Preview of the closed qualifiers for China for BLAST Slam VIII in Dota 2
Tomorrow, August 29, the closed qualifiers for BLAST Slam VIII in Dota 2 for China will begin. The tournament format, team rosters, and schedule for the first day of play are detailed below.
Format
The qualifiers will take place from August 29 to 30. Teams will compete in a single-elimination bracket. All matches are best-of-three, with the final being best-of-five. Only one team will advance to the main tournament
Team Rosters
The goal of all life is death
- Tan “Summer” Kaiwen
- Pan “yChen” Shuifang
- Hu “dolem” Shen
- Triple H
- Funeral of Frilene
Animals Incoming
- Xiaobo
- ChovYY
- Ma
- foxking
- Zhou's Patience
Crescent
- William “MangO`ROSE” Yo Kwak Teong
- Fan “Kry.” Jiahao
- Tiger King
- Lu “Cold Bird” Kang
- Chen “出省” Yunxiang
Nexus Gaming
- Sun “ukiyo” Haochen
- Denis Danial “Wonder’boy” bin Abdullah
- Wang “Ayunid” Wei
- Zhen “Xu.” Chen
- Lloyd “LOyd” Jung Bindi
Novus Gaming
- RA1NCLOUD
- Has some skill
- peanut
- Federico “Rico” E
- Tony
Team Resilience
- Yang “Erika” Shaohan
- Shu “Echo” Ziliang
- Li “niu” Kongbo
- Lin “planet” Hao
- Zhang “zzq” Ziqian
Cloud Rising
- Zhang “Yumeyume” Wendi
- Xiao “Q7” Zhongqi
- Ice Coke
- Destruction
- Li “Undyne” Qiancheng
Yakult Brothers
- Lu “lou” Zhen
- Zhou “Emo” Yi
- Xiang “Beyond” Zhenghong
- Hu “Kaka” Liangzhi
- Jiang “天命” An
- Wang “Yakult” Hao (coach)
Schedule for Day 1
August 29, times listed in Moscow time.
- 5:00 a.m. — Nexus Gaming vs. Crescent;
- 8:00 a.m. — Cloud Rising vs. Novus Gaming;
- 11:00 a.m. — Yakult Brothers vs. The goal of all life is death;
- 2:00 PM — Team Resilience vs. Animals Incoming.
Where to watch the closed Chinese qualifiers for BLAST Slam VIII
- English-language broadcast:
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Russian-language stream:
- Twitch: betboom_dota_ru.
Photo courtesy of BLAST.
