The moment Dota 2 fans have been waiting for since early 2020 has finally arrived. The Dota Pro Circuit is back in full swing, with all six major regions filling out the lineup each of the regional leagues that will begin competition on Jan. 18.
Four teams from each region received direct invites to the upper division of their individual regional league, with the remaining four slots being decided through a mix of open and closed qualifiers.
These qualifiers will result in two different divisions, each with eight teams being finalized before the DPC regional leagues kickoff. And every region outside of North America is running their qualifiers the same way, with the entire lower division being made up of teams that either just couldn’t make the cut in the closed qualifiers, or fought their way in through the open qualifiers.
For fans who want to keep up with all of the teams that are battling for a spot in the lower division of their regions for a chance to move up in season two, here are all of the regional results.
Europe
| Team | Status |
| TBD | From Closed Qualifier |
| TBD | From Closed Qualifier |
| Spider Pigzs | From Closed Qualifier |
| Brame | From Closed Qualifier |
| Creepwave | From Open Qualifier 1 |
| burjui | From Open Qualifier 1 |
| No Bounty Hunter | From Open Qualifier 2 |
| Meta4Pro | From Open Qualifier 2 |
CIS
| Team | Status |
| TBD | From Closed Qualifier |
| TBD | From Closed Qualifier |
| HellRaisers | From Closed Qualifier |
| Gambit Esports | From Closed Qualifier |
| Puck Champ | From Open Qualifier 1 |
| Imperial Pro Gaming | From Open Qualifier 1 |
| VP.Prodigy | From Open Qualifier 2 |
| XactJlepbI | From Open Qualifier 2 |
After qualifying for the lower division, Virtus.pro general manager Sergey “F1y1eaf” Glamazda announced that Team Generation was signed by the organization and would become the new VP.Prodigy roster.
China
| Team | Status |
| Phoenix Gaming | From Closed Qualifier |
| Royal Never Give Up | From Closed Qualifier |
| Dalanjing Gaming | From Closed Qualifier |
| Sparking Arrow Gaming | From Closed Qualifier |
| CDEC Gaming | From Open Qualifier 1 |
| Dragon | From Open Qualifier 1 |
| Dynasty | From Open Qualifier 2 |
| Xtreme Gaming | From Open Qualifier 2 |
Southeast Asia
| Team | Status |
| Galaxy Racer | From Closed Qualifier Stage 2 |
| Omega Esports | From Closed Qualifier Stage 2 |
| HOYO | From Closed Qualifier Stage 2 |
| Army Geniuses | From Closed Qualifier Stage 2 |
| Cignal Ultra | From Closed Qualifier Stage 2 |
| Yangon Galacticos | From Closed Qualifier Stage 2 |
| Lilgun | From Closed Qualifier Stage 2 |
| ZeroTwo | From Closed Qualifier Stage 2 |
Originally, Assault qualified for the lower division but was disqualified due to account sharing. They were replaced by Army Geniuses in the final lineup.
North America
| Team | Status |
| Team DogChamp | From Closed Qualifier |
| Felt | From Closed Qualifier |
| Electronic Boys | From Closed Qualifier |
| Byzantine Raiders | From Closed Qualifier |
| Arkosh Gaming | From Open Qualifier 3 |
| simply TOOBASED | From Open Qualifier 3 |
| Jiang Hu | From Open Qualifier 4 |
| The Cut | From Open Qualifier 4 |
NA is the only division that has a way for teams to qualify for the closed qualifiers through open qualifiers, meaning a third and fourth round of open qualifiers will be held to finalize the lower division roster.
Multiple teams rebranded after making it out of qualifiers, including bros becoming simply TOOBASED and Freedom becoming Jiang Hu. It’s Okay was also disqualified and replaced by Felt.
South America
| Team | Status |
| Incubus Club | From Closed Qualifier |
| Infinity Esports | From Closed Qualifier |
| Hokori | From Closed Qualifier |
| Crewmates | From Closed Qualifier |
| 0-900 | From Open Qualifier |
| Inverse | From Open Qualifier |
| Gorillaz-Pride | From Open Qualifier |
| Mad Kings | From Open Qualifier |
After qualifying for the lower division, blood for blood was signed by Mad Kings.
Published: Jan 16, 2021 04:30 pm