Illuminational Dota 2 Major is a tournament from the organizer Cardigans Gaming for teams from the CIS. Within the event twelve teams will compete for a prize pool of 3 thousand dollars.

Participants:

• Twelve teams;
  
  • Eight invited teams;
  • Two teams winners of Illuminational Dota 2 Challenger;
  • Two teams from Open Qualification.

Group Stage - 12.08.2024 - 19.08.2024:

• Two groups of six teams each;
• single round-robin;
• all Bo2 matches;
• 1st and 2nd place teams advance to the top bracket;
• 3rd and 4th place teams go to the lower bracket;
• the remaining teams are eliminated.

The following rules apply if the teams are tied:

1. Head-to-head results;
2. Number of wins with the score 2:0; 
3. 1v1 game.

Playoffs - 21.08.2024 - 26.08.2024:

• Double-elimination bracket;
• Grand Final is Bo5, all other matches are Bo3.