Huya Dota2 Winter Invitational 2021 — 23 - 31 December 2021

General information

Tournament format

Playoff stage

• Tournament grid with a second chance, meaning it is a tournament system in which a participant is eliminated from the tournament after two losses
• All matches except the grand final are played in Bo3 format.
• The grand final is played in a Bo5 format

Group stage

• 8 teams are invited to participate in the tournament.
• Two teams were qualified for the tournament
• Participants of the tournament are divided into two groups, with 5 teams in each
• The group stage is held in a single round-robin format. This is a tournament system in which each team meets with every other team only once
• All matches are played in Bo2 format.
• Two best teams advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs
• The teams that took 3rd and 4th places move on to the lower bracket of the playoffs
• The rest of the teams are eliminated from the tournament