DreamLeague Season 26: format, schedule, results, and tournament bracket
DreamLeague Season 26 was an online Dota 2 tournament held from 19.05.2025 to 01.06.2025. Sixteen teams competed for a prize pool of $1,000,000 and 29,200 EPT points.
The group stage consisted of two phases played in a Round Robin format. In the first phase, the four weakest teams from each group were eliminated. In the second phase, the remaining teams merged into a single group, from which only four advanced to the playoffs.
Group stage matches were played in BO1 format, playoff matches in BO3, and the grand final was played as a BO5.
Game Day 14 Results (01.06.2025):
Two matches took place on the final day of the tournament. In the first match, BetBoom Team faced Flipster Talon. BB Team confidently defeated their opponent with a 2-0 score, advancing to the next round. For Flipster Talon, this loss marked the end of their tournament run.
The second match, played in a BO5 format, was the grand final. There, PARIVISION left no chance for BetBoom Team, closing the series 3-0 and claiming the championship title.
Prize pool distribution:
- PARIVISION — $250,000, 7,200 EPT
- BetBoom Team — $100,000, 5,150 EPT
- Talon Esports — $80,000, 4,150 EPT
- Aurora Gaming — $60,000, 3,800 EPT
- Gaimin Gladiators — $45,000, 2,400 EPT
- Yakult Brothers — $35,000, 2,300 EPT
- Nigma Galaxy — $30,000, 1,500 EPT
- Team Liquid — $25,000, 800 EPT
- Shopify Rebellion — $20,000, 500 EPT
- Team Falcons — $20,000, 500 EPT
- Xtreme Gaming — $17,500, 250 EPT
- NAVI Junior — $17,500, 250 EPT
- BOOM Esports — $15,000, 140 EPT
- AVULUS — $15,000, 140 EPT
- OG.LATAM — $10,000, 60 EPT
- Edge — $10,000, 60 EPT
Results of previous game days:
Day 1
Group A
BetBoom Team and Aurora Gaming are the leaders of Group A. OG.LATAM, Nigma Galaxy, Team Liquid, and Shopify Rebellion finished the first day with equal scores, while BOOM Esports and Xtreme Gaming occupy the last two spots.
Group B
In Group B, NAVI Junior, PARIVISION, Yakult's Brothers, and Gaimin Gladiators finished the opening day with a score of 3:1. Flipster Talon drew twice, while Team Falcons and AVULUS lost to PARIVISION and NAVI Junior, but managed to take one map from Gaimin Gladiators and Flipster Talon, respectively. Edge was the clear underdog, failing to win a single match today.
Day 2
Group А
Aurora Gaming continues to occupy first place in Group A, while BetBoom Team shares 2nd-4th place with Nigma Galaxy and BOOM Esports. Team Liquid, Xtreme Gaming, and Shopify Rebellion also finished the second day with equal scores, while OG.LATAM is closest to being eliminated from the championship.
Group B
The leaders of Group B are PARIVISION and Yakult Brothers, who managed to defeat Team Falcons today. Gaimin Gladiators and Flipster Talon occupy 3rd and 4th place, while Edge, despite today's victory over NAVI Junior, is still in last place.
Day 3
Group A
In Group A, Nigma Galaxy and Aurora Gaming secured their places in the second phase of the group stage, while OG.LATAM lost their chances to advance. Xtreme Gaming is also close to elimination.
Group B
In Group B, PARIVISION secured the first slot in the next stage, while AVULUS and Edge are eliminated from the competition. NAVI Junior defeated Gaimin Gladiators today and will fight for a slot in the second stage against Team Falcons tomorrow.
Day 4
Group A
In Group A, BetBoom Team and Team Liquid earned the last two slots in the next stage, while Shopify Rebellion, Xtreme Gaming, and BOOM Esports was eliminated from the competition.
Group В
In Group B, slots in the second phase went to Yakult Brothers and Flipster Talon, while Gaimin Gladiators secured a spot in the next stage, eliminating Team Falcons. NAVI Junior was also eliminated from the championship today.
Day 5
BetBoom Team and Yakult Brothers got off to a successful start in the second phase of the group stage, defeating Aurora Gaming and Team Liquid with a score of 2-0. Nigma Galaxy easily defeated Gaimin Gladiators in the first game of the series, but ultimately lost the next two maps. Flipster Talon also managed to put up a fight against PARIVISION, but the favourites proved to be stronger.
Day 6
The first series of the day was between Nigma Galaxy and Yakult's brothers: the match lasted over 4 hours and ended in favor of Nigma. Next, Flipster Talon faced Gaimin Gladiators, with the series ending 2–0 in favor of the former. Aurora Gaming, in turn, claimed a victory over Team Liquid. The final match ended with a win for PARIVISION against BetBoom Team.
Day 7
At the end of the game day, PARIVISION emerged as the undisputed group leader after a confident 2-0 win over Yakult's brothers. Flipster Talon, Gaimin Gladiators, and BetBoom Team maintain an average standing with a 2-1 record, while Nigma Galaxy, Yakult's brothers, and Aurora Gaming are at 1-2 with one win and two losses each.
Team Liquid remains the only team without a single victory — currently holding the highest chances of elimination.
Day 8
The group is still led by PARIVISION, who defeated Team Liquid today. Liquid, in turn, remain the main contender for elimination — the team has yet to win a single series in the second phase of the group stage. Another major outsider is Nigma Galaxy, who lost to BetBoom Team today. The remaining teams are tied with a 2-2 series record.
Day 9
PARIVISION remains the leader of the group, with securing another victory today against Aurora Gaming. BetBoom Team and Flipster Talon are also close to advance to the playoffs, while Team Liquid is still the main contender for elimination. Nigma Galaxy also has a high chance of not making it to the main stage of the championship.
Day 10
PARIVISION secured its place in the upper bracket of the playoffs by defeating Nigma Galaxy, which lost its chance to advance to the main stage of the tournament today, as did Team Liquid, which lost to Gaimin Gladiators.
Day 11
Today, Yakult's Brothers were eliminated from the championship after losing to BetBoom Team with a score of 2:0. Aurora Gaming failed to cope with Nigma Galaxy, but PARIVISION's victory over Gaimin Gladiators gives them a chance to fight for a place in the playoffs in tomorrow's tiebreaker.
Day 12
BetBoom Team defeated Flipster Talon and secured a spot in the upper bracket of the playoffs. Aurora Gaming advanced to the main stage of the championship by defeating Gaimin Gladiators. With this victory, the team also earned a direct invite to the Riyadh Masters 2025.
Day 13
The first day of the playoffs took place today, and as a result, Aurora Gaming was eliminated from the tournament — the team couldn’t withstand the pressure from Flipster Talon, who had lost to BetBoom Team the day before. In addition, PARIVISION defeated BB Team in the upper bracket and advanced to the grand final, sending their opponent down to the lower bracket.
As previously reported by CyberScore, V-Tune will represent Team Liquid at DreamLeague Season 26 and 23savage has rejoined Flipster Talon.
by CyberScore