A lot happens during a week in Dota 2, and not everything makes headlines. Here's what you might have missed as Division II of the DPC 2023 Spring Tour ended.
Nothing is ever stagnant or dull when it comes to the Dota 2 scene. Amidst the DPC league play, tournaments, Majors, patches, and roster swaps, more happens that don't always make the headlines.
This last week most of the focus has been on the start of ESL One Berlin Major 2023. With stand-ins coming in hot, teams playing on an entirely new and game-changing patch, and a total prize pool of $500,000 and 2,700 DPC points on the line, it is little surprise other happenings might have gotten overlooked.
This is a bit of what happened in the last week that might have gotten missed, primarily in Division II of the DPC 2023 Spring Tour.
- Patch 7.33 dropped during the last (and some important series) of Division II, creating havoc and potential changes in the final results
Read The New Frontier Update and Dota 2 patch 7.33 has been released..and it's HUGE!
- Notable teams that were promoted from Division II to Division I for the Summer (and final) Tour
Team Secret (Western Europe)
D2 Hustlers (Western Europe)
BOOM Esports (Southeast Asia)
Alliance took fourth place and will remain in Division II for the final tour
Read Is the DPC Division II where Tier 1 teams go to die?
- The tiebreaker for Division I was exhilarating, nail-biting, and what Dota 2 promotion games should all be like (in our opinion, of course). 75 minutes into Game 2 between D2Hustlers and Ancient Tribe the kill record was 38:36 and only a 2k net-worth difference between the two teams.
- OldG were forced to forfeit their 6/7th place series (the series that would determine if the team was dropped from Division II or would remain there for the last Tour).
Berlin Major
Eighteen of the world's best teams will compete for the lion's share of the $500,000 prize pool and 2700 DPC points between April 26-May 7th.
The event will begin on April 26, but fans will be able to watch live at Velodrom Arena from May 5-7th.
The Velodrom, one of Berlin's largest concert venues, is an indoor track cycling arena with a capacity for 12,000 people.