The announcement that the LOOT.BET DOTA Summit 12 is happening this week may have been a surprise to many in the Dota 2 community. After all, who would have expected that a tournament would happen in the middle of a Valve-sponsored Minor and Major?
While the announcement may have been on short notice, we're here to give you the rundown on where you can watch the tournament. With many events and tournaments being postponed, or even canceled, due to the threat of the coronavirus, watching online is the best option.
Steam
If you're a Dota 2 casual player, then watching the Summit 12 is going to be a lot easier. First you need to download and then install Steam. Once that's done, you need to download and install the Dota 2 client. After all that, just follow these steps:
- On the upper part click the "Watch" option.
- Click on "Tournaments."
- Since this is not a Valve-sanctioned event, go to "Professional."
- Look for LOOT.BET DOTA Summit 12 then click "View."
However, the matches are only going to appear once the tournament has officially started. If you miss one match, it's still going to be there to watch later.
Other Channels
The Summit 12 has an official Twitch channel courtesy of Beyond the Summit. There are two options for those who want to watch. You can watch it from their main cast here or on the alternate cast here.
There's also the official Beyond the Summit YouTube channel, which you can view here.
What to Expect
The tournament is scheduled to begin on March 10 and run until March 13. Six Dota 2 teams are fighting it out for a large share of the $150,000 prize pool. There are a lot of interesting things to expect from this tournament. You can read more about the teams participating here.
The tournament isn't just about the players, as there is also the talent that helps make the competition more enjoyable to watch. These are:
- Grant "GranDGranT" Harris
- Austin "Capitalist" Walsh
- William "Blitz" Lee
- Brian "BananaSlamJamma" Canavan
- Neal "Tsunami" Khandheria
- David "GoDz" Parker
- David "LD" Gorman
- Dakota "Dakota" Cox
- Daniel "MrBigJams" Offen
Schedule
The tournament starts on March 10 with the schedules for the first two days below. Note that all times are in EDT.
- Day 1 (March 10)
- 12:00 PM
- Fnatic vs Team Liquid
- 2:30 PM
- Fnatic vs Cloud9
- Evil Geniuses vs OG.Seed
- 5:00 PM
- Team Liquid vs Cloud9
- OG.Seed vs Thunder Predator
- 7:30 PM
- Team Liquid vs OG.Seed
- Evil Geniuses vs Thunder Predator
- 10:00 PM
- Cloud9 vs Thunder Predator
- 12:00 PM
- Day 2 (March 11)
- 12:00 PM
- Team Liquid vs Evil Geniuses
- Fnatic vs OG.Seed
- 2:30 PM
- Cloud9 vs Evil Geniuses
- Fnatic vs Thunder Predator
- 5:00 PM
- Cloud9 vs OG.Seed
- Team Liquid vs Thunder Predator
- 7:30 PM
- Fnatic vs Evil Geniuses
- 10:00 PM
- Tiebreakers
- 12:00 PM
Stay tuned for our coverage of the Summit 12 as the matches begin.
