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The initial group stage will be divided in regards to the respective team’s region, the regions being America, Europe, and Asia. There will be pro divisions and non-Pro divisions, offering both professional and amateur teams a chance to compete for $20,000 and $10,000 worth of prize money respectively.A total of 19 teams have been invited so far, with more being invited to fill the rest of the remaining slots.The teams participating are as follow:[B]America[/B]complexityIt’s Gosu eSportsEvil GeniusesHallyuInclement GamingFabioCaptain PlanetWinner from Qualifier[B]Europe[/B]Natus VincereMoscow FiveQuantic GamingDTS GamingCounter Logic Gaming (CLG)MousesportsWinner from Qualifier #1Winner from Qualifier #2[B]Asia[/B]Absolute LegendsOrange eSportsZenithMith.TrustStars BobaCanis Lupus Campestris (CLC)TBDTBDTeams will play against other regional teams twice, once on 'homeground' and another 'away'. The top two from America, top three from Europe and top three from Asia will advance into the playoffs and be matched up and battle for prize money.To kick things off, the 1st Qualifier for Europe will begin on the 13th of April withversusatwhilstgoes againstat. Matches will be best-of-one in the first round, and best-of-three in the final round. The final round between the winners will take place atAmerica division's last slot will be decided in an open qualifier, players can find more information here Asia division is still in the process of inviting teams, but ProDota2 has confirmed their interest in bring teamsandinto the league, although nothing is confirmed yet.The English stream of the tournament will be brought to you by none other thanTobyDawson from joinDOTA. Stay tuned as joinDOTA bring you more updates about ProDota2's league.