OGA Dota PIT Season 3: Teams, schedule, prize pool, format and how to watch

The third season of the OGA Dota PIT for the Europe/CIS region is set to bring Dota 2 esports fans a whole lot of action to watch. Here's everything you need to know about OGA Dota PIT Season 3, starting with the world-class teams competing in the tournament.

Teams

For OGA Dota PIT Season 3, six teams have been directly invited. Then, a closed qualifier also took place to determine the final two teams at the tournament.

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The OGA Dota 2 PIT teams are:

• OG - Direct invite
• Team Nigma - Direct invite
• Alliance - Direct invite
• Team Liquid - Direct invite
• VP.Prodigy - Direct invite
• Team Secret - Direct invite
• 5men - Qualified
• Na'Vi - Qualified

5men and Na'Vi went through the closed qualifiers to make their way into the main tournament.

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Prize pool

The OGA Dota PIT Season 3 has a total prize pool of $170,000.

The Prize Pool distribution is:

• 1st place - $70,873
• 2nd place - $36,822
• 3rd place - $19,822
• 4th place - $14,161
• 5th & 6th place - $8,500
• 7th & 8th place - $5,661

There's a whole lot for Dota 2 teams to fight for during the OGA Dota PIT Season 3.

Format

The OGA Dota PIT Season 3 will not feature a group stage. Instead, the teams have been seeded into the playoffs.

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The OGA Dota PIT Season 3 playoffs will follow a double-elimination bracket, with all matches being best-of-three, with the exception of the grand finals which is a best-of-five.

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Schedule

The OGA Dota PIT Season 3 schedule sees the playoffs run from 23rd to 26th September.

Each day, the matches kick off at 13:00 CEST. The first day of matches as well as their expected start time can be viewed below.

OGA Dota PIT schedule for 23rd September:

OGA Dota PIT Season 3: How to watch

At 13:00 CEST each day from 23rd to 26th September, you can watch all the Dota 2 esports action from OGA Dota PIT Season 3 live.

The tournament can be viewed on the official OGADotaPIT Twitch.tv channel.

OGADotaPIT - Twitch The One Game Agency continues with top-tier online Dota 2 tournaments this September with AMD SAPPHIRE OGA DOTA PIT EU/CIS! Ten of Europe’s best Dota 2 teams will compete in a double-elimination tournament from September 20th to September 26th for a prize pool of 175,000 USD! Twitch