ESL One Katowice 2018 – Dota 2

The organizers, ESL will be hosting the first ever Dota 2 tournament in Poland, the ESL One Katowice 2018 which will be held between 20th […]

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ESL One Katowice 2018 – Dota 2

From: 2018-02-20
To: 2018-02-25
tournaments on esportsonly.com
$885,000.00
teams on esportsonly.com

Teams

16
game console
CS:GO

Tournament Betting Odds

Match brackets

Teams

Complexity

Complexity Gaming

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Evil Geniuses

EGEvil Geniuses

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Fnatic
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Infamous

INGinf

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PSG.LGD

LGD GamingLGD.FYPSG.LGD

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Mineski

Mineski

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Navi

Natus VincereNa'Vina'vinaviNAVINa`Vi

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Newbee

NB

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OpTic

optic gamingOptic

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Team Kinguin

Kinguin

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Team Liquid

LiquidTL

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Team Secret
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Vici Gaming

ViciVGViCi Gaming

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Virtus.Pro

VirtusProVPVirtus Pro

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Effect
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Groups

Prize Pool

Grand total: $885,000.00

ESL One Katowice 2018 – Dota 2

The organizers, ESL will be hosting the first ever Dota 2 tournament in Poland, the ESL One Katowice 2018 which will be held between 20th till 25 February 2018. The esports event will be held at the Spodek Arena, featuring the best 16 teams that come from all over the world to battle for their share from a prize pool of $1 million.

Apart from a prize, there are also 1,500 qualifying points that will be distributed among the top Dota 2 teams. These points will help boost competition among squads so as to help pave the way to securing their spot in the upcoming esports tournament, The International 2018. Better yet, you will get to see the best entertaining gameplay which will definitely be an indicator of which units to place your dota 2 betting option.

Sixteen squads will be competing in the ESL event, eight will be invited while the other eight from regional qualifiers. The top ranking dota 2 teams that received a direct invitation for the ESL One Katowice 2018 include Virtus.Pro, Team Liquid, Newbee, Vici Gaming, Evil Geniuses and Natus Vincere. These units definitely need no introduction as they have participated in the previous esports tournament, ESL One Genting 2018, classified as the best dota 2 teams at the moment.

ESL One Katowice Teams esportsonly.com

 

Meanwhile, the regional qualifiers include one team from each region, LGD Gaming for China, Fnatic for Southeast Asia, Effect representing CIS and South American unit, Infamous. While two squads from Europe will be OG and Kinguin, two more North American squads, Optic Gaming and Complexity. The tournament format of ESL One Katowice 2018 has yet to be announced.

Top 10 Dota 2 teams to watch out for at ESL One Katowice 2018

 

Team Secret dota 2 esportsonly.com

Team Secret has started 2018 with a great win at the Captains Draft 4.0, winning over Vici Gaming to take the major title and claim a prize of $108K. The dota squad, Secret was also at ESL One Genting 2018, where they reached the semifinals, only to lose against Newbee, finishing in third place. Another accomplishment was beating Team Liquid at the DreamLeague Season 8 back in December 2017 with an unbeatable record 3-0, taking home half a million dollars. They are a pro team who know a few secret tricks up their sleeve. What surprises are in store at the ESL One Katowice 2018?

mineski dota

Mineski is a Phillippine gaming team that has recently won the tournament, PGL Open Bucharest, beating LGD in the finals. They may be a top unit among Asian countries and have made quite a presence in the esports scene lately, where they took part in Perfect World Masters and Captains Draft 4.0 to rank in top four. At times, Mineski struggle against European and American squads but with gaming experience they possess, will the dota team come up with better game strategies in time for the ESL Dota 2 event?

Kinguin dota team

Team Kinguin have acquired the European qualifier spot in the main event, ESL One Katowice, after the squad defeated Team Doggie and Penta Sports. Kinguin seems to do well in the qualifying matches and manage to reach the Semi-finals of the main competitions. Having been created last September 2017, the dota squad have also taken part in the Perfect World Masters and Dota Summit 8. Will Kinguin go through the ESL Group Stages in Katowice?

og dota esportsonly.com

 

OG is another European qualified team that will participate in the ESL One Katowice. The last major dota 2 tournament that Team OG has won was the MDL Macau. Generally, over the past two months, the unit managed to advance to the Semifinals ranking in third or fourth place in the main event. Will they step up their game up to the Finals of the ESL One Event?

Now that you have a brief overview of some of the top dota 2 teams and their capabilities, stay tuned following your favourite squads, giving you an idea on which unit to place your best dota 2 betting options.