The i-League 2021 S2 Dota 2 tournament promises to be an exciting event with teams competing for a prize pool of $185,243

Participants

• Seven invited teams

Group Stage - August 19 - August 27, 2021

• Single round-robin, all matches are Bo3.
• Top two teams advance to Round 2 of the playoffs
• The 3rd-6th place teams advance to Round 1 of the Upper Group playoffs.
• The 7th team is eliminated

Playoffs - September 2 - September 5, 2021

• Double-elimination bracket
• All matches except Grand Final are Bo3
• Grand Final - Bo5

Individual MVP Award

• Group Stage
• MVP of each game receives an additional ¥1,000 CNY
• Group Stage MVPs based on Weibo voting results receive an additional ¥10,000 CNY.
• MVP of each game gets additional ¥5,000 CNY
• FMVP of Weibo voting gets additional ¥50,000 CNY