Dota 2 Bali Major Group Stage: Schedule, qualified teams, results, where to watch, and more

The third and final Major for the ongoing Dota 2 Pro Circuit (DPC) season is approaching. The Bali Major began on Thursday, June 29, 2023, and is scheduled to continue until Sunday, July 9, 2023. Fans are eager to watch their favorite outfits battle to be crowned champions and earn valuable DPC points to secure a direct The International 2023 (TI) invite.

Gaimin Gladiators have had an excellent season in the current DPC, being crowned winners at the Lima Major 2023 and Berlin Major 2023. The European outfit also won DreamLeague Season 19 and Season 20. All eyes will be on Seleri and co. as they attempt to win all three Majors in a DPC season.

Dota 2 Bali Major 2023: Format, qualified teams, prize distribution, and more

Expand Tweet

Looking for Crossword hints & solutions? Check out latest NYT Mini Crossword Answers, LA Times Crossword Answers, and USA Today Crossword Answers

The Bali Major 2023 is being organized by IO Esports and Epulze. 18 teams are participating in the event, including four from Western Europe and China, three from Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe, and two from North America and South America.

The schedule and format are as follows:

Group Stage (June 29 to July 3): Eighteen teams are divided into two groups equally. They will engage in a single round-robin of Bo2. The first four teams of each group will find themselves in the Playoffs upper bracket, while the 5th and 6th place teams will make it to the lower bracket. Others will be eliminated.
Playoffs (July 5 to July 9): Teams will play in a double-elimination bracket of Bo3. The Grand Final will be of Bo5.

The list of qualifying teams is as follows:

Tundra Esports [Western Europe]
Gaimin Gladiators [Western Europe]
Quest Esports [Western Europe]
Team Liquid [Western Europe]
Team Spirit [Eastern Europe]
BetBoom Team [Eastern Europe]
9Pandas [Eastern Europe]
PSG.LGD [China]
Invictus Gaming [China]
Team Aster [China]
Azure Ray [China]
Bleed Esports [Southeast Asia]
Blacklist International [Southeast Asia]
Execration [Southeast Asia]
Shopify Rebellion [North America]
nouns [North America]
Evil Geniuses [South America]
beastcoast [South America]

The prize distribution and DPC points division are as follows:

Standing	Prize Money	DPC Points	Team
1st	$200,000	600
2nd	$100,000	550
3rd	$75,000	500
4th	$50,000	450
5th-6th	$25,000	400
7th-8th	$12,500	300
9th-12th
13th-14th			Blacklist International \|\| Bleed Esports
15th-16th			Execration \|\| nouns
17th-18th			Invictus Gaming \|\| Evil Geniuses

Dota 2 Bali Major 2023 Group Stage: Matches and standings

Expand Tweet

Group A

Standings	Team	Record
1	Team Liquid (Qualified to Upper Bracket)	4-4-0
2	beastcoast (Qualified to Upper Bracket)	2-6-0
3	Tundra Esports (Qualified to Upper Bracket)	2-6-0
4	Team Aster (Qualified to Upper Bracket)	4-2-2
5	Team Spirit (Qualified to Lower Bracket)	2-5-1
6	Shopify Rebellion (Qualified to Lower Bracket)	1-4-3
7	Blacklist International (eliminated)	1-4-3
8	Execration (eliminated)	0-5-3
9	Invictus Gaming (eliminated)	1-2-5

Group B

Standings	Team	Record
1	Quest Esports (Qualified to Upper Bracket)	5-2-1
2	BetBoom Team (Qualified to Upper Bracket)	4-2-2
3	Gaimin Gladiators (Qualified to Upper Bracket)	3-4-1
4	PSG.LGD (Qualified to Upper Bracket)	3-4-1
5	9Pandas (Qualified to Lower Bracket)	3-2-3
6	Azure Ray (Qualified to Lower Bracket)	2-3-3
7	Bleed Esports (eliminated)	2-3-3
8	nouns (eliminated)	1-3-4
9	Evil Geniuses (eliminated)	0-3-5