BLAST’s first foray into Dota 2 kicked off with BLAST Slam I. With 10 teams and an unusual structure (at least in Dota esports terms), the $1 million tournament has already raised some eyebrows in the MOBA community.
Incidentally, it’s the first tier-one tournament since the release of Patch 7.37e. So, it’ll likely be somewhat of a departure from the stale 7.37d meta we witnessed since BetBoom Dacha and DreamLeague Season 24.
Here are all the teams participating in Dota 2 BLAST Slam I. All of them are direct invites, as the event had no qualifiers.
- Team Liquid
- Team Falcons
- Team Spirit
- OG
- BetBoom Team
- Gaimin Gladiators
- HEROIC
- Xtreme Gaming
- Tundra Esports
- PARIVISION
Dota 2 BLAST Slam I schedule
Group Stage
The one-day group stage had two groups of five teams fighting it out in the King of the Hill format. These are unforgiving best-of-one games, and depending on their placements, teams are directly placed into progressively higher playoff rounds.
Nov. 26
Group A
- BetBoom Team 1-0 HEROIC
- Team Falcons 0-1 Xtreme Gaming
- PARIVISION 1-0 HEROIC
- BetBoom Team 1-0 Xtreme Gaming
- Team Falcons 1-0 PARIVISION
- Xtreme Gaming 1-0 HEROIC
- BetBoom Team 0-1 PARIVISION
- HEROIC 0-1 Team Falcons
- PARIVISION 0-1 Xtreme Gaming
- Team Falcons 0-1 BetBoom Team
Group B
- Tundra Esports 1-0 OG
- Team Spirit 0-1 Gaimin Gladiators
- Team Liquid 1-0 OG
- Tundra Esports 1-0 Gaimin Gladiators
- Team Spirit 0-1 Team Liquid
- Gaimin Gladiators 1-0 OG
- Tundra Esports 1-0 Liquid
- OG 0-1 Team Spirit
- Team Liquid 1-0 Gaimin Gladiators
- Team Spirit 0-1 Tundra Esports
Playoffs
Unlike the double elimination brackets usually seen in Dota 2 esports events, BLAST Slam I has single eliminations with two best-of-three series each day from Nov. 27 to Nov. 30. The Dec. 1 grand final, however, stays true to tradition and will be a best-of-five series.
All times are in Central Time (CT).
Nov. 27
Round 1
- 9am: Team Spirit 1-2 HEROIC
- 12pm: Team Falcons 2-1 OG
Nov. 28
Round 2
- 9am: PARIVISION 2-1 HEROIC
- 12pm: Gaimin Gladiators 2-0 Team Falcons
Nov. 29
Quarterfinals
- 9am: Team Liquid 0-2 PARIVISION
- 12pm: Xtreme Gaming 2-0 Gaimin Gladiators
Nov. 30
Semifinals
- 9am: BetBoom Team 2-0 PARIVISION
- 12pm: Tundra Esports 2-0 Xtreme Gaming
Dec. 1
Grand final
- 9:30am: BetBoom Team 3-1 Tundra Esports
Dota 2 BLAST Slam I: How to watch
You can watch Blast Slam I on popular streaming platforms, including Twitch, YouTube, Kick, and BLAST’s own BLAST.tv. For info on streams in other languages, you can check out the Liquipedia page of the tournament.
Published: Nov 28, 2024 06:00 am