The Dota 2 online tournament — European Pro League Season 41 — has kicked off. The competition takes place on Europe West servers and will run from November 12 to November 28, 2026. Twelve teams from Europe and the CIS are participating in this Tier 3 tournament, competing for a total prize pool of $20,000.
Notably, three Ukrainian teams are featured among the participants: potn9ki, PuckChamp, and IC x Insanity.
The tournament is divided into two stages: the group stage and the playoffs. The group stage runs from November 12 to November 21, featuring a single round-robin format in two groups of six teams each. All matches in this stage are played in a Best-of-3 format. A 2-0 victory awards the winning team 3 points, a 2-1 victory awards 2 points, and a team losing 1-2 earns 1 point. The top two teams from each group advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs, the 3rd and 4th place teams proceed to the lower bracket, and the remaining teams are eliminated from the tournament.
The playoff stage will take place from November 24 to November 28 using a double-elimination bracket. All matches in this stage, except for the deciding match, will be played in a Bo3 format, while the Grand Final will be a Best-of-5 series. The winner of the tournament will take home the main prize of $11,000, with $5,000 allocated for second place, and $3,000 for the bronze medalist.
The English-language broadcast of the tournament matches is available on the official EPL Dota 2 Kick channel.
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