Valve announces DPC Winter Tour Regional Finals
Earlier this month, Valve made an announcement that both Dota 2 esports fans and pro teams weren’t happy about, cancelling the first Major of the DPC 2021-2022 season. At the time, the developer didn’t announce an alternative solution that would address the absence of the Major prize pool and DPC points. Now, Valve has announced a solution in the form of DPC 2021-2022 Winter Tour Regional Finals.
DPC Winter Tour Regional Finals
The good news is that in February, Dota 2 esports fans will have a lot of tournaments to watch. There will be a total of five DPC 2021-2022 Winter Tour Regional Finals tournaments, one for each region. This announcement comes after Valve got a lot of feedback from both teams and fans.
Valve explains:
“We quickly realized though listening to feedback from teams and fans that our priorities were wrong and we were not successful at being mindful of players participating in the DPC. This was a big mistake on our part. We are sorry and we are set on making it right.
We held multiple discussions with Teams and Tournament Organizers, to understand what was possible to execute and what made the most sense for everyone. While it became clear to everyone involved that there was no perfect solution that would address every issue, we decided to move forward with running six Regional Finals tournaments.”
The DPC 2021-2022 Winter Regional Finals tournaments will take place over two weekends in February. The first weekend is 11 to 13 February, while the second one is 18 to 20 February 2022. The top four teams from each region will compete for some DPC points, as well as a prize pool of $100,000 in each region. This will be a double-elimination tournament.
The schedule:
- Feb 11-13, 2022: WEU, SEA, SA
- Feb 18-20, 2022: CN, EEU, NA
Prize pool distribution:
- 1st place: $50,000 USD + 250 DPC points
- 2nd place $25,000 USD + 130 DPC points
- 3rd place: $15,000 USD
- 4th place: $10,000 USD
While we won’t get to see the first Major, these DPC 2021-2022 Winter Regional Finals tournaments are sure to bring Dota 2 esports fans some awesome action in February.
Header image via Valve.
