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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 85565, member: 27"]
ENC locks Dota 2 for 2026, going national-team style with strict qualifiers and a packed bracket.

Game lineup expansion
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[*]Dota 2 joins the ENC debut slate.
[*]Mobile Legends Bang Bang came first.
[*]Trackmania filled the second slot.
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Event setup and location
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[*]Matches run November 2 through November 8, 2026.
[*]Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, hosts the tournament.
[*]The field caps at 32 national teams.
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National team rules
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[*]Rosters pull top players by nationality.
[*]Five players per country make the cut.
[*]No single pro team can fully stack a roster.
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How teams qualify
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[*]Sixteen nations earn direct invites.
[*]Rankings pull from top-tier events starting June 8, 2025.
[*]Fourteen teams fight through regional qualifiers.
[*]Two wildcard slots finish the grid.
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Competition format
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[*]Group play starts with round-robin matches.
[*]Single-elimination decides the champion.
[*]The goal is one national winner.
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Why Dota 2 fits right now
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[*]The competitive scene keeps expanding globally.
[*]BLAST and PGL locked multi-year commitments.
[*]ENC adds a country-first angle to the ecosystem.
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