As of 31 October, the next big Dota 2 main events are 1win Essence III from 12 November, BLAST SLAM IX from 20 November and DreamLeague Season 30 from 2 December, all online. PARI Universe's grand final was set for 1 November. BLAST and 1win Essence named their invited teams on 30 October, a day after ESL announced ESL One Munich 2027 for April.
PARI Universe: the final days to 1 November
Three teams were left in the $250,000 FISSURE event on the morning of 31 October. Team Yandex were due to meet GamerLegion in the upper bracket final at 13:00 UTC, with the loser facing Team Spirit in the lower bracket final at 17:00 UTC. The best-of-five grand final was set for 1 November at 13:00 UTC, with $125,000 for the winner, club share included.
Spirit took the long road. OG beat them 2-1 in the upper bracket quarter-finals, and by 31 October Spirit had won three straight series, against LEGION (stack), PARIVISION and Team Liquid. Yandex came in as the BLAST SLAM VIII champions, having beaten Spirit in the final in Malta on 11 October, after winning PGL Wallachia Season 9 without losing a series.
November and December: dates, teams and prize pools
- DreamLeague Division 2 Series 5 — 6 to 19 November, $50,000, 16 teams. Its top three reach DreamLeague Season 30.
- 1win Essence III play-in — 7 to 11 November, online. Ten teams, four advance.
- 1win Essence III — 12 to 18 November, $200,000, 12 teams, online, BASED Esports.
- BLAST SLAM IX — 20 to 29 November, $750,000, 16 teams, online, BLAST.
- DreamLeague Season 30 — 2 to 13 December, $750,000, 24 teams, online, ESL.
1win Essence III: who is playing
This is the event postponed on its opening day in September because too many top teams had unfinished rosters. Eight teams are invited: 1w Team, Aurora Gaming, BetBoom Team, GamerLegion, LGD Gaming, PARIVISION, Team Liquid and Team Spirit.
The ten play-in teams are Astra Invicta, CyberHero, HULIGANI, Ka4kanarskie cyxariki, LEGION (stack), Pipsqueak+4, PlayTime, Power Rangers, Xipto Esports and Yellow Submarine. The play-in is two round-robin groups of five, and the top two from each go through.
The main event opens with four groups of three from 12 to 14 November, and the top two of each reach the double-elimination playoffs on 15 to 18 November. Streamer Stariy_bog stands in for bzm at 1w Team for this event, the team confirmed on 30 October.
BLAST SLAM IX: the 16 teams
Twelve teams are invited: 1w Team, Astra Invicta, Aurora Gaming, BetBoom Team, GamerLegion, LGD Gaming, OG, PARIVISION, Pipsqueak+4, Team Liquid, Team Spirit and Team Yandex. Four came through closed qualifiers: Natus Vincere and PlayTime from Europe, Xtreme Gaming from China and Team Nemesis from Southeast Asia. PlayTime signed Dawn Bulls and took over their slot, then announced a roster on 30 October with three Dawn Bulls players, Shad, Xibbe and yamich, plus No!ob and Kidaro.
Liquipedia lists groups on 20 to 23 November, seeding and last chance matches on 24 November, and playoffs on 27 to 29 November with a best-of-five grand final. It splits the $750,000 into $550,000 of prize money and $200,000 of team earnings, with $270,000 for first place. Its stream list has English coverage on the BLASTDota channels on Twitch, YouTube and Kick.
DreamLeague Season 30: 21 of 24 slots filled by 31 October
ESL invited 15 teams on 12 October: Astra Invicta, Aurora Gaming, BetBoom Team, Natus Vincere, PARIVISION, Pipsqueak+4, Team Tidebound, Team Yandex, LGD Gaming, Xtreme Gaming, 1w Team, GamerLegion, Team Liquid, Team Nemesis and Team Spirit.
The regional closed qualifiers added OG and Team Lynx from Western Europe, Yellow Submarine from Eastern Europe, Team Resilience from China, Royal Bear from Southeast Asia and Skyreavers from South America. The last three slots go to Division 2 Series 5. All 24 teams play a Swiss group stage, and the top eight reach the double-elimination playoffs.
The 2027 calendar so far
- FISSURE — six events announced, the first on 9 to 17 January. No prize pools published.
- DreamLeague Season 31 — 20 to 31 January, $500,000, 16 teams, ESL.
- PGL Wallachia Season 10 — 2 to 14 March, $1,000,000, 16 teams, Bucharest.
- Clavision x Dota PIT Masters 2027 — 20 to 28 March, China. No prize pool published.
- ESL One Munich 2027 — 4 to 11 April, $1,000,000, 16 teams. The final days, 9 to 11 April, are at BMW Park.
- DreamLeague Season 32 — 26 April to 9 May, $750,000, 16 teams, ESL.
- PGL Wallachia Season 11 — 11 to 23 May, Bucharest. Liquipedia lists $1,000,000 and 16 teams.
- PGL Wallachia Season 12 — 19 to 31 October, Bucharest. Liquipedia lists $1,000,000 and 16 teams.
What the calendar still does not have
As of 31 October, Valve has not announced dates or a host city for The International 2027, and no Valve-run event is on the calendar. As of 31 October, Liquipedia lists 1win Essence III on patch 7.41f, live since 15 September, and Patch 7.42 had no announced release date on 31 October. Our post-TI15 roster shuffle tracker logs the big moves from the first weeks after the event.
FAQ
What is the next Dota 2 tournament? As of 31 October, the next big main event after PARI Universe is 1win Essence III, from 12 to 18 November, with its play-in starting on 7 November. BLAST SLAM IX follows on 20 November.
Which teams are playing BLAST SLAM IX? Twelve invited teams plus four qualifiers: Natus Vincere, PlayTime, Xtreme Gaming and Team Nemesis.
Which upcoming Dota 2 tournaments have $1,000,000 prize pools? PGL Wallachia Season 10 and ESL One Munich 2027 are both listed at $1,000,000, and Liquipedia lists the same figure for Wallachia Seasons 11 and 12. As of 31 October, the biggest remaining pools of 2026 are $750,000, at BLAST SLAM IX and DreamLeague Season 30.
Has The International 2027 been announced? No. As of 31 October, Valve has not announced its dates or host city.
Sources: Liquipedia tournament pages and tier indexes, ESL FACEIT Group's ESL One Munich release, esl-one.com, blast.tv, Valve's Dota 2 news feed, Cybersport.ru, Esports.ru, Sports.ru, Dota2.ru, Metaratings, Offstage and CyberScore. Retrieved 31 October 2026.
