SLOT CONFIRMATION

After registering by filling out this form, teams will be required to join the Tournament Discord and confirm their team participation through the steps outlined: https://discord.gg/z43GNZyUhV

TOURNAMENT DATES:

Registration: 1 - 29 September 2025
Open Qualifier: 11 - 12 October 2025
Playoffs: 1 - 2 November 2025
Playoffs Finals: 15 November 2025

Registration closes on 29 September 2025, 6.00 pm GMT+8.

Slot Confirmation in Discord closes on 29 September 2025, 7.00 pm GMT+8

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

Open Qualifier Format:

• Maximum 64 Teams for each Qualifier
• Single Elimination Format until Round of 8.
• Double Elimination Format from Round of 8.
• All matches are Best of 3 (Bo3), with the exception of 5th Placement Match being Bo1.
• Top 5 teams from Open Qualifier will proceed to Playoffs.

Playoffs Format:

• 5 Open Qualifier Teams and 3 Invited Teams
• Double Elimination Format.
• Matches are played Online up until before LB Finals.
• LB Finals and Grand Finals will be played Offline.
• All matches are Best of 3 (Bo3) with the exception of Grand Finals being Best of 5 (Bo5).

1. Age Requirement: Players must be at minimum, 16 calendar years old at the start of the the Open Qualifier. Players that are eligible but are still under 18 calendar years old can participate with a written consent letter from parents/guardian, which they can download here.
   
2. Roster Nationality: To be eligible for participation in the Predator League DOTA 2 Qualifiers, a minimum of 3 main players in each team must be Malaysian, or lawful Permanent Resident staying in Malaysia.
   
3. Roster Composition: Each team must consist of 5 main players and may optionally have up to 1 substitute player.
   
4. Account Ownership: Players are required to register for the tournament using their own DOTA 2 account.
   
5. Team Leader: Each team will be required to appoint one player as their team captain and will act as the team representative. By default, the topmost name of the roster will be considered as such, unless the Team states otherwise.
   
6. Team Name/IGN Guidelines: Both the Team Name and In-Game Name (IGN) used for the tournament must be appropriate for the public audience and may not contain any word or phrase that are offensive, toxic or harmful in any language.
   
7. Playoff Transfer Window: Teams qualified to Playoffs will have one chance to change their roster within the deadline and the requirements provided by the Tournament Organizer.
   
8. Valve Banned Players: Players banned by Valve events are not eligible to join the tournament. Teams will be forfeit/disqualified if they include any Valve banned players in their roster.
9. No Roster Changes: No roster changes can be made after registration closes (excluding Transfer Window Period for applicable teams) unless with TO's approval.