ESL’s Dota 2 division has released the groups for ESL DreamLeague Season 29. The 12-day event is not only a $1,000,000 competition; it is effectively acting as one of the highest-stakes qualifiers in Dota 2’s calendar.
DreamLeague Season 29 Groups Announced
The DreamLeague Season 29 groups have set up some scintillating contests as the teams prepare for the Round-Robin Bo2 contests, with Falcons, Spirit, Aurora, and Liquid all situated in Group A. The event also sees Ex-Heroic play their first tournament since Heroic’s withdrawal from the Dota 2 scene.
For Group B, the top end sees PGL Wallachia Season 8 winners BetBoom situated alongside ESL One Birmingham Champions, Tundra. Xtreme and Parivision complete the group’s top end, with NAVI, Nigma, and Rekonix needing strong results at the event.
The groups for ESL DreamLeague Season 29 are:
Group A:
- Virtus.pro
- Spirit
- GamerLegion
- Falcons
- Liquid
- Ex-Heroic
- Vici Gaming
- Aurora
Group B:
- Parivision
- Xtreme Gaming
- Tundra
- BetBoom
- Playtime
- NAVI
- Rekonix
- Nigma Galaxy
Esports World Cup qualification to be decided at DreamLeague Season 29
DreamLeague Season 29 is the final event of the ESL Pro Tour that will contribute points towards qualification for the $2,000,000 Esports World Cup 2026 Dota 2 tournament.
So far, seven teams have qualified for the Esports World Cup 2026 Dota 2 tournament, with five teams assuring their spot through unassailable positions in the EPT Leaderboard, in addition to Spirit, who are invited as defending champions, and Vici Gaming, who qualified via their ESL Challenger China Season 3 victory.
So far, the teams that have qualified for the Esports World Cup 2026 Dota 2 tournament are:
- Tundra Esports – 14,510 EPT Points
- Team Yandex – 10,400 EPT Points
- Xtreme Gaming – 9560 EPT Points
- Aurora Gaming – 8230 EPT Points
- Parivision – 8210 EPT Points
- Team Spirit – Defending Champions
- Vici Gaming – ESL Challenger China Season 3 Champions
That leaves seven spaces left to be decided by EPT Points, with a further 10 positions coming from the June qualifiers to make up the remainder of the 24 spots at the event.
MOUZ and OG are currently sitting within the EPT Leaderboard spots for EWC, but are crucially missing the event after defeats in the Western European and Southeast Asian qualifiers, respectively.
That opens up opportunities for teams like the former Heroic roster, Rekonix, NAVI, South America Rejects, and Nigma Galaxy to sneak into those spots.
Teams that are currently situated within invite range, and are attending DreamLeague Season 29, include Falcons, Liquid, BetBoom, Virtus.pro, and GamerLegion, all of whom will hope to assure their places at EWC with decent results at the event.
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Darragh is an Esports Journalist for Insider Gaming specialising in Counter-Strike. He loves to explore how esports teams work, or why they very often do not.
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