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Last week, leading European teams, WePlay! Esports and Esports Epic Events have announced OMEGA League, which will take action in European and American regions. Today we are delighted to present a new Asian region with players from China and SEA.

We announced OMEGA League last week and it included both European and American regions. Today we are happy to announce that players from China and SEA will also be part of this event. With the remaining two competing regions joining the fray, OMEGA League is truly becoming global.
Anton WarLocK ”Tokarev, Lead Esports Manager at WePlay! Esports

As we said, we want to make this August memorable for all Dota 2 fans. And we cannot imagine International without one of the strongest regions! Together with WePlay! Esports, we have the best teams from the three largest parts of the world to bring you even more breathtaking emotions!
Mark Averbukh, representative of Epic Esports Events

Asia format

Asia consists of Divine Division formed by two groups of six teams each.

Twelve teams participate in the group stage of Divine Division. They are divided into two groups of six (separate groups for the Chinese and SEA teams). Each group sees teams play against each other in a BO3 series.

The top two teams from each group advance to Divine Playoffs Upper-Bracket Round 1.

Third-place teams advance to Divine Playoffs Lower-Bracket Round 1

Fourth and fifth place teams enter the Play-in Stage to fight for two more Divine Playoffs Lower-Bracket Round 1 seeds.

Divine Playoffs is a double elimination bracket. All games are BO3 and the big finals are BO5.

The rest of the teams are eliminated from the tournament.

The group stage for the Asia region takes place from August 1 – 10. The Playoffs will be held August 12 – 22.

The participants

Teams from the Chinese competitive region:

Ocean
Blaze
EHOME. Immortal
Aster. Ram
Open qualifying winner # 1
Open qualifying winner # 2
Teams from the SEA competitive region:

Neon sport
Reality Rift
Adroit
Cignal Ultra
Open qualifying winner # 1
Open qualifying winner # 2
SEA Open qualifications:

Southeast Asia # 1
Southeast Asia # 2
Southeast Asia # 3
Southeast Asia # 4

Countries representing the sub-region: Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines, Indonesia, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Mongolia, Australia, New Zealand .

Dates

July 25 – July 28. ROUND 1 Root Leagues
July 29 – July 30. ROUND 2 Sub-regional playoffs

Format

Open qualifying rounds

Teams are eligible to play in each individual elimination round (BO1). The top four teams in each tournament advance to the second qualifying round (the exact assessment of the teams determines the starting bracket final and the third place match).

Open qualifications Sub-regional playoffs

The sixteen teams from each sub-region form a single elimination round. All games are BO3. Teams that reach first and second place will advance to Divine Division (the SEA group).

The rest of the teams are eliminated.

Sub-regional Playoffs prize pool:

1st place – Divine Division seed + five gaming sets from three gaming devices
2nd place – Divine Division seed + five gaming sets from two gaming devices
3rd place – five gaming devices
4th place – five gaming devices

Details on open qualifications in the Chinese competitive region will be released separately.

Prices and distribution of Asia Divine Division

The Divine Asia Division prize pool is $ 40,000. It is distributed as follows:

1st $ 14,000
2nd $ 7,500
3rd $ 5,000
4th $ 3,500
5th $ 2000
6th $ 2,000
7th $ 1,500
8th $ 1,500
9th $ 1,000
10th $ 1,000
11th $ 500
12th $ 500

General OMEGA League prize pool update

The winners of Open Qualifiers from CIS, Europe, South America and North America will receive $ 20,000 in gaming equipment. Together with the added prize pool of the Asian region, the total prize pool of OMEGA League is $ 650,000.