Dota 2 ESL Pro Tour 2024 Schedule Revealed: Events, Dates, Locations, Prize Pool
By Max Mallow
ESL revealed its Pro Tour 2024 schedule for Dota 2 on Nov. 29 spanning six events taking place from February through December.
“Heading into the 2024 calendar year, we wish to share the slot distribution, qualifier, and tournament dates for all of our DOTA 2 tournaments next year,” ESL said in the announcement.
“Below, you will find a breakdown of all DOTA 2 events and a changelog that gives an overview of Season 2 of the EPT compared to the 2023 EPT calendar. Season 2 of the EPT includes both DreamLeague Season 21 and ESL One Kuala Lumpur, and results of both events are highly relevant in distributing EPT Points, but key changes to the overall EPT system will only be felt from DreamLeague Season 22 onwards.”
Get ready for an incredible year of Dota with the #ESLProTour Season 2!
— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) November 29, 2023
Teams will earn EPT points via multiple DreamLeague and ESL One tournaments throughout 2023/24; you'll see the BEST teams at something BIG next summer 👀
Check out our Calendar below! 👇 pic.twitter.com/9xm8vCxYPT
Dota 2 ESL Pro Tour 2024 Schedule Revealed: Events, Dates, Locations, Prize Pool
DreamLeague Season 22
- Dates: Feb. 25 – Mar. 10
- Prize Pool: $1 million
- Total EPT Points: 18,550
ESL One Europe
- Dates: Apr. 22-28
- Prize Pool: $1 million
- Total EPT Points: 26,640
DreamLeague Season 23
- Dates: May 20-26
- Prize Pool: $1 million
- Total EPT Points: 26,100
[REDACTED] Currently an unknown event
- Dates: July 2024
- Prize Pool: TBD
- Total EPT Points: TBD
DreamLeague Season 24
- Dates: Oct. 27 – Nov. 10
- Prize Pool: $1 million
- Total EPT Points: TBD
ESL One Asia
- Dec. 9-15
- Prize Pool: $1 million
- Total EPT Points: TBD
Here’s the EPT Season 2 changelog per ESL,
- Introduced EPT Points and leaderboard
- Expanded Season 2 to feature a total of three DreamLeagues and two ESL One events
- Added DreamLeague Season 21 results to EPT Points leaderboard
- Changed direct invites to be dependent on EPT Points from DreamLeague Season 22 onwards
- ESL One Kuala Lumpur was based primarily on TI placements
- Added Open & Closed Qualifiers to all events going forward
- Added MENA as qualifier region
- Both ESL One Kuala Lumpur and ESL One Europe +1 Armor
- To simplify the impact of the bonus armor increase: Both events feature a $1,000,000 prize pool each now
- 20% increased chance of Electricity during EPT broadcasts