$100k DreamLeague Season 22 kicks off Feb. 25

DreamLeague Season 22 begins Sunday, with 16 of the top Dota 2 teams from around the globe competing for the $100,000 prize pool.

Critical ESL Pro Tour points toward qualification for additional 2024 events are also on the line. The event concludes March 10 at Meltdown London.

SEASON 22 TEAMS

--BetBoom Team (EPT Leaderboard)

--Gaimin Gladiators (EPT Leaderboard)

--Xtreme Gaming (EPT Leaderboard)

--Team Liquid (EPT Leaderboard)

--OG (Western Europe)

--Tundra (Western Europe)

--Team Secret (Western Europe)

--Team Spirit (Eastern Europe)

--Virtus.pro (Eastern Europe)

--Klim Sani4 (Eastern Europe)

--Azure Ray (China)

--G2.iG (China)

--Aurora (Southeast Asia)

--Team Falcons (Middle East and North Africa)

--Shopify Rebellion (North America)

--Heroic (South America)

FORMAT

Group Stage 1

--Two round-robin groups featuring eight

--Matches are two-game series

--1st-4th place teams in each group advance to Group Stage 2

--5th-8th are eliminated from the tournament

Group Stage 2

--One round-robin group featuring 8 teams

--Matches are best-of-three

--1st and 2nd place move to Playoff Upper Bracket

--3rd and 4th move to Playoff Lower Bracket

--5th-8th are eliminated from the tournament

Playoffs

--4 team double elimination bracket

--2 teams start upper bracket, 2 teams lower

--Matches are best-of-three, except Grand Finals, which is best-of-five

PRIZE POOL/POINTS

Total - $1,000,000 | 17,885 Points

1st - $300,000 | 4,200 Points

2nd - $175,000 | 3,500 Points

3rd - $120,000 | 2,800 Points

4th - $85,000 | 2,240 Points

5th - $52,500 | 1,680 Points

6th - $47,500 | 1,400 Points

7th - $42,500 | 840 Points

8th - $37,500 | 560 Points

9th & 10th - $25,000 | 350 Points

11th & 12th - $20,000 | 175 Points

13th & 14th - $15,000 | 98 Points

15th & 16th - $10,000 | 42 Points

HOW TO FOLLOW

DreamLeague Season 22 will be broadcast on the league's Twitch channel along with the ESL Dota 2 YouTube channel.