Nothing is better than a big return: ESL One is bringing Dota 2 back to SEA with their next million-dollar event in Bangkok!
A new ESL Pro Tour season will start after The International, featuring two huge events. The first one we already knew about: DreamLeague S24 is coming in October with their classic online format. Meanwhile, the tournament operator has released more details about their next LAN event: ESL One is heading to Bangkok on Dec. 13-15!
With $1,000,000 USD on the line, this seems to be the standard budget for ESL's Dota 2 tournaments. More importantly, what has the whole community especially excited about this event is the return of LAN events to SEA, known for having one of the most passionate crowds in the world. Plus, this is the biggest Dota 2 LAN in Thailand's history, with the last one being the 2019 GESC Minor, also in Bangkok.
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ESL One Bangkok: Venue, tickets, and teams playing
Thailand's next Dota 2 tournament will feature twelve of the best teams in the world. However, their names and rosters will remain unknown until the end of the DreamLeague S24. Despite that, ESL One Bangkok qualifying spots work as follows:
- 4 EPT Leaderboard spots: With the new season just about to start, this means that next DreamLeague's Top 4 will define these.
- 8 Regional qualifiers' spots:
- WEU (2x)
- EEU
- MENA
- China
- SEA
- North America
- South America
The selected venue for the ESL One Bangkok is the Royal Paragon Hall, located inside the Paragon Shopping Center. For the ticket pricing, there will be two tiers: Ranks and Infield. If you want to secure a seat, the tickets will be available for purchase starting Sep. 5 at 18:00 IST / 5:30 PDT.
- "Infield" is the best ticket you can get, and it costs 76.81 USD*. Thus, it already includes a priority pass for seating, giveaways, and interactions with the event's hosts.
- "Ranks" is the basic tier. Therefore, it does not include front seats, nor giveaway priorities. The cost for the three-day pass will be 49.16 USD*
- However, both tickets will get you access to general access for the signing sessions. For this reason, if you want priority access for this activity (and extra perks like a goodie bag and a premium badge), you can pay an extra 46.09 USD*. Also, this add-on will be available for both tiers.
*These prices were originally published in Thai Baht, and converted to United States Dollars. Due to this, we recommend you to check the ticket's current price and make a conversion by yourself.
Of course, we will keep you updated when more details are released, make sure to follow our Dota 2 section!
