TI8 open qualifiers: Notable teams, format

The TI8 Open Qualifier teams are gearing up for the race towards the Main Regional Qualifiers. Over 6,100 teams from across the regions can register for each round of the TI8 Open Qualifiers.

There will be two separate opportunities for teams to advance in the Regional Qualifiers. Multiple teams from each of the six regions will advance to the Regional Qualifiers. The TI8 Open Qualifiers will take place between June 14-17th, followed by the Regional Qualifiers, scheduled for June 18th-25th.

All teams hoping to receive invites to the biggest event of the year were required to finalize and register their rosters by February 5th, in addition to obtaining a top 8 place in the DPC rankings. With this roster lock remaining in place until after The International 8 – the longest and most important one so far – many teams failed to keep their lineups intact and have forfeited any type of invites - direct or regional.

OG, Evil Geniuses, compLexity Gaming, VGJ.Storm, Alliance, Na'Vi, paiN Gaming, Infamous are some of the teams that have violated the roster lock requirements and were no longer eligible for invites to The International 8 or The International 8 Regional Qualifiers.

In compliance with Valve’s roster lock stipulations, teams that made changes to their registered rosters outside the transfer window have become forced to take the long, quivering road to The International 8, through the brutal best-of-one TI8 Open Qualifiers.

Valve has once again partnered up with FaceIT to host the TI8 Open Qualifiers for SEA, NA, SA, CIS and Europe. The Chinese TI8 Open Qualifiers will be hosted by Perfect World. All the information on notable contenders, schedule, format, and streams is wrapped up below.

The teams that win each round of TI8 Open Qualifiers in their respective geographical regions will advance to the Regional Qualifiers, which will take place starting June 18th. The progression of the teams can be monitored in the SEA brackets, EU brackets, CIS brackets, SA brackets and NA brackets during the course of the event.

The most anticipated tournament of the year for Dota 2 players and enthusiasts will head to Vancouver, Canada for the first time ever, this August. The International 8 group stage and main event are set to run August 14th, through Saturday, August 25th. The current prize pool is $13,886,048 and growing.

TI8 Open Qualifiers teams – notable contenders

This means that teams may be appearing in regions that are not what was expected per Valve approval.

There are some quite strong teams that are expected to create an atmosphere of fierce competition in the brutal best-of-one brackets where anything can happen.

TI8 Open Qualifiers teams – Europe (108 teams registered so far - 4 teams total will advance to regionals):

    OG
    Alliance
    Invictus Gaming X (March, QO, Reisen, Jeyo, Nutz)
    Team Pacani (formerly Going In/Penta)
    Team EPG
    War Dota2 (Forev, Kitrak, Milan, Ritsu, Bryle)
    London Esports (ComeWithMe)
    LOTV (Wagamama, Qupe, Eskillz)
    BlinkPool (Misery, Saksa, Khezu, Madara, Kaiser/Greg)
    No Bounty Hunter (Bone7, Arise, Akim)
    Planet Meow (SSaSpartan, Xcaliber, Eixn, Rajjix, Thug)
    Unchained
    Helsinki Reds
    Team Moriarity

TI8 Open Qualifiers teams – CIS (178 teams registered so far - 6 teams total will advance to regionals):

    Team Spirit
    Na'Vi
    Team Empire
    Gambit
    TBM
    Team Espada
    Double Dimension
    Mega Lada Esports
    No Lifer5

TI8 Open Qualifiers teams – SA (86 teams registered so far - 6 teams total will advance to regional qualifiers):

    SG esports
    paiN Gaming
    Team GDV (Kyle, Fear, Timado, Greedy)


TI8 Open Qualifiers teams – NA (40 teams registered so far - 6 teams total will advance to regional qualifiers):

    Evil Geniuses
    compLexity Gaming
    VGJ.Storm
    LVT reunion (Jenkins, BSJ, Newsham, Sammyboy)

TI8 Open Qualifiers teams – SEA (143 teams registered so far - 5 teams total will advance to regionals):

    Execration
    PG.Barracx
    RRQ
    Entity Gaming
    TNC Tigers (1437, Kyxy)
    B_A_E (YamateH, Ohaiyo)
    Geek Fam
    TitanZ (Ryor, Jay)
    Happy Feet
    EVOS Esports

About Us

Esports, and the motivations behind it are almost exactly the same as they are for traditional sports. People either participate for enjoyment, or participate to become professional. Personally, I have no intention of ever being a professional player for Dota2 but I still play it on at least a weekly basis. I feel like this is a majority of players who use it as a way to pass time, connect with friends or relieve stress. These games are not only extremely competitive and entertaining, but require so much of your attention that people will use them as opportunities to escape from their reality which is a pretty common reason behind why anyone plays a video game. If you don’t see the reason as to why play a video game if you aren’t going to be professional, ask the same question as to why there are city basketball leagues, bar league volleyball and other similar semi-competitive sporting leagues. The other half is to be the best out there and compete for money and fame. This is an extreme minority similar to traditional sports, which is why I believe it is not the main reason that a majority of players play these games. While 90% of players will watch professionals play and say “I could do better,” they usually will not take the time and dedication that it requires to become professional and ultimately give up on this path.

Why do people play Dota2?

It is a viable, and in some stances better alternative MOBA game. Dota was the grandfather of all MOBAs, starting as a mod for Warcraft 3. The development team mostly left to make League of Legends, however one remained. Icefrog. Icefrog moved on to Valve to assist the development of Dota 2. Dota 2 is a better alternative to League for many reasons. The first is core mechanics. While League has some mechanics that I personally enjoy and wish were included in Dota, Dota by far has more features and mechanics. Pulling camps, dening, buyback mechanic, reliable/unreliable gold, and so many more. Dota by far takes the cake in complexity. It makes for not just a better eSport, but also a better game for everyone else. The game however is not very casual. When looking at the eSport scene, you instantly see a difference. In Dota, teamfights happen every couple of minutes, with so much happening that even the casters sometimes have issues telling all that is happening. Meanwhile, a look at League’s pro scene reveals hour long grind fests with a score of 3 to 2. Both games have “no room for error” but League, in my opinion, has less room for error. In LoL, if you die, that’s it. You have to wait the entire respawn timer. If you get team wiped, the game is over instantly. Dota has a “buy back” mechanic, where you give up a large sum of gold in exchange for a second chance at life. One thing Dota also has is that you lose gold on death. Every time you die, you lose gold and the enemy gains it. This makes death a bigger issue in Dota than in League. In the end, it’s all up to personal preference, however I’d recommend everyone give Dota a try.

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