The Pinnacle 25 Year Anniversary Show has been announced! An exciting milestone for Pinnacle, an exceptional esports bookmaker, as they celebrate it with a $100k prize pool Dota 2 tournament. This is another follow-up on the previous Pinnacle Cup events for both Counter-Strike and Dota 2. However, this is a special occasion as the prize pool is double what it normally is for these events.
What is the Pinnacle 25 Year Anniversary Show?
The Pinnacle 25 Year Anniversary Show is a Dota 2 tournament with a $100,000 USD prize pool hosted by Pinnacle and produced by Eden Esports. It is going to take place before the end of 2023 and will have 20 teams playing. Previous Pinnacle events have had well known teams such as Na’Vi, Virtus.pro and OG participating. Pinnacle is no stranger to hosting high tier esports events. In 2022 they hosted the Pinnacle Cup Championship in Lund, Sweden, which had a $250k prize pool.
What is the format of Pinnacle 25 Year Anniversary Show?
20 teams in total will receive a direct invitation to the first phase of the event.
- Game: Dota 2
- Tournament: Pinnacle 25 Year Anniversary Show
- Schedule: November 20th – December 6th
- Prize pool: $100,000 USD
- Location: Online
- Production partner: Eden Esports
Phase 1 – Group Stage
The first stage of the tournament will be a group stage. 20 teams will be split into 4 groups of 5. Top 2 teams of each group will qualify to the playoffs.
Phase 2 – Playoffs
The 8 remaining teams will play in a double elimination bracket. All matches will be best of 3 apart from the finals which will be a best of 5. The winner will be crowned champion of the Pinnacle 25 Year Anniversary Show and win $50,000 in prize money.
Which Teams are playing in the Pinnacle 25 Year Anniversary Show?
Pinnacle has now confirmed invites to 20 teams across the Dota 2 community to participate in their $100,000 USD Dota 2 tournament. There are several big name teams participating, so this is certainly going to be an event to tune into!
- Natus Vincere
- Team Tickles
- Level UP
- B8
- KZ Team
- Nemiga Gaming
- Atlas Burden
- SIBE Team
- Team Falcons
- Virtus.pro
- D2 Hustlers
- MoneyMakers
- Alliance
- Keyd Stars
- Team Klee
- BOOM Esports
- Yellow Submarine
- NAVI Junior
- Klim Sani4
- MarsBet Team
Names that really standout in this roster are Natus Vincere, B8, Team Falcons, Virtus.pro, Alliance, Keyd Stars, BOOM Esports and Nemiga Gaming. These are strong brands with solid fanbases which will make the Pinnacle 25 Year Anniversary Show exciting for spectators globally.
Prize Pool
With a total prize pool of $100,000, it means a few teams will be getting paid. See below the total prize pool distribution.
- 1st : $50,000
- 2nd : $20,000
- 3-4th : $10,000
- 5-6th : $3,000
- 7-8th : $2,000
A healthy prize for the victors which will be an incentive to perform at the top of your game!
Where to watch
We are still waiting to hear which talent will be involved in the broadcasts. This has not yet been announced. Pinnacle typically supports rising talent in the community and mixing them with household names. So we certainly expect this to be the case in this event. See below where you can watch the tournament!
How to bet on the Pinnacle 25 Year Anniversary Show?
Many bookmakers will be hosting markets for this Dota 2 tournament! Particularly when Pinnacle has partnered with the data provider, GRID, to support bookmakers with live event data. This means, generally, that sportsbooks will be able to trade more live markets so that you can place bets while the action is ongoing. While Pinnacle will be a good sportsbook to choose, there are plenty of other betting sites that will be offering action. And depending on what territory you are from, you will have certain options.
Whether it is Thunderpick, Loot.bet, MyStake, Betway or others. Expect them all to have betting odds available for this high tier Dota 2 esports tournament.
Although Pinnacle Cup VI was postponed earlier this year. We do not expect it to be the same for the Pinnacle 25 Year Anniversary Show. These events are for different games. And Pinnacle Cup VI was just one of many tournaments that had to change plans with the release of CS2. The focus for this event is Dota 2 and will be a great occasion for esports action when typically at the end of the year the esports calendar slows down a lot.
