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    3. 1win Essence I — 2 - 11 may 2026

    1win_essence_I
    1win Essence I
    Dota2 tournament
    Dates:
    2 - 11 may 2026
    Tier:
    Tier 2
    Prize money:
    $ 100 000
    Other prizes:
    0 DPC

    The first part of the group stage

    Tables of the first part of the group stage.
    The team advances to the 3rd round of the second part of the group stage
    The team advances to the 2nd round of the second part of the group stage
    The team advances to the 1st round of the second part of the group stage

    Group A Table

    wins
    ties
    losses
    1
    2
    3
    4

    Group B Table

    wins
    ties
    losses
    1
    2
    3
    4

    The second part of the group stage

    Tables of the second part of the group stage.

    Group stage table

    Group stage table

    Playoff stage

    Play-off stage tables. This stage is final and determines the winners and prizes received.

    Playoff table.

    Tournament information

    General information
    Organizers:
    BASED Esports
    Location:
    Online
    Tournament region:
    Western Europe
    Dates:
    2 - 11 may
    Prize pool:
    $ 100 000
    EPL points:
    0
    Tier:
    Tier 2
    Number of participants:
    14
    Direct invitation:
    14
    Tournament format
    general information
    • Four teams from the EPT leaderboard
    • Twelve teams from regional qualifiers
    The first part of the group stage
    • Round-Robin format, two groups of eight teams each
    • Group seeding will be determined on February 7
    • All Bo3 matches
    • The top four teams advance to the second part of the group stage.
    • The remaining teams are eliminated.
    The second part of the group stage
    • Round-Robin format, one group of eight teams
    • All Bo3 matches
    • The top two teams advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs.
    • The teams that took 3rd and 4th place will enter the lower bracket of the playoffs.
    • The remaining teams are eliminated.
    Playoff table.
    • Double Elimination
    • Grand Final — Bo5, all other matches — Bo3

    Participants

    Direct invitation
    nemiga-gaming
    Nemiga Gaming
    yellow-submarine
    Yellow Submarine
    zero-tenacity
    Zero Tenacity
    l1ga
    L1GA TEAM
    1win
    1win
    rekonix
    REKONIX
    nigma-galaxy
    Nigma Galaxy
    mouz
    MOUZ
    team-falcons
    Team Falcons
    team_yandex
    Team Yandex
    team-liquid
    Team Liquid
    aurora-gaming
    Aurora Gaming
    parivision
    PARIVISION
    tundra-esports
    Tundra Esports

    Results and prizes

    Place
    Team
    Prizes
    Other prizes
    1
    Team
    Prizes
    $ 50 000
    Other prizes
    -
    2
    Team
    Prizes
    $ 25 000
    Other prizes
    -
    3
    Team
    Prizes
    $ 12 500
    Other prizes
    -
    4
    Team
    Prizes
    $ 7 500
    Other prizes
    -
    5-6
    Team
    Prizes
    $ 2 500
    Other prizes
    -
    7-8
    Team
    Prizes
    $ 0
    Other prizes
    -
    9-12
    Team
    Prizes
    $ 0
    Other prizes
    -
    13-14
    Team
    Prizes
    $ 0
    Other prizes
    -