The new season of the Dota Pro Circuit is set to begin on November 29. Teams who have already qualified for the DPC don’t have a lot of time left to complete their roster as roster locks go into effect on the 21st at 1:59 pm CT. The battle for the last remaining spots in Division II starts this weekend.
Valve has created six major regions in the DPC, and for all but one of those regions, the entire qualifier layout has been revealed. The WEU and NA teams have already started their first open qualifier at the time of this article. The qualified teams are all playing for a spot in the second division.
Only the Chinese region doesn’t have any qualifier scheduled so far. Due to very strict travel restrictions, several players who competed at The International 10 are still stuck in Bucharest, Romania. Valve and Perfect World, the local tournament organizer, are waiting for those players to return before pinning down the schedule.
With only two spots on the line in every region except EEU, teams can’t afford to make many mistakes. Because EXTREMUM withdrew from EEU Div 2, a total of three teams will make it to the lower division.
The action-packed schedule reads as follows:
- Southeast Asia
- Open Qualifier No. 1 (Nov. 20 to 21)
- Open Qualifier No. 2 (Nov. 23 to 24)
The top team from each will qualify for the lower division of the SEA Winter Tour.
- WEU
- Open Qualifier No. 1 (Nov. 19)
- Open Qualifier No. 2 (Nov. 20)
- Closed Qualifier (Nov. 22)
Top two teams from the closed qualifier will earn a spot in the lower division of the WEU Winter Tour.
- EEU
- Open Qualifier No. 1 (Nov. 26)
Single-elimination bracket with the top team earning one of the three open spots in the lower division of the EEU Winter Tour.
- Open Qualifier No. 2 (Nov. 27 and 28)
Double-elimination with the top two teams taking the remaining two spots in the lower division.
- North America
- Open Qualifier No. 1 (Nov. 19)
- Open Qualifier No. 2 (Nov. 20)
- Closed Qualifier (Nov. 22)
Top two teams from the closed qualifier will earn a spot in the lower division of the NA Winter Tour.
- South America
- Open Qualifier No. 1 (Nov. 20 to 21)
- Open Qualifier No. 2 (Nov. 23 to 24)
- Closed Qualifier (Nov. 25 to 26)
Top two teams from the closed qualifier will earn a spot in the lower division of the SA Winter Tour.
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