Valve announced the four teams that got a direct invitation for each of the regions in the upcoming Dota 2 Pro Circuit. Today, four more join the fight.
Qualifiers for each of the regions in the Dota 2 Pro Circuit are almost done. Let’s take a look at all the teams that made it! Note that all the teams which didn’t qualify for the Upper Division will be automatically seeded into the Lower One. Once there, the top two performing teams will challenge the bottom two from the Upper Division. This’ll allow for some potential changes throughout the season.
Europe
- Team Secret - invited
- Team Liquid - invited
- Team Nigma - invited
- OG - invited
- Alliance - qualified
- Vikin.gg - qualified
- mudgolems - qualified
- Chicken Fighters (ex-NiP) – qualified
CIS
- Virtus.pro - invited
- Natus Vincere - invited
- Team Spirit - invited
- Live to Win - invited
- Team Empire - qualified
- NoTechies - qualified
- EXTREMUM - qualified
- NoPangolier - qualified
No surprises here, Europe and the CIS went exactly the way everyone thought it would. Some notable orgs that failed to make it include Gambit Esports, HellRaisers, Winstrike Team and B8. Dendi’s new squad failed to make the cut.
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China
- PSG.LGD - invited
- EHOME - invited
- Vici Gaming - invited
- Elephant - invited
- Team Aster - qualified
- Team MagMa - qualified
- LBZS - qualified
- Invictus Gaming - qualified
Royal Never Give Up and Sparking Arrow Gaming fell to the underdogs and will be competing in the Lower Division.
SEA
- Fnatic - invited
- TNC Predator - invited
- T1 - invited
- BOOM Esports - invited
- Neon Esports - qualified
- 496 Gaming - qualified
- Execration - qualified
- Vice Esports - qualified
SEA was the first region to announce the eight teams for the season. Nothing to see here.
North America
- Evil Geniuses - invited
- Quincy Crew - invited
- Sadboys - invited
- 4 Zoomers - invited
- Undying - qualified
- Black N Yellow - qualified
- 5ManMidas - qualified
- TBD - qualified
North America is the only region without an eighth team. That’s due to the fact Jimmy "DeMoN" Ho was banned from participating in the event by Beyond the Summit. His team however can continue forward except they’re now in limbo looking for a substitute (probably). The results will be clear in a few days.
Player Jimmy "DeMoN" Ho has been banned from participating in the DPC due to misconduct at previous Dota 2 tournaments. Team Aristotle can continue to compete in the NA DPC league and will be permitted to register a replacement player.
— NA DPC League (@NADPCLeague) January 9, 2021
Allegedly, BTS banned DeMoN due to the allegations he received earlier this year. Why they didn’t ban him from registering is not certain.
South America
- Thunder Predator - invited
- Infamous - invited
- beastcoast - invited
- SG e-sports - invited
- Omega Gaming - qualified
- Team Unknown - qualified
- Latam Defenders - qualified
- EgoBoys - qualified
Latam Defenders made a surprising run in SA. They started by defeating Incubus Club, then losing to EgoBoys, dropping to the lower bracket and defeating Incubus Club again.
That’s all the teams in the Upper Division of the Dota Pro Circuit 2021. Did your favorites make it? Tell us on our Facebook page or Discord server! The DPC 2021 is set to start on January 18 for all regions, except CIS where the action will commence on January 21. Expect some high tier Dota 2 until the end of February when the season will conclude.
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