ESL Los Angeles Dota 2 major postponed amid coronavirus fears ESLThe third major of the Dota 2 Pro Circuit for 2019\/2020 is fast approaching. 16 of the world\u2019s best teams descending on Los Angeles to compete for big money and DPC points with The International 2020 looming in the distance. March 11 update: ESL have postponed the ESL One Los Angeles Dota 2 major \u201cin light of recent travel restrictions and the evolving COVID-19 situation,\u201d the tournament organizer said. \u201cWe are working closely with Valve to determine a new time and locations for the Major.\u201d The original article, first published as \u201cWhen is the ESL Los Angeles Dota 2 major? Schedule, teams, more,\u201d continues below. Inside the Shrine Auditorium in LA, the race towards TI10 heats up, as the pressure is now on some of the top Dota 2 teams in the world to start earning vital DPC points to qualify for the annual world championship. Many top teams skipped the very first major of this circuit season to rest after a long, grueling TI9, including PSG.LGD, Team Secret, Nigma (ex-Liquid), and the reigning back-to-back International champions OG. With a smaller field, Southeast Asian squad TNC Predator won MDL Chengdu over home-crowd favorites Vici Gaming. Months later, Team Secret emerged victorious at the DreamLeague major in Leipzig, Germany over Evil Geniuses. OG may be behind in qualifying versus some of the other teams, but this is not the first time they\u2019ve gotten off to a slow start. Last year, they missed the first major, failed to qualify for the next two, and finished 5th-8th at the final two, and even that was enough to qualify for TI9 with the #10 DPC ranking. When is the ESL LA major? ESL LA takes place across the entire week of March 15-22. The first two days will feature GSL-style group stage play, consisting of four groups of four teams each. The groups have not yet been announced. All teams will qualify for playoffs, with the top two teams from each group starting in the upper bracket. The double-elimination playoffs will take place from March 17 until the Grand Finals on Sunday, March 22. Streams With the amount of teams participating, ESL will likely make use of all three of their Dota 2 streams, which we\u2019ve included below for your convenience. Main Stream B Stream C Stream Schedule Sunday, March 15 Monday, March 16 Tuesday, March 17 Wednesday, March 18 Thursday, March 19 Friday, March 20 Saturday, March 21 Sunday, March 22 Teams Team Secret \u2013 European Qualifier – OG \u2013 European Qualifier – Ninjas in Pyjamas \u2013 European Qualifier – Invictus Gaming \u2013 China Qualifier – Royal Never Give Up \u2013 China Qualifier – EHOME \u2013 China Qualifier – Fnatic \u2013 SE Asia Qualifier – Geek Fam- SE Asia Qualifier – Team Adroit \u2013 SE Asia Qualifier – Natus Vincere \u2013 CIS Qualifier – Virtus Pro \u2013 CIS Qualifier – Evil Geniuses \u2013 North American Qualifier – Chaos Esports Club \u2013 North American Qualifier – Thunder Predator \u2013 South American Qualifier – beastcoast \u2013 South American Qualifier – TBD \u2013 StarLadder ImbaTV Minor Winner –<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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