Bruce Dias 
The long series of tie-breaks in the first division of the DPC South America has come to an end. Bookmakers are actively taking Dota online betting on the new competition.
The teams decided who would finish in 3rd to 6th place. Alliance.LATAM picked up three wins in bo1 matches against Keyd Stars, Thunder Awaken, and Infinity. Previously we wrote about DPC season results in Eastern Europe.
Which Teams Are The Favorites After The Changes in The Lineup
The first places in the region have been claimed by beast coast – the club finished the season 7-0, and Evil Geniuses. At the end of last season, the management decided to change the region, moving from North America to South America to sign promising and already established players. And the debut proved to be a success. Evil Geniuses only lost to the aforementioned
Beast Coast.
Ravens and Infamous performed the worst. One and two wins, respectively, did not help them stay in the Premier League. Both organizations have been relegated and will continue their season in South America’s second division. The distribution of the awards is as follows:
● 1st place. Beastcoast – $30,000 – 300 DPC points – Major and first division slot.
● 2nd place. Evil Geniuses – $28,000 – 180 DPC – Major points and a Division I slot.
● 3rd place. Alliance.LATAM – $27,000 – 120 DPC points – Division I slot
● 4th place. Keyd Stars – $26,000 – 60 DPC points – Division I slot
● 5th – Thunder Awaken – $25,000 – 30 DPC points – Division I Slot
● 6th. Infinity – $24,000 – Division I Slot
● 7th. Ravens – $23,000 – Division II Slot
● 8th. Notorious – $22,000 – Division II Slot
Recall that the DPC SA 2023 Tour 1: Division I took place from 10 to 31 February 2023 in an online format. The top 8 South Americans competed for a prize pool of $205,000, 690 DPC points, and a place in the winter majors. The winner was Team Beastcoast, who took home the top prize of $30,000, 300 DPC points, and a ticket to the 4D Esports Lima Dota Major 2023.
Features of the Gaming Year
Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) is a professional season format for the DOTA 2 eSports discipline, first introduced by Valve in 2017, on which people from around the world bet live on esports. The main purpose is to ensure unbiased invitations for teams.
The number of tournaments remains the same – 5 majors and minors each. The format for the qualification round has changed, including following
The top 8 DPC points leaders in their region advance into the indoor qualifiers two open qualifiers are getting two more slots.
In the new season, taking part in the group stage of the closed qualifiers gives 10 bonus points, while taking part in the playoffs guarantees another 20 points. As a result, not making it to the majors or majors can earn up to 30 valuable points, which will be useful for a direct invite to the indoor qualifiers at the next DPC tournaments.
