Another tournament has been announced for Dota 2. Dota 2 is clearly blooming and one would start to forget the game is still in its beta phase. Today Laurent “Ange” Blum announces his Premier League, a league where 10 invited teams will battle for $10,000 in prize money. The tournament is sponsored by Twitch.tv and will be covered by Dota Commentaries. Games will be played in a best of 2 format while the regular point system will be used for wins, draws and losses.

Teams that have been invited:
SK Gaming
fnatic
Natus Vincere
MUFC eSports
Mineski PowerColor
10.000h
DK
Nirvana
LGD
World Elite

Prizes by ranking
1st: 5000 USD +invited for the next season.
2nd: 3000 USD + invited for the next season.
3rd: 2000 USD + invited for the next season.
4th: Invited for the next season.
5th: Invited for the next season.
6th: Invited for the next season.
7th: Invited for the next season.
8th: Invited for the next season.
9th: Eliminated. The team will need to play the qualifiers.
10th: Eliminated. The team will need to play the qualifiers.

The first playday will be on the 4th of January, the last game will be played on the 4th of March. You can follow our coverage of the tournament here.

Links
The Premier League TV
The Offcial coverage
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