The 2022 Dota Pro Circuit Winter Tour: What You Need to Know
The 2022 Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) is set to begin, and the Winter Tour will kick off the first of three sections from November 29 to January 23. However, the Chinese regional league will have varying dates. This new DPC follows the regional league format introduced in 2021, so fans should recognize most of the teams, despite some roster changes after The International 10.
Similar to last year’s DPC, each of the six regions is divided into an upper and lower division. However, the 2022 DPC introduces a third section, which means there will be three different Tours, each with its own regional league and Major. At the end of each Tour, the top teams from the upper division in each region will qualify to compete in the corresponding Major.
Allocation of Major Slots
For the 2022 DPC, the Major slots are divided as follows:
- China: Four slots
- Western Europe: Four slots
- Eastern Europe: Three slots
- Southeast Asia: Three slots
- North America: Two slots
- South America: Two slots
Before each Tour, the bottom two teams from the upper division will be relegated to the lower division. Simultaneously, the top two teams from the lower division will be promoted to the upper division. Additionally, the bottom two teams from the lower division will be replaced by two new teams from the region’s open qualifiers for that Tour.
With this structure in mind, here are all the teams competing in the 2022 DPC Winter Tour:
China
- Upper division:
- Team Aster
- PSG.LGD
- Vici Gaming
- Invictus Gaming
- Royal Never Give Up (former Elephant roster)
- EHOME
- Phoenix Gaming
- LBZS
- Lower division:
- Neptune Gaming
- Sparking Arrow Gaming
- Aster. Aries
- Team Magma
- CDEC
- Xtreme Gaming
- Ybb Gaming
- ShenZhen
Western Europe
- Upper division:
- Alliance
- Team Liquid
- Nigma Galaxy
- Team Secret
- Tundra Esports
- OG
- Team Tickles (former Vikin.gg roster)
- COOLGUYS (former Level UP roster)
- Lower division:
- Brame
- Into The Breach (acquired Hellbear Smashers roster)
- Ghost Frogs
- Team Bald Reborn
- Entity (acquired Creepwave roster)
- No Bounty Hunter
- Chicken Fighters
- CHILLAX
Eastern Europe
- Upper division:
- Virtus Pro
- Team Spirit
- AS Monaco Gambit
- Team Unique
- PuckChamp
- Natus Vincere
- HellRaisers
- Team Empire
- Lower division:
- Winstrike Team
- Fantastic Five
- Nemiga Gaming
- Gambit Esports
- B8
- CIS Rejects
- V-Gaming
- HYDRA
Southeast Asia
- Upper division:
- T1
- TNC Predator
- Execration
- Fnatic
- OB.Neon
- BOOM Esports
- Motivate.Trust Gaming
- Team SMG
- Lower division:
- Lilgun
- Polaris Esports
- Nigma Galaxy SEA
- 496
- Army Geniuses
- Ragdoll
- Talon Esports
- InterActive Philippines
North America
- Upper division:
- Quincy Crew
- Evil Geniuses
- Team Undying
- 4 Zoomers
- simply TOOBASED
- Black N Yellow
- D2 Hustlers
- Arkosh Gaming
- Lower division:
- The Cut
- Team DogChamp
- felt
- Electronic Boys
- 5ManMidas
- KBU.US
- 5RATFORCESTAFF
- Team Magnus
South America
- Upper division:
- NoPing e-sports
- beastcoast
- Thunder Predator
- Infamous
- Hokori
- SG esports
- Lava (former TP roster)
- King of Kings (former BINOMISTAS roster)
- Lower division:
- Team Unknown
- Infinity
- Interitus (former Crewmates roster)
- Inverse
- Omega Gaming
- Gorillaz-Pride
- Our Way
- Balrogs
These teams will battle it out in the Winter Tour and vie for a chance to qualify for the corresponding Major. Get ready for some intense Dota 2 action!
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