BLAST Reveals Teams Invited to the Upcoming Dota 2 Slam III
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- Dota 2 Blast Slam III will feature ten teams battling for a $1 million prize pool.
- Blast Slam III will start on May 5, 2025, and come to an end with the Grand Final on May 11, 2025.
- Tundra Esports returns as Blast Slam II defending champions, alongside Blast Slam I winners BetBoom Team.
Blast Slam III reveals ten Dota 2 teams for its upcoming tournament in Copenhagen, Denmark, featuring a $1 million prize pool. The event will start on May 5, 2025, and continue until the Grand Final on May 11, 2025.
Slam II champions Tundra Esports are returning to defend their crown, joined by BetBoom Team, who won the inaugural Slam but fell short in their second outing.
Complete list of participating teams:
- Team Liquid
- Tundra Esports
- Team Falcons
- Team Spirit
- Aurora Gaming
- Xtreme Gaming
- BetBoom Team
- Gaimin Gladiators
- Parvision
- Team Tidebound
The tournament will take place at Blast Studios and follow a format where ten invited teams will be split into two groups of five, competing in a single round-robin.
The top five from each group will make it into the playoffs, with first-place teams advancing directly to the semifinals. All group matches will be best-of-one, while the playoff bracket ramps up to best-of-three matchups, culminating in a best-of-five Grand Final.
BLAST is a Denmark-based esports production company founded in 2016, which was first operating under the name RFRSH until the summer of 2019. They are best known for being one of the key Counter-Strike tournament organizers, hosting their own professional circuit, Blast Premier.
The Blast Slam series debuted in Copenhagen in 2024, featuring a King of the Hill/Gauntlet Playoff bracket, rare in top-tier Dota 2 and marking Blast’s entrance into the Dota 2 esports scene.
