Participants:

• 3 teams each from China, Southeast Asia, and North America;
• 2 teams each from Europe, the CIS, and South America;
• The winning team from Dota Summit 11;

Group Stage - 16.11.2019 - 17.11.2019:

• 4 GSL groups;
• All matches are best-of-three (Bo3);
• The top 2 teams from each group advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs;
• The remaining 2 teams from each group advance to the lower bracket of the playoffs;

Playoffs - 18.11.2019 - 24.11.2019:

• Double-elimination bracket;
• First round of the lower bracket – Bo1;
• Grand Final – Bo5;
• All other matches – Bo3.