$1,000,000, 10 teams, one winner — BLAST Slam has arrived.
Esports tournament organizer BLAST has entered Dota 2, unveiling plans for a full circuit with massive prize pools and huge stage setups similar to what we've seen in Counter-Strike 2. The circuit won't be opening next year, however; the TO kicked off affairs early in 2024 with BLAST Slam Copenhagen.
Here's everything you need to know about the million-dollar BLAST Slam Dota 2 tournament, the first in the BLAST series!
BLAST Slam 2024 Dota 2 format and teams
BLAST Slam 2024 kicked off on Nov. 26 and was a 10-team tournament with participants split into two groups of five. There, they played a "King of the Hill" best-of-one round-robin series.
No teams were eliminated in the group stage, with their ranking sorting them into a gauntlet-style single-elimination bracket:
- The top team in each group started in the semifinals
- Second place began the playoff run in the quarterfinals
- Third place began in playoffs round two
- Fourth and fifth began in playoffs round one
All playoff matches were best-of-three, with the grand final a best-of-five.
These are the teams who participated in the BLAST Slam 2024 event:
Qualification | Team |
|---|---|
| Invited | Team Liquid Team Falcons OG BetBoom Team Gaimin Gladiators HEROIC Xtreme Gaming Tundra Esports PARIVISION |
| Community Vote* | Team Spirit |
BLAST isn't holding back, securing some of Dota's best teams including reigning TI champs Liquid, 2024's best team Falcons, and a wide range of squads from multiple regions including Xtreme from China and PARIVISION from Russia.
This event was also another look at how some teams' rebuilds are going, with Gaimin Gladiators, Team Spirit, and HEROIC all featuring new rosters following TI 2024 and after the recent DreamLeague series.
BLAST Slam 2024 Dota 2 schedule and results
Group Stage
All match times are in Central European Time (CET).
Tuesday, November 26
Group A
- 10am: BetBoom 1-0 HEROIC
- 11am: Falcons 0-1 Xtreme
- 12pm: PARIVISION 1-0 HEROIC
- 1pm: BetBoom 1-0 Xtreme
- 2pm: Falcons 1-0 PARIVISION
- 3pm: Xtreme 1-0 HEROIC
- 4pm: BetBoom 0-1 PARIVISION
- 5pm: HEROIC 0-1 Falcons
- 6pm: PARIVISION 0-1 Xtreme
- 7pm: Falcons 0-1 BetBoom
Group B
- 10am: Tundra 1-0 OG
- 11am: Spirit 0-1 Gaimin
- 12pm: Liquid 1-0 OG
- 1pm: Tundra 1-0 Gaimin
- 2pm: Spirit 0-1 Liquid
- 3pm: Gaimin 1-0 OG
- 4pm: Tundra 1-0 Liquid
- 5pm: OG 0-1 Spirit
- 6pm: Liquid 1-0 Gaimin
- 7pm: Spirit 0-1 Tundra
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Playoffs
Wednesday, November 27 - Round 1
- 4pm: Spirit 1-2 HEROIC
- HEROIC proceeds to round two, Spirit is eliminated.
- 7pm: Falcons 2-1 OG
- Falcons proceeds to round two, OG is eliminated.
Thursday, November 28 - Round 2
- 4pm: PARIVISION 2-1 HEROIC
- PARIVISION proceeds to quarterfinals, HEROIC is eliminated.
- 7pm: Gaimin 2-0 Falcons
- Gaimin proceeds to quarterfinals, Falcons is eliminated.
Friday, November 29 - Quarterfinals
- 4pm: Liquid 0-2 PARIVISION
- PARIVISION proceeds to semifinals, Liquid is eliminated.
- 7pm: Xtreme 2-0 Gaimin
- Xtreme proceeds to semifinals, Gaimin is eliminated.
Saturday, November 30 - Semifinals
- 4pm: BetBoom 2-0 PARIVISION
- BetBoom proceeds to grand final, PARIVISION is eliminated.
- 7pm: Tundra 2-0 Xtreme
- Tundra proceeds to grand final, Xtreme is eliminated.
Sunday, December 1 - Grand Final
- 4:30pm: BetBoom 3-1 Tundra
- Grand final (best-of-five).
Below is the final standings for the BLAST Slam 2024 Dota 2 event.
Placement | Prize ($USD) | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $400,000 | BetBoom |
| 2nd | $200,000 | Tundra |
| 3rd-4th | $80,000 | PARIVISION, Xtreme |
| 5th-6th | $50,000 | Liquid, Gaimin |
| 7th-8th | $40,000 | Falcons, HEROIC |
| 9th-10th | $30,000 | Spirit, OG |
Where to watch BLAST Slam 2024 Dota 2
BLAST Slam 2024 Dota 2 was streamed live on Twitch, YouTube, and BLAST.tv. If you missed the action, check each channel for spoiler-free VODs and replays.
Stay tuned to esports.gg for more Dota 2 news and coverage.
