The Tournament
Tug of War: Dire is going to feature two distinct, mirrored tournaments—one representing North and South America, the other representing China and SEA.
Twelve teams will take part in each tournament, with four teams being invited directly to the Quarterfinals of each playoff bracket, while eight other teams will be invited to the Round of 12. Each tournament will be Single Elimination format, with all matches being Bo3 save for a Bo5 Grand Finals. They will feature a $15,000 USD prizepool each, while the MVP will nab an extra $5000.
The champion of each tournament will qualify for WePlay's big LAN event, Tug of War: Mad Moon, where eight teams will duke it out for $300,000 USD; Tug of War: Radiant champion Ninjas in Pyjamas has already qualified for the LAN final.
Ninjas in Pyjamas - Adela Sznajder | ESL One Katowice
The Teams
Tug of War: Dire America
South America
- Infamous — Semifinals
- paiN Gaming — Semifinals
- Gorillaz - Pride — Round of 12
- S.K.O.L — Round of 12
- Thunder Predator — Round of 12
- Anvorgesa — Round of 12
North America
- J.Storm — Semifinals
- beastcoast — Semifinals
- Team Xolotl — Round of 12
- Vega Academy* — Round of 12
- beastcoast — Round of 12
- Black Sheep — Round of 12
- Young Drug Gaming — Round of 12
Tug of War: Dire Asia
China
- EHOME — Quarterfinals
- Royal Never Give Up — Quarterfinals
- Invictus Gaming — Round of 12
- Royal Club — Round of 12
- Team Serenity — Round of 12
- Newbee — Round of 12
Southeast Asia
- Mineski — Quarterfinals
- Power of MYSGAU — Quarterfinals
- OB Esports x Neon — Round of 12
- Geek Fam — Round of 12
- EVOS Esports — Round of 12
- BOOM Esports — Round of 12
The Talent
According to WePlay!, the English talent includes some very well-known names, including the venerated Draskyl, popular player and Twitch streamer Brian 'BananaSlamJamma' Canavan, the always exuberant SUNSfan, and lovable MoonduckTV casters Zyori and TrentPax.
The @DOTA2 Tug of War: Dire international cast revealed! Please, love and support!
— WePlay! Esports (@WePlayEsport) May 24, 2019
🌎 Andy @DraskylDotaTwo Stiles, Brian @BananaSlamJamma Canavan & Shannon @SUNSfanTV Scotten
🌏Andrew @ZyoriTV Campbell & Trent @TrentPax MacKenzie
Read more: https://t.co/wasDfAFaV0 #WePlayDota2 pic.twitter.com/vXVqmHijOO
The Streams
English:
Russian:
Twice the Dota action for the price of one? Sign us up!
Photo Credit - WePlay!
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