EPL Masters III — Dota 2

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Starts Oct 18, 2026; entrants: CyberHero, HULIGANI, Power Rangers and 3 more.

game: Dota 2
dates: Oct 18 – Nov 5 2026
tier: 3
location: Europe
slots: 16

Before the start

same

prize pool vs EPL Masters II

$100,000 → $100,000

0 of 5

entrants in the top four of their last event

0 won it; last season event known for 5 of 6

Field clubs in the season table: 0 of 6.

Entrants · 6

from the participant list; places not decided yet

CyberHeroHULIGANIPower RangersTeam CobraTeam LynxTeam Synapse

Previous editions · 2

editions of this series in our calendar: winner and prize pool

EPL Masters II · Aug 30 – Sep 10 · $100,000 · Natus Vincere
EPL Masters I · Jul 26 – Aug 12 · $100,000 · Natus Vincere

Schedule

times as scheduled by the organiser on Oct 16, 2026, 12:31 UTC

30 more series — opponents are decided as the tournament goes: Oct 18 – Oct 25

times of these series

Oct 18, 09:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 18, 12:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 18, 15:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 18, 18:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 19, 09:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 19, 12:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 19, 15:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 19, 18:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 20, 09:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 20, 12:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 20, 15:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 20, 18:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 21, 09:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 21, 12:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 21, 15:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 21, 18:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 22, 09:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 22, 12:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 22, 15:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 22, 18:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 23, 09:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 23, 12:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 23, 15:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 23, 18:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 24, 09:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 24, 12:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 24, 15:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 24, 18:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 25, 09:00 UTC bo3 · Oct 25, 12:00 UTC bo3

what this means

Organiser’s times, in your time zone (UTC without scripts); next 14 days.

Prize distribution

places not decided yet — the prize money for each place

1 $50,000

2 $25,000

3 $13,000

4 $7,000

5-6 $2,500

7-8 $0

9-10 $0

11-12 $0

13-14 $0

15-16 $0

what this means

$0 — the place pays nothing: 10 rows of 16. Places are decided as the tournament goes; shown is the prize money by place.

How the pool is split

the pool is allocated by place in full

50.0%

first place

$50,000 of the $100,000 allocated

100.0%

top half of the rows

top 8 rows of 16 · $100,000

×2.0

first place to second

$50,000 against $25,000

Against the season: a larger first-place share than 24 of 47 events; median 46.5%.

what this means

The same pool is announced for 5 other events this season, so all 6 share rank 36.

Nearby in the season

neighbours by start date

Calendar

before1win Streamers League #3
afterPARI Universe

Facts and records

The series has already been played 2 times this season, with 1 different winners: Natus Vincere (EPL Masters I) and Natus Vincere (EPL Masters II); the latest winner is not entered this time.

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Natus Vincere has won both earlier EPL Masters events this season, EPL Masters I in August without dropping a map and then EPL Masters II, and it is not among the entrants listed on October 15, where Team Lynx is the only club named.

The format repeats EPL Masters I: 16 clubs, a $100,000 pool, $50,000 for the winner and nothing below sixth place. The opening stage runs from October 18 to October 25, with up to four best-of-three series a day at 09:00, 12:00, 15:00 and 18:00 UTC.