Regional closed qualifiers have wrapped, securing 15 of 16 spots for ESL One Birmingham 2026, the UK’s flagship Dota 2 Tier 1 event at the bp pulse LIVE arena. One final slot hangs in the balance via ESL Challenger China.
- Dates: March 22–29, 2026 (final days live audience)
- Prize Pool: $1,000,000 USD ($750k prize money + $250k club rewards) + 35,460 EPT Points
- Format: 16 teams; Round-robin Groups + Double-Elim Playoffs (Bo3, Grand Final Bo5)
- Final Spot: ESL Challenger China (Jan 30–Feb 1, $142k prize pool)
Invited Elites (EPT Leaderboard Top 6)
- Team Yandex
- Team Spirit
- PARIVISION
- Xtreme Gaming
- OG
- Tundra Esports
Qualifier Standouts
- Western Europe (4 spots): Team Falcons (TI 2025 champs crushed NAVI), Virtus.pro, MOUZ, Nigma Galaxy
- Eastern Europe (2 spots): BetBoom Team (unbeaten run), Aurora Gaming
- Southeast Asia (1 spot): REKONIX (epic lower bracket comeback, 3-1 GF win)
- North America (1 spot): GamerLegion (3-2 GF thriller)
- South America (1 spot): Perú Rejects (3-0 demolition of HEROIC, just 1 map conceded)
- China (1 spot): TBD
Full 16-Team Lineup
- Team Yandex (Invite)
- Team Spirit (Invite)
- PARIVISION (Invite)
- Xtreme Gaming (Invite)
- OG (Invite)
- Tundra Esports (Invite)
- Team Falcons (WE)
- Virtus.pro (WE)
- MOUZ (WE)
- Nigma Galaxy (WE)
- BetBoom Team (EE)
- Aurora Gaming (EE)
- REKONIX (SEA)
- GamerLegion (NA)
- Perú Rejects (SA)
- TBD (China)
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- Source: https://www.esportsbets.com/news/esl-one-birmingham-2026-15-16-teams-locked-in-for-epic-1m-dota-2-showdown/