DPC 2021 Season 2 is now set in motion, bringing new teams to the upper-division leagues and a whole lot of dota games over the next six weeks.
DPC 2021 Season 1 brought pro circuit competitive games back to life and came to an end crowning Invictus Gaming the champions of the first Major (and LAN).
DPC 2021 Season 2 is now getting underway as teams jockey for more points, better positions, and a place at the last Major of the season and hopefully onward to TI10.
DPC 2021 Season 2
The DPC 2021 Season 2 kicks off with the upper-division league play on Tuesday, April 13.
Season 2 league dates: April 13-May 23
Major 2: June 2-13
Season 2 upper-division prize pool: $205,000 and 1150 Pro Circuit points
Season 2 lower-division prize pool: $75,000
Major Slots
At the end of the league, the top teams from each region’s upper division will qualify to the Major. For the first major, the distribution of the 18 slots will be as follows:
EU: Top 4
China: Top 4
SEA: Top 3
CIS: Top 3
NA: Top 2
SA: Top 2
Divisions:
The bottom two teams of the Upper Division in each Region will be relegated to the Lower Division, while the top two teams of the Lower Division will be promoted. The bottom two teams of the lower division will be eliminated from the league.
At the end of Season 1, the bottom two teams of the Upper Division in each Region were relegated to the Lower Division, while the top two teams of the Lower Division were promoted. The bottom two teams of the lower division were eliminated from the league and open qualifiers decided which are the two teams that will occupy those slots.
Upper-Division teams:
China
- Invictus Gaming
- PSG.LGD
- EHOME
- ViCi Gaming
- Elephant
- Team Aster
- Sparkling Arrow Gaming
- RNG
SEA
- TNC Predator
- Fnatic
- T1
- BOOM esports
- Neon Esports
- Execration
- Lilgun
- Omega Esports
Europe
- Team Liquid
- OG
- Team Secret
- Team Nigma
- Alliance
- Tundra Esports
- hellbear smashers
- Brame
CIS
- Virtus.pro
- Na'Vi
- Team Spirit
- Live to Win
- EXTREMUM
- Team Unique
- PuckChamp
- Winstrike Team
North America
- Quincy Crew
- Evil Geniuses
- 4Zoomers
- Pentace
- undying
- Black N Yellow
- The Cut
- Simply TOOBASED
South America
- SG Esports
- Thunder Predator
- Infamous
- beastcoast
- No-Ping esports
- Team Unknown
- Infinity Esports
- Hokori
Lower Division teams:
China
- Team MagMa
- LBZS
- Phoenix Gaming
- Xtreme Gaming
- CDEC Gaming
- Dragon
- Xtreme Gaming
- Aster.Aries
- Demon Slayer
SEA
- 496 Gaming
- South Built Esports
- Galaxy Racer
- Omega Esports
- Team Mystery
- Army Geniuses
- Cignal Ultra
- Motivate.Trust Gaming
- Team SMG
Europe
- Vikin.gg
- High Coast Esports
- Hippomaniacs
- No Bounty Hunters
- Level Up
- Creepwave
- Team Bald Reborn
- Ghost Frogs
CIS
- Team Empire
- No Techies
- B8
- HellRaisers
- Prosti Esli
- Fantastic Five
- Trident Clan
- Nemiga Gaming
North America
- Wind and Rain
- 5 Man Midas
- Team DogChamp
- Felt
- Electronic Boys
- Arkosh Gaming
- D2 Hustlers
- Pecado Squad Gaming
South America
- Incubus Club
- Crewmates
- Inverse
- Gorillaz-Pride
- Binomistas
- EgoBoys
- Latam Defenders
Schedule:
Overall, the new schedule is as follows (All times Pacific Time). Be sure to keep an eye on the match-ticker and our tournament page for specific matchups each week.
Upper Division
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12AM | China | SEA | China | SEA | China | ||
| 3AM | China | SEA | SEA | SEA | China | ||
| 6AM | CIS | CIS | |||||
| 9AM | Europe | Europe | CIS | CIS | Europe | CIS | |
| 12PM | Europe | SA | NA | SA | Europe | NA | |
| 3PM | NA | SA | NA | SA | SA | NA | |
| 6PM |
Lower Division
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12PM | China | SEA | |||||
| 3AM | SEA | CIS | CIS | CIS | |||
| 6AM | CIS | Europe | Europe | CIS | Europe | ||
| 9AM | Europe | SA | SA | SA | |||
| 12PM | SA | NA | Europe | SA | NA | ||
| 3PM | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| 6PM | |||||||
| 9PM | China | SEA | SEA | China | SEA | China | China |
Tournament Organizers
The six regional leagues will be operated by the following tournament organizers. More information on qualifiers, broadcasting, show, and talent information for each region will come from the respective organizer within the next few days.
Europe: Dreamhack
CIS: ESL
China: Perfect World
SEA: PGL
NA: BTS
SA: Dotapit
