Riyadh Masters 2024 — 3 - 21 july 2024

The Riyadh Masters continues to gather momentum, and in 2024 the organizers are definitely aiming to set new records. This year's event in Saudi Arabia becomes part of the Esports World Cup 2024, and finally secures the status of a world-class tournament. Like last year, the tournament will be the logical conclusion of the ESL Pro Tour tournament series, completing its second season, and the event itself will take place in the heart of Saudi Arabia - Riyadh.

Schedule and format of the tournament

Riyadh Masters 2024 is the final Dota 2 tournament to join the ESL Pro Tour (EPT), following several ESL tournaments throughout the season. The tournament will take place in July, bringing together the best 20 teams from around the world. These teams will compete for a share of the prize pool to be announced at a later date. With the Riyadh Masters 2023 prize pool at $15 million, it's scary to imagine what prizes await the teams this year.

At the Riyadh Masters 2024, the top 8 teams will receive a direct invitation based on their position on the EPT Leaderboard. Teams receive their points from ESL during the following tournaments:

• ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023

• DreamLeague Season 22

• ESL One Birmingham 2024

• DreamLeague Season 23

The other 12 places will be drawn at regional qualifiers in the following regions:

• Western Europe

• Eastern Europe

• MENA

• China

• Southeast Asia

• North America

• South America

Impact on the eSports scene

The Riyadh Masters was part of the Gamers8 eSports festival last year, featuring 14 eSports disciplines and a total prize pool of $45,000,000, making it the biggest eSports event of all time. But this year, the organizers took another step forward, although it would seem that there is nowhere to go.

Riyadh Masters 2024 for Dota 2 has officially become part of the Esports World Cup 2024. This step raises not only the discipline of Dota, but also all eSports to the level of classical sports. It seems that Dota 2 is already quite high in the global community, and it wouldn't be surprising if we soon see the game on the list of Olympic sports.

Conclusion

Riyadh Masters 2024 is set to be the biggest event not only this year, but in history, and based on last year's experience, financially they have already achieved that. After partnering with the Esports World Cup, it can be assumed that the tournament in the capital of Saudi Arabia intends to be on the same level as The International, gathering under its roof all the best teams in the world and providing them with a generous reward for their achievements. Riyadh Masters 2024 is expected to go down in Dota 2 history forever, and you can follow the tournament and find all the information you need on this page.