DreamLeague Season 25 will be the first event of the 2025 ESL Pro Tour system with a total prize pool of 1 million USD.

Last week was an intense battle in the Dota 2 qualifiers, as teams battled to qualify for DreamLeague Season 25, the first ESL Pro Tour (EPT) event of the year. Like previous DreamLeague events, this 25th edition will be held online and feature a grand prize pool of up to US$1 million, which has now become the norm in most Dota 2 tournaments.

The qualifiers include seven regions, including the newly established Middle East and Southwest Asia (MESWA) region. In addition to MESWA, there are also traditional regions: Western Europe (WEU), Eastern Europe (EEU), China (CN), Southeast Asia (SEA), North America (NA) and South America (SA).

After the qualifying rounds ended, the DreamLeague Season 25 playground was shaped with a full roster of 16 participating teams. Among them, 4 teams were directly invited, while the remaining 12 teams passed the tough qualifying rounds. Below is the full list of invited and qualified teams!

DreamLeague Season 25: All invited and qualified teams

• PARIVISION - Invited
• BetBoom Team - Invited
• Team Falcons - Invited
• Team Liquid - Invited
• AVULUS - WEU Qualifier
• Tundra Esports - WEU Qualifiers
• Gaimin Gladiators - WEU Qualifier
• Team Spirit - EEU Qualifiers
• 9Pandas - EEU qualifier
• Chimera Esports - MESWA Qualifiers
• Yakult's Brothers - CN Qualifier
• Xtreme Gaming - CN Qualifier
• Aurora - SEA Qualifier
• BOOM Esports - SEA Qualifier
• Shopify Rebellion - NA Qualifier
• HEROIC - SA Qualifier
How teams receive invitations

The four teams that received direct invitations to DreamLeague Season 25 are the current leaders on the EPT Standings: PARIVISION, BetBoom Team, Team Falcons, and Team Liquid.

The EPT rankings evaluate teams based on the points they achieved from high placements in EPT events, such as previous DreamLeague tournaments and ESL One LAN tournaments. ESL's Dota 2 competitive system, EPT was launched in March 2023 and is considered the successor to Valve Software's previous Dota 2 Pro Circuit (DPC).

DreamLeague Season 25 is the next big highlight in the EPT schedule, scheduled to take place from February 16 to March 2. Before this tournament begins, Dota 2 fans can also look forward to Other Tier 1 events, including Blast SLAM II and FISSURE Playground I.