Check out the four most important Dota tournaments in October. We tell you when they are, who you can see and why you should watch them.
Shanghai Dota 2 Open #2
- When? Already playing, finals are on Friday, October 7th
- Prize money: ~90,000 $
- Notable participants: [ehome.cn], [newbee], [cdec gaming], [vici gaming]
- Why watch it? Newbee and EHOME are out for revenge. At the first Shanghai Open in January, EHOME beat Newbee in the finals. Plus you can currently see [lgd.foreveryoung] in their first major Dota tournament.
World Electronic Sports Games 2016 Europe & CIS Finals
- When? October 6 to 9
- Prize money: ~75,000 $
- Notable participants: [alliance], [alternate attax], [ukraine], [denmark]
- Why watch it? The WESG is kind of a special tournament, because some national teams will try to qualify like Denmark und the Ukraine. And these nations send their best players who you probably won’t see in the same team very often like [dendi], [resolut1on] and [alwayswannafly] on the one and [maelk] and [solen] on the other side. Plus, it’s the first major Dota tournament for the new lineup of Alliance.
Nanyang Dota 2 Championships – Cruise Cup #1
- When? October 14 & 15
- Prize money: ~45,000 $
- Notable participants: [wings gaming], [newbee], [ig.vitality]
- Why watch it? This tournament is held on a cruise ship called Sapphire Princess! Really guys, do you need any more reasons to watch this? By the way [ehome.cn] and [invictus gaming] are fighting for the last spot in the four-team-event.
World Electronic Sports Games 2016 Americas Finals
- When? October 14 & 15
- Prize money: ~45,000 $
- Notable participants: [infamous], [pain gaming], [t show]
- Why watch it? Okay, three reasons: First, this is the most important tournament this month for the southamerican teams especially from Peru, Argentina and Brazil. Second, just like in the european qualifier, there are some mixed teams like [bulba + 4] with [ritsu] and [mss] or [ixmike92] with [wwd] and [mjw]. Third, you can see the hyped lineup of [team np] with [eternalenvy] and [aui_2000] in action!
