Dota esports never stops, and WePlay!'s Pushka League features some of the top European and CIS Dota teams fighting for their share of a $250 000 prize pool in a double-division competition with a deep format. Here are the teams and the tournament schedule.
WePlay! Pushka League teams Division 1 - Europe Team Secret (direct invite) Team Nigma (direct invite) OG (direct invite; W1sh- and Ceb stand in for Topson and MidOne) Team Liquid (direct invite) Alliance (direct invite; 33 and Fata replaced by s4 and fng) Ninjas in Pyjamas (direct invite; ex-Chicken Fighters roster) OG Seed (EU Qualifier) Division 1 - CIS Natus Vincere (direct invite) Virtus.pro (direct invite; iLTW and nongrata replaced by DyrachYO and AfterLife in the roster; iLTW plays as stand-in for Cooman) B8 (direct invite; pio65 replaced by Excalibur on March 27) HellRaisers (direct invite) FlyToMoon (direct invite; replacing Gambit Esports) Team Spirit (direct invite) VP.Prodigy (CIS Qualifier) VIDEO
Division 2 - Europe Vikin.gg (EU Qualifier) Yolo Knight (EU Qualifier; replacement for Chicken Fighters after they were signed by NiP) Aggressive Mode (EU Qualifier) Kill Steal Commando (EU Open Qualifier) Division 2 - CIS Team Empire Hope (CIS Qualifier) Cyber Legacy (CIS Qualifier) NOVA (CIS Open Qualifier) VIDEO
WePlay! Pushka League schedule Division 1 Group stage: April 23-May 6 (round robin, best of three, top four advance to playoffs, bottom two are relegated to Division 2)
Playoffs: May 7-11 (double-elimination, best of three, best of five grand finals)
Division 2 Group stage: April 23-May 4 (round robin, best of three, group winners advance to semifinals, 2nd and 3rd advance to quarterfinals)
Playoffs: May 8-12 (single elimination, best of three, top two qualify for Division 1)