Lima Major 2023

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How to Watch The Lima Major 2023 – teams, format, schedule, streams, predictions

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Following the opening Tour of the Dota Pro Circuit, the community is gearing up for the first Major of the year. Accordingly, the Lima Major 2023 kicks off in the coming week. Indeed, featuring international competition and a $500,000 prize pool, this looks to be one of the top events of the year – read on to learn How to Watch this event below!

Event Background

For those unaware, the Dota Pro Circuit is the highest level of competitive Dota 2 in the world. Spread across multiple regions, it helps sort out the best from each continent. Moreover, these top teams are then invited to compete at global offline tournaments.

Credits: DPC

Namely, the Lima Major 2023 is the first episode of such competition. Taking place offline in Peru, the competition will run from 22nd February to 5th March, with $500,000 on the line. Featuring the top 18 teams in the world, here are your regional representatives:

Western Europe

  • Team Liquid
  • Gaimin Gladiators
  • Tundra Esports
  • Entity

Eastern Europe

  • BetBoom Team
  • Team Spirit
  • HellRaisers

China

  • PSG.LGD
  • Team Aster
  • Knights
  • EHOME

Southeast Asia

  • Execration
  • Geek Slate
  • Talon Esports

North America

  • TSM
  • Shopify Rebellion
  • beastcoast
  • Evil Geniuses

Apart from the prize, this event is historic as the first ever South American Dota Pro Circuti Major. Also, there are a tonne of Pro Circuit Points up for grabs – these will prove helpful to seed for The International at the end of the season.

Format

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Typically, this event will be following the two stages of competition common for such Majors – Group Stage and Playoffs.

Firstly, the Group Stage will take place from 22nd February to 26th February 2023. Here, the 18 teams will be randomly divided into two groups of nine teams each. Within each group, a single round robin takes place where all teams face one another once, in BO2 matches.

Progression to the Playoffs follows the criteria below:

  • Top 4 from each group – Upper Bracket of Playoffs
  • 5-6th from each group – Lower Bracket of Playoffs
  • Remaining teams – Eliminated

Moreover, the Playoffs will feature a double elimination bracket format. Taking place between February 28th to March 5th, this latter half will decide a winner. To elaborate, teams in the Lower Bracket risk elimination with a loss, while those in the Upper Bracket have a cushion of demoting to Lower Bracket.

Anyways, while all Bracket matches are BO3, the Grand Final looks to end it all in epic fashion thanks to a best-of-five structure.

Schedule for the Lima Major 2023

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Considering that the groups are yet to be randomly drawn, we’re not in a position to describe the schedule, Regardless, we recommend visiting the official Dota 2 esports page in due time for a full schedule in your timezone.

Watch the Lima Major 2023 on esportsguide

You can also watch the Lima Major 2023 live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.

Lima Major 2023

Predictions

So, considering the last time that the competition faced off was back at The International 2022, we can use this event to understand how the regions stand:

  • #1 – Tundra Esports – WEU
  • #2 – Team Secret – WEU
  • #3 – Team Liquid – WEU
  • #4 – Team Aster – China

As you can see, regardless of the many roster changes since, Western Europe looks to dominate this event.

For more esports news, visit: https://www.esportsguide.com/news

Fnatic Dota Roster 2023 – Temporarily Leaving the Scene

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Overall, there is a worrisome trend in the competitive Dota 2 scene. Accordingly, with a slight slump observed, some organizations are leaving the scene. Speaking of which, the Fnatic Dota Roster 2023 has announced a temporary hiatus from the scene – read on to learn more about this below!

Fnatic Dota Roster 2023 – Following a Trend

Credits: Fnatic Twitter

In the context of competitive Dota 2, Fnatic has historically offered one of the most competitive teams in the Southeast Asia.

However, despite some strong performances, they’ve just announced a curious decision – temporarily stepping out of the scene.

Bearing this in mind, the following roster no longer represents Fnatic:

  • Kim “Gabbi” Santos
  • Armel “Armel” Tabios
  • Damien “kpii” Chok
  • Djardel “DJ” Mampusti
  • Jaunuel “Jaunuel” Arcilla

Notably, it’s worth noting that the team just finished 8th place at their most recent DPC event – the DPC SEA 2023 Tour 1: Division 1.

Credits: DPC

This, together with the trend of regression in competitive Dota 2, likely caused the departure. However, this is supposed to be a temporary departure, when the organization returns they’ll hope to improve over their legacy:

  • 8th @ DPC SEA 2023 Tour 1: Division I
  • 4th @ BTS Pro Series Season 13: Southeast Asia
  • 13-16th @ TI 2022
  • 5-6th @ BTS Pro Series Season 12: Southeast Asia
  • 4th @ ESL One Malaysia 2022

For more esports news, visit: https://www.esportsguide.com/news

How to Watch DPC NA 2023 Tour 1: Division II – teams, format, schedule, streams, predictions

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Currently, the Dota Pro Circuit is kicking off across multiple regions. Accordingly, the DPC takes place on multiple levels, correlating to the quality of teams competing. Bearing this in mind, we’re excited for the DPC NA 2023 Tour 1: Division II event kicking off in the coming week – read on to learn how to watch this event below!

Event Background

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Credits: Valve

With regards to the event background, we’ll reiterate that this event forms part of the Dota Pro Circuit. Within North America, this is the second division of competition as organized by PGL in accordance with Valve.

Taking place from 1st February to 21st February, 8 of the best teams in the region will be competing in this online event, whether relegated from Division I, being here from last Tour or making it through the closed qualifier:

Division I Relegation

  • The Cut
  • felt

Division II (Last Tour)

  • Another NA Team
  • Eternity
  • Penguins Squad

Closed Qualifier

  • CDUB Esports
  • Fart Studios

Apart from the $75,000 of prize pool on the line, seeds are up for grabs here, in two ways:

  • 1st-2nd – seeding to Division I
  • 3-6th – remain in Division II
  • 7-8th – eliminated, will have to earn back a spot through Qualifier

Read on to learn more about this event!

Format

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With regards to format, it’s very simple, being a league-style event like other Tours.

All 8 teams will hence compete in a single round robin, where each team faces one another once in BO3 matches. After each team plays their 7 matches, the seeding as described above will come into play and seed teams for future events apart from awarding the prize pool.

Schedule for the DPC NA 2023 Tour 1: Division II

Concerning the schedule, feel free to find the first week of the schedule below in the CET timezone:

Week 1

Febrary 1st

  • Eternity vs Penguins Squad (00:00)
  • Team DogChamp vs Another NA Team (03:00)

February 3rd

  • CDUB Esports vs Fart Studios (00:00)
  • felt vs Team DogChamp (03:00)

February 5th

  • The Cut vs Penguins Squad (00:00)
  • Another NA Team vs CDUB (03:00)
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Credits: Valve

February 6th

  • Eternity vs Team DogChamp (21:00)
  • felt vs Fart Studios (00:00)
  • Penguins Squad vs CDUB (03:00)

We recommend visiting the official Dota Esports event page here for further details.

Watch the DPC NA 2023 Tour 1: Division II on esportsguide

You can also watch the event live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.

DPC NA 2023 Tour 1: Division II

Predictions

Overall, the last time this region competed at this level was back last year in summer. Accordingly, the DPC NA 2021/22 Tour 3: Division II had the following results:

  • #1 – ALPHA
  • #2 – KBU.US
  • #3 – Team DogChamp
  • #4 – 5ManMidas
  • #5 – Eternity
  • #6 – simply TOOBASED
  • #7 – Arkosh Gaming
  • #8 – Happy Seals

Considering that Team DogChamp and Eternity are returning competing teams for this competition, we’d like to favour them here.

However, there have been cases where teams demoted from Division I simply dominated the Division II teams. Bearing this in mind, all eyes will be on The Cut and felt to prove if they are worthy of returning to Division I or not.

Otherwise, we hope to be surprised!

For more esports news, visit: https://www.esportsguide.com/news

How to Watch BTS Pro Series Season 14: Southeast Asia – teams, format, schedule, streams, predictions

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

With the Dota Pro Circuit kicking off earlier this month, competitive Dota 2 is hitting form. Accordingly, the Tier 2 scene is also alive with events organized by various organizers such as Beyond The Summit. Bearing this in mind, feel free to read on to learn how to watch the BTS Pro Series Season 14: Southeast Asia kicking off tomorrow!

Event Background

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Credits: Valve

Overall, the Beyond The Summit events happen fairly regularly across the year across multiple regions. Indeed, this time around, we have the 14th event hosted by BTS for the Southeast Asia region. Taking place online, the event will run from 28th January to 16th February 2023.

Accordingly, with $40,000 on the line, we have 13 of some of the best competitive Dota 2 teams in Southeast Asia competing as listed below:

Playoffs Seeds

  • Talon Esports
  • Blacklist International
  • BOOM Esports
  • Fnatic

Group Stage Seeds

  • EHOME
  • Polaris Esports
  • XERXIA
  • Myth Avenue Gaming
  • SPAWN Team
  • UD Vessuwan
  • Neon Esports
  • KOBOLDS
  • Reaper

Read on to learn more about this event below!

Format

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Credits: Valve

With regards to the format, we have two stages of competition to look forward to.

Moreover, we’ll first start with the Group Stage, which will take place from January 28th to February 9th. Here, the competition will take place in a single round robin, where each team faces one another once. Once all the BO2 matches conclude, seeding to the Playoffs will be determined as follows:

  • Top 4 advance to the playoffs
  • Remaining teams eliminated

With this stage concluded, the 4 teams from Group Stage will join the teams waiting in the Playoffs.

Once in the Playoffs, the final 8 teams will take place from 10th February to 16th February. Here, a double elimination bracket will take place where a loss in the Lower Bracket results in elimination. Accordingly, all matches are BO3 except for the BO5 Grand Final.

Schedule for the BTS Pro Series Season 14: Southeast Asia

There’s a tonne of competition to look forward to. Here’s a quick preview of the schedule for the first few days in the CET region:

January 28th

  • KB vs RPR (10:00)
  • Neon vs RPR (12:00)
  • SPAWN vs Neon (14:00)
Credits: BTS

January 29th

  • MAG vs RPR (10:00)
  • Neon vs KB (12:00)
  • SPAWN vs KB (14:00)

January 30th

  • Polaris vs MAG (10:00)
  • Neon vs UD V (12:00)
  • XERXIA vs RPR (14:00)

January 31st

  • Polaris vs KB (10:00)
  • Polaris vs UD V (12:00)
  • MAG vs XERXIA (14;00)

We recommend visiting the official Twitter page for BTS here for an updated schedule.

Watch the BTS Pro Series Season 14: Southeast Asia on esportsguide

Credits: BTS Dota Twitter

You can also watch the event live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.

BTS Pro Series Season 14: Southeast Asia

Predictions

So, the last time this competition took place was back in BTS Pro Series Season 13: Southeast Asia in November 2022.

Here’s how the competition ranked last time:

  • #1 – Execration
  • #2 – Geek Fam
  • #3 – Army Geniuses
  • #4 – Fnatic

Considering that not all the teams are attending this time around, we’d like to favour the likes of Fnatic here although multiple roster changes add to the lack of certainty.

For more esports news, visit; https://www.esportsguide.com/news

How to Watch DPC EEU Tour 1: Division 1 – teams, format, schedule, streams, predictions

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

As we previewed in the past week, the Dota Pro Circuit is kicking off for multiple regions. Accordingly, the DPC EEU Tour 1: Division 1 is one of the top prospects starting in the next week. Bearing this in mind, feel free to read on to learn How to Watch this exciting regional event below!

Event Background

As we’ll reiterate, the Dota Pro Circuit is the highest level of competitive Dota 2 as organized by Valve. Bearing this in mind, the best teams in the region are given the chance to compete and earn spots in international events through consistent performances.

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Credits: Valve

Split into Divisions, Division I involves the very best 8 teams in the region. Split into multiple Tours, Tour 1 is the first seasonal event for Eastern Europe.

Taking place online, the event will take place between 8th January and 29th January. Apart from the prize pool of $250,000, there are also lots of previous Dota Pro Circuit points on the line. Here are the competing teams below:

  • Virtus.pro – Division I
  • Natus Vincere – Division I
  • Team Spirit – Division I
  • Darkside – Division I
  • One Move – Division I
  • BetBoom Team – Division I
  • HellRaisers – Division II
  • Nemiga Gaming – Division II

Here’s a look at how the DPC Points are going to be split:

  • 1st @ 300 DPC points
  • 2nd @ 180 DPC points
  • 3rd @ 120 DPC points
  • 4th @ 60 DPC points
  • 5th @ 30 DPC points

Read on as we dive deeper into the event below.

Format

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Credits: Valve

With regards to the competition, the event will be split into one standard stage. Specifically, the single round-robin event will separate the competition. For those unaware, this means that all 8 teams will compete against one another once in BO3 matches before the competition ends.

Once completed, the teams will seed forward as follows:

  • 1-3rd place – qualified to the Major
  • 1-6th place – remain in the current division for the next tour
  • 7-8th place – relegated to Division II for the next tour

A simple format is backed up with a simple format – however, not everyone will make it to the top 3 and these are the best teams in Eastern Europe.

Schedule for the DPC EEU Tour 1: Division 1

With regards to the schedule, find the opening week listed below for the CET region:

January 8th

  • Nemiga Gaming vs HellRaisers (12:00)
  • Natus Vincere vs Darkside (15:00)

January 10th

  • Natus Vincere vs Team Spirit (12:00)
  • Nemiga Gaming vs Darkside (15:00)
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January 12th

  • BetBoom Team vs Virtus.pro (12:00)
  • HellRaisers vs One Move (15:00)

January 14th

  • Team Spirit vs One Move (12:00)
  • HellRaisers vs BetBoom Team (15:00)
  • Virtus.pro vs Darkside (18:00)

January 15th

  • Natus Vincere vs One Move (15:00)

For further details on the remainder of the event, visit the event page here.

Watch the DPC EEU Tour 1: Division 1 on esportsguide

You can also watch the event live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.

DPC EEU Tour 1: Division 1

Predictions

With regards to the predictions, it’s best to take a look at the last time this region saw competition – last July – here’s how they stacked up:

  • 1st – Outsiders
  • 2nd – Natus Vincere
  • 3rd – Team Spirit
  • 4th – BetBoom Team
  • 5th – One Move

We can’t wait to see how this event takes place, considering Europe is home to some of the top Dota 2 teams.

For more esports news, visit; https://www.esportsguide.com/news

How to Watch DPC NA 2023 Tour 1: Division I – teams, format, schedule, streams, predictions

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Although hitting and missing across 2022, the Dota Pro Circuit is back for 2023. Accordingly, Tour 1 is kicking off for multiple regions across multiple divisions. Specifically, in this featured event we’ll be discussing how to watch the DPC NA 2023 Tour 1: Division I event below!

Event Background

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Credits: Valve

As we’ll reiterate, the Dota Pro Circuit is the highest level of competition organized by Valve across the entire world.

Indeed, through it, regional competitors are given the chance to earn points and qualify for international Majors and above all – The International.

Anyways, for 2023, the first heat of competition will be similar to last season. Furthermore, the top 8 competitors in North America (hence Division I), will compete for prize and seeding.

Specifically, a total of $205,000 prize will be shared between the competitors depending on where they finish in this online event. Moreover, the first two teams will be earning direct seeds to Major I of the season.

Here are the competitors below:

  • Shopify Rebellion
  • Tiuth Gaming
  • nouns
  • TSM
  • B8
  • 5RATFORCESTAFF
  • Alpha
  • Wildcard Gaming
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Also, there are some essential DPC points on the line to be spread between the top 5 as follows:

  • 1st – 300 points
  • 2nd – 180 points
  • 3rd – 120 points
  • 4th – 60 points
  • 5th – 30 points

Read on as we discuss the format of the event below!

Format

As Alpha and Wildcard Gaming have been promoted from Division II, the competition remains relatively the same.

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For those unaware, all 8 teams will be placed in a single round robin with BO3 matches. Within a single round robin, teams will play against one another once. Taking place between 9th January to 29th January.

Simply put, after the round robin, teams will be rewarded as follows:

  • 1-2nd – Qualified to the Major
  • 1-6th – remain in current division
  • 7-8th – relegated to Division II

Indeed, teams will be avoiding 7-8th at all costs.

Schedule for the DPC NA 2023 Tour 1: Division I

With regards to the schedule, all matches are predetermined heading into this event. Below, we’ve listed the matches for the opening week of competition (CET timezone):

January 10th

  • TSM vs Wildcard Gaming (00:00)
  • Shopify Rebellion vs Thiuth Gaming (03:00)

January 11th

  • nouns vs Alpha (00:00)
  • Thiuth Gaming vs TSM (03:00)

January 13th

  • 5RATFORCESTAFF vs Alpha (00:00)
  • B8 vs Wildcard Gaming (03:00)

January 14th

  • Thiuth Gaming vs nouns (21:00)
  • Shopify Rebellion vs Wildcard Gaming (24:00)

January 15th

  • B8 vs 5RATFORCESTAFF (03:00)

For the remainder of the event, we recommend tuning into the event page here.

Watch the DPC NA 2023 Tour 1: Division I

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You can also watch the event live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.

DPC NA 2023 Tour 1: Division I

Predictions

Heading into this event, the last time this region matched up was last June in Tour 3. Back then, the likes of Evil Geniuses and Quincy Crew were in the division, ranking as follows:

  • 1st – Evil Geniuses
  • 2nd – Quincy Crew
  • 3rd – nouns
  • 4th – TSM
  • 5th – Wildcard Gaming
  • 6th – 5RATFORCESTAFF

Considering who is attending the event, we’d like to consider nouns and TSM as the favourites for this event.

However, a lot of things have changed since the last tour – let’s see who comes out on top this time.

For more esports news, visit esportsguide here: https://www.esportsguide.com/news

Esports Tier List 2022 Q4 – A Conclusive Look at the Year

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

As is tradition at esportsguide, we love working on an Esports Tier List every now and then. Indeed, following the conclusion of some of the largest esports events ever, now is the best time ever. Accordingly, feel free to read on for an updated list for Esports Tier List 2022 Q4!

Indeed, as always, we’ll fill you in on the same criteria we’ve always used to dictate our tier lists:

  • Event Proportions – Size of prize pools, number of participants, third and first party organizers, environment and arena capacities
  • Event frequency – is the year bursting with competition or solely reliant on infrequent first-party organizers
  • Competitiveness – the level of competition in an esports scene is related to its livelihood
  • State of the community – health of the lower tier sectors and general condition of the esport as a dynamic entity
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Accordingly, with that taken care of, always remember that these lists are subject to our opinion too. Otherwise, we’ll be listing the top viewership from the time period, although it’s not the only factor considered. We’re not looking at growth – just where they stand.

Tier 1 – Welcoming VALORANT and Free Fire – Esports Tier List 2022

  • LoL – 2022 World Championship – Peak Viewers 5,147,701
  • CS:GO – PGL Major Antwerp 2022 – Peak Viewers 2,113,610
  • Dota 2 – The International 2022 – Peak Viewers 1,751,086
  • VALORANT – VALORANT Champions 2022 – Peak Viewers 1,505,804
  • Free Fire – Free Fire World Series 2022 Sentosa – Peak Viewers 1,477,545
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So, let’s talk about the changes involved here. Firstly, since our last Esports Tier List, we’ve decided to promote VALORANT to Tier 1 after an incredible second season, breaking the million peak viewer mark.

In addition, we’ve decided to demote PUBG Mobile from Tier 1 to Tier 2 due to a quieter year, failing to reach the same level of viewership. In contrast, Free Fire managed to grow in the past year and have earned a spot as the top Mobile Esport in the world.

Otherwise, LoL and CS:GO retain their spots as the two very best esports in the world, each having incredible years. Although still worthy of Tier 1, Dota had a rough year and will look to improve next year.

Tier 2 – Multiple Promotions and Demotions

  • PUBG Mobile – 31st Southeast Asian Games PUBG Mobile – Peak Viewers 903,011
  • AoG – Arena of Glory Winter 2022 – Peak Viewers 644,383
  • Rocket League – RLCS 21-22 World Championship – Peak Viewers 368,721
  • Overwatch League – OWL 2022 Playoffs – Peak Viewers 397,868
  • CoD – CDL 2022 Playoffs – Peak Viewers 275,244
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While Tier 1 has remained somewhat the same, Tier 2 has seen multiple changes since last year.

Perhaps the most impressive climber is the likes of Rocket League – after an impressive year with constant improvement in viewership, the esport is kicking up very well. They’re climb to Tier 2 from Tier 3 is joined by AoG which has remained consistent over the past two years.

Also, Overwatch has made the jump thanks to a much needed improvement of viewership from last year. In fact, it was doubled this year thanks to the excitement behind Overwatch 2.

As we explained prior, for now we’ve had to demote PUBG Mobile to Tier 2 as they’ve failed to be consistent this past year. Let’s see if things improve next year.

Tier 3 – Halo Infinite Making a Mark

  • Halo World Championship 2022 – Peak Viewers 143,585
  • FIFA – FIFA eWorld Cup 2022 – Peak Viewers 149,465
  • PUBG – PUBG Nations Cup – Peak Viewers 239,112
  • Rainbow Six Siege – Six Invitational 2022 – Peak Viewers 262,714
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Here in Tier 3, the likes of Halo and FIFA are newcomers. With Halo restarting esports operations this year, it joins an improving FIFA scene which returned with offline events this year.

Meanwhile, we’ve decided to demote PUBG and Rainbow Six Siege as they both seem to be lacking growth. Bearing this in mind, both esports are making big changes for 2023 in search of success.

Tier 4 – Wild Rift Experiment Failing?

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  • StarCraft II – IEM Katowice 2022 – Peak Viewers 50,635
  • Fortnite – Fortnite Champions Series 2022 Invitational – Peak Viewers 381,915
  • Hearthstone – Hearthstone World Championship – Peak Viewers 21,786
  • Wild Rift – Icons Global Championship 2022 – Peak Viewers – 54,261

Meanwhile, here in Tier 4 we have the likes of StarCraft II, Fortnite and Wild Rift all in need of some improvement.

In conclusion, we can confidently say that Hearthstone is in a dire spot.

For more esports news, visit: https://www.esportsguide.com/news

Top 4 Esports Events Viewership 2022 – Cranking the Numbers

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Indeed, here at esportsguide we understand the importance of viewership. Accordingly, it’s a great sign of comunity interest and general success of the esport. After an awesome year of esports, in this featured article we’ll be taking a look at the top esports events viewership 2022 below!

Esports Events Viewership 2022 – Some Staggering Numbers

Year upon year, improvement is what esports organizers are looking for. Accordingly, esports viewership figures are one way to measure such improvement.

Before we highlight the best events in the year, we should thank Esports Charts for their publically available information.

#4 – The International 2022

Credits: Valve
  • Peak Viewership – 1,751,086
  • Average Viewership – 563,713
  • Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium
  • Prize: $18,930,775

Kicking things off, we have the top Dota 2 esports event of the year. Accordingly, The International is the premier recurring yearly event which crowns a new world champion every year.

Indeed, although this year the prize pool was smaller than last year, it didn’t fail to make an impression on the competitive Dota 2 community. As the final piece of the Dota Pro Circuit, the event celebrated Dota’s return after a year of online competition.

Crowning the likes of Tundra Esports, the event was an awesome opportunity to show that Dota 2 esports is still one of the top in the world

#3 – PGL Major Antwerp 2022

Credits: PGL
  • Peak Viewership – 2,113,610
  • Average Viewership – 586,218
  • Venue: Antwerp, Belgium
  • Prize – $1,000,000

Moving on, we have the only competitive CS:GO event on this list. With $1,000,000 on the line, PGL Major Antwerp was the epic return of competitive CS:GO to the main stage.

Uniting the community with the top 24 teams in the world, May saw Antwerp take competitive CS:GO to the very next level.

Moreover, this event is most known for its incredible Grand Final match. Involving the titans of FaZe Clan and Natus Vincere, the community was treated to an incredible bit of competition. Since then, CS:GO has been on an upward trend and all Majors since have followed the same successful format.

#2 – Mid-Season Invitational 2022 – Esports Events Viewership 2022

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  • Peak Viewership – 2,194,104
  • Average Viewership – 588,187
  • Venue – Busan Esports Arena, South Korea
  • Prize – $250,000

Moving towards the top of the list as we remain roughly at the 2,000,000 peak viewership mark, the MSI 2022 event narrowly takes second place on this list.

For those unaware, the MSI is the first opportunity for the competitive League of Legends community to compete in an international playing field. Specifically, the very best teams from each region qualify to compete for global dominance – the only time before Worlds.

Featuring some incredible battles between Korean and Chinese teams, MSI was only a preview for what was to come next in the coming months at Worlds 2022.

#1 – 2022 World Championship

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Credits: Riot Games
  • Peak Viewership – 5,147,701
  • Average Viewership – 987,437
  • Venue – State Farm Arena, North America
  • Prize – $2,225,000

Indeed, MSI was only a preview for Worlds 2022. Accordingly, here is where viewership simply imploded.

Taking place at the latter end of the season, Worlds is the yearly event which crowns an international champion every year for competitive League of Legends.

This year, the event saw the return of international LoL to the North American region for the first time in 4 years. Once again, Korean and Chinese teams fought for international dominance – DRX managing to take the crown with 5,000,000 viewers watching.

It’s been an incredible year for viewership – we can’t wait for next year!

For more esports news, visit: https://www.esportsguide.com/news

Dota 2 Esports 2023 Road Map – Returning Live Crowds

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Hosted by Valve, the Dota Pro Circuit is the top level of Dota 2 competition organized every year. Accordingly, with the season waiting to restart in January, now is the perfect time to take a look at our very own Dota 2 Esports 2023 roadmap below!

Dota 2 Esports 2023 – Keeping it the Same?

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Credits: Valve

Overall, this past year seemed to be a respectable year for competitive Dota 2. Heading into 2023, it seems that Valve will be continuing the Dota Pro Circuit without changing much.

Offering multiple events every year, the DPC is split into multiple regions and offers teams the chance to qualify for international events. Most notably, qualification for The International, the top event of the year, will involve using points earned at DPC events organized by Valve.

The following are the major regions for the Dota Pro Circuit currently:

Dota Pro Circuit – Major Regions

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

Split into multiple ‘Tours’ in the year, there’s a tonne of competition to look forward to.

Dota 2 Esports 2023 – Multiple Tours Incoming

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Credits: Valve

Indeed, everything looks to start with the Dota Pro Circuit Tour 1. With competition divided into two divisions, it’s Division I which receives all the attention.

Naturally, the very best teams in each region will compete, joined by any teams from the Closed Qualifier in December 2022, Let’s take a look at the dates which open the $205,000 tours:

  • WEU DPC Tour I: Division I – January 8th
  • CN DPC Tour I: Division I – January 8th
  • NA DPC Tour I: Division I – January 8th
  • SEA DPC Tour I: Division I – January 9th
  • EEU DPC Tour I: Division I – January 9th
  • SA DPC Tour I: Division I – January 10th

Lasting roughly 1 month, teams will be competing in order to firstly remain in the first Division and avoid relegation, while also earning limited seeds available for the international Major. This is the main changef from last season – tours will last 3 weeks instead of 6.

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Following the opening Tour and Major, this will take place two more times until the third Tour and Major. Once this is complete, the top twelve teams by DPC points are directly qualified for The International 2023.

This event, with records of over $40,000,000 prize pool is what everyone is fighting for.

While it remains roughly the same, perhaps Valve may implement innovations in more subtle ways. Regardless, we’re also hoping that the Majors are more exciting this time around.

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Team Liquid Dota 2 Roster 2023 – Welcoming Nisha

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Honestly, Team Liquid Dota 2 had quite an impressive season this past year. Accordingly, despite this, they look to make a few changes as they’ll try to improve and become more consistent over the Dota Pro Circuit. Read on as we preview some ongoing changes!

Team Liquid Dota 2 Roster 2023 – Some Fine Tuning

Credits: Team Liquid Twitter

For those unaware, a weak start to the year concluded with a 3rd place finish at The International 2022.

However, as we’ll remind you, they really didn’t put much togther before the most important event of the year.

Bearing this in mind, it seems that some small changes are here to help this team improve. Specifically, with “MATUMBAMAN” retiring over the past off-season, they’ve now brought in Michal “Nisha” Jankowski to fill in the spot.

Here’s the active roster below:

  • Michael “miCKe” Vu
  • Michal “Nisha” Jankowski
  • Ludwig “zai” Wahlberg
  • Samuel “Boxi” Svahn
  • Aydin “iNSaNiA” Sarkohi
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Credits: Valve

At the same time, they parted ways with coach “JerAx”, perhaps making some coaching staff changes.

Regardless, their main aim for this season will be hoping to have better placings at Majors, to perhaps earn direct qualification to TI next time around:

  • 3rd @ The International 2022
  • 2nd @ The International 2022: Last Chance Qualifier
  • 3rd @ The International 2022: Western Europe Qualifier
  • 11-12th @ ESL One Malaysia 2022
  • 9-12th @ PGL Arlington Major 2022

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