Club Elite (Stage 2 invite)
- Midas Club Victory
- Luccin
- Sacred
- TShow Rising
- STARS
- Mad Kings
- Open Qualifier Winner
- Open Qualifier Winner
NA Region
- Group stage – November 24-27
- Playoff – November 28
Participating teams
- OpTic Gaming (Stage 2 invite)
- Complexity (Stage 2 invite)
- Digital Chaos
- Leviathan
- Blue Pikachu
- Immortals
- VG.J.Storm
- Wheel Whreck While Whistling
- Open Qualifier Winner
- Open Qualifier Winner
Dates and participants of the Chinese qualifiers are still not revealed.
Galaxy Battles II: Emerging Worlds will be held on January 15-21 at the Philippine Arena. Eighteen teams will compete for a share of a $1,000,000 prize pool.