1win Essence III: Four play-in teams head to the main event
We may not have a patch (or Diretide), but what we lack on those instances in Dota 2, we make up for in countless tournaments. 1win Essence III is the next tournament coming our way, kicking of on Thursday, November 12th, and featuring a total of 12 teams playing for a prize pool of $200,000. While eight of these teams were directly invited, four needed to make their way through the play-ins.
With a few stacks and changed rosters, an interesting array of teams entered the mix for the main event.
Play-Ins conclude – 1w Essence III is set
A total of 10 teams entered the play-in stage for 1w Essence III, with only four slots available to reach the main tournament. There were a few teams with familiar names, such as LEGION, PlayTime, HULIGANI, Yellow Submarine, and Power Rangers – but many had gone through changes, although featuring some recognisable players.
The first team to qualifier was LEGION, with a changed roster from their PARI Universe hurrah recently. As their roster moved on to play under the Froglings banner, LEGION showed up with the Pipsqueak+4 roster. In the same Group B, YeS locked themselves into the main event with a last series victory, knocking out Xipto Esports, PT, and HULIGANI.
Group A was just as interesting, again with multiple stacks. Froglings, mentioned previously, were able to survive, with CyberHero taking the top spot for the Group. While Power Rangers and Ka4kanarskie cyxariki showed some promise, it was not enough to make it through, as they joined Angry Birds on the outskirts.
The full list of teams that will be participating in the 1win Essence III main tournament is:
- 1w Team
- Aurora Gaming
- DO KONCA (ex-BetBoom Team)
- GamerLegion
- LGD Gaming
- PARIVISION
- Team Liquid
- Team Spirit
- CyberHero
- LEGION
- Froglings
- Yellow Submarine
The tournament kicks off on November 12th, with the twelve teams split into four groups. The top two teams from each group will reach the playoffs, where a double elimination bracket awaits.
