The BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 offline tournament, organized by the FISSURE studio with the support of the general partner BetBoom bookmaker company, took place from 4 to 16 February at the One&Only Royal Mirage Hotel in Dubai. Presenting the first major LAN Dota 2 tournament of 2024, the event has become a highlight in the eSports calendar, capturing the attention of fans around the world.
12 top teams participated in the tournament: 7 invited teams (Team Spirit, Team Liquid, LGD Gaming, BetBoom Team, Aurora, Gaimin Gladiators, Xtreme Gaming) and 5 teams from the regional qualifiers (nouns – North America and South America, Virtus.pro - Eastern Europe, Azure Ray - China and Southeast Asia, OG - Western Europe, Team Falcons - Middle East and North Africa).
The group stage was played from 4 to 8 February 2024 in two round-robin groups of six teams each. All series consisted of two games. The top four teams from each group progressed to the upper bracket of the play-offs. The remaining teams were eliminated.
The playoffs were held from 11 February to 16 February 2024 with a double elimination bracket. All matches except the Grand Final were Bo3, the Grand Final matches were Bo5. There was also a solo tournament on the 10th of February, which was won by a Team Liquid member.
The length of a match was unregulated and ranged from 20 to 90 minutes. A total of 48 matches were played during the tournament.
The tournament was streamed in two languages on Twitch with 360,000 peak viewers, there was no live audience. The SLOMO.TV team took part in the technical preparations for the tournament. To support the broadcasts, two separate production teams were assembled, each using a Dominator AT/3G server.
There were two independent Replay Operator (RO) workstations running at 3G 59.94p per server:
- The 1st RO workplace had 2 channels for observers who controlled what was happening during the game and 10 channels (5 for each team) for cameras recording the emotions of the players. It produced instant replays and highlights of the game. After the end of the game, the highlights were reviewed for analysis, edited and exported to the second RO workplace.
- The 2nd RO workplace worked with 2 channels that recorded interviews for subsequent broadcasts.
Dominator AT server, used during the competition, is the latest generation of the multi-channel recording and slow motion replay servers, which is deservedly considered to be the most powerful 4K/3G/HD system on the market.
The high performance of this relatively small (4U - 56 cm, 20 kg) system makes the Dominator AT server convenient for integration into any environment. Notably, support for a large number of 3G channels makes Dominator AT the ideal solution for e-sports replays, as demonstrated by the recent BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024.
The Dominator AT has a fast and intuitive interface that allows one operator to work with 12-15 channels. An additional independent replay workplace can be connected to the server in order to speed up the work and improve the quality of the broadcast, just like in the BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 tournament. In this case, both ROs can make replays from their assigned cameras and create Summary/Highlights of the game on either workplace after transferring all the necessary files. These users are free to share clips and playlists with each other.
The server is equipped with 4 graphic outputs, allowing each workstation to have 2 monitors for separate display of the Main Interface and the Multiviewer.
The Dominator AT features SSD-based storage, making it reliable when transported or subjected to heavy vibration. Each workplace includes a Control ZR console with 51 RGB backlit pushbuttons, Jog/Shuttle and T-bar providing up to 1024 lever position values. The replay console is connected via RS232/422, USB or Ethernet.
Each server also includes 20 demo licenses for single runs of various available options. This allows the user to test the options in a real production.
The 1,000,000$ total prize fund of the tournament was distributed between the winners. Team Falcons took first place with $400,000, Team Liquid took silver with $200,000 and the BetBoom Team were the bronze winners with $100,000.
SLOMO.TV would like to thank the whole BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 team for their trust and choice of our solution as the core technology supporting the competition streams.
