Ukraine-based esp♚orts tour🌼nament organizer StarLadder will host the third Minor of the 2019-20 Dota 2 Pro Circuit season, as announced on Twitter earlier today. Chinese event organizer and long-time StarLadder partner ImbaTV will also aid in the Minor’s production. The tournament will take place at the Cybersport Arena in Kiev, Ukraine, in early March, offering a $300,000 prize pool and 660 Dota Pro Circuit points.
Both StarLadder and ImbaTV have extensive histories hosting Dota Pro Circuit events. Together, the tournament organizers have hosted three Minors under the𒆙 StarLadder i-League Invitational name, and two StarLadder Im𒈔baTV Dota 2 Minor Seasons. This event marks the third Dota 2 Minor Season🌸 and StarLadder’s sixth DPC Minor. The two hosted the Chongqing Major in 2019, anꦿd ImbaTV has contributed to the Bucharest Major, the Kuala Lumpur Major, and the Bucharest Minor.
The StarLadder Imba𝔉TV Minor will follow the same format outlined by Valve prior to the Circuit’s start. Teams will begin competition in the Major’s regional qualifiers, with four teams from each region being placed in the Minor’s regional qualifiers. Eight teams from six different regions will 𝐆advance to the Minor, where they will be split into two groups of four.
The two groups will compete in a best-of-three GSL format, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs, while the bottom two are eliminated. The play-🍌offs will be played in a best-of-three double elimination format, with a best-of-five final. The winners will be crowned Minor champions, and will receive the $72,000 grand prize along witﷺh 140 Dota Pro Circuit points. The winners will also earn the final qualifyi꧙ng slot in the following ESL One Los Angeles Major.
The 🅺StarLadder ImbaTV Minor will be the third of five total Minors to be played throughout the 2019-20 Dota Pro Circuit season. The event follows DreamLeague Season 13: The Leipzig Major and its preceding WePlay! Bukovel Minor. TNC Predator came out victorious at the first Major of the season, while the Leipz﷽ig Major has not yet found its champion. The StarLadder ImbaTV Minor will feed into the ESL One Los Angeles Major, which offers a $1,000,000 prize pool and 15,000 Dota Pro Circuit points.
The StarLadder ImbaTV Minor will begin on March 5th in Kiev, Ukraineꦰ. The ESL One Los Angeles Major is scheduled to start on March 15th.