The Next MDI Stage Is Upon Us!

Both of the Method MDI teams have made it through the Proving Grounds and will now be competing in this next stage, representing their region and going for that top 8 spot and the Global Finals! Blizzard have put up the schedule for the next four weeks of the competition, where to watch and all the other teams' details, but before we get into that let's warm up with a couple of Method runs from the Proving Grounds portion, courtesy of Jdotb:

We’ve chosen 32 teams who have pushed themselves to the limit and proven they are ready for their next challenge in the Mythic Dungeon Invitational. Eight teams from China, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas will compete over the span of four weekends to see who will make it to the top 8 before moving on to the Global Finals.

Meet the Teams

Indicates Team Captain

The Americas

Method NA	Team Omegasniped	Big Dumb Gaming	Limit	Sinking Ship	Parse Culture	Dark Slashers	Stupid Mistakes
*Jdotb	*Xyronic	*Skullztwo	*Maximum	*Greg	*Jason	*Dylemma	*Sense
Mitt	Luffy	Jeebus	Jeath	Bumbum	Feraldog	Glickz	Leaxa
Marvin	Hadrion	Herus	Trill	Crenix	Bigkent	Edelweiss	Naeno
Bandname	Imfiredup	Dbzy	Lip	Tettles	Casawn	Maleen	Neeb
Dark	Zongoso	Treenuts	Preheat	Idled	Snickle	Overmorrow	Piecez

Europe

Method	tyrannical btw	Team Raider.IO	Team PogChamp	FatSharkYes	Kjell's Angels	4 French 1 Dane	Games Revolted
*Gingi	*Rentari	*Jedleh	*Drjay	*Lophis	*Ciralliou	*Toofast	*Kuriisu
Naowh	Canex	Adaqeu	Elserat	Meeres	Divinefield	Tactacboom	Peem
Fragnance	Tasnaran	Asmonbald	Sjele	Malfax	Ashine	Ðolla	Childintime
Frankster	Nnoggah	Hundemensch	Sebs	Nostvan	Duralite	Undëe	Henriksson
Imbaanane	Wolfdisco	Lepan	Muscle	Xesevi	Herudra	Usedtobenico	Eclecto

Asia-Pacific

Free Marsy	Sigh	Free Pumps	RESPONSIBLE EXPLOSIVE EXTINGUISHERS	Gulch Trotters	Pure Luck	Goinmul	Team Bts
*Xerase	*Dean	*Avanche	*Bear	*Tecniqz	*Equi	*Stillwell	*Sulhwan
Aere	Poom	Elcius	Ach	Chompey	Spider	Seruus	Manila
Brath	Shivers	Sups	Coxy	Crankinjr	Lev	Hobul	Umaster
Ero	Ruson	Arzenal	Potatopouch	Dagg	Fizxyz	Settlement	Jimmonk
Retrofresh	Strikline	Vivy	Miraval	Shape	Troy	Mini	Oney

China

Skyline.D	SunSky	YingYingYing	CBA	SkyLine.TOP	No Healer	Shepi	FireFang
*趴趴的波妞	*简丨蘩	*杰克	*守二財	*Bloo	*玄学大师	*小飞侠乐迪	*Furymoonkin
最靓蘑菇头	赤彦	Tle	故园	萌萌的柚子	舔一舔哟	兰若词	Bigsoldier
放学酱丶	坠落彼岸	克己复礼丶	机长丷	Yd	血丶雨君	丶冻顶乌龙	花颜夕丶
毛毛狗	佐塔	夜墨丶	戰临	二少	大秦铁甲如云	点死你	Kyo
走在伤心街头	这个斩杀奈斯	星雅丶	Neightf	Sayamaya	蛋妞丶吴彦祖	安潔	自然筱芸

So, What's Next?

Each team will compete in Mythic Dungeons head-to-head against teams from their own region during four regional stage events. Two teams will advance from each region during a double-elimination, best-of-3 format for the lowest time. They will need to balance speed, skill, and strategy to claim their victory over their opponents and each character death will add 5 seconds to the score. Keystone levels and affixes will be determined by Blizzard for the first match, but the losing team will have the opportunity to get the upper hand by selecting the next map and its crucial third affix! All competition will take place on special tournament realms in which all players compete on an even playing field.

Check out the list of Keystone Affixes that we’ll be putting into play during the competition:

Starting Maps and Affixes

Maw of Souls	Upper Karazhan	Black Rook Hold	Lower Karazhan	Halls of Valor	Cathedral of Eternal Night	Darkheart Thicket	Seat of the Triumvirate
Fortified	Tyrannical	Tyrannical	Fortified	Tyrannical	Fortified	Tyrannical	Fortified
Quaking	Raging	Grievous	Volcanic	Explosive	Sanguine	Explosive	Quaking
Bursting	Explosive	Bursting	Necrotic	Volcanic	Grievous	Sanguine	Explosive

Counter-Pick Map Pools

Round 1: Mythic +22

Darkheart Thicket	Maw of Souls	Court of Stars	Neltharion's Lair	Vault of the Wardens	Eye of Azshara	Upper Karazhan
Tyrannical	Fortified	Tyrannical	Fortified	Fortified	Fortified	Tyrannical
Explosive	Quaking	Teeming	Grievous	Volcanic	Bolstering	Raging

Round 2 and Semifinals: Mythic +23

Halls of Valor	The Arcway	Black Rook Hold	Lower Karazhan	Cathedral of Eternal Night	Seat of the Triumvirate
Tyrannical	Tyrannical	Tyrannical	Fortified	Fortified	Fortified
Explosive	Raging	Grievous	Volcanic	Sanguine	Quaking

Finals: Mythic +24

Seat of the Triumvirate	Cathedral of Eternal Night	Lower Karazhan	Upper Kharazhan	Court of Stars	Vault of the Wardens	Darkheart Thicket
Fortified	Fortified	Fortified	Tyrannical	Tyrannical	Fortified	Tyrannical
Quaking	Sanguine	Volcanic	Raging	Teeming	Volcanic	Explosive

Pool of Third Affixes: Bursting, Necrotic, Volcanic, Explosive, Quaking, Grievous, Sanguine

Event Schedule

The competition all begins this weekend on Twitch Friday, April 13 when the top teams in China begin their bid to make it to the Global top 8.

Here’s the full schedule of events:

Weekend 1: China Group Stage Broadcast

Friday, April 13 at 8:00 p.m. PDT
Saturday, April 14 at 8:00 p.m. PDT

Weekend 2: Asia-Pacific Group Stage

Friday, April 20 at 8:00 p.m. PDT
Saturday, April 21 at 8:00 p.m. PDT

Weekend 3: Europe Group Stage Broadcast

Saturday, April 28 at 5:00 a.m. PDT
Sunday, April 29 at 5:00 a.m. PDT

Weekend 4: Americas Group Stage Broadcast

Saturday, May 5 at 10:00 a.m. PDT
Sunday, May 6 at 10:00 a.m. PDT

Where to Watch the China Regional Group Stage Broadcast

You can catch all the action in English on the official Warcraft Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/warcraft. Hosts Adrian "Healingstat" Archer-Lock, Daniel "AutomaticJak" Anzenberger,Caroline "Naguura" Forer, Richard Campbell, Aaron "Sours" Shaffer, and Ted "Sloot" Bacinschi will be on hand to provide commentary and expertise on all the action.

Additional Language Streams: