The Riyadh Masters Dota 2 tournament sees 10 of the best teams—including the first Chinese teams at an international LAN since The International 10—competing for a massive US$4 million prize pool.
Fans will also get a first look at several teams due to appear at the Arlington Major, a spicy offline preview leading up to the biggest event of the year—The International 11 in Singapore.
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What is the Riyadh Masters Dota 2 tournament?
The Riyadh Masters tournament is a third-party event organized by Gamers8 Esports, the same organization that hosted the Gamers Without Borders online regional tournaments in May.
Riyadh Masters 2022 playoffs schedule and results
July 23
Quarterfinals
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| PSG.LGD | 2 – 1 | Nigma Galaxy |
| Royal Never Give Up | 1 – 2 | Team Spirit |
July 24
Semifinals
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| OG | 1 – 2 | PSG.LGD |
| Team Secret | 1 – 2 | Team Spirit |
Grand final
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| PSG.LGD | 2 – 0 | Team Spirit |
Riyadh Masters 2022 group stage schedule and results
Group A
| STANDINGS | TEAM | GAME RECORD | MATCH RECORD |
| 1st | OG | 6-2 | 2-2-0 |
| 2nd | Royal Never Give Up | 5-3 | 1-3-0 |
| 3rd | Nigma Galaxy | 5-3 | 1-3-0 |
| 4th | TSM.FTX | 2-6 | 1-0-3 |
| 5th | Team Liquid | 2-6 | 0-2-2 |
Group B
| STANDINGS | TEAM | GAME RECORD | MATCH RECORD |
| 1st | Team Secret | 7-1 | 3-1-0 |
| 2nd | PSG.LGD | 6-2 | 3-0-1 |
| 3rd | Team Spirit | 5-3 | 2-1-1 |
| 4th | Tundra Esports | 2-6 | 1-0-3 |
| 5th | Deboosters | 0-8 | 0-0-4 |
July 20
Group A
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| TSM FTX | 2 – 0 | Team Liquid |
| Royal Never Give Up | 1 – 1 | Nigma Galaxy |
| OG | 1 – 1 | Royal Never Give Up |
| Team Liquid | 1 – 1 | Nigma Galaxy |
Group B
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Tundra Esports | 0 – 2 | Team Secret |
| Team Spirit | 2 – 0 | Deboosters |
July 21
Group A
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| OG | 2 – 0 | Team Liquid |
| TSM FTX | 0 – 2 | Nigma Galaxy |
| OG | 1 – 1 | Nigma Galaxy |
| TSM FTX | 0 – 2 | Royal Never Give Up |
Group B
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| PSG.LGD | 2 – 0 | Team Spirit |
| Team Secret | 2 – 0 | Deboosters |
| PSG.LGD | 0 – 2 | Team Secret |
| Tundra Esports | 2 – 0 | Deboosters |
July 22
Group A
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| OG | 2 – 0 | TSM FTX |
| Royal Never Give Up | 1 – 1 | Team Liquid |
Group B
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| PSG.LGD | 2 – 0 | Deboosters |
| Tundra Esports | 0 – 2 | Team Spirit |
| PSG.LGD | 2 – 0 | Tundra Esports |
| Team Spirit | 1 – 1 | Team Secret |
Format of Riyadh Masters 2022
The ten teams will be split into two groups of five teams, each playing a single best-of-two round-robin.
The first-placed team from each group advance directly to the semifinals of the playoffs, the second and third-placed teams move on to the quarterfinals, and the rest are eliminated.
The playoffs will be a single-elimination bracket, where all series are best-of-three.
Riyadh Masters 2022 prize pool
A total of US$4 million is on offer here, with a minimum prize purse of US$100,000 for the last teams and a US$1,500,000 bonus for the event’s winner.
For comparison, the Arlington Major will have $500,000 in prize money. The last-placed team at Riyadh Masters 2022 will earn the same amount of money as the second-placed team at the Major.
Each team will also receive an additional US$100,000 regardless of their final positions, putting the total prize money give away at US$5 million.
| RANK | TEAM | PRIZE MONEY |
| 1st | PSG.LGD | US$1,500,000 |
| 2nd | Team Spirit | US$750,000 |
| 3rd | OG | US$425,000 |
| 4th | Team Secret | US$425,000 |
| 5th | Nigma Galaxy | US$200,000 |
| 6th | Royal Never Give Up | US$200,000 |
| 7th | TSM | US$150,000 |
| 8th | Tundra Esports | US$150,000 |
| 9th | Team Liquid | US$100,000 |
| 10th | Deboosters | US$100,000 |
Teams competing in Riyadh Masters 2022
A conspicuous lack of Southeast Asian and South American teams aside, the roster features some of the best teams in the world, with at least seven teams scheduled to appear at the Arlington Major—and many already locking their slots in for TI11.
| TEAM | DPC NA 2021/22 TOUR 2 PLACEMENT |
| PSG.LGD | Direct invite |
| Team Secret | Direct invite |
| Team Spirit | Direct invite |
| OG | Direct invite |
| Tundra Esports | Direct invite |
| Nigma Galaxy | Direct invite |
| TSM FTX | Direct invite |
| Team Liquid | Gamers Without Borders Europe & CIS winner |
| Royal Never Give Up | Gamers Without Borders China winner |
| Deboosters | Gamers Without Borders Saudi Arabia winner |
Where to watch Riyadh Masters 2022
You can watch the Riyadh Masters 2022 on Gamers8 official Twitch or YouTube channel.
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