EPL Masters I Dota 2 Play-In Preview: Format, Roster, Day 1 Schedule
Tomorrow, July 20, the EPL Masters I Dota 2 Play-In matches will begin. The tournament format, team rosters, and schedule for the first day of play are detailed below.
Format
Participants will be divided into two groups of six teams, with each team playing every other team in its group. All series are best-of-three: a 2-0 victory earns three points, while a 2-1 victory awards two points to the winner and one point to the loser. The top four teams from each group will advance to the main tournament; the rest will be eliminated from the competition.
| Group A | Group B |
| Inner Circle vs. Insanity | Dandelions |
| PuckChamp | Ilbirs eSports |
| Team Jenz | Level UP |
| Team Lynx | Nemiga Gaming |
| Team Spirit Academy | Team Aion |
| Team Syntax | Zero Tenacity |
Team Rosters
Team Syntax
- Dursun Baran “Hunter leni” Uludag
- Kasr “Mikey” Mesba
- Erlan “Emptiness死” Lesbek
- Berke Jan “Jeezy” Yenigün
- Abdullah Fatih “Stoic” Koparan
Team Lynx
- Nazar “WHY” Shchurko
- Maksim “mellojul” Pynov
- Andrey “htiviy vladik” Dovgal
- Konstantin “kreker” Dolomakin
- Vitaly “QBFY” Ivanov
- Semyon “CemaTheSlayer” Krivulia
Team Jenz
- David Nicho “Parker” Flores
- Tony “No!ob” Assaf
- Jad “ruustle” Itani
- Zakor “iLØVEtoBUYBACK” Kabesh
- Junior John Reyes “Yadomi” Rimari
Inner Circle x Insanity
- Bilguun “423” Altanginzh
- Igor “Stojkov” Stojkov
- Vladislav “laise” Lais
- Vladislav “Fernans” Kochetkov
- Tugstur “Se” Dashzevge
Team Spirit Academy
- Dmitry “Kiseki`” Skutelnik
- Arsentiy “86” Babiuk
- Evgeny “kae” Zolotarev
- Aidar “aidar” Nurgalin
- Arseniy “saillyn” Svirsky
- Ilya “Illidan” Pivtsaev (coach)
PuckChamp
- Artem “Yuragi” Golubev
- Nikita “dualrazee” Dubinsky
- Bogdan “krol9ash” Batyuk
- Alexey “Gothic-” Kosmyinin
- Georgy “Hyuga” Lipartia
Zero Tenacity
- Magomed “nesfeer” Kurbanov
- Vitaly “Worick” Brezgin
- Mykhailo “Miksa” Yovanovich
- Athanasios “dEsire” Kartzabas
- Hoel Eduardo Mori “MoOz” Ozambela
- Damir “Mitch” Škaričić (coach)
- Evgeny “Heaven” Ponomarev (assistant coach)
- Artem “mrls” Selepko (substitute)
Nemiga Gaming
- Vsevolod “nattynarwhal_” Pelekh
- Nikita “young G” Bochko
- Nikita “Covisnine” Fedorov
- Alexander “ariel” Kolyasev
- Dmitry “JANTER” Nikulin
- Fyodor “Velheor” Rusikhin (coach)
Dandelions
- Lasha “Nande” Narsia
- Veniamin “X’ne” Smirnov
- Danilo “ChodEX” Popovich
- Georgy “Gilgir” Svistunov
- Igor “Armagedon” Mastakov
Level UP
- Nikolai “WoE” Ruban
- Alexey “Ainkrad” Diveevsky
- Nikolai “bb3px” Evdokimichev
- Alexander “queezy” Lipin
- Andrey “Htrd” Fedorov
- Sergey “sbdush” Fatullaev (coach)
- corpse (assistant coach)
Ilbirs eSports
- Kyyal “dream” Tairov
- Nikolay “niche” Zemlyansky
- Taras “Norma” Pavlov
- Bakyt “Zayac” Emilianov
- Bogdan “monodrama” Yushkov
Team Aion
- Artur “Retsu” Kokoev
- Fabian “Mo13ei” Kner
- Alexander “Cloud” Zakharov
- Danial “xsVampire” Alibaev
- Dmitry “Fishman” Palishchuk
Schedule for the first day of play
July 20, times are in Moscow time.
- 10:00 a.m. — Team Syntax vs. Team Lynx;
- 1:00 p.m. — Team Lynx vs. PuckChamp;
- 4:00 p.m. — Zero Tenacity vs. Nemiga Gaming;
- 7:00 p.m. — Team Spirit Academy vs. Team Jenz;
- 10:00 p.m. — Level UP vs. Ilbirs eSports.
Where to Watch EPL Masters I Play-In
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English-language stream:
- Kick: epldota_en2.
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Russian-language stream:
- Twitch: ya4iller.
Photo — European Pro League.
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