DreamLeague Season 29 in numbers: What to expect from prestigious esports tournament

In mid-May, the 29th season of one of the main Dota 2 event series kicks off. In this 1xBet review, we break down the most important and interesting numbers of DreamLeague Season 29.

The competition runs from May 13 to May 24. It will feature 16 teams, who will play 56 matches in the group stage and 18 matches in the playoffs.

Prize money and points

The prize pool of DreamLeague Season 29 is $1,000,000, of which $750,000 is Player Prize Money and $250,000 is Club Reward. Additionally, 28,300 EPT Points will be distributed among the participants.

Based on the results, competitors will receive the following prize payouts:

• 1st place: $250,000 + $40,000 + 6,600 points
• 2nd place: $100,000 + $30,000 + 5,300 points
• 3rd place: $80,000 + $25,000 + 4,150 points
• 4th place: $60,000 + $20,000 + 3,200 points
• 5th-6th place: $40,000 + $15,000 + 2,200 points
• 7th-8th place: $27,500 + $12,500 + 1,000 points
• 9th-10th place: $20,000 + $10,000 + 500 points
• 11th-12th place: $17,500 + $10,000 + 250 points
• 13th-14th place: $15,000 + $10,000 + 140 points
• 15th-16th place: $10,000 + $10,000 + 60 points

Invites and qualifications

Six contenders received direct invites to DreamLeague Season 29 based on their EPT Leaderboard ranking:

• Tundra Esports (1st place)
• Xtreme Gaming (3rd place)
• Aurora Gaming (4th place)
• PARIVISION (5th place)
• Team Spirit (6th place)
• Team Falcons (7th place)

The second-ranked roster, Team Yandex, withdrew from the tournament, and their spot went to Team Falcons.

Another 10 squads made it through the regional qualifiers:

• NAVI, Virtus.pro, Team Liquid (Western Europe)
• BetBoom Team (Eastern Europe)
• Vici Gaming (China)
• REKONIX (Southeast Asia)
• GamerLegion (North America)
• HEROIC (South America)
• South America Rejects, Nigma Galaxy (DreamLeague D2 S4)

The team South America Rejects (formerly Peru Rejects), featuring legendary Peruvian player Elvis “Scofield” Peña, lost the South American qualifiers to HEROIC, but still secured a place by finishing first at DreamLeague Division 2 Season 4.

The main favorites

According to 1xBet esports experts, the top three favorites for DreamLeague Season 29 are:

• Tundra Esports – currently at the top of the EPT Leaderboard, reigning DreamLeague Season 28 champions, and winners of the recent ESL One Birmingham 2026 – are in excellent shape and the main contenders for victory.
• Aurora Gaming – this year, the roster has two silver medals and one gold at FISSURE Universe: Episode 8. In the previous DreamLeague season, they reached the grand final and are highly motivated to pay Tundra Esports back for that loss.

• BetBoom Team – recently, they won PGL Wallachia Season 8, defeating Aurora Gaming in the grand final without dropping a single game. This is the squad capable of stepping in and disrupting the rivalry between Tundra and Aurora.

Also worth keeping an eye on are PARIVISION, Xtreme Gaming, Liquid, Falcons, and Spirit, who, under the right circumstances, could well contend for at least a podium finish.

Don’t miss the top-tier DreamLeague Season 29 tournament, bringing together the 16 world’s best Dota 2 teams!