On New Year’s eve, Valve revealed their plans for 2021, and their format for the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit. Here is everything you need to know about the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit.
2021 Dota Pro Circuit – Schedule
The 2021 season for the Dota Pro Circuit will be kicking off on the 18th of January and will consist of 2 seasons which will accumulate to The International 10. Each season will consist of 6 weeks which will lead up to a Major. Then, after both seasons are concluded, qualifiers will be held to fill in the remaining slots for the 10th edition of The International. Here below is the Calendar for the first 2 seasons in 2021.
Season 1:
- January 18th – February 28th. (March 14th for China with a break in the middle)
- Major 1 – March 25th – April 4th
Season 2:
- April 13th – May 23rd
- Major 2 – June 2nd – June 13th
2021 Dota Pro Circuit – Major Qualifications
After a league is concluded, the top teams from each region’s upper division will be getting a spot at the Major. The first Major will be consisting of 18 slots. They are spread as follows:
- EU: Top 4
- China: Top 4
- SEA: Top 3
- CIS: Top 3
- NA: Top 2
- SA: Top 2
League Operators
All 6 regional leagues will be operating under different tournament organizers. More information about the tournaments themselves will be releasing soon, but in the meantime, here below is the list of who will be in charge of what: DreamHack will be in charge of European events, ESL will take care of CIS, Perfect World with Chinese based events, PGL with Southeast Asia, BTS are responsible for North America, and lastly, Dotapit will be taking care of South America.
With the pandemic emerging in early 2020, all of esports had undergone numerous struggles. Dota however managed to recuperate through most of it, and still deliver a great 2020 season. However, it seems that this year in 2021, Dota will be a whole lot bigger.
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