StarLadder will held third minor-championship in this DPC-season

Like last year, the third minor will be called StarLadder ImbaTV Dota 2 Minor and will still be held in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. The championship will be held from March 5 to 8, the venue will be Kiev Cybersport Arena, and the total prize pool will traditionally be $ 300,000. The winner will receive $ 72,000, 140 rating points and an invitation to ESL One Los Angeles 2020.

LAN-finals will be held in the usual format for all. Eight minor participants will start from the group stage, where the teams will compete in the double-elimination system. The top two squads from each group will advance to the playoffs. The final stage will also be held in double-elimination format. All meetings of the tournament except the grand finals will be held in Bo3 format. The decisive meeting will be held in a duel up to three victories.

As for the selections. then qualifications for the Minor tournament will be held from February 14 to 15. They will be attended by groups that did not manage to break through to the major, but, despite this, performed quite well.