Tournaments
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EPL Masters I

Dates Jul 26, 2026 — Aug 12, 2026
Prize Pool $100,000
Location Europe CIS
Tier 3
Teams 16 teams
Format Round-robin group stage, Double-elimination playoffs

Participants

Results

July 20

Team Syntax2:1team lynxteam lynx0:2PuckChampZero Tenacity2:0Nemiga GamingTeam Spirit Academy0:2Team JenzLevel UP2:0Ilbirs eSports

July 21

Nemiga Gaming2:0DandelionsPuckChamp1:2Team Syntaxteam lynx1:2Team Spirit AcademyTeam Jenz2:0team lynxZero Tenacity2:0Team AION

July 22

Nemiga Gaming2:0Team AIONTeam Syntax2:1Team Spirit AcademyZero Tenacity1:2Level UP

July 23

Team Syntax2:1Team JenzTeam Spirit Academy2:1PuckChampTeam Jenz2:1KWLevel UP2:1Team AION

July 24

Nemiga Gaming1:2Ilbirs eSportsTeam AION2:1DandelionsKW2:0Team SyntaxKW2:1Team Spirit AcademyZero Tenacity0:2Ilbirs eSportsNemiga Gaming0:2Level UP

July 25

PuckChamp1:2Team JenzKW0:2PuckChampKW1:2Lynx

July 26

Nemiga Gaming1:2Ilbirs eSportsRE Arise2:0PuckChampKW0:2RE AriseTeam Jenz1:2Team Syntax

July 27

Level UP2:0PuckChampNemiga Gaming1:2Team Syntax

July 28

Nemiga Gaming1:2Power RangersNo Hoodwink2:0PuckChampKW0:2PuckChamp

July 29

Zero Tenacity2:0RE AriseNemiga Gaming2:1Amaru Gaming

July 30

Zero Tenacity2:0PuckChampZero Tenacity1:2Level UPAmaru Gaming0:2Power Rangers

August 6

Level UP2:0RE AriseRE Arise2:1No HoodwinkNo Hoodwink1:2Level UPIlbirs eSports1:2Power Rangers

August 7

Zero Tenacity2:0No HoodwinkIlbirs eSports2:0Team SyntaxPower Rangers2:0Team JenzTeam Jenz0:2Nemiga Gaming

August 8

Power Rangers2:0Team SyntaxIlbirs eSports2:0Team JenzAmaru Gaming2:0Team Jenz

August 9

Power Rangers1:2Yellow SubmarineMOUZ0:2Level UPIlbirs eSports0:2Rune EatersNatus Vincere2:0Zero Tenacity

August 10

Power Rangers1:2MOUZIlbirs eSports0:2Zero TenacityYellow Submarine1:2Level UPRune Eaters0:2Natus Vincere

August 11

Level UP0:2Natus VincereRune Eaters2:1MOUZYellow Submarine0:2Zero TenacityRune Eaters2:1Zero Tenacity

August 12

Level UP2:1Rune EatersNatus Vincere3:0Level UP

Heroes of the tournament 103 heroes across 94 games

Most contested

Treant Protector944 picks · 90 bans
Puck8314 picks · 69 bans
Lone Druid839 picks · 74 bans
Keeper of the Light8318 picks · 65 bans
Invoker7619 picks · 57 bans

Most picked

Hoodwink39win rate 49%
Mirana36win rate 58%
Centaur Warrunner34win rate 65%
Ember Spirit33win rate 67%
Bane30win rate 40%

Most banned

Treant Protector90of 94 games
Lone Druid74of 94 games
Puck69of 94 games
Keeper of the Light65of 94 games
Invoker57of 94 games

Best win rate

Terrorblade78%over 9 games
Underlord69%over 13 games
Ember Spirit67%over 33 games
Centaur Warrunner65%over 34 games
Tusk65%over 17 games

About the tournament

EPL Masters I (EPL Masters 1) is a Dota 2 tournament that ran Jul 26 – Aug 12. This page has the playoff bracket, group stage, results and standings.

Tier 3, held in Europe CIS, 16 teams competing, prize pool $100,000.

Tournament format: Round-robin group stage, Double-elimination playoffs. Teams include MOUZ, Rune Eaters, Yellow Submarine, Natus Vincere, Amaru Gaming, Power Rangers, RE Arise, No Hoodwink, Team Jenz, Level UP, PuckChamp, Ilbirs eSports, Team Syntax, Zero Tenacity, KW, Nemiga Gaming.

Natus Vincere won the event, beating Level UP 3:0 in the final.

Every result from EPL Masters I stays on this page: per-map scores, the playoff bracket, and links to the full statistics of each series.