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Build a real Dota 2 competition from the community you already have.

I'm Adi. I've competed, coached, and hosted tournaments. I've seen brilliant players and organisers never get paid because the infrastructure isn't there. Rivals fixes that. If you have an audience, I'll help you launch a league that runs cleanly and pays out properly.

  • Runs where your audience already is (Discord-first)
  • Rivals handles ops: structure, tracking, disputes, payouts
  • You set the organiser fee and the format

15 minutes. If it's not a fit, I'll tell you straight.

Adi — Dota 2 tournament organiser

Why I'm building this

Rivals is the system I wish existed when I was grinding.

I'm a…

Choose what fits you. I'll show you exactly how Rivals helps.

Turn your audience into weekly competition without extra admin.

  • Give your chat a reason to show up: seasons, standings, and bragging rights
  • Host matches inside your community, not across random links
  • Set your organiser fee once. Rivals runs the machine behind it

How Rivals works for you

1
Pick a format and schedule
2
Share your event link to your audience
3
Rivals tracks results, standings, disputes, and payouts

I've seen how fast communities grow when there's structure. Rivals makes that repeatable.

Meet Adi: organiser, competitor, and the reason this exists.

Background

  • Ranked top 20 on Void Spirit, Ember Spirit and Storm Spirit on DOTAbuff
  • Received Coaching from JerAx and Xcaliburye
  • In the 99.9 percentile on 50+ heroes on OpenDOTA
  • Hosted friendly tournaments like the Jay Invitationals
  • Worked with ESFI (E-Sports Federation of India) to host tournaments in Indian universities for multiple esports
  • Featured on DOTAcinema for best storm plays

Why Rivals

I believe wholeheartedly in the vision of Rivals: to enable a competitive and sustainable landscape for gaming, where players can turn skill into tangible rewards. The team is obsessed with making organised competition accessible. Not an underground niche.

My Story

I remember watching Sumail lift the Aegis at 16, and my dream was born. I wanted that path, but I didn't have the grassroots infrastructure in India...

Plug in your audience. See the event you could run.

Adjust teams, entry fee and organiser fee to preview prize pool and organiser earnings. Then I'll show you how to launch it to your community.

Calculate Your Potential Earnings

Set up your Dota 2 tournament or league. Calculate potential earnings from entry fees and prize pools. Adjust teams, entry fees, and management fees to see your revenue projections.

1

Select Teams (5v5)

16

Teams

80 players total (16 teams × 5 players per team)
2

Set Entry Fee per team

Per player:$10.00
3

Adjust Fees

Your Management Fee15%
0%30%

Your Earnings

Gross Revenue$800.00
Rivals Platform Fee (10%)-$80.00
Prize Pool-$612.00
Your Earnings$108.00
1st Place
(100%)$612.00
Total Prize Pool$612.00

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Rivals tournament infrastructure for Dota 2.

Rivals is a complete platform for hosting Dota 2 tournaments, leagues, and competitions. You run events for your community (matches, leagues, tournaments) and Rivals handles registration, match flow, results and withdrawals so you can focus on bringing players.

If you've got people to play, we can turn it into a proper league.

  • 15 minutes to qualify fit
  • We map your first format + flow
  • You launch. Rivals runs the ops
Book a call with Adi

Next steps

1

Book

2

Pick format + date

3

Launch