Dota 2 ESL One Raleigh 2025: Schedule, prize pool, qualified teams, and more

Modified Jan 28, 2025 12:03 GMT

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Dota 2 ESL One Raleigh 2025 is still some time away but the qualifications are already over and we know who we will see lock horns in the Raleigh Convention Center. The event will span about a week in April this year and is the second-last event for teams to earn EPT Points for Esports World Cup 2025 qualification.

The upcoming ESL One Raleigh 2025 marks ESL One's return to the US after almost a decade since ESL One New York 2015. With a hefty prize pool and EPT Points up for grabs, it will be interesting to see who comes out on the top when the dust settles.

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ESL One Raleigh 2025 event overview

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Schedule and prize pool

ESL One Railegh 2025 will begin on April 7, 2025, and continue until April 13, 2025. The format is as follows:

Group Stage:

April 7 to April 9
Two single round-robin groups with six teams each; will have two-game series.
Ranks 1 and 2 teams will move to the Upper Bracket of Playoffs and Ranks 3 and 4 will go to the Lower Bracket
Rest of the teams are eliminated

Playoffs:

Double-elimination bracket
Grand Final is of best-of-5 with all other matches being best-of-3

ESL One Raleigh 2025 has a $1,000,000 prize pool and 27,920 EPT Points up for grabs. The result board is:

Place	$USD	EPT Points	Team Name
1st	$300,000	6400
2nd	$175,000	4800
3rd	$120,000	4000
4th	$85,000	3200
5th-6th	$57,500	2240
7th-8th	$47,500	1040
9th-10th	$30,000	560
11th-12th	$25,000	280