It’s all or nothing. DreamLeague Season 26 is the last chance to directly qualify for EWC 2025.
DreamLeague Season 26 is the last tournament of this season's ESL Pro Tour (EPT). Therefore, it's going to be the last opportunity for teams to gather the much-needed points to directly qualify for the Esports World Cup (EWC). With the last three slots in the table still disputed, teams will fight for the Top 4 spots of this tournament in the attempt of securing them.
One of them has Tundra Esports as a strong candidate. However, 20% of their points were deducted due to their decision to withdraw from the tournament. NaVi Junior will be taking their spot, a team with only 60 EPT Points. However, if they get to first place, and depending on other results, Tundra Esports could be lacking the qualifying points.
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PARIVISION: The DreamLeague Season 26 Champions!
It's now confirmed: Alan "Satanic" Gallyamov was the missing part of the puzzle. The BLAST Slam 3 was a disappointment for the team, as they finished in 7th-8th place, having previously achieved a runner-up placement in the PGL Wallachia S4. However, their performance during the DreamLeague Season 26 was flawless:
- Group Stage 1: First place — they didn't drop a single series, only tying with Talon and Yakult Brothers.
- Group Stage 2: First place — the same story, no defeats. The only teams that got them to a third game were Aurora and Talon.
- Playoffs: Even more dominant. They beat BetBoom Team twice, with victories of 2-0 and 3-0.
DreamLeague Season 26 format and teams
DreamLeague is the only tournament that features two group stages. For the first stage, all the games are best-of-two (Bo2). Teams are divided in two groups of eight teams each.
All teams face each other once in their group, and the top four with the most points will advance. The teams playing from this stage are as follows:
Qualification | Team(s) |
|---|---|
| EPT Leaderboard | PARIVISION BB Team Falcons Liquid * NAVI Junior * |
| Regional Qualifiers | Western Europe: Gaimin Gladiators, AVULUS Eastern Europe: Aurora MESWA: Nigma Galaxy Southeast Asia: BOOM Esports, TALON North America: Shopify Rebellion South America: OG.LATAM, Edge China: Xtreme, Yakult Brothers |
The eight teams that make it to the second group stage will face each other in a best-of-three (Bo3) format. The same point system applies, allowing the Top 2 teams to play from the upper brackets, and the bottom two will have to go through the lower brackets. Then, four teams are eliminated.
The playoffs are much faster, consisting of three Bo3's and a best-of-five (Bo5) grand final.
DreamLeague Season 26 schedule, results, and standings
Group Stage 1
All match times are CEST (UTC +2).
May 19, Group A
- 12:00 - Liquid 0-2 BB | Nigma 2-0 Rebellion | XG 1-1 BOOM | Aurora 1-1 OG.L
- 17:00 - Liquid 2-0 Nigma | BOOM 0-2 Aurora | OG.L 1-1 BB | Rebellion 2-0 XG
May 19, Group B
- 14:30 - PARI 2-0 Falcons | Yakult 1-1 NaVi Jr. | GG 2-0 Edge | AVULUS 1-1 Talon
- 19:30 - Falcons 1-1 GG | Navi Jr. 2-0 AVULUS | PARI 1-1 Talon | Edge 0-2 Yakult
May 20, Group A
- 12:00 - Nigma 1-1 Aurora | Rebellion 1-1 BB | Liquid 1-1 XG | BOOM 2-0 OG.L
- 17:00 - Liquid 0-2 Aurora | Nigma 2-0 OG.L | XG 1-1 BB | Rebellion 0-2 BOOM
May 20, Group B
- 14:30 - Talon 0-2 Falcons | PARI 1-1 Yakult | AVULUS 0-2 GG | NaVi Jr. 0-2 Edge
- 19:30 - PARI 2-0 GG | Yakult 2-0 Falcons | Talon 2-0 NaVi Jr. | AVULUS 2-0 Edge
May 21, Group A
- 12:00 - BB 1-1 Aurora | Liquid 1-1 Rebellion | BOOM 0-2 Nigma | OG.L 1-1 XG
- 17:00 - BB 0-2 Nigma | OG.L 0-2 Rebellion | Liquid 2-0 BOOM | Aurora 2-0 XG
May 21, Group B
- 14:30 - PARI 2-0 AVULUS | NaVi Jr. 2-0 GG | Edge 0-2 Falcons | Talon 2-0 Yakult
- 19:30 - GG 1-1 Yakult | PARI 2-0 NaVi Jr. | Falcons 1-1 AVULUS | Edge 1-1 Talon
May 22, Group A
- 12:00 - XG 1-1 Nigma | Liquid 2-0 OG.L | BB 2-0 BOOM | Aurora 1-1 Rebellion
May 22, Group B
- 14:30 - Yakult 2-0 AVULUS | GG 1-1 Talon | Falcons 1-1 NaVi Jr. | PARI 2-0 Edge
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May 22, Tiebreakers
- 17:00 - Falcons 1-2 GG
Group Stage 2
May 23
- 11:30 | Aurora 0-2 BB
- 14:30 | Yakult 2-0 Liquid
- 17:30 | GG 2-1 Nigma
- 20:30 | Talon 1-2 PARI
May 24
- 11:30 | Yakult 1-2 Nigma
- 14:30 | Talon 2-0 GG
- 17:30 | Aurora 2-1 Liquid
- 20:30 | BB 0-2 PARI
May 25
- 11:30 | Nigma 1-2 Talon
- 14:30 | PARI 2-0 Yakult
- 17:30 | Aurora 1-2 GG
- 20:30 | Liquid 1-2 BB
May 26
- 11:30 | Aurora 2-1 Talon
- 14:30 | Nigma 0-2 BB
- 17:30 | GG 0-2 Yakult
- 20:30 | PARI 2-0 Liquid
May 27
- 11:30 | Yakult 1-2 Talon
- 14:30 | Aurora 1-2 PARI
- 17:30 | Liquid 2-1 Nigma
- 20:30 | BB 2-1 GG
May 28
- 11:30 | Aurora 2-0 Yakult
- 14:30 | Talon 2-1 BB
- 17:30 | GG 2-1 Liquid
- 20:30 | Nigma 0-2 PARI
May 29
- 11:30 | Liquid 0-2 Talon
- 14:30 | BB 2-0 Yakult
- 17:30 | Aurora 1-2 Nigma
- 20:30 | PARI 2-0 GG
May 30, Tiebreakers
- 13:30 | BB 2-1 Talon - BO3, Upper/Lower placement game
- 16:30 | GG 1-2 Aurora - BO3, Elimination game
DreamLeague Season 26 Playoffs
May 31, Playoffs day 1
- 15:00 | Lower Bracket Semifinal: Talon 2-0 Aurora
- 18:00 | Upper Bracket Final: PARI 2-0 BB Team
June 1, Playoffs day 2
- 13:00 | Lower Bracket Final: Talon 1-2 BB Team
- 16:00 | Grand Final: BB Team 0-3 PARI
Standings
Here are the full standings for DreamLeague Season 26 and their EPT earnings ahead of EWC 2025:
Placement | Prize (USD) | EPT Points | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $250,000 | 7,200 | PARIVISION |
| 2nd | $100,000 | 5,150 | BetBoom Team |
| 3rd | $80,000 | 4,150 | Flipster Talon |
| 4th | $60,000 | 3,800 | Aurora Gaming |
| 5th | $45,000 | 2,400 | Gaimin Gladiators |
| 6th | $35,000 | 2,300 | Yakult Brothers |
| 7th | $30,000 | 1,500 | Nigma Galaxy |
| 8th | $25,000 | 800 | Team Liquid |
| 9th-10th | $20,000 | 500 | Shopify Rebellion, Falcons |
| 11th-12th | $17,500 | 250 | Xtreme Gaming, Navi Jr. |
| 13th-14th | $15,000 | 140 | BOOM Esports, AVULUS |
| 15th-16th | $10,000 | 60 | OG LATAM, Edge |
Streams: How to watch
The DreamLeague Season 26 was streamed on ESL Dota's stream channels. If you missed any of the action, watch the highlights here:
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