Team Liquid and Newbee were invited to ESL One Hamburg 2017

Organizers of ESL One Hamburg 2017 have informed fans that Newbee and Team Liquid will not have to pass qualifiers to the first Major tournament in this gaming year - the teams have received direct invitations from the head of the event. The rest of participants will be determined with a help of qualifications in six regions:

• Europe
• South America
• North America
• Southeast Asia
• China
• CIS

See also: Spartak eSports signed a Dota 2 roster.

Qualifications are scheduled for the end of September and the LAN finals will be hosted in Hamburg, Germany on October 26-29. Eight world’s best teams will divide among each other a prize pool in the sum of $1,000,000.