Dota 2 Tournament Schedule for November 2026: BLAST SLAM IX
Tournament organizers plan to host BLAST SLAM IX, the EPL Masters III playoffs, 1win Essence II, and other competitions. The schedule for all ongoing and upcoming events in November 2026 is provided below.
Dota 2 Tournaments in November
EPL World Series: Southeast Asia Season 19
- Dates: October 20 through November 5.
- Prize pool: $10,000.
- Participants: Yangon Galacticos, Cloud Dawning, Direborn Esports, and other teams.
The playoffs for a new EPL tournament featuring teams from China and Southeast Asia will take place in November.
EPL Masters III
- Dates: October 18 through November 5.
- Prize pool: $100,000.
- Participants: Natus Vincere, OG, GamerLegion, and other teams.
On the first Monday of the month, the teams will begin the final stage of the competition.
Esports Pro Circuit Season 3
- Dates: October 25 through November 16.
- Prize pool: $20,000.
- Participants: Zero Tenacity, Xipto Esports, Hokori, and other teams.
The teams will finish the group stage, after which they will advance to the decisive stage, followed by the playoffs.
Fonbet Media Eleague Season 5
- Dates: November 2–11.
- Prize pool: 2,500,000 ₽.
- Participants: media teams led by Zaur “Cooman” Shakhmurzaev, Nikita “Daxak” Kuzmin, Igor “iLTW” Filatov, and other streamers.
A media tournament for Dota 2 streamers. Following the online stage, a LAN event is scheduled to take place in Moscow.
Asgard Championship Season 2
- Dates: November 3–20.
- Prize pool: $20,000.
- Participants: Team Spirit Academy, Nemiga Gaming, and other teams.
The second tournament in this series will run until the third week of November.
DreamLeague Division 2 Series 5
- Dates: November 6–19.
- Prize pool: $50,000.
- Participants: not yet announced.
A DreamLeague tournament for teams outside the top tier, offering a chance to qualify for a major championship.
1win Essence III
- Dates: November 7–18.
- Prize pool: $200,000.
- Participants: Team Spirit, Team Liquid, LGD Gaming, and other teams.
This is the first tournament in the Essence series to feature a qualifier—the eight invited teams will be joined by the top four teams from the play-in stage.
BLAST SLAM IX
- Dates: November 20–29.
- Prize pool: $750,000.
- Participants: Team Yandex, Team Spirit, Aurora Gaming, and other teams.
BLAST SLAM will be held entirely online for the first time—previously, tournaments were held entirely or partially on LAN.
The Main Tournament of the Month
The OFFSTAGE editorial team highlights BLAST SLAM IX as November’s most important tournament: it’s a Tier 1 championship with a large prize pool. Some teams that have recently changed their rosters will get additional practice ahead of the event by competing in 1win Essence III.
November 1 also marked the conclusion of PARI UNIVERSE by FISSURE—Team Spirit took first place, defeating Team Yandex 3-0 for the first time in the history of their head-to-head matchups.
You can find the schedule for the Dota 2 tournaments held in October in our article.
Photo by Luc Bouchon, BLAST
