The organizers of Riyadh Masters 2023 on Dota 2 have officially announced the full list of participants in the upcoming event.
Team Spirit, BetBoom, Virtus.pro, 9 Pandas, Team OG, Team Aster, Quest Esports, beastcoast, TSM, Execration, Team Liquid, Entity Gaming, Team Secret and Xtreme Gaming will compete in the Play-In. In turn, Gaimin Gladiators, PSG.LGD, Tundra Esports, Evil Geniuses, Shopify Rebellion and Talon Esports will play in the main stage of the Riyadh Masters 2023.
First, the 12 teams in the Play-In will determine the eight teams that will advance to the group stage, joining the eight invited teams. In the group stage, participants will be divided into two groups of eight squads each. Top 12 rosters will qualify for the playoffs.
To recap, Quest battled Team Secret ME in the qualification for the Riyadh Masters 2023 for the MENA region. Thanks to the victory, Ammar ATF Al-Assaf's squad will play in the Play-In stage of the championship. The qualifiers were only for the MENA region.
A total of 20 teams will appear at the Riyadh Masters 2023, 11 of which will be invited to the Play-In stage through the ESL tournament operator rating. Recall, the organizers moved the date of the championship - now it will be held from July 17 to July 30. Participants will fight for $15 million, of which $5 million will be awarded to the winner.
It should be noted that the prize fund of The International 11 was nearly $19 million. The champion was Tundra Esports.