ESL One Berlin Major teams locked in

The second Dota 2 Major of 2023 is less than a month away, with ESL One Berlin set to kick off on April 26.

With the Dota 2 Pro Circuit Tour 2 now concluded in all six of the major regions across the world, the 18 Dota 2 teams that will travel to Berlin, Germany, to take their place in the Major have been confirmed.

The last two regions for #ESLOne Berlin are locked and loaded ??

Welcome @TeamLiquid, @TundraEsports, @GaiminGladiator and @OGesports from WEU, and the Ex-Hellraisers team, @Team__Spirit and @BetBoomTeam from EEU to the Dota Major! pic.twitter.com/im8qIjkicc

— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) April 3, 2023

Of those, four teams will hail from the Western Europe and China regions, three each from Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia, and two apiece from North and South America.

The teams will be split into two groups of nine for the group stage, where they will play a single round-robin format with all matches being best-of-two series.

With six teams from each group advancing to the playoffs, the 12 teams will battle it out in a double-elimination bracket with the winner of the grand final taking home US$200,000 of the $500,000 prize pool, along with 500 of the 2,700 Dota 2 Pro Circuit Points up for grabs.

The teams that have qualified are:

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