It’s finally time for teams to travel and start the major-tournaments season!
After a whole three months brimming with Fissure and ESL events, we've relished the BetBoom Dacha series. Moreover, it's truly splendid to witness the EPT ranking system, driven by DreamLeague and ESL One. However, one significant player was noticeably absent. Thus, with the announcement of PGL Wallachia, alongside seven more $1 million tournaments, the entire cycle feels fulfilled.
For this inaugural PGL event of the year, ten teams secured direct invitations based on their past performances. Additionally, one slot was designated for closed qualifiers in each region. What caught the community off guard was the absence of a qualifier slot for the MENA region. Consequently, teams such as PSG.Quest and Nigma Galaxy found themselves compelled to compete in the Western European qualifiers.
PGL Wallachia teams
Sixteen teams will be playing for $1 million. While 10 teams were directly invited to the main event, the remaining six had to endure the closed qualifiers. Here are all the teams playing, their region, and how they got to the main event:
- Team Liquid (Invited WEU)
- Gaimin Gladiators (Invited WEU)
- Team Secret (Invited WEU)
- BetBoom Team (Invited EEU)
- Team Spirit (Invited EEU)
- Xtreme Gaming (Invited CN)
- Aurora (Invited SEA)
- Shopify Rebellion (Invited NA)
- Heroic (Invited SA)
- Team Falcons (Invited MENA)
- Tundra Esports (WEU)
- Virtus.pro (EEU)
- G2.iG (CN)
- Blacklist International (SEA)
- Nouns (NA)
- BOOM Esports (SA)
PGL Wallachia format, location and dates
PGL is bringing us back to Bucharest, Romania. Furthermore, the tournament will be held in PGL's own studio, which has hosted many of their signature tournaments. As for the PGL Wallachia S1 format, they will adhere to the standard group stage followed by double-elimination brackets.
Group stage: 5 rounds
- Modified "swiss system" (Bo3)
- Top eight teams advance to playoffs
- Bottom eight teams are eliminated
Playoffs: Double-elimination bracket
- Upper and lower brackets will be Bo3
- Only Grand Finals will be Bo5
PGL Wallachia's group stage starts on May 10. This tournament will be played until May 19, which will be Grand Finals day.
Latest achievements for each team
Action here, and action there! This 2024 has been full of millionaire tournaments and amazing stories. However, not many teams remained as dominant as they were last year. To help you better prepare for PGL Wallachia S1, we made a table with some cool facts for you to get some perspective.
Team | Last achievements | Tournaments played (2024) | Changes made (2024) |
Team Liquid | - BetBoom Dacha Dubai runner-up | - BetBoom Dacha Dubai - DreamLeague S22 - 1win Series Dota 2 Spring | "33" joins as offlaner |
Gaimin Gladiators | - Consistent Top 5 team | - BetBoom Dacha Dubai - DreamLeague S22 | None made |
Team Secret | - Remains as one of the top WEU teams | - DreamLeague S22 | - ah fu replaces Ekki - Heen returns as their head coach |
Team Falcons | - Qualified three out of three closed qualifiers they've played - DL S22 and BBD Dubai Champions | - BetBoom Dacha Dubai - DreamLeague S22 | Aui_2000 joins as coach |
BetBoom Team | - DreamLeague S22 runner-up | - BetBoom Dacha Dubai - DreamLeague S22 | Miero joins as offlaner |
Team Spirit | - Consistent Top 4 team | - BetBoom Dacha Dubai - DreamLeague S22 - 1win Series Dota 2 Spring | None made |
Xtreme Gaming | - Games of Future Champions | -BetBoom Dacha Dubai - Games of the Future 2024 - DreamLeague S22 | None made |
Aurora | - Qualified to DreamLeague S23 | - BetBoom Dacha Dubai - DreamLeague S22 | - SunBhie joins as team coach - lorenof joins as midlaner |
Shopify Rebellion | - Qualified to every ESL tournament for this year so far | - DreamLeague S22 | None made |
Heroic | - Qualified to every ESL tournament for this year so far | - DreamLeague S22 | New team |
Tundra Esports | - Qualified to every ESL tournament for this year so far | - DreamLeague S22 | - MoonMeander joins as team coach - Pure joins as a loaned hard carry - 9class joins as soft support - Tobi is currently their offlane stand-in |
Virtus.pro | - 1win Series Dota 2 Spring runner-up | - BetBoom Dacha Dubai - DreamLeague S22 - 1win Series Dota 2 Spring | None made |
G2.iG | - Qualified to ESL One Birmingham | - DreamLeague S22 | None made |
Blacklist International | - Qualified to Elite League - Asia Pacific Predator League Champions | - Asia Pacific Predator League | - Palos joins as hard carry - Mjz (Wu) joins as hard support |
Nouns | - Qualified to Elite League | - BetBoom Dacha Dubai - Maincard Unmatched - Portal Dota 2 World Invitationals (ongoing) | - Copy joins as midlaner |
BOOM Esports | - Qualified to Elite League | - Games of the Future | - SLATEM$ joins as midlaner |
Now that the qualifier-season is over, it's time to enjoy some major Dota 2 tournaments! Stay up to date with us by regularly checking the esports.gg front page.