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Stage 1 - Open Qualifiers

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EuropeSign up to participate in the open qualifiers that will happen on the 25th and 26th of August here . The top four teams will advance to the main qualifier.North AmericaGrab a spot for your team in the open qualifiers that are coming up on the 30th and 31st of August here . Four victorious teams will proceed towards the main qualifier as well.A total of 16 teams will battle it out with Best-of-3 matches in a double elimination format. The best two teams from the Upper Bracket and the two strongest participants from the Lower Bracket will move into the main event.Invited teamsNatus Vincere -Alliance -Cloud 9 -FnaticTeam Empire -Virtus.Pro -Team Tinker -Team SecretFour more invites will be announced once the open qualifiers are over.Eight teams will fight for 3 spots in the main event in the same format as the European qualifier. The top two teams from the Upper Bracket and the winner of the Lower Bracket will advance to the main event.Invited teamsEvil Geniuses -Natus Vincere US -Sneaky Nyx AssassinsOne additional invite will be announced when the open qualifiers have concluded.The 7 winners of the qualifiers will be joined in New York by one Chinese team to fight over $100,000 at the LAN-finals at the Madison Square Garden Theater on the 9th and 10th of October.This article was written byTom Laeremans, joinDOTA's Writer. Tom finally made his way to Dota last year after two years of "training" in LoL. In his spare time after college, he spends most of his time behind the computer outside his football addiction.Location: Testelt, BelgiumFollow him on @Morantyx.