Epic League Play-In Stage: Will Spider Pigzs Take Down…

Epic league dota 2 — Expect a shuffle in the Play-in stage. (Image Credit: Epic Esports Events)

The Dota 2 Epic League is about to enter playoffs tomorrow but not before we get to see the Play-In Stage today. Who'll go up and who'll go down?

It’s a few weeks before the holidays and the Dota 2 competitive scene is booming. First and foremost, there’s the currently ongoing Epic League which gathers the best teams in Europe and the CIS.

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The tournament’s group stage is finally over and it’s about to enter playoffs along with the Play-In Stage.

What’s the Play-In Stage?

There were ten teams in each division during the group stage. The top four from Division 1 made it to the playoffs while the teams placed 5th to 8th dropped to the Play-In Stage. There they’ll face the top four from Division 2 and depending on their placement the eight teams will be redistributed. That'll give a chance to teams from Division 2 to climb to Division 1 and vice versa.

Epic League Playoffs

Four teams have their spot in the Division playoffs guaranteed:

Team Secret
Virtus.pro
Natus Vincere
Vikin.gg

For Division 2 it’s the bottom two from Division 1 and the 5th and 6th team from Division 2:

Alliance
mudgolems
ex-NiP
WinStrike Team

The four teams will be starting their run from the lower bracket so by the end of December 8, only two of them will be left.

Here are also the teams that’ll clash in the Play-In Stage:

OG
Team Liquid
Team Nigma
Just Error
Live to Win
Yellow Submarine
Spider Pigzs
Gambit Esports

Epic league schedule — The schedule for the Play-in stage. (Image Credit: Epicenter via Twitter)

The matches of the Play-in stage will be played out today. You can catch an official live stream on the Epicenter Twitch channel. The schedule is as follows: