Updated on: July 10 (added playoff match results).

The Dota 2 Bali Major is just around the corner, as the third Major on the Dota Pro Circuit calendar and the last significant tournament before the coveted The International 12.

The Dota 2 Bali Major is set to begin on June 29 after the conclusion of DreamLeague S20. It will run until July 9 for an action-packed week of high-stakes Dota 2 gameplay, with a $500,000 overall prize pool and plenty of DPC points up for grabs!

From the Bali Major 2023 format to all eighteen competing teams, here's everything you need to know about the upcoming Bali Major - let's dive in!

Bali Major 2023: Format

Group Stage - June 29 - July 3

• Two groups of nine teams each, A and B.
• Single round-robin format - all matches are best-of-two.
• The top four teams from each group advance to the Playoffs Upper Bracket
• 5th and 6th place from each group advance to the Playoffs Lower Bracket

Here is how the teams are divided for the Group Stage, with nine teams in each.

Group A: beastcoast, Blacklist Rivalry, Execration, Invictus Gaming, Shopify Rebellion, Team Aster, Team Liquid, Team Spirit, and Tundra Esports

Group B: 9Pandas, Azure Ray, BetBoom Team, Bleed Esports, Evil Geniuses, Gaimin Gladiators, nouns, PSG.LGD, and Quest Esports.

Playoffs - July 5 - 9

• 12 teams altogether.
• Double-elimination bracket - all matches are best-of-three, except the Grand Final.
• Grand Final on July 9 is best-of-five.

Bali Major 2023: Prize Money

The prize pool for the Bali Major is $500,000 USD, split amongst the top eight teams, with the lion's share being graciously awarded to the tournament winners. There are 3,500 Dota Pro Circuit points on the line, with everything to play for!

Bali Major 2023: Qualified Teams

Eighteen teams will participate in this year's Bali Major. Four teams each from Western Europe and China, three from Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia and two from North America and South America.

Below is a detailed list of all eighteen teams competing in the Bali Major, alongside their player rosters defined by their in-game ID.

Eastern Europe

9Pandas took home third place after a tough Berlin Major, becoming fan favorites in Eastern Europe. Their regional rivals BetBoom Team and Team Spirit, have much to prove going into the Bali Major 2023.

• 9Pandas - Solo, Antares, MieRo', kiyotaka, RAMZES666
• BetBoom Team - Nightfall, gpk, Pure, Save-, TORONTOTOKYO
• Team Spirit - Yataro, Larl, Collapse, Mira, Piposhka

Western Europe

Gaimin Gladiators are the outright favorites to take home the crown in Bali Major 2023, being two-time winners of the previous two Majors from this year with the Lima and Berlin Majors.

• Gaimin Gladiators - Quinn, Ace, tOfu, Seleri, dyrachyo
• Quest Esports - ATF, OmaR, kaori, TA2000, No!ob
• Team Liquid - Nisha, zai, Boxi, miCKe, Insania
• Tundra Esports - skiter, Nine, 33, Saksa, Sneyking

North America

North America is home to nouns and Shopify Rebellion, the latter of which was just eliminated from DreamLeague S20, coming in a disappointing 12th place.

• nouns - Gunnar, Moo, Yamsun, Lelis, Husky
• Shopify Rebellion - Fly, Cr1t-, SabeRLight-, Abed, Arteezy

Southeast Asia

Dota 2 reigns supreme in Southeast Asia, with three solid contenders representing their region. Blacklist International, or Blacklist Rivalry, are the new kids on the block, with the Bali Major being their first Major - is it their chance to shine?

• Blacklist International - Raven, Karl, kpii, TIMS, Kuku
• Bleed Esports - JaCkky, Kordan, iceiceice, DJ, DuBu
• Execration - Palos, Bob, Tino, Shanks, Carlo

South America

Evil Geniuses are the team to watch for South America, as they have performed consistently well throughout DPC 2023, placing fourth and fifth in the Berlin and Lima Majors, respectively. Beastcoast are coasting, having come in 14th at the Berlin Major.

• beastcoast - DarkMago, Sacred, Scofield, Stinger
• Evil Geniuses - Wisper, Matthew, Panda, Pakazs, Chris Luck

China

Team Aster has tons of hype surrounding their newest member, Hassan. His move into the mid-lane is arguably the most impactful roster change Aster has made in the 2023 DPC season. Azure Ray is also new to the pro-Dota scene, and it will be interesting to see how they perform!

• Azure Ray - Lou, chalice, fy, Somnus, 天命
• Invictus Gaming - Emo, Dust, Pyw, qyqx
• PSG.LGD - shiro, NothingToSay, y', niu, planet
• Team Aster - BoBoKa, Xxs, Monet, SumaiL, 皮球

Bali Major 2023: Where To Watch

This is the first Major on Bali soil, as IO Esports collaborate with Epulze to deliver the biggest Dota 2 Major of the season! Combining professional Dota 2 gameplay with a luxury getaway, the venue for the Grand Final (July 7-9) is the luxurious Ayana Estate, a 5-star resort at the Champa Garden.

Competitors and fans alike will be wowed by the fantastic beaches and tourist attractions between their intense, high-stake Dota 2 matches! In-person tickets started at $388 for standard entry but have now; unfortunately, all sold out on the Bali Major website due to the venue's limited capacity and more interest than initially expected.

Not to worry if you missed your chance at snagging a ticket, there will be streams will be available on the official Epulze Gaming Twitch Channel or their YouTube channel (embedded below), covering all live events as they happen.

Bali Major 2023: Playoffs Schedule

July 5 - Upper Bracket Quarterfinals

• 3:00 AM - Team Liquid vs. PSG.LGD
• 6:45 AM - BetBoom Team vs. Tundra Esports
• 10:30 AM - beastcoast vs. Gaimin Gladiators
• 2:15 PM - Quest Esports vs. Team Aster

July 6 - Lower Bracket Round 1

• 3:00 AM - Team Spirit vs. PSG.LGD
• 6:45 AM - Azure Ray vs. BetBoom Team
• 10:30 AM - Shopify Rebellion vs. beastcoast
• 2:15 PM - 9Pandas vs. Team Aster

July 7 - Lower Bracket Round 2

• 3:00 AM - PSG.LGD vs. Azure Ray
• 6:45 AM - 9Pandas vs. beastcoast

July 7 - Upper Bracket Semifinals

• 10:30 AM - Team Liquid vs. Tundra Esports
• 2:15 PM - Gaimin Gladiators vs. Quest Esports

July 8 - Lower Bracket Quarterfinals

• 3:00 AM - PSG.LGD vs. Quest Esports
• 6:45 AM - Team Liquid vs. 9Pandas

July 8 - Upper Bracket Final

• 10:30 AM - Tundra Esports vs. Gaimin Gladiators

July 8 - Lower Bracket Semifinals

• 2:15 PM - Quest Esports vs. Team Liquid

July 9 - Lower Bracket Final

• 5:00 AM - Tundra Esports vs. Team Liquid

July 9 - Grand Final

• 9:00 AM - Gaimin Gladiators vs. Team Liquid

Bali Major 2023: Group Stage Schedule

All times listed below will be in BST, and match winners will be in bold - watch this space! Matches marked with an * were tied.

June 29 - Group A

• 3:00 AM - Team Liquid vs. Shopify Rebellion*
• 3:00 AM - Tundra Esports vs. beastcoast*
• 3:00 AM - Team Spirit vs. Team Aster*
• 3:00 AM - Invictus Gaming vs. Execration
• 8:00 AM - Tundra Esports vs. Team Spirit*
• 8:00 AM - Shopify Rebellion vs. beastcoast*
• 8:00 AM - Invictus Gaming vs. Team Aster
• 8:00 AM - Blacklist Rivalry vs. Team Liquid

June 29 - Group B

• 5:30 AM - Bleed Esports vs. Quest Esports
• 5:30 AM - PSG.LGD vs. nouns*
• 5:30 AM - Evil Geniuses vs. Azure Ray
• 5:30 AM - Gaimin Gladiators vs. 9Pandas
• 10:30 AM - PSG.LGD vs. Bleed Esports
• 10:30 AM - nouns vs. Evil Geniuses
• 10:30 AM - Quest Esports vs. Gaimin Gladiators*
• 10:30 AM - Azure Ray vs. BetBoom Team*

June 30 - Group A

• 3:00 AM - Blacklist Rivalry vs. beastcoast*
• 3:00 AM - Tundra Esports vs. Shopify Rebellion
• 3:00 AM - Invictus Gaming vs. Team Spirit
• 3:00 AM - Execration vs. Team Liquid
• 8:00 AM - Team Aster vs. Team Liquid
• 8:00 AM - Invictus Gaming vs. Tundra Esports*
• 8:00 AM - Shopify Rebellion vs. Blacklist Rivalry*
• 8:00 AM - beastcoast vs. Execration*

June 30 - June B

• 5:30 AM - BetBoom Team vs. nouns
• 5:30 AM - PSG.LGD vs. Evil Geniuses*
• 5:30 AM - Bleed Esports vs. Gaimin Gladiators*
• 5:30 AM - 9Pandas vs. Azure Ray
• 10:30 AM - Evil Geniuses vs. BetBoom Team
• 10:30 AM - PSG.LGD vs. Gaimin Gladiators
• 10:30 AM - 9Pandas vs. nouns*
• 10:30 AM - Azure Ray vs. Quest Esports

July 1 - Group A

• 3:00 AM - Team Aster vs. beastcoast
• 3:00 AM - Tundra Esports vs. Blacklist Rivalry
• 3:00 AM - Execration vs. Shopify Rebellion*
• 3:00 AM - Team Liquid vs. Team Spirit
• 8:00 AM - Execration vs. Blacklist Rivalry*
• 8:00 AM - Invictus Gaming vs. Team Liquid*
• 8:00 AM - Shopify Rebellion vs. Team Aster
• 8:00 AM - Team Spirit vs. beastcoast*

July 1 - Group B

• 5:30 AM - Evil Geniuses vs. 9Pandas
• 5:30 AM - BetBoom Team vs. PSG.LGD*
• 5:30 AM - Bleed Esports vs. Azure Ray
• 5:30 AM - Quest Esports vs. nouns
• 10:30 AM - 9Pandas vs. BetBoom Team
• 10:30 AM - Azure Ray vs. Gaimin Gladiators*
• 10:30 AM - Quest Esports vs. Evil Geniuses
• 10:30 AM - nouns vs. Bleed Esports*

July 2 - Group A

• 3:00 AM - beastcoast vs. Invictus Gaming
• 3:00 AM - Tundra Esports vs. Execration*
• 3:00 AM - Blacklist Rivalry vs. Team Aster
• 3:00 AM - Shopify Rebellion vs. Team Spirit
• 8:00 AM - Shopify Rebellion vs. Invictus Gaming
• 8:00 AM - Team Liquid vs. Tundra Esports*
• 8:00 AM - Execration vs. Team Aster
• 8:00 AM - Team Spirit vs. Blacklist Rivalry*

July 2 - Group B

• 5:30 AM - BetBoom Team vs. Quest Esports
• 5:30 AM - 9Pandas vs. PSG.LGD
• 5:30 AM - nouns vs. Gaimin Gladiators
• 5:30 AM - Bleed Esports vs. Evil Geniuses*
• 10:30 AM - PSG.LGD vs. Azure Ray*
• 10:30 AM - 9Pandas vs. Quest Esports*
• 10:30 AM - Bleed Esports vs. BetBoom Team
• 10:30 AM - Evil Geniuses vs. Gaimin Gladiators*

July 3 - Group A

• 3:00 AM - beastcoast vs. Team Liquid*
• 3:00 AM - Team Aster vs. Tundra Esports*
• 3:00 AM - Execration vs. Team Spirit*
• 3:00 AM - Blacklist Rivalry vs. Invictus Gaming
• 8:30 AM - Blacklist Rivalry vs. Shopify Rebellion

July 3 - Group B

• 5:30 AM - Bleed Esports vs. 9Pandas
• 5:30 AM - Quest Esports vs. PSG.LGD
• 5:30 AM - nouns vs. Azure Ray
• 5:30 AM - BetBoom Team vs. Gaimin Gladiators
• 12:00 PM - Bleed Esports vs. Azure Ray

Bali Major 2023: Standings

Below are the current standings for Bali Major 2023, where you can see precisely how the DPC points and prize pool are divided among all participants.

1st) Giamin Gladiators - $200,000 & 600 DPC points

2nd) Team Liquid - $100,000 & 550 DPC points

3rd) Tundra Esports - $75,000 & 500 DPC points

4th) Quest Esports - $50,000 and 450 DPC points

5th-6th) PSG.LGD, 9Pandas - $25,000 and 400 DPC points each

7th-8th) Azure Ray, TBD - $12,500 and 300 DPC points each

9th-12th) Team Spirit, BetBoom Team, Shopify Rebellion, Team Aster

13th-14th) Blacklist Rivalry, Bleed Esports

15-16th) Execration, nouns

17th-18th) Invictus Gaming, Evil Geniuses

Final Thoughts

That's everything we currently know about the 2023 Bali Major! Rest assured, we will keep this article updated with all match results, schedule changes, and standings as the events unfold!

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