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The tournament will likely be the last international gauntlet before TI10 arrives.
While the postponement ofTI10had many fans worried about how to fill the void, there hasn’t been any shortage of Dota 2 action. Between theBTS Pro Series,ESL One Summerand now Fall, andi-League, we’ve no doubt had our fill. Thankfully though, that won’t be changing anytime soon. OGA has justannouncedthe SAPPHIRE OGA Dota PIT Invitational, an 8 team tournament set for September 6th to 10th.
The invited teams will be competing for a total prize pool of $275,000, with the champion taking home $114,500 for themselves. The eight teams attending the Dota PIT Invitational are as follows:
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What is the format of OGA Dota PIT Invitational?
Similarly to the Dota PIT CN Season 5 that took place earlier this month, the event will be split into two stages. The Group Stage will feature two groups of four teams, facing off in a single round-robin format. From there, the top 3 teams from each group move on to the Playoffs.
In the playoffs, the remaining squads will do battle in a double-elimination bracket, with seeding based on group placements. All matches in the tournament will be best-of-threes, except for the Grand Final which will be a best-of-five.
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With 7/8 of the teams invited TI-qualified, this will likely be their last shot at international competition before TI10. Furthermore, this will only be the second major event played on the newpatch 7.30. All in all, this one’s gonna be a banger.
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