DreamLeague Season 27: format, schedule, results, and tournament bracket
DreamLeague Season 27 is an online Dota 2 championship that will take place from 10.12.2025 to 21.12.2025. This is the first tournament of the ESL Pro Tour Season 2025/2026. Twenty-four teams will compete for a prize pool of $1,000,000 and 19,500 EPT points ($750,000 will be paid out as prize money to the players, and another $250,000 will be awarded to the club).
Part of this amount ($252,000 and 7,200 EPT points) will be distributed in a unique way: teams will receive $3,500 and 100 EPT points for each series victory in the group stage. The base prize money for players is only available to teams that advance to the playoffs. The reward for teams eliminated in the group stage initially includes only a club reward of $7,500 and 100 EPT points, but they will also receive a bonus of $3,500 in prize money for players and 100 EPT points for each victory in the group stage.
Prize pool distribution scheme
| Place | Players Reward | Club Reward | EPT Points |
| 1 | $200,000 (+$3500 for each victory in the group stage) | $30,000 | 3,000 (+100 for each victory in the group stage) |
| 2 | $125,000 (+$3500 for each victory in the group stage) | $25,000 | 2,500 (+100 for each victory in the group stage) |
| 3 | $75,000 (+$3500 for each victory in the group stage) | $20,000 | 2,000 (+100 for each victory in the group stage) |
| 4 | $50,000 (+$3500 for each victory in the group stage) | $15,000 | 1,600 (+100 for each victory in the group stage) |
| 5-6 | $14,000 (+$3500 for each victory in the group stage) | $10,000 | 1,100 (+100 for each victory in the group stage) |
| 7-8 | $10,000 (+$3500 for each victory in the group stage) | $10,000 | 500 (+100 for each victory in the group stage) |
| 9-24 | — (+$3500 for each victory in the group stage) | $7,500 | 100 (+100 for each victory in the group stage) |
| Total: | $750,000 | $250,000 | 19,500 |
For the first time, the group stage of the DreamLeague series championship will be held using the Swiss system. A total of 72 Bo3 matches will be played over 6 rounds. Based on the results, only 8 teams will advance to the main stage, while 16 teams will be eliminated from the competition.
Rules for forming matchups in rounds 4, 5, and 6
When there is an odd number of teams in certain brackets, additional parameters will be used instead of the current match score to form matchups:
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Berger coefficient
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Map win rate
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Opponents’ map win rate
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Initial seeding (Not used for the final placement calculation)
The following rules apply if, after the final round (round 6), it is impossible to determine the 8 teams that advance to the playoffs (final placement calculation):
7 teams have at least 4 wins:
- The four best teams according to the tiebreaker results among those with a 3–3 score will play a single-elimination BO3 bracket for the remaining spot. They will be seeded 8th in the playoff bracket. The four best 3–3 teams play tiebreakers in a Single Elimination BO3 format.
9 teams have at least 4 wins:
- The two worst teams according to the tiebreaker results will play one BO3 match for the remaining spot. They will be seeded 8th in the bracket. The two lowest-ranked teams play an additional BO3 series.
10 teams have at least 4 wins:
- The three worst teams according to the tiebreaker results will play a single-elimination BO3 match for the remaining spot. They will be seeded 8th in the bracket. The three lowest-ranked teams play tiebreakers in a Single Elimination BO3 format.
All matches at DreamLeague Season 27 will be played in a Bo3 format, except for the Bo5 in the grand final. The playoff bracket will be a double elimination format.
Finale game Day — Results (21.12.2025):
The final day of the tournament has come to an end, delivering two series.
The first match took place in the lower bracket final, where Team Spirit defeated PARIVISION 2:0 and advanced to the grand final, setting up another clash with Team Yandex.
The previous meeting between these teams ended in a victory for Yandex, who sent Spirit to the lower bracket. History repeated itself, as the “dragons” failed to take revenge and lost the series 1:3.
Team Yandex became the champions of DreamLeague Season 27, earning $200,000 in prize money.
Prize pool distribution of DreamLeague Season 27:
- Tundra Yandex - $230,000
- Team Spirit- $150,000
- PARIVISION - $95,000
- Xtreme Gaming - $79,000
- Tundra Esports - $41,500
- OG - $38,000
- Team Falcons - $37,500
- Virtus Pro - $34,000
- BetBoom Team - $18,000
- Team Liquid - $18,000
- Natus Vincere- $18,000
- Runa Team - $18,000
- MOUZ - $18,000
- Nigma Galaxy - $18,000
- Tidebound - $18,000
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Pipsqueak+4 - $18,000
- Amaru Gaming - $14,500
- Aurora Gaming - $14,500
- Team Nemesis - $14,500
- Gamer Legion - $14,500
- Heroic - $14,500
- 1WIN Team - $11,000
- Passion UA - $11,000
- Yakult Brothers - $11,000
Results of previous game days:
Day 1
On the first day, the favorites won most of the series. The most interesting match was between Natus Vincere and Aurora Gaming. On the first map, the “born to win” team managed to overcome a 35,000 gold advantage, allowing them to make an incredible comeback. In the second game, which was even more protracted but without any twists, the victory also went to NAVI. In addition, Passion.ua and Team Nemesis caused a minor sensation by winning one map each against Team Falcons and Team Liquid, respectively.
Day 2
BetBoom Team, Team Falcons, Team Spirit, Team Liquid, PARIVISION, and OG remain undefeated, while Team Tidebound, GamerLegion, Team Nemesis, 1WIN Team, Passion UA, and Nigma Galaxy have yet to win a single match. The remaining teams finished the second day with a score of 1:1.
Day 3
OG, Team Spirit, and Team Falcons remain the only undefeated teams in the tournament, while Passion UA, 1WIN Team, and Team Nemesis are in the worst position. Two more groups of nine teams finished the third day with scores of 2-1 and 1-2.
Day 4
Most of the group stage has concluded and we can see the tournament leaders.
By the end of the day, the top two spots are held by Team Falcons and OG Esports, who have shown outstanding play by defeating all their opponents. Today, OG surprisingly beat Team Spirit 2-0, with both games lasting around an hour.
Tundra, Xtreme Gaming, Virtus.pro, and PARIVISION won their matches and continue in the tournament with 3 victories and only 1 loss.
At the bottom are 1WIN Team and Passion.ua, who have yet to secure a win.
An interesting moment occurred in the matchup between 1WIN Team and Nigma Galaxy. The first game lasted 75 minutes and ended in a highly unpredictable way. Despite a 22,000 gold lead for 1WIN, both teams were left with critically low of Ancient's health. When 1WIN was about to finish the match, Nigma’s offlaner, Tony No!ob Assaf, playing Lycan, went for a counter-push, relying on his team.
Seconds decided the outcome, and a perfect combo from Naga Siren and Shadow Fiend gave No!ob time to destroy the enemy Ancient while his own had less than 100 HP remaining. The second game went much more smoothly for Nigma, who finished it in just 40 minutes.
Day 5
The penultimate day of the group stage has concluded, and we summarize its results.
Team Falcons lead the table, winning all five of their matches. Although the team has already secured a spot in the playoffs, they are set to play one more series tomorrow. Passion.ua have lost all their games and are already eliminated from the tournament, but they will still play their final series tomorrow.
OG, Virtus Pro and Team Spirit have 4 wins and have already secured their spots in the playoffs, while the teams with two wins or fewer will conclude their tournament run tomorrow.
The surprise of the day was Xtreme Gaming’s loss to Virtus Pro. The Chinese team had a strong start on the first map, but completely fell apart on the second and third maps, managing only 8 kills over two maps. Xtreme lost the final map in just 16 minutes.
OG, Virtus Pro, and Team Spirit have 4 wins and have already secured their spots in the playoffs, while the teams with two wins or fewer will conclude their tournament run tomorrow.
The day also featured unexpected victories: Runa Team defeated Team Liquid, Nigma Galaxy overcame Tundra Esports, Team Nemesis beat Aurora Gaming and Natus Vincere convincingly defeated MOUZ.
Tomorrow we will witness the final day of the group stage, after which all playoff participants will be determined.
Day 6
The final round of the group stage has concluded, and all playoff participants have been determined. OG, Team Spirit, Team Falcons, Virtus.pro, Team Yandex, PARIVISION, Xtreme Gaming and Tundra Esports have earned their spots in the main stage. The remaining 16 teams have left the competition. The championship playoffs will start on December 17.
Day 7
The first day of the playoff stage has come to an end and went rather quickly, as all series finished with a 2:0 score.
Team Falcons couldn’t adapt to the new patch and lost to PARIVISION with a 0:2 score. In the second match of the day, Team Spirit defeated the Chinese squad Xtreme Gaming. The first map was tough for the “dragons,” lasting 70 minutes, while carry Ilya Yatoro Mulyarchuk managed to go on a Rampage playing Weaver. The second map went much smoother, finishing in 37 minutes.
The final series of the day was between OG and Tundra Esports. Bozhidar bzm Bogdanov’s confident play on heroes buffed in the new patch brought his team the victory. He ended the first map with a 10-3-16 score playing Tiny, and on the second map he played as a playmaker on Earth Spirit, recording 4 kills, 6 deaths, and 23 assists.
Thus, Falcons, OG and Xtreme will continue their fight in the lower bracket.
Day 8
On the second day of the playoff stage, upper bracket matches also took place.
The opening series featured Team Yandex against Virtus Pro. The series ended 2:1 in favor of Yandex, after which they faced Tundra Esports in another upper bracket match for a spot in the upper bracket final.
The teams had previously met in the grand final of BLAST Slam V, where Tundra claimed victory and secured the championship title.. This time, Yandex managed to get their revenge and defeated their opponents 2:1.
The final match of the day was played between Team Spirit and PARIVISION, where the "dragons" confidently defeated their opponents 2:0 and also advanced to the upper bracket final.
Lower bracket matches will take place tomorrow, where a loss will mean elimination from the tournament.
Day 9
The ninth day of the tournament has come to an end, and today the lower bracket elimination matches were played.
The day was marked by a stunning performance from the Chinese team Xtreme Gaming. Their first match was against Team Falcons, where they surprised fans and defeated the opponent 2:0, taking revenge for the grand final of The International 2025, where Falcons became the champions.
Next, the Chinese team faced their second match of the day - against another strong opponent, Tundra Esports. Once again, Xtreme showed outstanding adaptation to the new patch, defeating the opponent 2:0 and eliminating two of the tournament favorites at once.
OG Esports also played today against Virtus.pro, where the European team secured a confident victory: they finished the first map in 33 minutes and the second in 26 minutes.
Tomorrow we will learn the first participant of the tournament grand final.
Day 10
The penultimate day of the tournament has come to an end, and only three teams remain in the fight for the title.
PARIVISION played two series in one day and, after regrouping following their loss to Team Spirit in the upper bracket, managed to reach the lower bracket final. There, the team will once again face the "Dragons" in a match for a spot in the grand final.
First, PARIVISION defeated OG Esports with a 2:1 score and then confidently took down the Chinese squad Xtreme Gaming, closing the series 2:0.
In the upper bracket, Team Yandex proved stronger than Team Spirit and became the first grand finalists, while Spirit dropped to the lower bracket.
The final day of the tournament will take place tomorrow, when the DreamLeague Season 27 champion will be decided.
Latest news on DreamLeague Season 27:
- BOOM Esports officially disbanded the roster — players changed their tag
- PARIVISION left coach
- Nigma Galaxy introduced replacement for Tobi
- Tailung Mafia roster was signed by a new organization
- Bookmakers named favorites for DreamLeague Season 27
by CyberScore