A rising tide lifts all boats — two South American teams will attend Dota 2’s premier event after the TI12 SA qualifiers conclude.
Led by Evil Geniuses and beastcoast, the region has become a force in competitive Dota 2. These two teams have consistently proved themselves to be the best, and attended all three Majors, but other teams in the region are also hungry to make their marks.
Teams competing in TI12 SA qualifiers
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Thunder Awaken
Infinity
AcatSuki
Keyd Stars
Mad Kings
Infamous
Universitario Esports
Balrogs
Lava Esports
NoPing Esports
Qhali
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TI12 SA qualifiers schedules and results
August 22
Upper bracket quarterfinals
TEAMSCHEDULETEAMThunder Awaken10 p.m. GMT +8 | 2 p.m. GMT | 7 a.m. PTMatreshkaKeyd StarsAugust 23, 1 a.m. GMT +8 | 5 p.m. GMT | 10 a.m. PTMad KingsAcatSukiAugust 23, 4 a.m. GMT +8 | 8 p.m. GMT | 1 p.m. PTInfamousInfinityAugust 23, 7 a.m. GMT +8 | 11 p.m. GMT | 4 p.m. PTUniversitario Esports
August 23
Lower bracket round 2
TEAMSCHEDULETEAM—10 p.m. GMT +8 | 2 p.m. GMT | 7 a.m. PTLavaLoser of Keyd Stars/Mad KingsBYE——August 24, 1 a.m. GMT +8 | 5 p.m. GMT | 10 a.m. PTQhali—August 24, 4 a.m. GMT +8 | 8 p.m. GMT | 1 p.m. PTNoPing Esports
August 24
Upper bracket semifinals
TEAMSCHEDULETEAM—10 p.m. GMT +8 | 2 p.m. GMT | 7 a.m. PT——August 25, 1 a.m. GMT +8 | 5 p.m. GMT | 10 a.m. PT—
Lower bracket round 3
TEAMSCHEDULETEAM—August 25, 4 a.m. GMT +8 | 8 p.m. GMT | 1 p.m. PT——August 25, 7 a.m. GMT +8 | 11 p.m. GMT | 4 p.m. PT—
August 25
Lower bracket quarterfinals
TEAMSCHEDULETEAM—10 p.m. GMT +8 | 2 p.m. GMT | 7 a.m. PT——August 26, 1 a.m. GMT +8 | 5 p.m. GMT | 10 a.m. PT—
Upper bracket final
TEAMSCHEDULETEAM—August 26, 4 a.m. GMT +8 | 8 p.m. GMT | 1 p.m. PT—
August 26
Lower bracket semifinal
TEAMSCHEDULETEAM—August 27, 12 a.m. GMT +8 | 4 p.m. GMT | 8 a.m. PT—
Lower bracket final
TEAMSCHEDULETEAM—August 27, 3 a.m. GMT +8 | 7 p.m. GMT | 12 p.m. PT—
Format of TI12 SA qualifiers
Teams have been seeded into a double-elimination bracket based on their DPC points, then their rankings in Tour 3 of the Regional League.
All matches are best-of-three, save for one exception — the first round of the lower bracket is best-of-ones.
As one of two regions who will see two teams qualify instead, there will be no best-of-five grand final. Instead, the winners of both upper bracket and lower bracket finals — best-of-threes — will qualify for TI12.
TI12 SA qualifiers ranking
STANDINGTEAMSQUALIFIES TO1st—The International 20232nd—The International 20233rd——4th——5th-6th——7th-8th——9th-11th——
Where to watch TI12 SA qualifiers
You can watch the TI12 SA qualifiers live on PGL’s official Twitch and YouTube channels.
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