Five qualifiers for the Dota 2 Tournament Series will play out in April.

At 1am PDT (9am BST) on Monday, April 6th, the first regional online qualifier for the Red Bull Dota 2 Tournament Series will take place. In this qualifier, four teams from the SE Asia region will battle it out, with the winning team advancing to the playoffs in Santa Monica, CA.

The remaining four online regional qualifiers will take place as follows:

• April 12th – China – 11pm PDT / April 13th at 7am BST
• April 16th – CIS – 6am PDT / 2pm BST
• April 17th – Europe – 7am PDT / 3pm BST
• April 28th – North America – 2pm PDT /10pm BST

Playoffs will take place in the Red Bull eSports studio from May 5-7, 2015. Each team will enter the ring with three lives and remain in the running until all their lives are depleted. Contenders will have one chance to choose the opposing team they wish to battle, adding rivalry and strategy to the mix. Two teams will emerge victorious from the playoffs and will advance to the finals.

The Dota 2 tournament circuit will have its one-day finale on May 10th within The Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, CA. The winning team takes home a $75,000 baseline prize after battling in front of a live audience, as well as those watching from home.

The Dota 2 Red Bull Battle Grounds bundle is now on sale! For $8.99 you get the Majesty of the Forbidden Sands set for Sand King, as well as a Fallen Cloak set for Clinkz. 20% of the sales will be added to the $75,000 prize pool for the tournament finale.

Ann "Cyliena" Hosler, Managing Editor