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Tier 1 Tournaments

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Tier 1 Tournaments offer an outstanding prize pool, are almost exclusively played offline, and feature the best teams from all over the world. They are commonly held by well-established franchises and are considered especially prestigious amongst the community.
Highlighted tournaments are special Dota Major Championships events which are sponsored by Valve.


Tournaments[edit]

2023[edit]

S
Tournament
Date
Prize Pool
Location
P#
Winner
Runner-up
The International  The International 2023
Oct 14 - 29, 2023
 
United States Seattle
18 participants
 
TBD
 
TBD
Riyadh Masters  Riyadh Masters 2023
Jul 19 - 30, 2023
$15,000,000
Saudi Arabia Riyadh
20 participants
 
TBD
 
TBD
Dota Pro Circuit  Bali Major 2023
Jun 29 - Jul 9, 2023
$500,000
Indonesia Bali
18 participants
 
TBD
 
TBD
DreamLeagueDreamLeague  DreamLeague Season 20
Jun 11 - 25, 2023
$1,000,000
Europe Europe
16 participants
 
TBD
 
TBD
Dota Pro Circuit  ESL One Berlin Major 2023
Apr 26 - May 7, 2023
$500,000
Germany Berlin
18 participants
 
Gaimin GladiatorsGaimin GladiatorsGaimin Gladiators
 
Team LiquidTeam LiquidTeam Liquid
DreamLeagueDreamLeague  DreamLeague Season 19
Apr 9 - 23, 2023
$1,000,000
Europe Europe
16 participants
 
Gaimin GladiatorsGaimin GladiatorsGaimin Gladiators
 
Team LiquidTeam LiquidTeam Liquid
Dota Pro Circuit  Lima Major 2023
Feb 22 - Mar 5, 2023
$500,000
Peru Lima
18 participants
 
Gaimin GladiatorsGaimin GladiatorsGaimin Gladiators
 
Team LiquidTeam LiquidTeam Liquid

2022[edit]

S
Tournament
Date
Prize Pool
Location
P#
Winner
Runner-up
The International  The International 2022
Oct 15 - 30, 2022
$18,930,775
Singapore Singapore
20 participants
 
Tundra EsportsTundra EsportsTundra Esports
 
Team SecretTeam SecretTeam Secret
ESL One  ESL One Malaysia 2022
Aug 23 - 28, 2022
$400,000
Malaysia Genting Highlands
12 participants
 
OGOGOG
 
Team AsterTeam AsterTeam Aster
Dota Pro Circuit  PGL Arlington Major 2022
Aug 4 - 14, 2022
$500,000
United States Arlington
17 participants
 
Team SpiritTeam SpiritTeam Spirit
 
PSG.LGDPSG.LGDPSG.LGD
  Riyadh Masters 2022
Jul 20 - 24, 2022
$4,000,000
Saudi Arabia Riyadh
10 participants
 
PSG.LGDPSG.LGDPSG.LGD
 
Team SpiritTeam SpiritTeam Spirit
Dota Pro Circuit  ESL One Stockholm Major 2022
May 12 - 22, 2022
$500,000
Sweden Stockholm
14 participants
 
OGOGOG
 
TSMTSMTSM
GAMERS GALAXY  GAMERS GALAXY: Invitational Series Dubai 2022
Mar 2 - 6, 2022
$272,467
United Arab Emirates Dubai
10 participants
 
BOOM EsportsBOOM EsportsBOOM Esports
 
Tundra EsportsTundra EsportsTundra Esports

2021[edit]

S
Tournament
Date
Prize Pool
Location
P#
Winner
Runner-up
The International  The International 2021
Oct 7 - 17, 2021
$40,018,195
Romania Bucharest
18 participants
 
Team SpiritTeam SpiritTeam Spirit
 
PSG.LGDPSG.LGDPSG.LGD
Dota PIT  OGA Dota PIT Invitational
Sep 6 - 10, 2021
$275,000
Europe Europe
8 participants
 
PSG.LGDPSG.LGDPSG.LGD
 
Team SpiritTeam SpiritTeam Spirit
ESL One  ESL One Fall 2021
Aug 21 - 29, 2021
$400,000
Europe EuropeCIS CIS
12 participants
 
Tundra EsportsTundra EsportsTundra Esports
 
PSG.LGDPSG.LGDPSG.LGD
ESL One  ESL One Summer 2021
Jun 16 - 20, 2021
$400,000
Europe Europe
12 participants
 
T1T1T1
 
Virtus.proVirtus.proVirtus.pro
Dota Pro Circuit  WePlay AniMajor
Jun 2 - 13, 2021
$500,000
Ukraine Kyiv
18 participants
 
PSG.LGDPSG.LGDPSG.LGD
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
Dota Pro Circuit  ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021
Mar 27 - Apr 4, 2021
$500,000
Singapore Singapore
16 participants
 
Invictus GamingInvictus GamingInvictus Gaming
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses

2020[edit]

S
Tournament
Date
Prize Pool
Location
P#
Winner
Runner-up
Epic League  EPIC League Season 2 Division 1
Dec 8 - 13, 2020
$500,000
Europe EuropeCIS CIS
8 participants
 
Virtus.proVirtus.proVirtus.pro
 
OGOGOG
ESL One  ESL One Germany 2020
Oct 5 - Nov 1, 2020
$400,000
Europe EuropeCIS CIS
16 participants
 
Team LiquidTeam LiquidTeam Liquid
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
OMEGA League  OMEGA League: Europe Immortal Division
Aug 14 - Sep 6, 2020
$500,000
Europe EuropeCIS CIS
12 participants
 
Team SecretTeam SecretTeam Secret
 
OGOGOG
Dota Pro Circuit  ONE Esports Singapore Major 2020
Jun 20 - 28, 2020
$1,000,000
Singapore Singapore
16 participants
Cancelled
EPICENTER  EPICENTER Major 2020
May 2 - 10, 2020
$1,000,000
Russia Moscow
16 participants
Cancelled
ESL One  ESL One Los Angeles 2020
Mar 15 - 22, 2020
$1,000,000
United States Los Angeles
16 participants
Cancelled
DreamLeague  DreamLeague Season 13
Jan 18 - 26, 2020
$1,000,000
Germany Leipzig
16 participants
 
Team SecretTeam SecretTeam Secret
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses

2019[edit]

S
Tournament
Date
Prize Pool
Location
P#
Winner
Runner-up
ONE Esports InvitationalONE Esports Invitational  ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational Singapore
Dec 17 - 22, 2019
$500,000
Singapore Singapore
12 participants
 
Vici GamingVici GamingVici Gaming
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
Mars Dota 2 League  MDL Chengdu Major
Nov 16 - 24, 2019
$1,000,000
China Chengdu
16 participants
 
TNC PredatorTNC PredatorTNC Predator
 
Vici GamingVici GamingVici Gaming
The International  The International 2019
Aug 15 - 25, 2019
$34,330,068
China Shanghai
18 participants
 
OGOGOG
 
Team LiquidTeam LiquidTeam Liquid
EPICENTER  EPICENTER Major 2019
Jun 22 - 30, 2019
$1,000,000
Russia Moscow
16 participants
 
Vici GamingVici GamingVici Gaming
 
Team LiquidTeam LiquidTeam Liquid
Mars Dota 2 League  MDL Disneyland® Paris Major
May 4 - 12, 2019
$1,000,000
France Paris
16 participants
 
Team SecretTeam SecretTeam Secret
 
Team LiquidTeam LiquidTeam Liquid
DreamLeague  DreamLeague Season 11
Mar 14 - 24, 2019
$1,000,000
Sweden Stockholm
16 participants
 
Vici GamingVici GamingVici Gaming
 
Virtus.proVirtus.proVirtus.pro
World Electronic Sports Games  World Electronic Sports Games 2018
Mar 7 - 10, 2019
$890,000
China Chongqing
24 participants
 
TNC PredatorTNC PredatorTNC Predator
 
Keen GamingKeen GamingKeen Gaming
Chongqing Major  The Chongqing Major
Jan 19 - 27, 2019
$1,000,000
China Chongqing
16 participants
 
Team SecretTeam SecretTeam Secret
 
Virtus.proVirtus.proVirtus.pro

2018[edit]

S
Tournament
Date
Prize Pool
Location
P#
Winner
Runner-up
Kuala Lumpur Major  The Kuala Lumpur Major
Nov 9 - 18, 2018
$1,000,000
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
16 participants
 
Virtus.proVirtus.proVirtus.pro
 
Team SecretTeam SecretTeam Secret
The International  The International 2018
Aug 15 - 25, 2018
$25,532,177
Canada Vancouver
18 participants
 
OGOGOG
 
PSG.LGDPSG.LGDPSG.LGD
Supermajor  China Dota2 Supermajor
Jun 2 - 10, 2018
$1,500,000
China Shanghai
16 participants
 
Team LiquidTeam LiquidTeam Liquid
 
Virtus.proVirtus.proVirtus.pro
ESL One  ESL One Birmingham 2018
May 23 - 27, 2018
$1,000,000
United Kingdom Birmingham
12 participants
 
Virtus.proVirtus.proVirtus.pro
 
OpTic GamingOpTic GamingOpTic Gaming
Mars Dota 2 League  MDL Changsha Major
May 14 - 20, 2018
$1,000,000
China Changsha
12 participants
 
PSG.LGDPSG.LGDPSG.LGD
 
VGJ.StormVGJ.StormVGJ.Storm
EPICENTER  EPICENTER XL
Apr 27 - May 6, 2018
$1,000,000
Russia Moscow
12 participants
 
PSG.LGDPSG.LGDPSG.LGD
 
Team LiquidTeam LiquidTeam Liquid
Dota 2 Asia Championships  Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018
Mar 29 - Apr 7, 2018
$1,000,000
China Shanghai
16 participants
 
MineskiMineskiMineski
 
LGD GamingLGD GamingLGD Gaming
World Electronic Sports Games  World Electronic Sports Games 2017
Mar 13 - 18, 2018
$1,500,000
China Haikou
30 participants
 
RussiaRussiaRussia
 
paiN GamingpaiN GamingpaiN Gaming
BucharestMajor  The Bucharest Major
Mar 4 - 11, 2018
$1,000,000
Romania Bucharest
16 participants
 
Virtus.proVirtus.proVirtus.pro
 
VGJ.ThunderVGJ.ThunderVGJ.Thunder
ESL One  ESL One Katowice 2018
Feb 20 - 25, 2018
$1,000,000
Poland Katowice
16 participants
 
Virtus.proVirtus.proVirtus.pro
 
Vici GamingVici GamingVici Gaming
Galaxy Battles  Galaxy Battles II: Emerging Worlds
Jan 19 - 21, 2018
$500,000
Philippines Ciudad de Victoria
8 participants
 
VGJ.ThunderVGJ.ThunderVGJ.Thunder
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses

2017[edit]

S
Tournament
Date
Prize Pool
Location
P#
Winner
Runner-up
DreamLeague  DreamLeague Season 8
Dec 1 - 3, 2017
$1,000,000
Sweden Jönköping
8 participants
 
Team SecretTeam SecretTeam Secret
 
Team LiquidTeam LiquidTeam Liquid
ESL One  ESL One Hamburg 2017
Oct 26 - 29, 2017
$1,000,000
Germany Hamburg
8 participants
 
Virtus.proVirtus.proVirtus.pro
 
Team SecretTeam SecretTeam Secret
The International  The International 2017
Aug 2 - 12, 2017
$24,787,916
United States Seattle
18 participants
 
Team LiquidTeam LiquidTeam Liquid
 
NewbeeNewbeeNewbee
Mars Dota 2 League  Mars Dota 2 League 2017
Jul 5 - 9, 2017
$250,000
China Wuhan
8 participants
 
LGD GamingLGD GamingLGD Gaming
 
LGD.Forever YoungLGD.Forever YoungLGD.Forever Young
DOTA Summit  DOTA Summit 7
Jun 14 - 18, 2017
$100,000
United States Los Angeles
8 participants
 
Virtus.proVirtus.proVirtus.pro
 
Team SecretTeam SecretTeam Secret
Galaxy Battles  Galaxy Battles
Jun 15 - 18, 2017
$150,000
China Shenzhen
8 participants
 
NewbeeNewbeeNewbee
 
Planet OddPlanet OddPlanet Odd
EPICENTER  EPICENTER 2017
Jun 4 - 11, 2017
$500,000
Russia Moscow
10 participants
 
Team LiquidTeam LiquidTeam Liquid
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
  ZOTAC Cup Masters
May 30 - Jun 3, 2017
$100,000
Taiwan Taipei
8 participants
 
NewbeeNewbeeNewbee
 
Team NPTeam NPTeam NP
The Masters  The Manila Masters
May 25 - 28, 2017
$250,000
Philippines Manila
8 participants
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
 
NewbeeNewbeeNewbee
StarLadder  StarLadder i-League Invitational Season 2
May 18 - 21, 2017
$100,000
China Shanghai
8 participants
 
Team LiquidTeam LiquidTeam Liquid
 
TNC Pro TeamTNC Pro TeamTNC Pro Team
Dota Major Championships  The Kiev Major 2017
Apr 24 - 30, 2017
$3,000,000
Ukraine Kyiv
16 participants
 
OGOGOG
 
Virtus.proVirtus.proVirtus.pro
Dota 2 Asia Championships  Dota 2 Asia Championships 2017
Mar 27 - Apr 4, 2017
$611,997
China Shanghai
12 participants
 
Invictus GamingInvictus GamingInvictus Gaming
 
OGOGOG
StarLadder  StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 3
Feb 23 - 26, 2017
$300,000
China Shanghai
8 participants
 
Team LiquidTeam LiquidTeam Liquid
 
Team VGJTeam VGJTeam VGJ
Dota PIT  Dota Pit League Season 5
Jan 20 - 22, 2017
$139,860
Croatia Split
8 participants
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
 
OGOGOG
World Electronic Sports Games  World Electronic Sports Games 2016
Jan 12 - 15, 2017
$1,500,000
China Changzhou
24 participants
 
TNC Pro TeamTNC Pro TeamTNC Pro Team
 
Cloud9Cloud9Cloud9
ESL One  ESL One Genting 2017
Jan 6 - 8, 2017
$250,000
Malaysia Genting Highlands
8 participants
 
Digital ChaosDigital ChaosDigital Chaos
 
NewbeeNewbeeNewbee

2016[edit]

S
Tournament
Date
Prize Pool
Location
P#
Winner
Runner-up
Dota2 Professional League  Dota2 Professional League Season 2
Sep 19 - Dec 31, 2016
 
China China
20 participants
 
TBD
 
TBD
World Cyber Arena  World Cyber Arena 2016
Dec 14 - 16, 2016
$589,252
China Yinchuan
10 participants
 
iG.VitalityiG.VitalityiG.Vitality
 
Vici GamingVici GamingVici Gaming
Dota Major Championships  The Boston Major 2016
Dec 3 - 10, 2016
$3,000,000
United States Boston
16 participants
 
OGOGOG
 
Ad FinemAd FinemAd Finem
DOTA Summit  The Summit 6
Nov 16 - 20, 2016
$100,000
United States Los Angeles
8 participants
 
Virtus.proVirtus.proVirtus.pro
 
OGOGOG
Dota 2 BEAT Invitational  Northern Arena BEAT Invitational
Nov 10 - 13, 2016
$100,000
Canada Montreal
8 participants
 
Wings GamingWings GamingWings Gaming
 
Team NPTeam NPTeam NP
Mars Dota 2 League  Mars Dota 2 League 2016 Autumn
Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2016
$250,000
China Xiamen
8 participants
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
 
NewbeeNewbeeNewbee
The International  The International 2016
Aug 2 - 13, 2016
$20,770,460
United States Seattle
16 participants
 
Wings GamingWings GamingWings Gaming
 
Digital ChaosDigital ChaosDigital Chaos
StarLadder  StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 2
Jul 21 - 24, 2016
$300,000
United States Los Angeles
8 participants
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
 
Team SecretTeam SecretTeam Secret
DOTA Summit  The Summit 5
Jul 13 - 17, 2016
$101,044
United States Los Angeles
8 participants
 
Wings GamingWings GamingWings Gaming
 
OGOGOG
Nanyang Championships  Nanyang Dota 2 Championships Season 2
Jul 6 - 10, 2016
$201,270
China Shanghai
8 participants
 
NewbeeNewbeeNewbee
 
Wings GamingWings GamingWings Gaming
ESL One  ESL One Frankfurt 2016
Jun 17 - 19, 2016
$314,545
Germany Frankfurt
8 participants
 
OGOGOG
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
Dota Major Championships  The Manila Major 2016
Jun 3 - 12, 2016
$3,000,000
Philippines Manila
16 participants
 
OGOGOG
 
Team LiquidTeam LiquidTeam Liquid
EPICENTER  EPICENTER 2016
May 9 - 15, 2016
$500,000
Russia Moscow
10 participants
 
Team LiquidTeam LiquidTeam Liquid
 
NewbeeNewbeeNewbee
WePlay League  WePlay Dota 2 League Season 3
Apr 28 - May 1, 2016
$208,239
Ukraine Kyiv
8 participants
 
MVP PhoenixMVP PhoenixMVP Phoenix
 
Vega SquadronVega SquadronVega Squadron
ESL One  ESL One Manila 2016
Apr 22 - 24, 2016
$250,000
Philippines Manila
8 participants
 
Wings GamingWings GamingWings Gaming
 
Team LiquidTeam LiquidTeam Liquid
StarLadder  StarLadder i-League Invitational Season 1
Apr 14 - 17, 2016
$100,000
Ukraine Kyiv
8 participants
 
VG.RebornVG.RebornVG.Reborn
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
Dota PIT  Dota Pit League Season 4
Mar 19 - 20, 2016
$195,274
Croatia Split
8 participants
 
MVP PhoenixMVP PhoenixMVP Phoenix
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
Dota Major Championships  The Shanghai Major 2016
Feb 25 - Mar 6, 2016
$3,000,000
China Shanghai
16 participants
 
Team SecretTeam SecretTeam Secret
 
Team LiquidTeam LiquidTeam Liquid
Mars Dota 2 League  MarsTV Dota 2 League 2015 Winter
Jan 27 - 31, 2016
$277,668
China Wuxi
10 participants
 
EHOMEEHOMEEHOME
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
StarLadder  StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 1
Jan 13 - 17, 2016
$302,227
Belarus Minsk
12 participants
 
AllianceAllianceAlliance
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses

2015[edit]

S
Tournament
Date
Prize Pool
Location
P#
Winner
Runner-up
World Cyber Arena  World Cyber Arena 2015
Dec 17 - 20, 2015
$663,275
China Yinchuan
16 participants
 
AllianceAllianceAlliance
 
LGD GamingLGD GamingLGD Gaming
DOTA Summit  The Summit 4
Dec 9 - 13, 2015
$114,866
United States Los Angeles
8 participants
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
 
Virtus.proVirtus.proVirtus.pro
Game Show League  Game Show Global eSports Cup Season 1
Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2015
$280,000
Russia MoscowLithuania Vilnius
6 participants
 
Team EmpireTeam EmpireTeam Empire
 
4 Clover & Lepricon4 Clover & Lepricon4 Clover & Lepricon
Dota Major Championships  The Frankfurt Major 2015
Nov 13 - 21, 2015
$3,000,000
Germany Frankfurt
16 participants
 
OGOGOG
 
Team SecretTeam SecretTeam Secret
Nanyang Championships  Nanyang Dota 2 Championships
Oct 26 - Nov 1, 2015
$220,183
Singapore Singapore
10 participants
 
Team SecretTeam SecretTeam Secret
 
Vici GamingVici GamingVici Gaming
JoinDOTA MLG Pro League  MLG World Finals
Oct 16 - 18, 2015
$284,954
United States New Orleans
8 participants
 
Team SecretTeam SecretTeam Secret
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
ESL One  ESL One New York 2015
Oct 3 - 4, 2015
$286,622
United States New York
8 participants
 
Vega SquadronVega SquadronVega Squadron
 
Team SecretTeam SecretTeam Secret
The International  The International 2015
Jul 27 - Aug 8, 2015
$18,429,613
United States Seattle
16 participants
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
 
CDEC GamingCDEC GamingCDEC Gaming
Dota PIT  Dota Pit League Season 3
Jan 21 - Jul 12, 2015
$265,378
Europe Europe
12 participants
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
 
Cloud9Cloud9Cloud9
  Esportal Dota 2 League
Nov 28, 2014 - Jul 5, 2015
$64,000
Europe Europe
8 participants
 
Virtus.proVirtus.proVirtus.pro
 
Team EmpireTeam EmpireTeam Empire
ESL One  ESL One Frankfurt 2015
Jun 18 - 21, 2015
$296,203
Germany Frankfurt
8 participants
 
Team SecretTeam SecretTeam Secret
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
DreamLeague  DreamLeague Season 3
May 4 - Jun 15, 2015
$149,582
Sweden Jönköping
8 participants
 
Virtus.proVirtus.proVirtus.pro
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
JoinDOTA MLG Pro League  joinDOTA MLG Pro League Season 2
Jun 5 - 7, 2015
$167,248
United States Austin
8 participants
 
Ninjas in PyjamasNinjas in PyjamasNinjas in Pyjamas
 
AllianceAllianceAlliance
Mars Dota 2 League  MarsTV Dota 2 League 2015 Spring
Jun 3 - 7, 2015
$241,815
China Shanghai
10 participants
 
Team SecretTeam SecretTeam Secret
 
Team EmpireTeam EmpireTeam Empire
I-League  i-League Season 3
Apr 6 - May 23, 2015
$426,720
China Shanghai
8 participants
 
LGD GamingLGD GamingLGD Gaming
 
Vici GamingVici GamingVici Gaming
DOTA Summit  The Summit 3
May 13 - 17, 2015
$271,685
United States Los Angeles
8 participants
 
Team SecretTeam SecretTeam Secret
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
Dota 2 Champions League  Dota 2 Champions League Season 5
May 9 - 10, 2015
$79,504
Germany Berlin
4 participants
 
Team EmpireTeam EmpireTeam Empire
 
Vici GamingVici GamingVici Gaming
StarLadder StarSeries  StarLadder StarSeries Season 12
Mar 9 - Apr 26, 2015
$150,000
Romania Bucharest
8 participants
 
Vici GamingVici GamingVici Gaming
 
Invictus GamingInvictus GamingInvictus Gaming
JoinDOTA MLG Pro League  joinDOTA MLG Pro League Season 1
Apr 10 - 12, 2015
$86,461
United States Columbus
6 participants
 
Team EmpireTeam EmpireTeam Empire
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
Dota 2 Asia Championships  Dota 2 Asia Championships 2015
Jan 29 - Feb 9, 2015
$3,057,519
China Shanghai
16 participants
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
 
Vici GamingVici GamingVici Gaming
StarLadder StarSeries  StarLadder StarSeries Season 11
Jan 15 - 18, 2015
$86,521
Ukraine Kyiv
8 participants
 
Team EmpireTeam EmpireTeam Empire
 
Virtus.pro PolarVirtus.pro PolarVirtus.pro Polar
I-League  i-League Season 2
Nov 17, 2014 - Jan 10, 2015
$129,258
China Shanghai
8 participants
 
LGD GamingLGD GamingLGD Gaming
 
HyperGloryTeamHyperGloryTeamHyperGloryTeam
Dota 2 League  Dota 2 League Season 5
Jan 5 - 6, 2015
$58,397
United States Las Vegas
4 participants
 
LV GamingLV GamingLV Gaming
 
Virtus.pro PolarVirtus.pro PolarVirtus.pro Polar

2014[edit]

S
Tournament
Date
Prize Pool
Location
P#
Winner
Runner-up
Dota PIT  Dota Pit League Season 2
Sep 25 - Dec 23, 2014
$80,589
Europe Europe
16 participants
 
Team SecretTeam SecretTeam Secret
 
Virtus.pro PolarVirtus.pro PolarVirtus.pro Polar
DC Captains Draft  XMG Captains Draft 2.0
Oct 31 - Dec 21, 2014
$276,742
Europe Europe
8 participants
 
Team SecretTeam SecretTeam Secret
 
Virtus.proVirtus.proVirtus.pro
DOTA Summit  The Summit 2
Dec 3 - 7, 2014
$310,912
United States Los Angeles
6 participants
 
Vici GamingVici GamingVici Gaming
 
Cloud9Cloud9Cloud9
DreamLeague  DreamLeague Season 2
Oct 6 - Nov 29, 2014
$115,560
Sweden Jönköping
16 participants
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
 
Cloud9Cloud9Cloud9
Dota 2 Champions League  Dota 2 Champions League Season 4
Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2014
$76,235
Romania Bucharest
4 participants
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
 
Team TinkerTeam TinkerTeam Tinker
National Electronic Sports Tournament  National Electronic Sports Tournament 2014
Oct 30 - Nov 2, 2014
$60,293
China Kunshan
8 participants
 
LV GamingLV GamingLV Gaming
 
LGD GamingLGD GamingLGD Gaming
Excellent Moscow Cup  Excellent Moscow Cup 2
Aug 26 - Oct 29, 2014
$75,575
Russia Moscow
4 participants
 
Team EmpireTeam EmpireTeam Empire
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
StarLadder StarSeries  StarLadder StarSeries Season 10
Oct 23 - 26, 2014
$233,980
Ukraine Kyiv
8 participants
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
 
Team SecretTeam SecretTeam Secret
ESL One  ESL One New York 2014
Oct 9 - 10, 2014
$141,010
United States New York
8 participants
 
Vici GamingVici GamingVici Gaming
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
World Cyber Arena  World Cyber Arena 2014
Oct 2 - 5, 2014
$468,176
China Yinchuan
8 participants
 
NewbeeNewbeeNewbee
 
Cloud9Cloud9Cloud9
I-League  i-League Season 1
Aug 11 - Sep 28, 2014
$311,655
China Shanghai
8 participants
 
Vici GamingVici GamingVici Gaming
 
Old BoysOld BoysOld Boys
World E-sport Championships  World E-sport Championships 2014
Sep 5 - 7, 2014
$166,942
China Hangzhou
8 participants
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
 
Cloud9Cloud9Cloud9
The International  The International 2014
Jul 8 - 21, 2014
$10,923,977
United States Seattle
19 participants
 
NewbeeNewbeeNewbee
 
Vici GamingVici GamingVici Gaming
ESL One  ESL One Frankfurt 2014
Jun 28 - 29, 2014
$210,900
Germany Frankfurt
8 participants
 
Invictus GamingInvictus GamingInvictus Gaming
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
Dota 2 Champions League  Dota 2 Champions League Season 3
Apr 25 - Jun 25, 2014
$67,835
Europe Europe
12 participants
 
Team EmpireTeam EmpireTeam Empire
 
FnaticFnaticFnatic
Dota 2 League  HyperX D2L Western Challenge
Apr 1 - Jun 24, 2014
$68,517
Online
8 participants
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
DreamLeague  DreamLeague Season 1
Mar 3 - Jun 16, 2014
$265,257
Sweden Jönköping
12 participants
 
AllianceAllianceAlliance
 
Cloud9Cloud9Cloud9
DOTA Summit  The Summit
Jun 5 - 8, 2014
$132,350
United States Los Angeles
6 participants
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
 
Team DKTeam DKTeam DK
World E-Sports Professional Classic  WPC 2014
May 26 - Jun 2, 2014
$244,885
China Shanghai
8 participants
 
Invictus GamingInvictus GamingInvictus Gaming
 
Team DKTeam DKTeam DK
Mars Dota 2 League  MarsTV Dota 2 League 2014
May 24 - 25, 2014
$24,047
China Jiangyin
6 participants
 
NewbeeNewbeeNewbee
 
LGD GamingLGD GamingLGD Gaming
Excellent Moscow Cup  Excellent Moscow Cup
Mar 28 - May 18, 2014
$20,125
Russia Moscow
4 participants
 
Team EmpireTeam EmpireTeam Empire
 
Power RangersPower RangersPower Rangers
StarLadder StarSeries  StarLadder StarSeries Season 9
Apr 17 - 20, 2014
$190,162
Ukraine Kyiv
8 participants
 
Team DKTeam DKTeam DK
 
Team EmpireTeam EmpireTeam Empire
Dota 2 Champions League  Dota 2 Champions League Season 2
Feb 9 - Apr 15, 2014
$124,165
Europe Europe
10 participants
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
 
Cloud9Cloud9Cloud9
Nexon Sponsorship League  Nexon Sponsorship League Season 3
Jan 4 - Feb 15, 2014
$69,560
South Korea Seoul
8 participants
 
ZephyrZephyrZephyr
 
EoT HammerEoT HammerEoT Hammer
G-League  G-League 2013
Dec 9, 2013 - Jan 19, 2014
$44,672
China Shanghai
10 participants
 
Team DKTeam DKTeam DK
 
Invictus GamingInvictus GamingInvictus Gaming
StarLadder StarSeries  StarLadder StarSeries Season 8
Nov 25, 2013 - Jan 19, 2014
$124,000
Ukraine Kyiv
18 participants
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
 
AllianceAllianceAlliance
Dota 2 Champions League  Dota 2 Champions League Season 1
Oct 17, 2013 - Jan 15, 2014
$50,000
Europe Europe
10 participants
 
AllianceAllianceAlliance
 
Speed Gaming.intSpeed Gaming.intSpeed Gaming.int
Dota 2 League  Dota 2 League Season 4
Jan 7 - 8, 2014
$50,000
United States Las Vegas
4 participants
 
LGD GamingLGD GamingLGD Gaming
 
FnaticFnaticFnatic
ESports Champions League  Red Bull ECL 2013 Grand Finals
Jan 3 - 7, 2014
$21,476
China Beijing
4 participants
 
Invictus GamingInvictus GamingInvictus Gaming
 
Team DKTeam DKTeam DK
World E-Sports Professional Classic  2013 WPC ACE Dota 2 League
Sep 22, 2013 - Jan 1, 2014
$247,920
China Shanghai
10 participants
 
Team DKTeam DKTeam DK
 
Invictus GamingInvictus GamingInvictus Gaming

2013[edit]

S
Tournament
Date
Prize Pool
Location
P#
Winner
Runner-up
Nexon Sponsorship League  Nexon Sponsorship League Season 2
Nov 30 - Dec 28, 2013
$89,112
South Korea Seoul
8 participants
 
MVP PhoenixMVP PhoenixMVP Phoenix
 
5 in QO5 in QO5 in QO
ESL Major Series One  RaidCall EMS One Fall Season
Sep 2 - Dec 8, 2013
$39,000
Poland Tychy
8 participants
 
Vici GamingVici GamingVici Gaming
 
FnaticFnaticFnatic
DreamLeague  DreamLeague Kick-Off Season
Nov 4 - 30, 2013
$50,000
Sweden Jönköping
6 participants
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
 
FnaticFnaticFnatic
  MLG Championship Columbus
Nov 22 - 24, 2013
$136,960
United States Columbus
9 participants
 
Speed Gaming.intSpeed Gaming.intSpeed Gaming.int
 
Team DKTeam DKTeam DK
Techlabs Cup  Techlabs Cup 2013 Grand Final
Nov 16 - 17, 2013
$25,000
Russia Moscow
4 participants
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
 
Team EmpireTeam EmpireTeam Empire
WePlay League  WePlay Dota2 League Season 2
Sep 11 - Nov 10, 2013
$25,000
Europe Europe
20 participants
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
 
AllianceAllianceAlliance
Nexon Sponsorship League  Nexon Sponsorship League Season 1
Sep 28 - Nov 10, 2013
$112,920
South Korea Seoul
16 participants
 
StarTaleStarTaleStarTale
 
For Our UtopiaFor Our UtopiaFor Our Utopia
National Electronic Sports Tournament  National Electronic Sports Tournament 2013
Nov 8 - 10, 2013
$35,526
China Shanghai
8 participants
 
LGD GamingLGD GamingLGD Gaming
 
Invictus GamingInvictus GamingInvictus Gaming
Electronic Sports World Cup  Electronic Sports World Cup 2013
Oct 31 - Nov 3, 2013
$25,000
France Paris
12 participants
 
Team EmpireTeam EmpireTeam Empire
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
StarLadder StarSeries  StarLadder StarSeries Season 7
Aug 31 - Oct 13, 2013
$22,500
Ukraine Kyiv
16 participants
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
 
AllianceAllianceAlliance
The International  The International 2013
Aug 2 - 11, 2013
$2,874,380
United States Seattle
16 participants
 
AllianceAllianceAlliance
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
The Defense  The Defense Season 4
May 21 - Jul 24, 2013
$25,000
Online
20 participants
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
 
KaipiKaipiKaipi
The Premier League  The Premier League Season 5
May 20 - Jul 21, 2013
$15,500
Europe Europe
8 participants
 
AllianceAllianceAlliance
 
mousesportsmousesportsmousesports
Dota 2 League  RaidCall Dota 2 League Season 3
May 20 - Jul 17, 2013
$10,000
Spain Valencia
8 participants
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
 
mousesportsmousesportsmousesports
ESL Major Series One  RaidCall EMS One Summer Season
Jun 19 - Jul 14, 2013
$35,000
Poland Katowice
12 participants
 
mousesportsmousesportsmousesports
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
ESports Champions League  RedBull ECL 2013 Dota 2 Season
Jul 10 - 14, 2013
$21,165
China Beijing
12 participants
 
LGD GamingLGD GamingLGD Gaming
 
Orange EsportsOrange EsportsOrange Esports
  Alienware Cup 2013 - Season 1
Jun 16 - Jul 9, 2013
$60,000
China China
10 participants
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
 
LGD GamingLGD GamingLGD Gaming
StarLadder StarSeries  StarLadder StarSeries Season 6
May 19 - Jul 7, 2013
$22,500
Ukraine Kyiv
16 participants
 
AllianceAllianceAlliance
 
iCCupiCCupiCCup
Dota 2 Super League  Dota 2 Super League
May 10 - Jul 6, 2013
$163,050
China Shanghai
10 participants
 
TongFuTongFuTongFu
 
Team DKTeam DKTeam DK
DreamHack  DreamHack Summer 2013
Jun 15 - 17, 2013
$46,422
Sweden Jönköping
16 participants
 
AllianceAllianceAlliance
 
Quantic GamingQuantic GamingQuantic Gaming
G-1 Champions League  G-1 Champions League Season 5
May 24 - 26, 2013
$65,156
China Shanghai
6 participants
 
AllianceAllianceAlliance
 
LGD GamingLGD GamingLGD Gaming
The Premier League  The Premier League Season 4
Feb 10 - Apr 28, 2013
$10,000
Europe Europe
10 participants
 
AllianceAllianceAlliance
 
Team LiquidTeam LiquidTeam Liquid
ESL Major Series One  RaidCall EMS One Spring Season
Mar 18 - Apr 21, 2013
$35,000
Poland Katowice
16 participants
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
 
RoX.KISRoX.KISRoX.KIS
Dota 2 League  RaidCall Dota 2 League Season 2
Dec 12, 2012 - Apr 10, 2013
$10,000
Online
12 participants
 
Team LiquidTeam LiquidTeam Liquid
 
Team DignitasTeam DignitasTeam Dignitas
StarLadder StarSeries  StarLadder StarSeries Season 5
Feb 11 - Apr 7, 2013
$15,000
Ukraine Kyiv
16 participants
 
No TidehunterNo TidehunterNo Tidehunter
 
Fnatic.EUFnatic.EUFnatic.EU
The Defense  The Defense Season 3
Nov 26, 2012 - Mar 30, 2013
$20,000
Online
32 participants
 
Virtus.proVirtus.proVirtus.pro
 
Fnatic.EUFnatic.EUFnatic.EU
G-League  G-League Season 2
Dec 24, 2012 - Mar 9, 2013
$41,872
China Shanghai
8 participants
 
Invictus GamingInvictus GamingInvictus Gaming
 
LGD InternationalLGD InternationalLGD International
The Premier League  The Premier League Season 3
Oct 3, 2012 - Jan 13, 2013
$6,000
Europe Europe
10 participants
 
Team EmpireTeam EmpireTeam Empire
 
Virtus.proVirtus.proVirtus.pro

2012[edit]

S
Tournament
Date
Prize Pool
Location
P#
Winner
Runner-up
  The Asia 2012
Dec 22 - 23, 2012
$30,000
Malaysia Kuala Lampur
11 participants
 
LGD GamingLGD GamingLGD Gaming
 
MUFCMUFCMUFC
StarLadder StarSeries  StarLadder StarSeries Season 4
Nov 13 - Dec 23, 2012
$15,000
Ukraine Kyiv
16 participants
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
 
Team EmpireTeam EmpireTeam Empire
  ASUS Open 2012 Finals
Dec 13 - 16, 2012
$15,000
Ukraine Kyiv
12 participants
 
Team EmpireTeam EmpireTeam Empire
 
Virtus.proVirtus.proVirtus.pro
Thor Open  Thor Open 2012
Dec 8 - 9, 2012
$19,460
Sweden Stockholm
8 participants
 
Fnatic.EUFnatic.EUFnatic.EU
 
No TidehunterNo TidehunterNo Tidehunter
World Cyber Games  World Cyber Games 2012
Nov 29 - Dec 2, 2012
$33,000
China Kunshan
9 participants
 
Invictus GamingInvictus GamingInvictus Gaming
 
Team DKTeam DKTeam DK
DreamHack  DreamHack Winter 2012
Nov 22 - 25, 2012
$30,198
Sweden Jönköping
16 participants
 
No TidehunterNo TidehunterNo Tidehunter
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
G-1 Champions League  G-1 Champions League Season 4
Oct 22 - Nov 18, 2012
$52,879
China Fuzhou
10 participants
 
LGD GamingLGD GamingLGD Gaming
 
Team DKTeam DKTeam DK
Dota 2 League  RaidCall Dota 2 League Season 1
Sep 10 - Nov 18, 2012
$10,000
Online
8 participants
 
Team EmpireTeam EmpireTeam Empire
 
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
Electronic Sports World Cup  Electronic Sports World Cup 2012
Nov 3 - 4, 2012
$25,000
France Paris
8 participants
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
 
Team DignitasTeam DignitasTeam Dignitas
StarLadder StarSeries  StarLadder StarSeries Season 3
Oct 18 - 21, 2012
$15,000
Ukraine Kyiv
7 participants
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
 
Team EmpireTeam EmpireTeam Empire
The International  The International 2012
Aug 26 - Sep 2, 2012
$1,600,000
United States Seattle
16 participants
 
Invictus GamingInvictus GamingInvictus Gaming
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
The Defense  The Defense Season 2
Jun 21 - Aug 12, 2012
$12,291
Online
24 participants
 
compLexity GamingcompLexity GamingcompLexity Gaming
 
mousesportsmousesportsmousesports
ProDOTA2 League  Prodota 2 Worldwide League
Apr 13 - Aug 5, 2012
$20,000
Online
24 participants
 
PotM BottomPotM BottomPotM Bottom
 
Counter Logic GamingCounter Logic GamingCounter Logic Gaming
StarLadder StarSeries  StarLadder StarSeries Season 2
May 16 - Jul 15, 2012
$15,000
Ukraine Kyiv
16 participants
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
 
mousesportsmousesportsmousesports
The Premier League  The Premier League Season 2
Apr 17 - Jul 8, 2012
$10,000
Online
12 participants
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
 
Counter Logic GamingCounter Logic GamingCounter Logic Gaming
DreamHack  DreamHack Summer 2012
Jun 16 - 18, 2012
$28,772
Sweden Jönköping
16 participants
 
Mortal TeamworkMortal TeamworkMortal Teamwork
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
StarLadder StarSeries  StarLadder StarSeries Season 1
Mar 12 - Apr 29, 2012
$15,000
Ukraine Kyiv
16 participants
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
 
Moscow FiveMoscow FiveMoscow Five
The Premier League  The Premier League Season 1
Jan 4 - Mar 11, 2012
$10,000
Online
10 participants
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
 
compLexity GamingcompLexity GamingcompLexity Gaming
The Defense  The Defense Season 1
Nov 15, 2011 - Mar 4, 2012
$13,196
Online
24 participants
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
 
Quantic GamingQuantic GamingQuantic Gaming

2011[edit]

S
Tournament
Date
Prize Pool
Location
P#
Winner
Runner-up
  Dota2 Star Championship
Dec 8 - 11, 2011
$20,000
Ukraine Kiev
16 participants
 
The RetryThe RetryThe Retry
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
WDC  World DotA Championship 2011
Nov 11 - 13, 2011
$37,897
China Wuhan
16 participants
 
Team DKTeam DKTeam DK
 
PanDareaPanDareaPanDarea
Electronic Sports World Cup  Electronic Sports World Cup 2011
Oct 23 - 25, 2011
$22,000
France Paris
12 participants
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
 
EHOMEEHOMEEHOME
The International  The International 2011
Aug 17 - 21, 2011
$1,600,000
Germany Cologne
16 participants
 
Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere
 
EHOMEEHOMEEHOME

2010[edit]

S
Tournament
Date
Prize Pool
Location
P#
Winner
Runner-up
WDC  World DotA Championship 2010
Nov 10 - 14, 2010
$30,178
China Wuhan
16 participants
 
OK.Nirvana.cnOK.Nirvana.cnOK.Nirvana.cn
 
DeityDeityDeity
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