With the coronavirus still a major concern in most countries, travelling anywhere or gathering big crowds is simply not possible. After we saw numerous official Dota 2 events get canceled, it was only natural that organizers will switch to online tournaments as the next best thing. WePlay! were quick to announce WeSave Charity Play, an event dedicated to fighting COVID-19. The $120 000 prize pool will aid those global efforts.
We’ve already covered the initial list of teams, but over the course of the last few days more joined in. The first among the new entries were two-time The International winners OG. Next up were Vici gaming, Evil Geniuses, Cloud9 and PSG.LGD and others with the final two joining being B8 and Team Adroit. The final list for the event is as follows:
- EHOME
- Invictus Gaming
- Vici Gaming
- PSG.LGD
- TNC Predator
- Geek Fam
- BOOM Esports
- HellRaisers
- Virtus.pro
- Natus Vincere
- Team Liquid
- Team Secret
- Team Nigma
- OG
- No Ping Esports
- Thunder Predator
- beastcoast
- FURIA Esports
- business associates
- CR4ZY
- Сloud9
- Evil Geniuses
- B8
- Team Adroit
!!Please welcome!! The complete list of the WeSave! Charity Play participants and our newcomers @B8esportsGG & @AdroitDota Read more: https://t.co/LHVQi2TOAP#weplay2save #dota2 #WePlayDota2 pic.twitter.com/83ofQlpWt4
— WePlay Esports (@WePlay_Esports) March 19, 2020
As it was initially announced the total number of teams is twenty four with exactly four teams for each of the six regions.
Each region will compete for a prize of $20 000, but the money will actually go to organizations fighting the coronavirus outbreak.
The schedule
This is where it gets tricky as games will be played out in a pretty random manner and not one region per day.
Europe
Team Liquid vs. OG - March 21
Team Secret vs. Team Nigma - March 23
CIS
B8 vs. Natus Vincere – March 20
Virtus.pro vs. HellRaisers – March 22
China
PSG.LGD vs. Invictus Gaming – March 21
EHOME vs. Vici Gaming – March 23
SEA
Geek Fam vs. BOOM Esports – March 20
TNC Predator vs. Team Adroit – March 22
North America
Evil Geniuses vs. business associates – March 22
Cloud9 vs. CR4ZY – March 20
South America
FURIA Esports vs. NoPing e-sports – March 21
beastcoast vs. Thunder Predator – March 23
The event will kick off tomorrow with some of the first matches. Starting this Friday, the event will reach its grand finals exactly a week from now on March 26. An official stream with commentary will be available in both English and Russian.
