Valve has provided more details on the upcoming 2021 DOTA Pro Circuit in a blogpost, giving some updates on leagues and tournaments we get to look forward to. DOTA fans will welcome the news after missing out on quite a lot of DOTA action in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021 the competition will consist of 2 seasons that lead up to The International 10. Each of these seasons will take place over six weeks leading up to a Major. When the seasons have concluded teams will be playing qualifiers for the remaining slots that are still open for The International 10, which will play out in August of 2021.
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Season 1 will take place from January 18 to February 28, with the first Major being played from March 25 to April 4. Timing for China will be a little different for Season 1, with a small break between these six weeks of play. Season 2 on the other hand takes place from April 13 to May 23, with the second Major running from June 2 to June 13.
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Valve also gave a little update on DPC points and seeding. “Given that several teams experienced a lot of roster changes throughout the year and performance has varied among teams from the previous DPC season, we will not be using previous season’s DPC points as a way to seed teams into the leagues but rather selecting the top 4 teams in best form from each region to be directly qualified to the Upper division, while a series of qualifiers, closed and open, will determine the remaining 12 teams in both divisions.”
More information regarding seeding and tournament organizers can be found in the blog post.
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