Outright
Pick the winner of the event before or during it. A 24-team field makes the outright favourite a weaker bet than in an 8-team event.
So what: bigger payout but a bigger margin, and your stake is locked until the trophy is lifted.
Tournament · Dota 2
DreamHack betting: DreamLeague odds, schedule and recent winners
DreamHack began in 1994 as a Swedish LAN party and is now an ESL Gaming brand for festivals and tournaments. For bettors its main event is DreamLeague, the Dota 2 tournament series DreamHack started in 2013 and that has been part of the ESL Pro Tour since 2023.
DreamLeague Season 30 runs from 2 to 13 December 2026 with 24 teams and a $750,000 prize pool; PARIVISION won Season 29 in May. Below: every DreamLeague result since 2023, the betting markets and how outright odds work in a large field.
Season 30: 2–13 Dec 2026
$750,000 prize pool
18+ only
By
Liam Fletcher
Updated Oct 8, 2026
- Next
- DreamLeague S30 2–13 Dec 2026, 24 teams
- Latest winner
- PARIVISION Season 29, May 2026
- Most titles since 2023
- Team Falcons · 3 Seasons 22–24 in a row
- Prize pool
- $750,000 Season 30; $1M before
- Brand owner
- ESL Gaming DreamHack founded 1994
Liquipedia: DreamLeague (tournaments list); Wikipedia: DreamHack.
Short answer
How do you bet on DreamHack and DreamLeague?
Bet on DreamLeague as you would on any Dota 2 event: series winner, map winner, map handicap, total maps, first blood and kill totals. Six different teams won the eleven seasons from 19 to 29, so even a strong favourite's outright price has to cover a lot of rivals. DreamHack festivals host other games too, but bookmakers price few of those.
Seasons since 2023
11
S19–S29
Different winners
6
in those 11 seasons
Season 30 teams
24
up from 16
Season 30 pool
$750,000
down from $1M
Results
DreamLeague results since 2023
Six teams have shared the last eleven titles. Team Falcons won three in a row in 2024; nobody has won back-to-back seasons since.
| Season | Dates | Winner | Runner-up | Prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 30 | 2–13 Dec 2026 | To be played | $750,000 | |
| Season 29 | 13–24 May 2026 | PARIVISION | Aurora Gaming | $1,000,000 |
| Season 28 | 16 Feb–1 Mar 2026 | Tundra Esports | Aurora Gaming | $1,000,000 |
| Season 27 | 10–21 Dec 2025 | Team Yandex | Team Spirit | $1,000,000 |
| Season 26 | 19 May–1 Jun 2025 | PARIVISION | BetBoom Team | $1,000,000 |
| Season 25 | 16 Feb–4 Mar 2025 | Team Spirit | Tundra Esports | $1,000,000 |
| Season 24 | 27 Oct–10 Nov 2024 | Team Falcons | BetBoom Team | $1,000,000 |
| Season 23 | 20–26 May 2024 | Team Falcons | Gaimin Gladiators | $1,000,000 |
| Season 22 | 25 Feb–10 Mar 2024 | Team Falcons | BetBoom Team | $1,000,000 |
| Season 21 | 18–24 Sep 2023 | Team Spirit | Shopify Rebellion | $1,000,000 |
| Season 20 | 11–25 Jun 2023 | Gaimin Gladiators | BetBoom Team | $1,000,000 |
| Season 19 | 9–23 Apr 2023 | Gaimin Gladiators | Team Liquid | $1,000,000 |
Liquipedia: DreamLeague (tournaments list); Wikipedia: DreamHack.
Outright vs match
Three ways to bet on DreamLeague
Match winner
Pick the winner of one series. Dota 2 group stages often use best-of-two series, which can end in a draw; check the format first.
So what: the lowest margin on most books, and you can react to form, patches and roster news.
Specials and props
First blood, first Roshan, total kills on a map and map duration.
So what: thin markets with wide margins; compare two or three books before you bet.
Odds through the bracket Example odds
How outright odds shrink as a team advances
A worked example: a team with a 60% chance in every series and an example outright overround of 25%.
Quarter-final
4.63
fair odds · 3 series to win
3.70
example book odds
Semi-final
2.78
fair odds · 2 series to win
2.22
example book odds
Grand final
1.67
fair odds · 1 series to win
1.33
example book odds
Champion
Won
title chance 100%
How it is worked out
Title chance = chance per series to the power of the series still to win. With 3 series left the chance is 21.6%, fair odds 4.63. Each series win removes one factor.
What it means: a price of 3.70 before the playoffs only pays if the team wins every series, so compare it with backing the team series by series.
Worked example, not a forecast. Book odds = fair odds ÷ (1 + overround).
Example odds Example odds
What a DreamLeague outright market looks like
Example odds, not live prices. The sum of the implied probabilities shows the bookmaker's margin.
| Team | Example odds | Implied | Fair odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARIVISION | 5.50 | 18.2% | 6.75 |
| Team Spirit | 6.00 | 16.7% | 7.36 |
| Tundra Esports | 7.00 | 14.3% | 8.59 |
| Team Falcons | 7.50 | 13.3% | 9.20 |
| Aurora Gaming | 9.00 | 11.1% | 11.04 |
| BetBoom Team | 11.00 | 9.1% | 13.49 |
| Any other team | 2.50 | 40.0% | 3.07 |
| Sum | 122.7% | margin 18.5% |
Reading an outright market
Add up 1 ÷ odds for every runner. Here the sum is 122.7%, so the book keeps about 18.5% of outright stakes on average.
What it means: outrights suit a strong view on one team. The names show how the table works; they are not predictions. The table does not mean these teams are in the Season 30 field.
Example odds set by esportranker. Not live, not a forecast.
DreamHack betting FAQ
What is DreamHack?
A Swedish festival and tournament brand founded in 1994 as a LAN party. It is now part of ESL Gaming.
When is the next DreamLeague?
DreamLeague Season 30 runs from 2 to 13 December 2026, with 24 teams and a $750,000 prize pool.
Who won the last DreamLeague?
PARIVISION won Season 29 (13–24 May 2026), beating Aurora Gaming. Tundra Esports won Season 28 earlier in 2026.
Is DreamLeague the same as a Dota Major?
No. DreamLeague seasons 8, 11 and 13 were Valve Majors, but Valve ended the Majors in 2023. See our Dota Majors page.
Can a Dota 2 series end in a draw?
Yes, in a best-of-two group-stage series. Bookmakers then offer a three-way market (team A, draw, team B), and a two-way bet may be settled differently, so read the market rules.
Which markets can I bet on at DreamLeague?
Series and map winner, map handicap, total maps, first blood, first Roshan and total kills. Our Dota 2 betting page ranks the bookmakers.
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