Dota Professional Track 2022 it ended with The International 11, which took place a few months ago. Tundra eSports won the most prestigious competitions and proved to the whole world that they are one of the best teams.
The tournament will begin on January 8 in North America and Western Europe, and in Southeast Asia and the EAEU on January 9. In a day we will have the opportunity to look at South America. As for China, the teams will start playing on January 5th.
Western Europe will be the place that most fans will follow because the teams are top notch. If we look at Division I, we see big teams like OG, Tundra Esports, GG, Nigma, ITB, Secret, Entity and Liquid. It goes without saying that everyone has what it takes to win.
As in previous years, it was very interesting to see the rosters change after TI as the teams made some major changes ahead of the upcoming DPC 2022/2023. While we’ll have to wait about a month before we see the teams in action, Valve has provided all the details about the event.
The biggest change is the fact that each split will only last three weeks instead of six. Also, the two divisions will not run at the same time, because we will be able to watch them separately.
Important rules also for teams: rosters of participating players must be reported by December 9, and those who send off active players receive a fine. Valve decided to remove 20% DPC points from a team that removes a player from their roster. Interestingly, this penalty will affect the points currently accumulated, as well as the potential points that the team will receive for completing the current championship. It may happen that teams may need substitutions. However, Valve only allows them to have replacements in four of the seven Regional League games.
After Round 3, the top 12 teams with enough DPC points will be invited to The International 2023.. Of course, we will also see six other participants who will need to take part in the regional qualifiers in order to earn their spots.
FORMAT
Endows Pro Circuit for 2023 There will be three rounds: winter, spring and summer. All will have open and closed qualifiers. As soon as they run out, we will move on to the regional league. Total will be six regional leagues: China, North America, South America, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia and Western Europe. Naturally, each league will have its own organizers such as PGL, Epulze, Paragon Events, ESB, Perfect World and others. As before, in the regional leagues we will have Division I and Division II. Each will consist of 8 teams, and after the completion of the first round, the top 2 teams from Division II will move to Division I, and those who finished last will be eliminated. As for those in Division I, the top four teams will take part in the Major.
MAIN
Things have gotten better in some parts of the world in the latest DPC and will have more slots. For example, there are four in Western Europe and China, and three in Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia.
Of course, Dota 2 Majors will also give DPC points and cash prizes. The winners will take home $200,000 and 400 points for the first Major. Interestingly, the next majors (2nd and 3rd) will give more DPC points than the first one. Thus, this makes them more important.
Groups and playoffs
While there may be some major rule changes, we already know some information about the bracket and playoffs. 18 teams will be divided into two groups of nine people. The top four will advance to the upper bracket, while the 5th and 6th place finishers will advance to the lower bracket.
As for the playoffs, the teams will go to the double-elimination bracket, where all matches will be Bo3, except for the final.
Source: Tutto Mercato Web
