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.
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.
Comparing Viewership Among the Top Six
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?
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)
- 2016: 1st – Wings Gaming (China), 2nd – Digital Chaos (SA)
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.
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.
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