A 4-day high-profile Dota 2 tournament - here's everything you need to know about 1win Series Dota 2 Spring.
Popular bookmaker and Russian esports organization, 1win, has kickstarted a high-profile Dota 2 tournament featuring notable tier 1 teams and a $100,000 prize pool. The tournament is called 1win Series Dota 2 Spring, suggesting it’s a part of a Dota 2 tournament series. From March 16 to 19, this tournament will showcase intense online competition throughout a compact 3-day window. Read more about the event below.
UPDATE: Entity wins the 1win Series Dota 2 Spring! Here is the final standings of the event:
| Place | $ USD | Participant |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $50,000 | Entity |
| 2nd | $30,000 | Virtus.pro |
| 3rd | $15,000 | Team Liquid |
| 4th | $5,000 | Team Spirit |
| 5th-6th | – | L1GA TEAM |
| 5th-6th | – | MOUZ |
| 7th-8th | – | PSG Quest |
| 7th-8th | – | 1win |
All participating teams
Even though the 1win Series Dota 2 Spring is a tier 2 event, many of its participants are world-renowned giants. The two-time The International champions, Team Spirit, and Western Europe juggernauts, Team Liquid, are among the teams that are taking part in the 1win Series Dota 2 Spring. Here is the full list of teams in this event:
- Team Liquid
- Entity
- 1win
- MOUZ
- Team Spirit
- L1GA Team
- Virtus.pro
- PSG Quest
Where to watch
The event will be on live broadcast on 1win Series’ official live channels. You can catch the English-language streams on YouTube and on Twitch. Unfortunately, the Twitch account is currently unavailable due to a violation of Twitch’s Community Guidelines or Terms of Service. We will embed the stream once it is up on the site again.
1win Series Dota 2 Spring schedule and results
Group Stage standings
Group A
| Standings | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Virtus.pro | 2-0 |
| 2. | Team Liquid | 2-1 |
| 3. | L1GA Team | 1-2 |
| 4. | PSG Quest | 0-2 |
Group B
| Standings | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Entity | 2-0 |
| 1. | Team Spirit | 2-1 |
| 3. | MOUZ | 1-2 |
| 3. | 1win | 0-2 |
Group Stage
The Group Stage will be a BO1 phase. Four teams in each group will collect points to advance to the Playoffs. In each group, the top two survive, meanwhile the bottom two face elimination.
| Match | Results |
| 1win vs Entity | 0-1 |
| VP vs L1GA | 1-0 |
| Spirit vs MOUZ | 0-1 |
| Liquid vs Quest | 1-0 |
| L1GA vs Quest | 1-0 |
| VP vs Liquid | 1-0 |
| DECIDER MATCH: L1GA vs Liquid | 1-2 |
| 1win vs Spirit | 0-1 |
| Entity vs MOUZ | 1-0 |
| DECIDER MATCH: Spirit vs MOUZ | 2-0 |
Playoffs
The Playoffs have only four remaining teams. It starts on the Semifinals and after that, we head straight into the Grand Finals.
| Match | Score |
| VP vs Spirit | 2-0 |
| Entity vs Liquid | 2-0 |
| Third-place match: Spirit vs Liquid | 1-2 |
| Grand Final: VP vs Entity | 1-3 |
The result for the first Semifinals series is a shocker! Virtus.pro upsets the two-time TI champions, Team Spirit to advance to the Grand Final. The 0-2 defeat knocked Spirit to fight for the third-place. Next was also an upset as Entity took down Liquid 2-0. It will be a grand finals of dark horses as Virtus.pro takes on Entity for the title of champions. On the other hand, Spirit and Liquid will clash for the third-place position.
Ultimately, Entity wins the championship, defeating VP 3-1. The third-place clash ended in favor for Team Liquid as they take the series 2-1.
Prize pool distribution
This tournament will only reward prize money to the final four teams. With a total of $100,000 on the line, the champion of 1win Series Dota 2 Spring will take home $50,000 – half of the prize pool. The runner-up will claim $30,000, followed by $15,000 in the third place. The fourth place will take the remaining $5,000.
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