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2. North America Dota Challengers League
The Current Semi-Professional Dota Scene
• Impossible to have a full time job and still compete
• Getting noticed, it is often difficult to stand out in pubs
• Participating in a team for an extended period
• Develop skills other than player mechanics such as teamwork and drafting
• Individual player and team promotion
NADCL Player Motivations
• Regular Part-Time Income
• Tournament Winnings
• Stream Donations
• Possible Tournament Invites
• Direct DPC Invites to Qualifiers
Hurdles We Overcome
• Player/Team Exposure
• Player Interviews
• All Star Recognition
• Coaching
• Connection to Possible Team Sponsors
3. North America Dota Challengers League
Open Qualifiers
• September 28th & September 30th
• Starts at 5pm PST Friday night
• Continues at 6 PM PST Sunday Evening
The League Structure
Regular Season
• Every weekend following - 7 weeks
• Teams play 2 bo2 per week - can schedule with opponent and tournament organizer.
• 7pm EST and 9pm EST Friday/Saturday Night - FEATURE MATCHES on main stream
The league format will be familiar to most Dota 2 players. The league prize money will be
distributed in a relatively flat structure from top to bottom allowing even the last place team to
earn income for competing in the league. An initial prize pool will be established and
supplemented with donations during the event distributed to the 8-teams.
Tournament
• Weekend following end of League Play
• Top 4 Teams in League play qualify
• Best of 3 Single elimination
• Best of 5 Final
• Starts on Saturday, Finals on Sunday
4. North America Dota Challengers League
Team Payment Structure
Open Qualifiers
• No payment is received
Regular Season
• Each team is guaranteed a minimum of $1,000
for completion of the seven weeks of play.
• Payment will be distributed in 2 payments
• 1st (min) payment made after 4 weeks of league play
• 2nd payment upon completion of tournament play
Peter “PPD” Dager has put up $8,000 for league play and guaranteed $4,000 for tournament play. The
first $8,000 raised through donation and sponsorships will offset the tournament guarantee and the
balance divided among the teams in the percentages based on payout outlined below. Any money
raised thereafter will be split 50% to players in mentioned percentage and 50% towards sustainability
of league structure. Payment will be made through PayPal to individual players (Signed 1099 required
for payouts over S600).
Tournament Play
• Minimum guarantee of $4,000 payout
• 1st Place Team will receive $2,000
• 2nd place will receive $1,000
• 3rd & 4th place will receive $500
5. North America Dota Challengers League
The People
Peter ”PPD” Dager has been instrumental in forming this league and has a
working knowledge of the struggle of teams from a player perspective as a TI
winner, a CEO of Evil Geniuses. Peter led OpTic Gaming to a 7th place finish at
2018 International and presently captains the Ninjas in Pyjamas Dota2 team.
Joe Dager handles sponsorships and PR
for NADCL. He has over 30 years in the
Marketing arena and most recently has
been working in SaaS discipline helping
over 50 organizations in the past 5 years
in the Business Development area.
The three of them are supported by a
host of Dota enthusiasts that
specialize in content development,
gaming and league structuring.
Alex “RobotVice” Dager is our primary content producer. A
well-known Dota player credited with teaching EG Techies
strats at TI5. On the flip side, a BS in IT and 4 years as a
Military Contract specialist rounds out his contributions.
6. North America Dota Challengers League
Current Sponsorship Opportunities
Draft Ad Spot on Featured Games
• $1,500 for 7 weeks League Play
• $1,000 for Tournament Play
• $2,000 for both slots (based on availability)
In-game Ad Spot on Featured Games
• $2,500 for 7 weeks League Play
• $2,000 for Tournament Play
• $4,000 for both slots (based on availability)
• A short event will overlay your display in this area
several times during game.
All proceeds will be split 50% to players and 50% towards sustainability of league structure.
Less any transaction fees occurred
7. North America Dota Challengers League
Current Sponsorship Opportunities
All proceeds will be split 50% to players and 50% towards sustainability of league structure.
Less any transaction fees occurred
Replace 1 - NADCL Logo Under “Sponsored
by” With Yours on Overlays
• All 5 overlays included in price
• $2,500 for 7 weeks League Play
• $2,000 for Tournament Play
• $4,000 for both slots
(based on availability)
8. North America Dota Challengers League
Have a unique idea that you would like to present?
Our idea is to create a very collaborative structure and adjust to the viewership’s interests.
We are looking for open-minded sponsors that are willing to test the edges of their
marketing and benefit from the direct and immediate feedback that you will receive.
We Want To Be Your Sandbox
9. Please contact joe@NADCL.com or on Discord at jdager#3237 for more information.
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North America Dota Challengers League