Dates of WePlay AniMajor
On June 2, the second Major of this year starts — WePlay AniMajor. Tournament organizer WePlay has provided the exact dates for each stage: Wild Card, Group, and Playoff.
Wild Card Stage
The Wild Card stage goes on June 2-3. The first match of each game day starts at 11:00 UTC+0, and the last match — at 17:00.
This stage is attended by 6 teams. All of them play against each other in one Round Robin group with BO2 matches. The top two teams will advance to the next stage.
Group Stage
The group stage lasts 4 days — on June 4-7. The start time of the matches is identical to the Wild Card ones. However, on June 4-5, all matches are played in parallel, but on June 6-7, the meetings start one by one.
This stage is attended by 8 teams. All of them also play against each other in one Round Robin group with BO2 matches. The two strongest teams go to the playoffs' Upper bracket, 3-4 places go to the playoffs' Lower bracket, and the rest leave the championship.
Playoffs
The playoff stage lasts for 5 days — on June 9-13. During this stage, the game days start at 09:00 UTC+0, and the last matches of each day, except for the final, — at 18:00.
In the Playoffs, the 6 Regional Leagues' winners join the Group Stage teams. They play by a Double Elimination system, where each match is up to 2 wins, the grand final - up to 3 wins.
The complete list of the Major's players will be announced after the end of the second season of the Dota Pro Circuit Regional Leagues this week. At the moment, Alliance, Virtus Pro, Team Spirit, Team Aster and PSG.LGD has already guaranteed themselves a place in the championship.