PGL to have 2021 Singapore DOTA 2 Major in March
Esports competition coordinator PGL has reported it will have the Singapore
DOTA 2 Major, the main Major of the 2021 DOTA Pro Circuit (DPC) season.
The disconnected occasion, planned to happen between March 27th and April
fourth, will be the main Major to happen since January 2020.
The Singapore Major will be coordinated closely by ONE Championship’s esports
auxiliary ONE Esports and the Singapore Tourism Board. ONE Esports was set
to hold the Singapore Major in 2020 preceding it was canceled because of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Silviu Stroie, CEO of PGL, remarked on the news in a delivery: “We are satisfied
to return to Singapore for another extraordinary competition after the Dota 2
Singapore Invitational 2019. PGL is regarded to introduce the principal Major of
Winter 21 DPC, which will happen in probably the most secure spot conceivable
– Singapore.
“In the wake of running The Manila Major and The Kuala Lumpur Major, we are
presently getting back with another critical occasion in Southeast Asia. We are
focused on this area with an essential organization with Singapore’s essential
exchange relationship for esports; the Singapore Games Association (SGGA),
and we are glad to run extraordinary occasions for SEA and Dota 2 again and
again.”
The Singapore Major will include 18 of the best groups on the planet fight it out
for the a lot of $500,000 (£364,902) in prize cash
2021 is set to be a bustling year for PGL. In January, it uncovered that it would
have the primary Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major after a two-year break.
As the always developing circumstance encompassing the pandemic keeps on
improving in certain areas, for example, Singapore, the arrival of major esports
occasions is surely energizing. Having facilitated two DOTA 2 Majors in earlier
years, PGL is a strong decision to have the occasion.
PGL declared as host for Dota Pro Circuit in SEA
Competition coordinator PGL has declared that it will have the following two
periods of the Dota Pro Circuit – SEA Region (DPC – SEA Region), Dota 2’s new
Regional League following the evacuation of the Dota Minor Championships.
It has been uncovered that the DPC – SEA Region will begin on January
eighteenth, with the opposition flaunting a $280,000 (~£206,143) prize pool.
The opposition is required to keep going for about a month and a half and will
highlight the eight best groups from the SEA area. Fnatic, T1, Boom Esports and
TNC have all been given direct welcomes to take an interest in the opposition’s
Upper Division which, close by more prominent prize cash, gives DPC focuses
and an opportunity to fit the bill for the Dota Major Championships.
Eight groups have additionally been chosen to contend in a shut qualifier for the
four excess spots in the Upper Division. These groups incorporate 496 Gaming,
Team SMG, Execration, Smart Omega, Vice Esports, Galaxy Racer, Neon
Esports and Cignal Ultra.
After the eight groups for the Upper Division have been chosen, 12 associations
will likewise contend to be set in the Lower Division, the DPC – SEA Region’s
subsequent alliance. The groups chosen to contend in these qualifiers
incorporate the four associations that neglected to meet all requirements for the
Upper Division, close by eight groups from the Open Qualifiers.
In complete eight groups will contend in the Lower Division, with the main two
groups in the opposition being advanced toward the finish of the period.
As expressed beforehand, the Dota Pro Circuit has gone through a configuration
change in 2021 after the presentation of the Regional Leagues. The areas
participating in the circuit incorporate Europe, CIS, China, North America, and
South America, close by SEA.
Essentially to PGL, each Regional League will be facilitated by a competition
administrator with ESL coordinating the CIS district, in the interim DreamHack
will be accountable for the European divisions.
Dota’s serious year has been partitioned into two seasons, each closing with a
Major. It has been uncovered that the best 3 groups in SEA will fit the bill for the
primary Dota Major Championship.
Esports Insider says: Only the reality of the situation will become obvious
eventually if Dota 2’s new provincial framework configuration will work out.
Notwithstanding, the title has absolutely begun the correct way, by choosing a
grounded competition administrator in PGL to head its Dota Pro Circuit in the
SEA locale.
