How did the group stage of Dota 2 Champions League Season #11 end? Who to expect in the playoffs?

The group stage has come to an end, and the playoffs will start today. The invited teams will be joined by teams that managed to "survive" the group stage, which took place from May 23 to May 31 inclusive. In total, 12 teams will compete in the playoffs, of which 4 are directly invited.

Teams invited directly to the playoffs

1. Virtus.Pro
2. Brame
3. One Move
4. CIS Rejects

12 teams fought in the group stage, 2 of which made their way through the open quals.

Teams invited directly to the group stage

1. no sorry
2. Ooredoo Thunders
3. cyxariki
4. Rune Eaters Esports
5. HYDRA
6. X3
7. Yet Anothet Team
8. Team Empire
9. KBU.US
10. ALIS VENTORUS
    

However, originally Nemiga Gaming and Wayfarers were supposed to play at the tournament, but they withdrew from the tournament on May 23, and the organizers replaced them with KBU.US and ALIS VENTORUS.

Teams that have passed open quals

1. HF
2. 11Monkeyz

The problems with the group stage did not end there, as Team Empire also refused to play in the tournament on May 23, but the organizers did not begin to replace them. Everyone whose matches were supposed to take place against the Empire counted those. victory. Later, after not the most successful performance for themselves, as well as the inability to combine several tournaments at once, Rune Eaters Esports are removed from the tournament on May 29, and their only victory against ALIS VENTORUS was given to the second.

These were not the only incidents of the group stage, since Ooredoo Thunders in their match against KBU.US did not want to finish the second map, in connection with which they received technical losses, and before that 11Monkeyz could not or did not want to play against No Sorry, the latter were content with a free victory.

Let's move on to the results of the group stage, and according to its results, 15th-16th places are shared by Team Empire together with Rune Eaters Esports, 13th-14th places by ALIS VENTORUS and Ooredoo Thuners, which are not prize-winning.

The upper bracket included such teams as cyxariki, No Sorry, HYDRA and X3. In the lower bracket, Yet Another Team, 11Monkeyz, KBU.US and HF will start their way.

Cyxariki showed themselves the best in the group stage, for 5 series played - they have only 1 lost map. But who was lucky enough to get at least into the loser's bracket is 11Monkeyz, who almost flew out of the tournament.

Dota 2 Champions League Season #11 started on May 23rd and will end on June 5th. The total prize fund of the championship is $50,000. The winner will take home the main prize of $20,000.

Dota 2 Champions League prize pool distribution:

• 1st place: $20,000
• 2nd place: $10,000
• 3rd place: $7,000
• 4th place: $3,500
• 5th-6th place: $2,500
• 5th-6th place: $2,500
• 7th-8th place: $1,250
• 9th-12th place: $500