The schedule for the third season of the G-1 League has been released, with the first match set to take place on Valentine's Day.
A top-level gaming event challenging the strongest king, a stage dedicated to creating the highest level of royal competition! The second season of the "G-1 Gaming Championship League" concluded successfully in November last year. At that time, the reigning national champion DK team defeated the Nv.cn team in the Bo3 final and claimed the ultimate championship (click here to view the event recap), while Burning was elected as the MVP player of the second season by a large margin. The intense matches, excellent commentary, and generous prizes brought unparalleled joy to a vast number of DotA players.
At the start of the new year, the third season of the G-1 Gaming Championship League is back with full force! Today, the organizing committee officially announced the list of 12 participating teams and the detailed schedule for this season. Let’s take a look:
**Participating Teams:** (in alphabetical order)
- AgFox.ASRock
- AOL
- DK
- DT_CLUB
- For.Love (formerly DT.Love)
- iG
- LGD
- LOH
- PanDa
- TongFu
- VA.Xunyou
- WE.i-Rocks
**Game Title:** DotA
**Game Map:** DotA v6.73c
**Schedule:** ("Battle for Love", February 14 - March 7, from Valentine's Day to Girls' Day)
**Format:** 12 teams will participate. Among them, 8 teams will compete in a single-elimination Bo3 round (based on past major tournament results and the previous season's G-1 performance, 4 teams will receive a bye in the first round). Afterward, an 8-team Bo3 double-elimination tournament will be held, with the finals being conducted offline in a BO5 format. The winner of the upper bracket will start with a 1-point advantage in the final.
**Match Format:** Online (official match platform: VS Battle Platform), with the final held offline in Shanghai.
**Broadcast Schedule:**
- February 9, 19:30: Group Draw
- February 14, 20:00: First day of preliminary matches
- February 15, 20:00: Second day of preliminary matches
- February 16, 20:00: Third day of preliminary matches
- February 17, 20:00: Fourth day of preliminary matches
- February 20, 20:00: Double elimination first round #1
- February 21, 20:00: Double elimination first round #2
- February 22, 20:00: Double elimination first round #3
- February 23, 20:00: Double elimination first round #4
- February 25, 20:00: Loser's bracket first round #1
- February 26, 20:00: Loser's bracket first round #2
- February 28, 20:00: Winner's bracket first round #1
- February 29, 20:00: Winner's bracket first round #2
- March 2, 20:00: Loser's bracket second round #1
- March 3, 20:00: Loser's bracket second round #2
- March 5, 20:00: Loser's bracket third round
- March 6, 20:00: Winner's bracket final
- March 7, 20:00: Loser's bracket final
**Finals:** Offline (tentatively scheduled for March 25 in Shanghai)
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