Dota 2 Cup 2026

1. Teams & Registration

- 5 starters + up to 2 subs (7 max). One player is the Team Captain.

- Every player uses their own Steam account with public match data on. No account sharing or smurfing.

- A player can only be on one registered team.

- Rosters lock at check-in close. Subs swap in only between games, never mid-game.

- Entry is BDT 500 per team, paid by the captain (BDT 517.50 at checkout including the payment fee). If the CAPTAIN completes the Eventa quest (join a club, add 5 friends, create a team) before checkout, a 100% voucher makes entry free. One voucher per team.

- Minimum 8 teams. If fewer than 8 complete teams are registered at close, the cup is cancelled and paid entries are fully refunded.

2. Match Schedule (all 8:00 PM BST, lobby check 7:30 PM)

- Check-in: Thu 8 Oct, 6:30–7:45 PM

- Round of 16, matches 1–4: Thu 8 Oct

- Round of 16, matches 5–8: Fri 9 Oct

- Quarter-finals 1–2: Sat 10 Oct

- Quarter-finals 3–4: Sun 11 Oct

- Semi-finals: Mon 12 Oct

- Buffer day (reschedules/replays): Tue 13 Oct

- Final: Wed 14 Oct

With 9–15 teams, top seeds get byes. With exactly 8, the cup starts at the quarter-finals on Thu 8 and Fri 9 Oct.

3. Lobby Setup

- An admin creates each lobby and sends the name and password to both captains.

- Captains Mode, SEA server, Dota TV delay 2 min, cheats off, spectators admins/casters only.

- Game 1: the coin-toss winner picks side or first pick; the other captain gets the remaining choice. After that, the loser of the previous game chooses.

- Be in the lobby 15 minutes before your scheduled time.

4. Pauses & Disconnects

- 5 minutes of pause time per team per game. State the reason in all-chat.

- Only the pausing team unpauses, unless the opponent has waited 60 seconds after that team's pause time ran out.

- Disconnects: pause immediately. Up to 10 minutes per team per game to reconnect, then play continues 4v5.

- Remake allowed only if a player disconnects before first blood AND before 5:00, with the same heroes and sides.

- Server/Steam outages are handled by the admin (remake, replay or reschedule). Personal internet or PC issues are not grounds for a replay.

5. No-shows & Forfeits

- 10-minute grace period. 10 minutes late forfeits game 1; 20 minutes late forfeits the match.

- Teams that don't check in are removed.

- Reschedules only if both captains agree at least 24 hours ahead, into the Tue 13 Oct buffer slot.

6. Results & Disputes

- The winning captain reports the score with the Dota 2 match ID after every game.

- Disputes must be raised in #dhk-gaming within 15 minutes of the game ending, with screenshots and the match ID. Admins review the replay.

- Admin decisions are final.

7. Banned & Cheating

- No third-party tools (map/zoom hacks, scripts, macros, overlays), bug exploits, ghosting, or pause/disconnect abuse.

- No playing on someone else's account.

- Accounts with a VAC or game ban in the last 12 months are not eligible.

- Cheating or match fixing means immediate disqualification, losing any prize, and a ban from future DHK_Gaming events.

- No betting on this cup by players, subs, team staff or organisers.

- Toxicity, harassment or hate speech can lead to penalties or disqualification.

8. Organiser Rights

Organisers may adjust the schedule or format when needed (byes, buffer day), rule on anything not covered here, and penalise or disqualify rule-breakers. By registering, all players agree to these rules.