Southeast Asian and Chinese Dota teams will face each other again for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. The Dota 2 Winter Invitational by Huya features 12 teams from both regions, taking place from 13 - 27 December.
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Chinese livestream platform Huya joined forces with the CDA and 富名文贺 to host the first transregional tournament between China and Southeast Asia since the start of the pandemic: The Huya Dota2 Winter Invitational. The event takes place from 13 - 27 December and features 12 teams that are going to fight for a prize pool of ¥600,000 CNY (around $90,000 USD). On top of the prize pool, the MVP will receive an extra cash prize.
10 of the participants received a direct invite, whereas two squads will make their way through closed qualifiers. So far, there is only one
official stream on Huya in Chinese.
The format:
Group Stage: 13 - 22 December
- Two groups, six teams each
- Single round-robin
- All matches best-of-three
- Top four teams advance to the playoffs
- Bottom two teams are eliminated
Playoffs: 23 - 27 December
- Double-elimination bracket
- All matches best-of-three
- Grand Final best-of-five
The participants
Which team are you rooting for?
Photo credit: Valve / Toasty
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