Valve cancelled first major of DPC 2021-2022

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First major tournament in Dota Pro Circuit 2021-2022 was cancelled. Thus, the first stage of the season will end after the final matches in regional leagues. It was announced by Valve in the Steam’s Dota 2 blog.

The reason for the decision is the challenging situation with COVID-19, which caused an increase in travel restrictions. As Valve claims, all this made it “unfeasible for all qualified teams to gather for a LAN tournament”. 

The company has also redistributed the points of the cancelled major to 2nd and 3rd ones. New balance of points looks as follows:

Major 2:

• 1st Place — 680 Points

• 2nd Place — 610 Points

• 3rd Place — 530 Points

• 4th Place — 460 Points

• 5th/6th Place — 385 Points

• 7th/8th Place — 240 Points

Major 3:

• 1st Place — 820 Points

• 2nd Place — 740 Points

• 3rd Place — 670 Points

• 4th Place — 590 Points

• 5th/6th Place — 515 Points

• 7th/8th Place — 360 Points

Viewership stats of DPC 2021-2022 leagues (Upper divisions):

• Western Europe

• Eastern Europe

• North America

• South America

• Southeast Asia

• China

DPC 2021-2022 is an official tournament circuit of Dota 2 esports scene; the best teams by the points earned qualify for The International. The second and third majors are supposed to be held in spring and summer, respectively.