posted by HolyMaster,
After one year of running joinDOTA League as a place for amateurs eager to compete, we teamed up with MLG for 2015 to make it an exciting viewer event as well with high prizes and offline finals. Of course that doesn't mean that we forgot about those in the community who want to play in a casual yet professional environment: With the exception of division 1, jDL is still the same place for the over 2000 teams we have welcomed in each season - and there is space for even more. Secure your slot in Season #5 and fight yourselves to the top!


If you didn't know about our league yet, read the following: joinDOTA League is divided into three regions: Europe (including the Middle East and Africa), America (North and South America), Asia (including Australia). All of which have multiple divisions that roughly express the skill levels of the teams in them. The ten best teams from each region are part of Division 1 with the next best ones fighting in Division 2. Any team that is participating for the first time will be put into the starter division and can battle their way up the ranking with some good results. Promotion and relegation occurs at the end of each season, letting teams find their way to an appropriately skilled division.

All teams within one division are randomly assigned to a group of usually 10 teams, to compete in a round robin format (you play a different team each playday in a two-game matchup). One match (sometimes two) is played every week, with the teams choosing the date and time themselves based on some ground rules. After the group stage, some teams proceed to the playoffs before the season concludes. After the season ends, everyone gets assigned to a new (or the same) division for the next season, and the whole thing starts again. The amount of slots in jDL is unlimited.

Find out more about joinDOTA League:

Season #5 schedule



The following default dates apply for all groups except division 1 which is going to be handled seperately. We want to point out once again that communication between the teams is one of they key components of joinDOTA League. We do not enforce playtimes under normal circumstances. The following default times are to be used, if no other agreement can be found.
  • Playday 1: Sunday, January 25th
  • Playday 2: Sunday, February 1st
  • Playday 3: Thursday, February 5th
  • Playday 4: Sunday, February 8th
  • Playday 5: Sunday, February 15th
  • Playday 6: Sunday, February 22nd
  • Playday 7: Thursday, February 26th
  • Playday 8: Sunday, March 1st
  • Playday 9: Sunday, March 8th
  • Tiebreaks: Sunday, March 15th
  • Playoff PD1: Sunday, March 22nd
  • Playoff PD2: Sunday, March 29th

Don't forget to sign up again



Whether you played in the last not, you have to sign up again now to confirm your participation in the new edition! This is needed in order to get rid of inactive teams and ensure a smooth start for the latest season of jDL. After signing up, you will automatically be assigned to a group in the correct division, based on your previous results. If aqnyone still has unfinished playoff matches, please play those before signing up, or contact the administration.


The sign-ups will close at Monday, January 19th at 14:00 CET.

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