The Dota 2 Pro Circuit Returns with the Offline Stockholm Major
Great news for Dota 2 fans! The Dota Pro Circuit is back with an offline Major for the first time this season. The tournament will take place in Sweden and will bring together top teams from around the world to compete for a prize pool of $500,000 and a chance to secure a position in The International 11.
The Stockholm Major, scheduled to run from May 12 to 22, will feature teams from five out of the six DPC regions. This is an exciting event as it marks the first Valve-sponsored LAN tournament since TI10 in October of last year.
To accommodate certain global situations, some Chinese teams were unable to attend the event. However, Valve decided to host a Regional Final to conclude the Tour in the region. All six regions had to play an online Regional Final in February due to concerns surrounding COVID-19 at the beginning of the year.
Despite the absence of Chinese teams and some teams playing with stand-in players, the Major will still showcase some of the world’s best Dota players competing at the highest level offline after a long break.
Format and Prizing
Due to the absence of four Chinese teams, the event format was adjusted to include a reduced roster of 14 teams. The teams were divided into two groups of seven for a round-robin Group Stage. Each team will play every other team in their group once in best-of-two series. The top four teams from each group will advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs, while the fifth and sixth place teams will move to the playoffs via the lower bracket. The last place team in each group will be eliminated at the end of the Group Stage.
The playoffs will take place from May 16 to 22, with the final three days being held at the Hovet Arena in front of a live audience. The playoffs will follow a standard double-elimination bracket format with best-of-three series, and the grand finals will be a best-of-five. Teams will compete for a total prize pool of $500,000 and 3,530 Pro Circuit points, which will likely secure them an invite to TI11. Only the top eight teams will receive a share of the prize money.
Final Standings
| Place | Team | Prize |
| 1 | OG | $200,000 + 680 DPC points |
| 2 | TSM | $100,000 + 610 DPC points |
| 3 | Tundra Esports | $75,000 + 530 DPC points |
| 4 | Gaimin Gladiators | $50,000 + 460 DPC points |
| T-5 | beastcoast Thunder Awaken | $25,000 + 385 DPC points |
| T-7 | BetBoom Team Fnatic | $12,500 + 240 DPC points |
| T-9 | Team Spirit Team Liquid BOOM Esports T1 | N/A |
| 13 | Evil Geniuses | N/A |
| DQ | Mind Games | N/A |
Group Stage
Group A
| Rank | Team | Series (W/D/L) | Games | Seed |
| 1 | Tundra Esports | 5-1-0 | 11-1 | Playoff Upper Bracket |
| 2 | OG | 3-1-2 | 7-5 | Playoff Upper Bracket |
| 3 | BetBoom Team | 2-3-1 | 7-5 | Playoff Upper Bracket |
| 4 | T1 | 2-2-2 | 6-6 | Playoff Upper Bracket |
| 5 | BOOM Esports | 0-5-1 | 5-7 | Playoff Lower Bracket |
| 6 | beastcoast | 0-4-2 | 4-8 | Playoff Lower Bracket |
| 7 | Evil Geniuses | 0-2-4 | 2-10 | Eliminated |
Group B
| Rank | Team | Series (W/D/L) | Games | Seed |
| 1 | Gaimin Gladiators | 3-2-1 | 8-4 | Playoff Upper Bracket |
| 2 | Thunder Awaken | 2-3-1 | 7-5 | Playoff Upper Bracket |
| 3 | Team Liquid | 3-1-2 | 7-5 | Playoff Upper Bracket |
| 4 | Team Spirit | 3-1-2 | 7-5 | Playoff Upper Bracket |
| 5 | TSM | 2-3-1 | 7-5 | Playoff Lower Bracket |
| 6 | Fnatic | 2-2-2 | 6-6 | Playoff Lower Bracket |
| 7 | Mind Games | DQ’d | DQ’d | Eliminated |
Playoffs
May 16
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Upper bracket
- Tundra 2 – 1 Spirit
- TA 2 – 1 BB team
- OG 0 – 2 TSM
- GG 2-1 T1
May 17
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Lower Bracket
- Spirit 0 – 2 bc
- BB Team 2 – 1 Liquid
- OG 2 – 0 BOOM
May 18
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Upper Bracket
- Tundra 2 – 0 TA
- TSM 2 – 0 GG
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Lower Bracket
- T1 1 – 2 Fnatic
May 20
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Lower Bracket
- bc 2 – 1 BB Team
- OG 1 – 1 Fnatic
May 21
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Upper Bracket Finals
- Tundra 1 – 2 TSM
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Lower Bracket
- GG 2 – 0 bc
- TA 0 – 2 OG
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Lower Bracket Semi Finals
- GG 0 – 2 OG
May 22
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Lower Bracket Finals
- Tundra 0 – 2 OG
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Grand Finals
- TSM 1 – 3 OG
*Mind Games was disqualified from the Stockholm Major due to ongoing visa issues.
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