Tune in starting <\/span>March 27 10AM SGT<\/b> at twitch.tv\/oneesports and watch the world\u2019s best Dota 2 players go head-to-head. As the official chair partner of the ONE Esports Singapore Major, our seats will be right there on the stage keeping your favorite teams in top form. <\/span><\/p>\n The 2021 DPC circuit sees significant changes from previous years. The year\u2019s competition will consist of two seasons leading up to The International 10, each season comprising a six-week League in each region that culminates in a Major. DPC points are awarded to the top five teams in each regional league \u2014 EU, China, SEA, CIS and SA \u2014 in addition to the top eight teams in each Major. But with only two Majors this year, there are now fewer opportunities to score enough DPC points to qualify for The International 10 outside of the regional leagues.<\/span><\/p>\n In total, 2,700 DPC points and US$500,000 are up for grabs at the Singapore Major, with the winner walking away with 500 points.<\/span><\/p>\n The Singapore Major will feature the 18 best teams from around the world. Here\u2019s a run-down of every team that qualified, broken down by region: <\/span><\/p>\n Who should you be looking out for? Without a doubt, Team Secret is the team to beat. After a dominant 2020, Clement \u201cPuppey\u201d Ivanov and his squad went on to a perfect 7-0 record in the DreamLeague Season 14 DPC Europe Upper Division, despite Europe being considered the most competitive Dota 2 region. They\u2019re also the defending Major champions, having won the DreamLeague Season 13: Leipzig Major at the start of 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n But that\u2019s not to say it\u2019s a clear path to another Major trophy for them. You\u2019ll want to keep an eye on Chinese giant Invictus Gaming, who cut through DPC China\u2019s Upper Division with wins over teams like Elephant, Vici Gaming and PSG.LGD. Then there\u2019s CIS powerhouse Virtus.pro, who matched Team Secret\u2019s 7-0 record in the DPC CIS Upper Division, the only other team to do so. Finally, don\u2019t count out Alliance. They finished second to Team Secret in Europe with a 5-2 record and were champions in the EPIC League Season 2 Division 2.<\/span><\/p>\n The Singapore Major will open with a play-in stage running from <\/span>March 27 to 28<\/b>, dubbed the <\/span>Wild Card<\/b> phase. This will be followed by the Group Stage and then finally the Playoffs. In the Wild Card stage, teams will be competing for the final two spots in the Group Stage. Here\u2019s a look at who\u2019s playing:<\/span><\/p>\n Each series in the Wild Card stage will be a best-of-two, and only the top two teams will move on to the Group Stage. The stakes are high \u2014 the remaining teams will be eliminated with no prize money or DPC points.<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>Group Stage<\/b> will take place from <\/span>March 29 to 30<\/b>, featuring the eight teams that did not secure first place in their respective regions and the two teams from the Wild Card stage. They\u2019ll be competing for the remaining six playoff spots in a best-of-two round robin format. Here are the teams that have been seeded into the Group Stage so far:<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blog.secretlab.co\/stories\/domidul\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dpc_2021.png\")
Image courtesy of Valve<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWhat\u2019s at stake at the Major?<\/b><\/h2>\n
Who\u2019s playing?<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Image courtesy of ONE Esports<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n
\n Europe<\/b><\/p>\n \n
China<\/b><\/p>\n \n
\n Southeast Asia<\/b><\/p>\n \n
CIS<\/b><\/p>\n \n
\n North America<\/b><\/p>\n \n
South America<\/b><\/p>\n \n
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<\/p>\nWhat\u2019s the schedule like? <\/b><\/h2>\n
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Image courtesy of ONE Esports<\/span><\/i><\/p>\nWild Card stage<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Image courtesy of ONE Esports<\/span><\/i><\/p>\nGroup Stage<\/b><\/h3>\n
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