Kicking off on 8th October, The International LCQ has been trying to decide the final two seeds for the largest event of the year. Accordingly, a few days in, only 8 teams remain in contention – read on to learn more below!
The International LCQ Update – 4 Teams Eliminated
Credits: Valve
And yes, the storyline so far has the likes of T1 mounting an impressive rise in form since the Group Stage. Specifically, since the completion of the Group Stage, the quarterfinals have been rather exciting.
As we predicted, the dominance of European Dota is coming to fruition. However, with Wildcard Gaming (NA), Xtreme Gaming (China) and T1 (Southeast Asia) still in the running, things could get interesting.
Indeed, as a reminder, only the top 2 teams from the LCQ will earn a spot at The International 2022 later on this month. Considering how huge of an opportunity this is, teams will be doing their best to keep the door open.
After another season of the Dota Pro Circuit, the community is ready for the final event of the year. Accordingly, before the event, the International LCQ 2022 will be taking place. Bearing this in mind, read on as we discuss how to watch this epic prelude before the main event!
Event Background
🏆The International 2022 – Last Chance Qualifier – Format, Groups, and Schedule📅
Indeed, not everyone could directrly qualify for The International 2022 directly. Similar to Worlds for League of Legends, Dota 2 takes a similar approach.
However, for The International, the Last Chance Qualifier is seen as a separate event simply days before the Main Event.
Anyways, organized by PGL, the LCQ is the final opportunity for the 12 highest non-qualified teams to make it. Taking place offline in Singapore, the teams will be competing from 8th October to the 12th October.
Accordingly, here are the competing teams listed below from all over the world:
nouns – North America
Wildcard Gaming – North America
Infamous – South America
Tempest – South America
Team Secret – Western Europe
Team Liquid – Western Europe
Virtus.pro – Eastern Europe
Natus Vincere – Eastern Europe
Xtreme Gaming – China
Vici Gaming – China
Polaris Esports – Southeast Asia
T1 – Southeast Asia
Credits: Valve
Indeed, getting here involved building enough Dota Pro Circuit points across the year. Now, only the top 2 teams will be progressing to the Main Event taking place on 15th October.
Format
With regards to the format, there are two stages of competition here. Kicking things off, we have the Group Stage running from October 8th to October 9th.
This short stage will consist of two groups of six teams. Within each group, a single round robin will take place where each team will face each other once in BO2 matches.
Here are the groups listed for you below:
Group A:
Natus Vincere
nouns
Polaris Esports
Team Secret
Tempest
Vici Gaming
Group B:
Infamous
T1
Team Liquid
Virtus.pro
Wildcard Gaming
Xtree Gaming
Credits: ESL
From each group, the top 4 teams will progress to the Upper Bracket Playoffs. Otherwise, the remaining teams will be seeding into the lower bracket of the playoffs.
Finally, the playoffs will take place between 10th and 12th October 2022. At this final stage, a massive double elimination bracket will be taking place. Here, all matches are BO3.
For those unaware, a double elimination bracket means that those teams who lose in the Upper Bracket fall to the Lower Bracket. Then, another loss in the Lower Bracket will mean elimination. At the end, one team from the Upper Bracket will face the final team from the Lower Bracket in the Grand Final.
Schedule for the The International LCQ 2022
With regards to the schedule, the full schedule is completely available. Take a look at the schedule for the first day across 4 streams in the CEST time zone.
Watch the The International LCQ 2022 on esportsguide
Credits: Valve
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.
Overall, heading into this Play-In event, the top regions are favoured. Naturally, European teams such as Secret, Liquid, Virtus.pro and Natus Vincere are looking strong, hoping to make it through.
However, some of the best teams in the world are here – anyone can earn it!
With summer out of the way, the final chapter of the year offers some last epic esports events. Accordingly, in this featured article we’ll be looking at the top 5 Esports Events 2022 Q4. Read on as we take a look at some of the top events for 2022!
Before we proceed, the term ‘Q4’ refers to the final quarter fo the year – the months of October, November and December will be what we look at below. With that out of the way, let’s start ranking!
Honorable Mentions – Esports Events 2022 Q4
Credits: 343 Industries
With so many events to consider, not every event could make it into our top 5 tier list. Below find two honorable mentions worth talking about before diving into the main list:
Naturally, both of these events are post-season events looking to conclude their respective seasons. While PUBG looks to celebrate the Global Championship 2022 once again, Halo is a touch more exciting as it’s been a while.
Anyways, let’s now move on to the official list below.
#5 – Free Fire World Series 2022 Bangkok – Free Fire
Credits; Garena
Date: 25h November – 26th November 2022
Venue: Bangkok
Prize Pool: $2,000,000
Participants: 19 teams
Starting off our list is a mobile esports event. Following up from the Sentosa World Series in 2022, November looks to bring the Bangkok World Series.
With an impressive $2,000,000 on the line, the top teams in the world will be completing offline to try and secure the World Championship.
Although a touch behind PUBG Mobile esports, this event looks to continue improving in all aspects to keep Free Fire growing.
#4 – PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2022 – PUBG Mobile
Credits: Tencent
Date: 11th November 2022 – 1st January 2023
Venue: Grand Finals in Indonesia
Prize Pool: $4,000,000
Participants: 51 teams
Over the past two years, the PMGC has been responsible for some incredible viewershi pnumbers. Most notably, the viewership bounced just over 4,000,000 peak viewership two years ago.
Celebrating the international approach of competitive PUBG Mobile, the scale of this event is simply impressive and outstanding compared to other post-season events. Indeed, PUBG Mobile continues to push the ceiling for mobile esports.
Matching ths takes with an incredible prize pool, we can’t wait to see how the PUBG Mobile competitive season concludes thanks to this event!
As is clear to anyone who follows esports, CS:GO is a fierce tier 1 esport. Bearing this in mind, we made the interesting decision of including two CS:GO events at the third place spot on our list.
Specifically, within the space of one month, two $1,000,000 events will be taking place and both are worth considering, especially the Rio Major after being cancelled last time!
Both are different types of events – one being more open and the other closed to partner teams. While we might be bending the rules here, it’s to ensure a diverse Top 5 list filled with the best events from multiple esports.
#2 – The International 2022 – Dota 2 – Esports Events 2022 Q4
And, to nobody’s surprise, it’s time to take about The International 2022. Following up on a legacy of incredible, record-breaking esports events, TI 2022 looks to follow this trend.
Bearing this in mind, the top 20 teams from the Dota Pro Circuit are looking to conquer and claim the massive prize pool as to be finalized by crowdfunding.
Last year, the incredible run of Team Spirit was beloved by the community – who knows what stories will be written this time around?
Rounding off the list, based on statistics from last year, is Worlds 2022. With Worlds 2021 earning the top viewership from last year, this year looks to be no different.
Accordingly, once again Riot Games is keeping the same formular. Indeed, by stretching the competition over a month, the epic story looks to unfold and the community tuning into an awesome story. Naturally, only one team will earn the Summoner’s Rift trophy.
Notably, this year Worlds 2022 is heading to North America for the first time in a long time – adding to the excitement! Check out the event on esportsguide here.
So far, it’s been 17 days since the Dota Battle Pass was released and the Dota community started contributing to the prize pool of TI. However, the TI 2022 Prize Pool seems to be slowing down in a big way – read on as we compare to different years below!
Ever since 2015, The International has always managed to impress with its prize pool. Accordingly, here’s what the TI 2022 prize pool looks like on Day 17 compared to the other prize pools at the same point in time:
2022 – $11,772,017
2021 – $14,251,102
2019 – $13,910,039
2018 – $10,839,682
As you can see, 2022 is lagging behind the two years prior. Bearing this in mind, the community is concerned that this may be the first time TI has failed to increase its prize pool.
Credits: Valve
Yet, if this is the case, the bar of $40,000,000 from last year is understandably high. Of course, there’s no way you can criticize Valve, except a slight doubt over the growth of competitive Dota 2.
While some argue that the Battle Pass is simply lower quality, others might justify that crowd funding is simply unreliable.
Otherwise, we’ll be keeping up to date to see how it progresses.
As each day passes, the largest esports events for Dota 2 draws closer. Accordingly, The International 2022 Seeds are being claimed by the competition. Bearing this in mind, we can list all of the teams who’ve qualified so far!
The International 2022 Seeds – Qualified Teams Left
Credits: Valve
Indeed, the invites so far involve the Dota Pro Circuit. Accordingly, as the highest level of competition in each region, teams have earned points all season long to qualify for TI.
Overall, only 12 spots were up for grabs for the top 12 ranked Dota Pro Circuit teams. Here are the teams ranked according to points:
As everyone knows, The International is the largest Dota esports event every year and is also one of the top events in the industry. Accordingly, there are a few seeds left to earn. Read on as we learn how to watch the TI Eastern Europe Qualifier 2022 below!
Event Background
Credits: Valve
Overall, we’ve already previewe one qualifier event already. With The International kicking off at the end of September, beginning of October, it looks to set a new ceiling for esports.
Before then, qualifiers are taking place across the six big regions – North America, South America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, China and Southeast Asia.
Specifically, the Eastern Europe Qualifier is kicking off on September 3rd running up until September 7th. Taking place online, we have 14 of the best teams from the region trying to make it through.
Hosted by PGL, the stakes are clear for these competing teams:
#1 – The International 2022 direct seed
#2-3 – Last Chance Qualifier
Let’s dive deeper into the format below!
Format
Credits: Valve
Overall, the format is similar to the North American Qualifier which we previewed.
All the teams here are part of the Dota Pro Circuit. Being the top 12 teams in the rankings who haven’t qualified yet, everyone has earned their spot to be in this position.
Right off the bat, all the teams will be fighting through a double elimination bracket. While the Grand Final will be an epic BO5 showdown, Lower Bracket Round 1 will be BO1 and all other matches BO3.
Anyways, here are the opening matches from the bracket:
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Outsiders vs Par Parni
PuckChamp vs Mind Games
Natus Vincere vs HellRaisers
One Move vs BetBoom Team
Credits: ESL
Lower Bracket Round 1
X3 vs Team Unique
cybercats vs HYDRA
Lower Bracket Round 2
Nemiga Gaming vs Outsiders/Pari Parni
PC/MG vs X3/Team Unique
NAVI/HR vs cybercats/HYDRA
Project Armor vs OM/BB
As a reminder, a double elimination bracket involves a team to lose in the Lower Bracket in order to be eliminated. Those who loss in the Upper Bracket are sent down to the Lower Bracket.
At the end of the bracket, one team from the Lower and one from the Upper meet in the Grand Final.
Schedule for the TI Eastern Europe Qualifier 2022
Credits: Valve
Concerning the schedule, we highly recommend visiting the Twitch page for The International Eastern Europe region here.
Watch the TI Eastern Europe Qualifier 2022 on esportsguide
You can also watch the TI Eastern Europe Qualifier 2022 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.
Naturally, when it comes to predictions it’s best to look at the Dota Pro Circuit standings from the past year of competition. Here are the top 5 teams below:
Outsiders – 1019 Points
BetBoom Team – 629 Points
Natus Vincere – 341 Points
Mind Games – 136 Points
PuckChamp – 93 Points
Evidently, there is a rather large discrepancy. Wholeheartedly, we’d like to favour Outsiders for the direct TI seed.
Meanwhile, BetBoom Team and Natus Vincere will try to fight for the LCQ spots.
As the international community returns to offline events, there are reminders as to how thing can go wrong. Accordingly, the Dota 2 ESL One Malaysia event had to suffer quite a delay – read on to learn more!
Dota 2 ESL One Malaysia – An Unexpected Delay
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For those unaware, ESL One Malaysia is a non-Dota Pro Circuit event. Serving the purpose of filling the gap until The International, teams are doing their best to impress.
However, Day 4 of the tournament was very difficult for the competition. Indeed, a technical delay pushed the competition back by one hour. Notably, this was the first Main Stage day of competition.
Regardless, the following matches were played:
Entity vs TSM (2-0)
Nigma Galaxy vs Thunder Awaken (0-2)
Fnatic vs Entity (2-1)
That was an EPIC conclusion of Day 1 at the main stage 😱🔥 This is the current Playoff Bracket for #ESLOne Malaysia ✨ pic.twitter.com/johiDRBiDM
— ESL Dota2 @ ESLOne Malaysia 🇲🇾 (@ESLDota2) August 26, 2022
With three teams eliminated, there’s more competitio to look forward to today.
Specifically, the likes of Team Aster are awaiting the competitor who’ll be joining them in the Grand Final. Remaining teams include the likes of Fnatic, OG and Team Secret.
As a reminder, the competition ends on Sunday, 28th August where the majority of $400,000 prize pool will be spread across the winners.
No, not every team makes it to the final event of the year. Accordingly, that’s the case for The International. Considering this, the last few spots are being decided via regional qualifiers. Read on to learn how to watch TI Qualifier NA 2022 below!
Event Background
As we’ll reiterate, making it to The International is everything for a team. Apart from the ridiculous prize pool up for grabs, it’s an opportunity to write history for whoever dares to do so.
Credits: Valve
Yet, not everyone managed to earn enough Dota Pro Circuit points to directly qualify for the event.
Accordingly, these teams will need to battle through a qualifier. Amongst all the major regions, the North America Qualifier will run from 3rd September all the way until 18th September.
The event looks to take place online, with 14 of the top non-qualified Dota 2 teams fighting for only two options. While first place earns a direct spot at TI 2022, second and third place will compete in a Last Chance Qualifier LAN to earn the very final spots.
Credits: Valve
Here are the competing teams listed below:
Soniqs
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Wildcard Gaming
SRATFORCESTAFF
Alpha
The Cut
KBU.US
felt
Team DogChamp
5ManMidas
Eternity
simply TOOBASED
Arkosh Gaming
CDUB Esports
Read on as we dive a little further into format of the event below.
Format
Up until now, with almost only one week left, the official format has not been revealed yet.
Anyways, in the past Valve has hosted Regional Qualifiers where 14 teams were involved. Let’s take the TI 2021 Qualifier for Western Europe as an example.
Here, teams are immediately seeded into a double elimination bracket depending on their seeding levels heading into the competition. Naturally, the lower teams start in the Lower Bracket, while higher seeded teams start off in the Upper Bracket.
With every match being a BO3, teams will compete to try and make it to the BO5 Grand Final in order to make it to The International 2022 directly.
Anyways, it’s likely that official details will be released on the Dota Pro Circuit Twitter here.
Schedule for the TI Qualifier NA
Credits: ESL
In addition, apart from the format, the schedule is also yet to be announced. Accordingly, we highly recommend visiting the official Dota Pro Circuit Twitter page for updated details.
Watch the TI Qualifier NA on esportsguide
You can also watch the TI Qualifier NA 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.
Naturally, in such an event, we’d like to favour the likes of teams with experience competing in the Dota Pro Circuit. Here they are below:
Soniqs (DPC Points 582)
nouns (DPC Points 300)
Wildcard Gaming (DPC Points 160)
As you can tell, Soniqs is the clear favourite for this event. However, newer viewers need to be aware that the roster is actually formerly Quincy Crew.
Earlier this year, the roster managed to win DPC NA 2021/22 Tour 1 Division 1. However, a 17th place finish at PGL Arlington Major may have affected their confidence.
Otherwise, it’s very difficult to predict who could upset them during the event.
Afew weeks ago, we took a look at League of Legend’s esport to rank the regions. Accordingly, this time around we’re tackling its rival MOBA title. Specifically, in this featured article we’ll be taking a look at Dota 2 Esports 2022 – let’s rank the top regions below!
Dota 2 Esports 2022 – Listing the Top Regions
Considering the global popularity of Dota 2 esports, we can’t possibly discuss every single region. Bearing this in mind, a unique structure in place for Dota 2 esports is the Dota Pro Circuit.
Credits: ESL
Designed to feature seasonal competition in the top regions, not every region enjoys Valve’s designed circuit. Indeed, they’ve prioritized the most popular regions. Also, these regions have savoured competitive Dota for multiple years, offering up global talent.
Finally, find the Dota Pro Circuit regions listed below:
South America
China
Eastern Europe
Southeast Asia
North America
Western Europe
Featuring the majority of contents, there are also multiple smaller leagues which are typically regional and not related to the Dota Pro Circuit. Accordingly, for the purpose of this article, we’ll only be focusing on the Major regions and their statistics.
Anyways, below we’ll be looking to assess and rank regions. Bearing this in mind, we’ll need to consider both viewership and the competitive extent of each region separately.
So, what exactly are we looking for with regards to viewership. Well, we need to look at statistics for regional events which occurred at the same time for the same stakes.
Bearing this in mind, we’ll be using Esports Charts and their publically available statistics. Considering this, here are the viewership statistics from Tour 2 Division 1:
WEU 2021/22 Tour 2 Division I – 184,833 Peak Viewers, 79,782 Average Viewers
EEU 2021/22 Tour 2 Playoffs – 157,405 Peak Viewers, 85,000 Average Viewers
SEA 2021/22 Tour 2 Division I – 111,220 Peak Viewers, 36,379 Average Viewers
NA 2021/22 Tour 2 Division I – 69,257 Peak Viewers, 23,426 Average Viewers
CN 2021/22 Tour 2 Division I – 44,973 Peak Viewers, 17,565 Average Viewers
SA 2021/22 Tour 2 Division I – 48,816 Peak Viewers, 15,444 Average Viewers
Note that this past year, the EEU Tour 2 Division I regular season did not take place due to a political situation in the area. However, we can confirm that earlier in Tour 1 Division 1, the region almost hit 200,000 peak viewers.
Considering this, it’s clear that Europe in general loves competitive Dota 2. So much so, that Valve had to split the region into two regions. Otherwise, Southeast Asia is a close third place. Meanwhile, the other three regions could definitely use improving.
Which is the Most Competitive Region?
Credits: Valve
Now that we know which regions enjoy the most attention, it’s time to see which region produces the highest quality teams. The best metric for this would be to look at the most important event of the year.
Once every year, the international community faces off at The International. Bearing this in mind, looking at the top 2 teams from the past five years will give us an idea as to which region produces the best teams and hence, the best competition. Let’s take a look at the history below:
2021: 1st – Team Spirit (EEU), 2nd – PSG.LGD (China)
2019: 1st – OG (WEU), 2nd – Team Liquid (WEU)
2018: 1st – OG (WEU), 2nd – PSG.LGD (China)
2017: 1st – Team Liquid (WEU), 2nd – Newbee (China)
So, in this category once again Europe seems to be dominant with regards to producing the top teams. To specify, Western Europe seems to consistently produce top rosters.
Credits: Valve
Closely behind them is China – although not highly viewerd, Chinese Dota 2 has become a serious threat over the past few years. This definitely makes up for the viewership in part.
Dota 2 Esports 2022 – Naming the Top Region
In conclusion, it’s rather clear which region sits on top. Specifically, overall the likes of WEU and EEU (making up Europe) are the top regions followed closely by China.
Game updates can have huge effects on a title’s competitive scene. Accordingly, the Dota 2 Patch 7.32 might be the last change for Dota 2 esports before The International 2022 – the biggest event of the year. Read on to learn more below!
Dota 2 Patch 7.32 – An Incredible Number of Changes
Usually we provide a concise list of changes to watch out for. However, there are an incredible number of modifications which we simple cannot summarize in this article. Feel free to read them here.
Instead, we’ll quote the sentiments behind this change as outlined in the press release:
Today’s patch unveils the 7.32 gameplay update, including economy changes, map tweaks, new and reworked hero abilities, updated talents, shards, scepters and neutral items as we head into The International Regional Qualifiers, which will run from September 3rd until September 18th.
Credits: Valve
Credits: Valve
Note that the following are the dates for the regional qualifiers:
North America – 3rd September
South America – 3rd September
Western Europe – 13th September
Eastern Europe – 3rd September
China – 3rd September
Southeast Asia – 3rd September
At the end of the press release, Blizzard Activision mentioned the awaited 2022 Battle Pass – one of the ways the community can interact with TI’s prize pool.
