The organizers of Dota 2 Riyadh Masters 2023 have named the teams that received direct invitations to the closed qualification for the championship for the countries of the Middle East and North Africa.
Nigma Galaxy and Quest Esports got the invites. There will be four teams in total for the qualifiers. Two more squads will be determined at the end of open qualification. The qualifiers will take place June 19-20.
The organizers of the Riyadh Masters 2023 postponed the date of the championship - it will be held from 17 to 30 July. The participants will play for $15 million, $5 million of which will go to the winner. Note that The International 11, where the champion was Tundra Esports, nearly $ 19 million was awarded.
Recall that the only participant in the championship is listed as Gaimin Gladiators. Anton dyrachyo Shkredov's squad defeated Team Liquid in the finals of DreamLeague Season 19, receiving $300,000 prize money and a ticket to the Riyadh Masters.
Right now, the Dota 2 pro scene is online with DreamLeague Season 20 - the tournament that started on June 11 and will end on the 25th of June. Sixteen teams are competing for one million dollars in prize money and two spots to the Riyadh Masters 2023 with a prize pool of $15 million.
Talon previously defeated Team Aster without losing a single map, Gaimin Gladiators lost to PSG.LGD, and Team Spirit defeated 9 Pandas.