ESL One Birmingham 2026 - Dota 2 tournament

Tournaments
ESL One Birmingham 2026 — 22 - 29 march 2026

ESL One Birmingham 2026

Dota2 tournament

Dates:

22 - 29 march 2026

Tier:

Tier 1

Prize money:

$ 1 000 000

Other prizes:

0 DPC

Group stage

Group stage tables. The group stage usually determines which teams will have a better position in the playoff stage.

The team enters the upper grid of the playoffs.

The team enters the lower bracket of the playoffs.

The team is eliminated from the tournament.

Group A Table

wins

ties

losses

Group B Table

wins

ties

losses

Playoff stage

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

Playoff table.

Tournament information

General information

Organizers:

ESL

Location:

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Tournament region:

Western Europe

Dates:

22 - 29 march

Prize pool:

$ 1 000 000

EPL points:

Tier:

Tier 1

Number of participants:

Qualified:

Direct invitation:

Tournament format

general information

12 teams take part in the tournament.
The four teams are selected by the EPT ranking system.
Eight teams advanced to the tournament thanks to regional qualifiers.

Playoff table.

A second-chance tournament grid, i.e. a tournament system in which a participant is eliminated from the tournament after two losses.
All matches, except for the Grand Final, are held in the Bo3 format.
The Grand Final is held in Bo5 format.

Group stage

The participants of the tournament are divided into two groups of 6 teams each.
All matches are played in Bo2 format.
All matches are played in a single round-robin format. It is a tournament system in which each team faces every other team only once.
The top two teams advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs.
The 3rd and 4th place teams advance to the lower playoff bracket.
The remaining teams are eliminated from the tournament.