Following the final rounds of regional qualifiers, all 16 teams set to compete in the Esports World Cup 2025 for Dota 2 have been confirmed. Half of the teams received direct invites based on the ESL Pro Tour rankings: PARIVISION, BB Team, Team Spirit, Team Falcons, Team Liquid, Tundra Esports, Talon Esports, and Aurora Gaming. Gaimin Gladiators earned their slot by winning last year's Riyadh Masters, while Xtreme Gaming qualified by triumphing at the Asian Champions League. The remaining six spots were filled through closed regional qualifiers. <h4>Winners of the Regional Qualifiers:</h4> <ul> <li>Western Europe — NAVI</li> <li>Junior Eastern Europe — Cyber Goose</li> <li>MESWA — Virtus.pro</li> <li>Southeast Asia — Execration</li> <li>North America — Shopify Rebellion</li> <li>South America — HEROIC</li> </ul> The Esports World Cup 2025 will take place in Riyadh from July 8 to 19. The tournament will feature a prize pool of $3,000,000.

Esports World Cup 2025: Full Team Lineup Confirmed

The champion of DreamLeague Season 26 was determined on the evening of June 1. In the best-of-5 grand final, PVISION faced off against BB Team. The two teams had already met twice during the tournament, with PVISION winning both encounters 2-0. The final series kicked off with a quick and confident victory by PVISION in 29 minutes. After that, the team led by Satanic and No[o]ne took the next two maps as well, securing a 3-0 win. Over the course of the two-week tournament, PVISION won every series except for two draws in the first group stage against Yakult Brothers and Talon Esports. For their tournament victory, PVISION earned $250,000.

PVISION Win DreamLeague Season 26

Tiebreakers for the second group stage of DreamLeague Season 26 will take place on May 30.

Following the main part of the second group stage, two best-of-3 tiebreaker series will be played.

BB Team and Talon Esports will compete for second place in the group and a spot in the upper bracket of the playoffs, while the winner of the Aurora Gaming vs. Gladiators match will advance to the lower bracket, and the loser will be eliminated from the tournament.

The playoff matches will be held over two days: May 31 and June 1. The prize pool for DreamLeague Season 26 is $1,000,000.

<h4>Schedule for May 30</h4>
<ul>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/talon-esports-vs-bb-team-30-05">BB Team vs Talon</a> — 14:30 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/gaimin-gladiators-vs-aurora-gaming-30-05">Aurora vs Gladiators</a> — 17:30 CEST</li>
</ul>

DreamLeague Season 26 Schedule. Tiebreakers. May 30

Valve has released the minor gameplay patch 7.39b for Dota 2.

This update includes several bug fixes, slight terrain adjustments, and balance changes to heroes and items. The most notable nerfs affected Morphling and Nature’s Prophet.

The full list of changes is available on the game's official website.

Dota 2 Gets Minor Update with Patch 7.39b

The second group stage of DreamLeague Season 26 will conclude on May 29.

The top 8 teams from the first group stage have been placed into a single group, where each team will play against every other team in a round-robin format. All matches in this stage will be played as best-of-3 series.

The top 2 teams in the group will advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs, while the 3rd and 4th place teams will move to the lower bracket. The remaining teams will be eliminated from the tournament.

The second group stage matches will run through May 29, while the playoffs will take place over two days: May 31 and June 1. The prize pool for DreamLeague Season 26 is $1,000,000.

<h4>Schedule for May 29</h4>
<ul>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/team-liquid-vs-talon-esports-23-05">Liquid vs Talon</a> — 13:30 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/yakults-brothers-vs-bb-team-23-05">BB Team vs Yakult Brothers</a> — 16:30 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/nigma-galaxy-vs-aurora-gaming-23-05">Aurora vs Nigma</a> — 19:30 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/gaimin-gladiators-vs-parivision-29-05">PARIVISION vs Gladiators</a> — 22:30 CEST</li>
</ul>

DreamLeague Season 26 Schedule. Group Stage 2. May 29

The organizers of PGL Wallachia Season 5 have announced the list of teams invited to the tournament.

A total of 16 participants will compete in the event, each of them having received a direct invite. No open qualifiers were held.

List of invited teams: BB Team, Xtreme Gaming, Aurora, Virtus.pro, Team Liquid, HEROIC, MOUZ, AVULUS, Team Spirit, OG, Tundra Esports, Nigma Galaxy, NAVI, Wildcard, Gaimin Gladiators, All Gamers Global.

PGL Wallachia Season 5 will take place in Bucharest from June 21 to June 29. The tournament will feature a prize pool of $1,000,000.

PGL Wallachia Season 5: All Participants Announced

The second group stage of DreamLeague Season 26 will continue on May 28.

The top 8 teams from the first group stage have been placed into a single group, where each team will play against every other team in a round-robin format. All matches in this stage will be played as best-of-3 series.

The top 2 teams in the group will advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs, while the 3rd and 4th place teams will move to the lower bracket. The remaining teams will be eliminated from the tournament.

The second group stage matches will run through May 29, while the playoffs will take place over two days: May 31 and June 1. The prize pool for DreamLeague Season 26 is $1,000,000.

<h4>Schedule for May 28</h4>
<ul>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/yakults-brothers-vs-aurora-gaming-23-05">Aurora vs Yakult Brothers</a> — 11:30 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/talon-esports-vs-bb-team-23-05">Talon vs BB Team</a> — 14:30 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/gaimin-gladiators-vs-team-liquid-28-05">Gladiators vs Liquid</a> — 17:30 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/nigma-galaxy-vs-parivision-23-05">Nigma vs PARIVISION</a> — 20:30 CEST</li>
</ul>

DreamLeague Season 26 Schedule. Group Stage 2. May 28

The second group stage of DreamLeague Season 26 will continue on May 27.

The top 8 teams from the first group stage have been placed into a single group, where each team will play against every other team in a round-robin format. All matches in this stage will be played as best-of-3 series.

The top 2 teams in the group will advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs, while the 3rd and 4th place teams will move to the lower bracket. The remaining teams will be eliminated from the tournament.

The second group stage matches will run through May 29, while the playoffs will take place over two days: May 31 and June 1. The prize pool for DreamLeague Season 26 is $1,000,000.

<h4>Schedule for May 27</h4>
<ul>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/talon-esports-vs-yakults-brothers-27-05">Yakult's Brothers vs Talon</a> — 11:30 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/parivision-vs-aurora-gaming-23-05">Aurora vs PARIVISION</a> — 14:30 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/nigma-galaxy-vs-team-liquid-23-05">Liquid vs Nigma</a> — 17:30 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/gaimin-gladiators-vs-bb-team-27-05">BB Team vs Gladiators</a> — 20:30 CEST</li>
</ul>

DreamLeague Season 26 Schedule. Group Stage 2. May 27

The second group stage of DreamLeague Season 26 will continue on May 26.

The top 8 teams from the first group stage have been placed into a single group, where each team will play against every other team in a round-robin format. All matches in this stage will be played as best-of-3 series.

The top 2 teams in the group will advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs, while the 3rd and 4th place teams will move to the lower bracket. The remaining teams will be eliminated from the tournament.

The second group stage matches will run through May 29, while the playoffs will take place over two days: May 31 and June 1. The prize pool for DreamLeague Season 26 is $1,000,000.

<h4>Schedule for May 26</h4>
<ul>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/talon-esports-vs-aurora-gaming-23-05">Aurora vs Talon</a> — 11:30 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/nigma-galaxy-vs-bb-team-23-05">Nigma vs BB Team</a> — 14:30 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/gaimin-gladiators-vs-yakults-brothers-26-05">Gladiators vs Yakult Brothers</a> — 17:30 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/team-liquid-vs-parivision-23-05">PARIVISION vs Liquid</a> — 20:30 CEST</li>
</ul>

DreamLeague Season 26 Schedule. Group Stage 2. May 26

The developers of Dota 2 have released a major gameplay update numbered 7.39. The patch affected all heroes, but some of the most noticeable balance changes were made to Clockwerk, Nature's Prophet, and Monkey King. Valve also updated the map terrain, refreshed the list of available neutral items, and slightly nerfed the Tormentor. Additionally, its spawn time was changed from the 15th to the 20th minute. Besides that, the developers introduced a number of improvements to the game client itself, including better overall performance, improved spectator and post-game graphs, and fixes for various visual and other bugs. The full list of changes is available on the game's <a href="https://www.dota2.com/springforward2025">official website</a>.

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