DPC SEA 2023 Tour 1 Division I  is right around the corner with eight teams fighting for a big chunk of the $205,000 prize pool, to qualify for the first Dota 2 Major and to inch closer to their TI dreams. Here's a look at the Schedule, Format, Results and more.  

Teams

A total of eight teams will participate in Tour 1. Six teams have retained their Division I slots from the previous tour whilst two teams join from Division II. The teams are:

Teams

BOOM Esports Talon Esports Fnatic Blacklist International Bleed Esports Team SMG Execration Geek Fam

Note: Resurgence and T1's DPC SEA slots were transferred to Blacklist International and Bleed Esports respectively.  

Format

• DPC SEA 2023 Tour 1 Division I will be played in a single round-robin, best-of-three games format
• Teams placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd will qualify for the Major
• 1st to 6th placed teams will retain their Division I slot
• Teams placed 7th and 8th aka the bottom two teams will be relegated to DPC SEA 2023 Tour 2 Division II

 

Schedule for DPC SEA 2023 Tour 1 Division I

The schedule is as follows: The first tour of DPC SEA Div I will be played over three weeks as compared to the previous year's six weeks. The entire schedule can be found here.  

Prize Pool and DPC Points

The prize pool for Tour 1 stands at $205,000 and 1150 circuit points. The top three teams will qualify for the Major.  

Streams

The first DPC SEA 2023 tour will feature an English broadcast and will be streamed across four platforms. They are:

• Twitch
• YouTube
• Facebook
• Trovo

The DPC SEA 2023 broadcast will be hosted by Epulze.

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