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Which top team will take the win at ESL One Raleigh?
NA Dota is so back! ESL One Raleigh marks a decade-long return of offline Dota 2 to North America with the stakes higher than ever. A huge $1 million prize pool is up for grabs as well as vital ranking points for this year’s The International.
Here’s everything you’ll need to know about ESL One Raleigh 2025; the full schedule, results, teams, streams, and more.
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ESL One Raleigh format and teams
ESL One Raleigh is a 12-team event running from April 7 to 13. It’s thefirst big Dota 2 tournament on American soil for over a decadeand will feature a live audience for the final three days, with a packed-out Raleigh Convention Center expected in the playoffs.
But first, our 12 teams will play out a round-robin group stage. Each group sees six teams play 10 matches of Dota, after which the top four will be sorted into the playoffs (top two to upper bracket, next two to lower bracket). The bottom two will be eliminated.
The playoffs sees the remaining teams play out the double-elimination bracket, with the grand final a best-of-five. All other matches are best-of-three.
Here’s a look at the teams attending ESL One Raleigh and their paths that led them to North Carolina.
Here are the standings for ESL One Raleigh 2025:
How to watch ESL One Raleigh: All streams
ESL One Raleigh 2025 is streamed live onTwitchandYouTube. If you missed the action, spoiler-free replays are available on each channel at the conclusion of each matchday.
As multiple games are played out at once during the group stage, there are several streams available. For a full list, visit theevent’s Liquipedia page.
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