Another six competitors received direct invites straight to the group stage and will begin the event on August 21.
The upper bracket finalist and lower bracket grand finals winning team will move to the main tournament.
They are joined byTeam Spirit,Team Falcons,Tundra Esports,BetBoom Team, andCloud9.
The organisation returned to Dota earlier this month after a four-year hiatus.
The NA giant signed the Entity roster, which is actually the defending champion at FISSURE Universe.