WePlay Dota Underlords Open joins growing auto battler event list

Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Published 09/07/2019

WePlay! Esports has announced its first Dota Underlords open tournament.

The WePlay! Dota Underlords Open tournament will have a prize pool of $15,000 for which the players will compete in a round robin format. Open qualifiers will be hosted in Europe and North America starting July 27, while the main event will begin on August 1.

Each round players will be split into groups of eight, and the top four players with the highest points in the round will advance to the next. Eight players from each region that move through the open qualifiers will proceed to the main tournament.

Eugene Luchianenco, head of esports at WePlay!, said that the organizer wishes to position itself on the front line of the auto battler genre’s growing competitive scene. This is the company’s first take on the genre.

WePlay! is jumping in on a new trend. The auto battler genre has been on the rise with a number of prominent game developers releasing games of this type. Dota 2 mod maker Drodo’s Auto Chess, Valve’s Dota Underlords, Riot Games’ Teamfight Tactics, and Tencent’s Chess Rush are all examples of auto battlers.

Many other event organizers have taken on the challenge of building the auto battler competitive scene.

Riot Games will hold the first official Teamfight Tactics tournament from July 17 as a celebration of the game mode’s ranked play option going live. Riot invited 64 streamers and split them into two groups to fight for a $125,000 prize pool. Sixteen top players will compete for the title of TFT Twitch Rivals champion.

ESL One Hamburg will host a Dota Underlords event in October 2019. The offline tournament will be free to join for the live event attendees and will have a €5,000 prize pool.

Popular Twitch streamer Imane “Pokimane” Anys hosted a Teamfight Tactics tournament on July 4. The tournament offered a $15,000 prize pool and was joined by many streamers and competitive players.

Read Also

Dota 2

Oddin.gg’s head of risk helps explain how alleged match fixing during Dota 2 at EWC was flagged Michael Hassall The Dota 2 competition at The Esports World Cup 2026 was shaken to its core during the Survival Stage earlier in the week when Southeast Asian-backed, South American team PTime (better known as PlayTime) were removed from the event citing “integrity concerns.” While the case is still ongoing, and none of the accused confirmed to be guilty, one of the biggest questions behind the incident was just how these concerns ...

Dota 2

PTime removed from Dota 2 at EWC 26 as ESIC investigates coach and captain Michael Hassall Filipino organization PlayTime Esports has been removed from the Esports World Cup 2026 Dota 2 competition following an intervention by the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) and a ruling by the Esports Foundation and EWC. Following a postponement of the PTime vs. Vici Gaming Survival Stage matchup on July 14, ESIC announced that it was actively investigating two members of the South American-based PTime organization, Team Captain Gonzalo "DarkMago" Herrera and ...

Esports Betting

Here’s the complete Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 schedule Hannan Mundia The Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 has finally arrived, and here’s the complete schedule for the event to ensure you don’t miss anything. While it isn’t exactly the newest name in the esports scene, the EWC has quickly become a leading event for esports fans worldwide. It brings together professional players and fans from various games, combining them into one long event that everyone can enjoy. 2026’s Esports World Cup ...

Dota 2

Dota 2 at the EWC 2026 preview, details, predictions, and more Michael Hassall A titanic 24 teams are set to compete in Dota 2 at the Esports World Cup 2025 in one of the largest events of the competitive season. These two dozen organizations are set to take over the Paris Convention Center, filling it with top-tier competitive Dota 2 action. With a $2,000,000 USD prize pool, the largest on the Dota 2 calendar, there’s everything to play for in the final major ...

Dota 2

Top Dota 2 combos to boost your MMR fast Wasif Ahmed Dota 2 is a complex and interesting game that requires skill, strategy and teamwork to be successful. Having said that, one of the best ways to improve your MMR is by learning certain Dota 2 combos that have proven themselves over time. It’s worth knowing that there are not that many Dota 2 combos that have survived the test of time because every new patch changes the game’s meta. Nevertheless, ...

Dota 2

Dota 2 temporarily deletes popular hero before launching huge Dark Carnival update Michael Hassall If you were an Axe player in Dota 2 earlier this week, you’d have found yourself out of luck when you tried to pick the stalwart Oglodi warrior, as the hero was straight up removed from the game on June 23. The hero was completely missing from All-Pick and his hero model was replaced with a missing poster. Axe couldn’t even be demoed or picked in a custom game for ...

Dota 2

Team Yandex stop the magic, defeating LGD in BLAST Slam VII finals Michael Hassall Team Yandex have defeated LGD Gaming in the grand finals of BLAST Slam VII in a dramatic 3-1 series that saw both teams pushed to the limit, but ultimately Yandex come out on top. Concluding the last major tournament before teams head to the Esports World Cup and The International 2026 next month and in August, Yandex were able to counter the momentum of LGD that had brought them into ...