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Dota 2 Pro Cicruit 2021 : How it works ?

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Dota 2 Pro Cicruit Season 14

The circuit is divided into 6 regions:

  • North America
  • South America
  • South East Asia
  • Eastern Europe
  • Western Europe
  • China

Each region is divided in two leagues with eight teams inside :

  • Upper Division (8 teams)
  • Lower Division (8 teams)

Decider tournament

Exclusive to the Season 14 DPC Tournament to determine which teams will go directly to the Upper or Lower Division. 8 teams invited, the top 4 qualify for the Upper Division and the bottom 4 for the Lower Division.

Regional DPC : Upper Division

Prize Pool : $205,000USD
DPC Point : 1,150

The Upper Division is composed of 8 teams, 4 of which were directly invited to the competition. The other 4 had to go through the Decider tournament.

At the end of the season the top 4 teams in the upper bracket will qualify to compete in the Majors while the last two teams will be relegated to the Lower Bracket.

Team number 1 is directly qualified for the Major’s playoff
Team number 2 is qualified for the group stage
Teams number 2 and 3 must pass the Major Wild Card Stage

DPC UPPER DIVISION
source : Liquipedia

Regional DPC : Lower Bracket

Prize Pool :  $75,000USD
DPC Point : 0

The lower bracket is composed of 8 teams as well, 4 from the Decider tournament 4 from the open qualifiers. 

At the end of the season the top two teams are promoted to the Upper Division for the next season, teams 3 to 6 remain in the Division while the bottom two teams are eliminated.

DPC LOWER DIVISION
Source : Liquipedia

DOTA 2 MAJORS

After each regional season, a DPC Major is held. This includes a total of 18 teams from the six regions. The slots distribution is predetermined by Valve as it follows : 

Total number of participant : Eighteen teams

  • Top Four teams each from Europe and China
  • Top Three teams each from Southeast Asia and CIS
  • Top Two teams each from North and South America

COURSE OF THE MAJOR 

Wild card stage

The wild card is the preliminary step to the group stage, 6 teams are competing in a Bo2 round robin format. The top 2 teams are qualified for the group stage, the other 4 are eliminated.

Group stage

The group stage is composed of eight teams, facing each other depending on their respective group on a Bo2 round robin format. The top 2 teams are joining the upper bracket while the 3 to 6 teams continue in the lower bracket. The last 2 teams of the group stage are eliminated.

Main Event (Playoffs)

Prize Pool :   $500,000USD
DPC Point : 2700

Sixteen teams are competing in the final stage, the first round of the tournament starts with the lower bracket with Bo1matches. Then, the teams in the upper division play each other as well as the lower division teams in Bo3, the final is played in a Bo5 format.

source : Liquipedia