The organizers of the upcoming Riyadh Masters 2023 championship in Dota 2 revealed the format of the event. This information was published on the Liquipedia site.
The Saudi Esports Federation has also announced a new date for Riyadh Masters 2023 - from July 17 to July 30, 2023. The championship will be hosted by Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
During the Play-In the participants will be divided into two groups of six teams each. The teams will face each other in round robin bo2 matches. The top two teams in each group will advance to the next round. The teams that finish in third through sixth places will face the teams in the other group that are ranked in the same bracket. The winners will qualify for the second group stage, while the losers will leave the Riyadh Masters 2023.
In the second group stage, the participants will be divided into two groups of eight teams. They will also play each other in a bo2 format. The top four teams from each group will qualify for the upper playoffs bracket, while teams ranked 5-6 will play in the lower bracket. The remaining participants will leave the championship.
The playoffs will be held in double-elimination format, and all matches except the final, will be held in bo3. The final match at the Riyadh Masters 2023 will be played in a bo5 format.
At the moment, the only participant of the championship is Gaimin Gladiators. Anton dyrachyo Shkredov's squad defeated Team Liquid in the DreamLeague Season 19 final to win $300,000 in prize money and a ticket to the Riyadh Masters 2023.
$15 million will be awarded at Riyadh Masters 2023, $5 million of which will go to the event champion. It should be noted that Tundra Esports won almost $19 million at The International 11.