Set across 6 local regions, the long-awaited Dota Pro Circuit for the new year is finally here
Following previous Dota pro circuit region alignments, the pro circuit is separated into six regions: Europe, China, Southeast Asia, CIS (Russia), North America, and South America. Each region will have simultaneous ongoing regional leagues (Twelve if including both upper & lower division of respective leagues) as global LAN tournaments are understandably not possible due to the global pandemic.
According to the blogpost made by Valve to herald the new year, the regional qualifiers will be the gateway to the first Major of the season. The winner of each regional qualifier will gain 1150 pro circuit points, boosting their chances of earning a spot in the Major. Otherwise, teams will have to fight through open qualifiers to enter the Major. More information on the pro circuit.
| Region | Upper Division Teams | Lower Division Teams |
| Europe | Liquid, OG, Secret, Nigma, Vikin.gg, Alliance, mudgolems, Chicken Fighters | Hippomaniacs, Hellbear, Spider Pigz, Brame, Creepwave, burjui, No Bounty Hunter, Meta4pro |
| China | PSG.LGD, Ehome, Vici Gaming, Elephant, Aster, MagMa, LBZS, IG | Phoenix Gaming, Royal Never Give Up, Dalanjiang, Sparking Arrow, CDEC, Dragon, Dynasty, Xtreme |
| Southeast Asia | TNC, Fnatic, T1, BOOM Esports, Neon Esports, 496 Gaming, Execration, Vice Esports | Galaxy Racer, Omega Esports, HOYO, Army Genius, Cignal Ultra, Yangon Galacticos, Lilgun, ZeroTwo |
| CIS (Russia) | Virtus.pro, Natus Vincere, Team Spirit, Live to Win, Team Empire, No Techies, EXTREMUM, Team Unique | B8, Winstrike, HellRaisers, Gambit Esports, PuchChamp, Imperial Pro Gaming, VP.Prodigy, XactJlepbl |
| North America | Quincy Crew, Evil Geniuses, 4 Zoomers, Sadboys, Undying, Black N Yellow, A-Team, 5ManMidas | Team DogChamp, Felt, Electronic Boys, Byzantine Raiders, Arkosh Gaming, simply TOOBASED, Jiang Hu, The Cut |
| South America | SG e-sports, Thunder Predator, Infamous, beastcoast, NoPing e-sports, Team Unknown, EgoBoys, Latam Defenders | Incubus Club, Infinity Esports, Hokori, Crewmates, 0-900, Gorillaz-Pride, Mad Kingz |
First Major of Dota Pro Circuit
According to the announcement made by Valve, the first Major will be set in March 25th – April 4th, 2021. Meanwhile, each regional league will run its course over the month from January 18th to February 28th. However, the league will extend longer for the China region due to the upcoming Chinese New Years, therefore it will be extended until March 14th.
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