ESL One Birmingham 2020 online qualifiers starts on May 8

[Updated May 7, 2020 3:35 PM SGT]

ESL finally released the dates of their open and closed qualifiers, which will simultaneously start on May 8-10.

The premier Dota 2 tournament has been converted into an online league after the ongoing coronavirus pandemic pushed the organizers to re-evaluate the event. Four qualifiers will be held for teams hailing in Europe, CIS, America, China, and Southeast Asia starting on May 8-10, while the closed qualifiers will start on May 12-14.

Apart from invited teams, ESL also announced their free-for-all regional open qualifiers. This will be done in a BO1 single elimination, with a BO3 final round.

The top two teams from the open qualifiers will proceed to the closed qualifier and will battle for a slot in the main event. Two teams will also receive a direct invite to the closed qualifier.

Here is the slot allocation for the main event and the prize pool in each qualifier.

Eu/CIS – $200,000, two slots

NA/SA – $40,000, one slot

China – $50,000, two slots

SEA – $40,000, one slot

With sources from dotesports.com