Na'Vi, VP, and Live to Win receive an invite to the CIS DPC League Upper Division
2020 was definitely not the best year for Dota 2. Due to COVID-19, almost every LAN tournament was postponed, meaning that teams didn't have many options other than playing online. Luckily, CIS & Europe were merged together, which is why we saw tons of interesting series.
Now, a few months later, the Dota 2 world is finally preparing for the beginning of the new Dota Pro Circuit that will start in just a couple of weeks. Before that, ESL will host the upcoming CIS regional qualifiers, which should bring together some of the best teams from the region.
The Qualifiers
The #ESLOne CIS DPC League Lower Division Open Qualifiers start at 18:00 MSK, January 5th!
8 teams will also compete in a Decider Tournament on the 7th, with the top 4 entering the Upper, and the bottom 4 entering the Lower.
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Unless something goes wrong, the CIS qualifiers should begin on the 5th of January. Valve has selected four teams that won't have to go through any qualifiers. This means that they will go straight into the Upper Division of the first season.
Even though there were a few big names that deserved this, the ones that stood out were Live to Win, Team Spirit, Natus Vincere, and Virtus.Pro. Live To Win is perhaps the most interesting name here because the team was created just a few months ago. Despite that, Akbar "SoNNeikO" Butaev and his team-mates quickly showed the world what they're capable of. Team Spirit is also a pretty interesting name because the organization acquired Yellow Submarine's roster just a few weeks ago.
Don't forget to watch the upcoming open qualifiers because they will definitely be really interesting. In fact, you can even register yourself, as long as three or more players from your team are residing within the region.
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