The Riyadh Masters Dota 2 tournament sees 10 of the best teams—including the first Chinese teams at an international LAN since The International 10—competing for a massive US$4 million prize pool.

Fans will also get a first look at several teams due to appear at the Arlington Major, a spicy offline preview leading up to the biggest event of the year—The International 11 in Singapore.



What is the Riyadh Masters Dota 2 tournament?

OG at ESL One Stockholm Major Playoffs
Credit: OG

The Riyadh Masters tournament is a third-party event organized by Gamers8 Esports, the same organization that hosted the Gamers Without Borders online regional tournaments in May.


Riyadh Masters 2022 playoffs schedule and results

July 23

Quarterfinals

TEAMSCORETEAM
PSG.LGD2 – 1Nigma Galaxy
Royal Never Give Up1 – 2Team Spirit

July 24

Semifinals

TEAMSCORETEAM
OG1 – 2PSG.LGD
Team Secret1 – 2Team Spirit

Grand final

TEAMSCORETEAM
PSG.LGD2 – 0Team Spirit

Riyadh Masters 2022 group stage schedule and results

Group A

STANDINGSTEAMGAME RECORDMATCH RECORD
1stOG6-22-2-0
2ndRoyal Never Give Up5-31-3-0
3rdNigma Galaxy5-31-3-0
4thTSM.FTX2-61-0-3
5thTeam Liquid2-60-2-2

Group B

STANDINGSTEAMGAME RECORDMATCH RECORD
1stTeam Secret7-13-1-0
2ndPSG.LGD6-23-0-1
3rdTeam Spirit5-32-1-1
4thTundra Esports2-61-0-3
5thDeboosters0-80-0-4

July 20

Group A

TEAMSCORETEAM
TSM FTX2 – 0Team Liquid
Royal Never Give Up1 – 1Nigma Galaxy
OG1 – 1Royal Never Give Up
Team Liquid1 – 1Nigma Galaxy

Group B

TEAMSCORETEAM
Tundra Esports0 – 2Team Secret
Team Spirit2 – 0Deboosters

July 21

Group A

TEAMSCORETEAM
OG2 – 0Team Liquid
TSM FTX0 – 2Nigma Galaxy
OG1 – 1Nigma Galaxy
TSM FTX0 – 2Royal Never Give Up

Group B

TEAMSCORETEAM
PSG.LGD2 – 0Team Spirit
Team Secret2 – 0Deboosters
PSG.LGD0 – 2Team Secret
Tundra Esports2 – 0Deboosters

July 22

Group A

TEAMSCORETEAM
OG2 – 0TSM FTX
Royal Never Give Up1 – 1Team Liquid

Group B

TEAMSCORETEAM
PSG.LGD2 – 0Deboosters
Tundra Esports0 – 2Team Spirit
PSG.LGD2 – 0Tundra Esports
Team Spirit1 – 1Team Secret

Format of Riyadh Masters 2022

Team Secret's zai at The International 10 (TI10)
Credit: Valve

The ten teams will be split into two groups of five teams, each playing a single best-of-two round-robin.

The first-placed team from each group advance directly to the semifinals of the playoffs, the second and third-placed teams move on to the quarterfinals, and the rest are eliminated.

The playoffs will be a single-elimination bracket, where all series are best-of-three.


Riyadh Masters 2022 prize pool

Team Spirit pro player TORONTOKYO, The International 2021
Credit: Valve

A total of US$4 million is on offer here, with a minimum prize purse of US$100,000 for the last teams and a US$1,500,000 bonus for the event’s winner.

For comparison, the Arlington Major will have $500,000 in prize money. The last-placed team at Riyadh Masters 2022 will earn the same amount of money as the second-placed team at the Major.

Each team will also receive an additional US$100,000 regardless of their final positions, putting the total prize money give away at US$5 million.

RANKTEAMPRIZE MONEY
1stPSG.LGDUS$1,500,000
2ndTeam SpiritUS$750,000
3rdOGUS$425,000
4thTeam SecretUS$425,000
5thNigma GalaxyUS$200,000
6thRoyal Never Give UpUS$200,000
7thTSMUS$150,000
8thTundra EsportsUS$150,000
9thTeam LiquidUS$100,000
10thDeboostersUS$100,000

Teams competing in Riyadh Masters 2022

PSG.LGD NothingToSay, y`, and xiao8 at The International 10's (TI10) main event
Credit: Valve

A conspicuous lack of Southeast Asian and South American teams aside, the roster features some of the best teams in the world, with at least seven teams scheduled to appear at the Arlington Major—and many already locking their slots in for TI11.

TEAMDPC NA 2021/22 TOUR 2 PLACEMENT
PSG.LGDDirect invite
Team SecretDirect invite
Team SpiritDirect invite
OGDirect invite
Tundra EsportsDirect invite
Nigma GalaxyDirect invite
TSM FTXDirect invite
Team LiquidGamers Without Borders Europe & CIS winner
Royal Never Give UpGamers Without Borders China winner
DeboostersGamers Without Borders Saudi Arabia winner

Where to watch Riyadh Masters 2022



You can watch the Riyadh Masters 2022 on Gamers8 official Twitch or YouTube channel.

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