Don't miss the start of the Dota 2 Champions League Season 12 playoffs!

Today, June 4, the first matches of the playoff stage of the tournament from Epic Esports Events will begin. In this material, you can get acquainted with the format of Dota 2 Champions League Season 12, the schedule of upcoming matches and the distribution of prize money.

Dota 2 Champions League Season 12 playoff format

8 teams that showed the best results in the group stage, as well as 4 invited clubs, will play in the Double-Elimination bracket. The match format is up to two wins (bo3). The Grand Final will be played in bo5 format.

Participants of the final stage of Dota 2 Champions League Season 12

• Entity (Pure, Stormstormer, Tobi, Kataomi`, Fishman)
• Virtus.pro (RAMZES666, gpk, DM, yamich, Xakoda)
• Gaimin Gladiators (dyrachYO, BOOM, Ace, tOfu, Seleri)
• NO SORRY (dream`, Mannik, LastHero, y0nd, BLACKARXANGEL)
• Luna Gaming (layme, chambl, SuperNova, [T]SA, deihra)
• YNT (DarkLord^, erasethepain, kasane, jesv, 37)
• cybercats (Shigetsu, Egor, DkFogas, Fezor, Hduo)
• Hydra (Rari, Askold, icq, qoval, kickeed)
• KBU.US (Realm, iAnnihilate, Sunlight, The Warden, HappyDyurara)
• 11Monkeyz (Palantimos, Stojkov, BNC, b1kA, Mary_y)
• HF (Retsu, Nicky`Cool, klassnokruto, sohy, Maestro)
• Ooredoo Thunders (SlaweE, No!ob, ruustle, OmaR, Eixn)

The invited teams were two participants of the DPC WEU 2021/2022 Tour 3, namely Entity and Gaimin Gladiators, and two representatives of the DPC EEU 2021/2022 Tour 3 represented by Virtus.pro, performing under the tag Outsiders, and No Sorry. Of the participants in the group stage, it is worth noting Luna Gaming, who finished with a 5-1 statistic, cybercats with a 6-0 result, and YNT, who also finished the group with a 5-1 score.

Prize pool distribution in the final stage of Dota 2 Champions League Season 12

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

Recall that Dota 2 Champions League Season 12 runs from June 13 to July 10 this year. 18 teams compete for the $50,000 prize pool.