By Sagar V. Mankar 1win, a leading betting company, has unveiled its plans to host a series of Esports tournaments, kicking off with the highly anticipated “1win Series Dota 2 Spring”.
This inaugural event will take place from March 16th to 19th, bringing together eight top-tier teams competing for a prize pool of $100,000.
The full list of competing teams includes:
- Team Liquid
- L1GA Team
- Entity
- PSG.Quest
- 1win
- MOUZ
- Virtus.pro
- Team Spirit
Tournament Format
The 1win Series Dota 2 Spring will follow an exciting format designed to keep the competition intense and engaging.
Group Stage :
- 8 teams divided into 2 groups
- Group stage follows the GSL (double-elimination) format
- Teams get 3 chances to qualify for the next round
- If a team loses twice, they’re eliminated
Playoffs:
- The top 2 teams from each group advance to playoffs
- Playoffs are single-elimination bracket
- Matches are Best-of-3 (Bo3)
Grand Finals
- Top 2 teams
- Best-of-5 (Bo5)
A Growing Trend: Bookmakers Hosting Esports Tournaments
1win is not the only bookmaker (Betting company) to venture into hosting Esports tournaments.
This trend is gaining momentum, with other prominent bookmakers like Betboom, Thunderpick, Pinnacle, and GG.BET also organizing their own esports event activations.
For instance, Two Betboom Dacha Dota 2 tournaments are scheduled to take place in 2024, while the second edition of the Counter-Strike 2 Thunderpick World Championship is set to commence in April.
Sources: Esports Insider