ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021: Everything You Need to Know
The first Major of the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit is finally here. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, the event may not go as planned. With two teams withdrawing and several rosters playing with stand-ins, the ONE Esports Singapore Major is offering fans more than just exciting matches to watch.
Prize Pool
The prize pool for the Major remains unchanged despite some team withdrawals. A total of $500,000 is up for grabs, along with 2,700 DPC points. The winning team will take home $200,000 and 500 points.
Format
The tournament will consist of three stages: the Wild Card round, group stage, and playoffs. In the Wild Card stage, which takes place on March 27-28, three teams will advance to the group stage instead of the initially planned two teams. From the group stage, seven teams will move on to the playoffs to fill the vacancy left by the withdrawing team.
Three teams from the group stage will qualify for the upper bracket, while the remaining four will be placed in the lower bracket. Only one team will be eliminated from the group stage. The playoffs, starting on March 30, will follow a standard double-elimination format. All matches will be best-of-three, except for the grand finals, which will be a best-of-five.
Standings
Final Standings
| Rank | Team | Prize | DPC Points |
| 1 | Invictus Gaming | $200,000 | 500 |
| 2 | Evil Geniuses | $100,000 | 450 |
| 3 | PSG.LGD | $75,000 | 400 |
| 4 | Team Secret | $50,000 | 350 |
| T-5 | Neon Esports and Thunder Predator | $25,000 | 300 |
| T-7 | Vici Gaming and Virtus.pro | $12,500 | 200 |
| T-9 | Fnatic, Team Liquid, Team Aster, Quincy Crew | N/A | N/A |
| 13 | Alliance | N/A | N/A |
| 14 | AS Monaco Gambit | N/A | N/A |
| 15 | T1 | N/A | N/A |
| 16 | Nigma | N/A | N/A |
Playoffs
- Upper Bracket Round One
- EG vs Fnatic: EG 2-0
- IG vs Vici: IG 2-1
- TP vs Secret: Secret 2-0
- VP vs LGD: LGD 2-0
- Lower Bracket Round One
- VP vs QC: VP 2-1
- TP vs Aster: TP 2-0
- Vici vs Liquid: Vici 2-0
- Fnatic vs Neon: Neon 2-1
- Upper Bracket Round Two
- EG vs IG: EG 2-0
- Secret vs LGD: LGD 2-1
- Lower Bracket Round Two
- Vici vs Neon: Neon 2-1
- VP vs TP: TP 2-0
- Lower Bracket Round Three
- Secret vs Neon: Secret 2-1
- IG vs TP: IG 2-1
- Upper Bracket Finals
- EG vs LGD: EG 2-1
- Lower Bracket Round Four
- Secret vs IG: IG 2-0
- Lower Bracket Finals
- IG vs LGD: IG 2-1
- Grand Finals
- EG vs IG: IG 3-2
Group Stage
| Rank | Team | Series | Games | Seed |
| 1 | Thunder Predator | 4-2-0 | 10-2 | Playoff Upper Bracket |
| 2 | PSG.LGD | 3-3-0 | 9-3 | Playoff Upper Bracket |
| 3 | Vici Gaming | 2-4-1 | 8-6 | Playoff Upper Bracket |
| 4 | Quincy Crew | 2-3-2 | 7-7 | Playoff Lower Bracket |
| 5 | Team Aster | 1-3-3 | 5-9 | Playoff Lower Bracket |
| 6 | Neon Esports | 1-3-3 | 5-9 | Playoff Lower Bracket |
| 7 | Team Liquid | 1-3-2 | 5-7 | Playoff Lower Bracket |
| 8 | Alliance | 0-1-3 | 1-7 | Eliminated |
Wild Card
| Rank | Team | Series | Games | Seed |
| 1 | PSG.LGD | 4-1- | 7-1 | Group Stage |
| 2 | Vici Gaming | 3-1-1 | 6-2 | Group Stage |
| 3 | Team Liquid | 3-2 | 6-4 | Group Stage |
| 4 | AS Monaco Gambit | 3-2 | 6-4 | Eliminated |
| 5 | T1 | 1-4 | 2-8 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Nigma | 0-1-3 | 1-9 | Eliminated |