DreamLeague Season 27 is finally here and it will be the last big Dota 2 tournament of 2025. In fact, it will be the first tournament of the ESL Pro Tour 2025/2026, making it even more special. That’s why it’s time to see the complete DreamLeague Season 27 review and learn more about it.
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DreamLeague Season 27 Overview & Format
This is an online tournament taking place on the Western European Dota 2 servers. Organized by DreamHack and ESL Pro Tour, the competition will feature a Swiss-system group stage and a double-elimination playoffs.
People wishing to watch it should tune in between December 10 and 21 and they will see a total of 24 teams. These squads will compete for ETP points and prize money as follows:
- 1st Place – $200,000 + 3000 ETP points
- 2nd Place – $125,000 + 2500 ETP points
- 3rd Place – $75,000 + 2000 ETP points
- 4th Place – $50,000 + 1600 ETP points
- 5th-6th Place – $14,000 +1100 ETP points
- 7th-8th place – $10,000 + 500 ETP points
- 9th-24th – 100 ETP points
DL S27’s Group Stage will begin on December 10 and end on December 16. During that time, we will see all 24 teams in Bo3 matches where the top 8 will advance to the playoffs. All remaining teams will be eliminated.
The playoffs themselves will begin on December 17 and end on December 21. We’ll have a double-elimination bracket with Bo3 matches and a Bo5 Grand Final.
DreamLeague Season 27 Teams
One of the reasons why Dota 2 fans love DreamLeague is because of the teams. Similar to the tournament’s other versions, this will feature a lineup of big names in Dota 2, as well as several emerging squads. Here is a complete list of everyone, followed by a deeper analysis of some of the favorites:
- Aurora Gaming
- Nigma Galaxy
- HEROIC
- Team Falcons
- Team Liquid
- BetBoom Team
- Team Spirit
- Tundra Esports
- PARIVISION
- OG
- Xtreme Gaming
- Natuis Vincere
- Runa Team
- Yakult Brothers
- MOUZ
- Virtus.Pro
- GamerLegion
- Team Nemesis
- Team Yandex
- Amaru Gaming
- Pipsqueak+4
- Passion UA
- Team Tidebound
- 1w Team
Tundra Esports
This is the undisputed favorite to win DreamLeague Season 27, especially considering the team’s most recent results. Just a few days ago, Tundra Esports won BLAST Slam 5, which was their 5th big tournament of the year. Bzm and co. definitely look on fire and will be one of the main squads that Dota 2 fans will be looking forward to.
Team Falcons
Even though Team Falcons were unable to win BLAST Slam 5 after a surprising loss to Team Yandex, TI 2025 winners remain one of the best. Fans of the Middle Eastern organization will be more than happy if it can finish 2025 with the prize from DreamLeague Season 2025.
Team Spirit
We have seen Team Spirit defeat everyone time and time again, and we believe it has what’s needed even now. 2025 has been pretty good for the squad because they most recently finished 2nd at the PGL Wallachia Season 6 after winning the EWC 2025 and DL S25.
MOUZ
Speaking of the PGL Wallachia Season 6, we have to include the tournament’s champions. Although many people believe it was all based on luck, MOUZ has proven it is a stable Dota 2 team capable of bringing down the best in the world.
Closing Thoughts
DreamLeague Season 25 is one of those events that we highly recommend watching. Since it features so many teams from different parts of the world, you will be able to follow it in English, Chinese, Russian and Ukrainian. The English panel will see all of the names we are familiar with, including Sheever, Jenkins, Slacks, Tsunami, Ephey, and much more.
