ESL requirements for independent streamers ESL One Germany 2020 have been tightened

The organizers said that the rules that exist for users who want to broadcast their coverage of the Dota 2 championship have been tightened. This includes both the increase in latency from Dota TV and the addition of a chat message that will invite viewers to go to the official broadcast channel. Updates to the rules have appeared on ESL's Twitter account.

Recall that on September 15, Valve announced that independent streamers must abide by a certain set of rules set by the tournament organizers. If they do not follow them, they will lose the opportunity to stream. The most common rules are the delay in Dota TV, as well as showing the championship sponsors.

List of updated rules from ESL:

• Broadcasts must be non-commercial
• Streams should only be from Dota TV
• Broadcast delay must be 15 minutes or more
• There should be the following sentence in the broadcast chat or in the form of a graphic insert: "If you want to watch the official broadcast, then go to ESL Dota 2"
• The broadcast title must begin with "ESL One Germany 2020 Team A vs Team B".
• Before broadcasting, streamers must submit an application via Google Form

ESL One Germany 2020 will take place online from October 5 to November 1. 16 participants from Europe and the CIS will compete for a total prize pool of $ 400,000.