ESL One Raleigh 2025 viewer’s guide
Following the exciting FISSURE Universe event, the top-tier Dota 2 esports action continues with ESL One Raleigh 2025, one of the most exciting tournaments of the calendar year. Here’s what Dota 2 fans need to know so they don’t miss out on any of the heart-pounding action from the US.
ESL One Raleigh 2025 details
The ESL One Raleigh 2025 event takes place at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, from 7 to 13 April 2025. There are 12 teams competing for their share of the huge $1 million prize pool. At the current Dollar to Rand exchange rate, that’s roughly R18.2 million to compete for.
Four teams have been directly invited based on their ESL Pro Tour (EPT) Season 3 standings, and eight others have made it through the regional qualifiers.
Teams Competing:
- Team Falcons (EPT invite)
- PARIVISION (EPT invite)
- BetBoom Team (EPT invite)
- Team Liquid (EPT invite)
- AVULUS
- Tundra Esports
- Team Spirit
- Nigma Galaxy
- Team Tidebound
- Talon Esports
- Shopify Rebellion
- HEROIC
The Group Stage of ESL One Raleigh 2025 runs from 7 to 9 April, featuring two single Round-Robin groups of six teams each, with all matches consisting of two games. The top two teams from each group during this stage will qualify for the Upper Bracket of the Playoffs, the 3rd and 4th place teams from each group advance to the Lower Bracket of the Playoffs, and the rest are eliminated.
From 10 to 13 April 2025, the ESL One Raleigh Playoffs Stage will take place. It features a double-elimination bracket, where all matches are BO3, except for the Grand Final, which is BO5. You can catch all the ESL One Raleigh 2025 action via the ESL Dota 2 Twitch channel.
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