The ONE Esports Singapore Major, the first Major of the 2021 DPC Season, is scheduled for March 27 - April 4, 2021 at the Fairmont Singapore hotel in a LAN setting but unfortunately, without any spectators. The ONE Esports Singapore Major is also going to mark the return of the Dota 2 Major Championships after a break of 14 months so Dota 2 fans are expecting some scintillating clashes between the best Dota 2 teams in the world.
Here are the complete details of the teams’ final list, the schedule of the three stages of the Major - the wild card, the group stage, and the playoffs as well as the broadcast talent crew.
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ONE Esports Singapore Major: Wild Card Teams List and Schedule
Team List
- Team Nigma (EU)
- Team Liquid (EU)
- T1 (SEA)
- AS Monaco Gambit (CIS)
- Vici Gaming (China)
- PSG.LGD (China)
Format
- 6 teams BO2 round-robin.
- The top two teams from the wild card will advance to the group stage.
- The bottom four teams will get eliminated.
Schedule (All times are in S.G.T)
The wild card will be held from March 27 -28, 2021. Two matches will take place simultaneously throughout the day in the wild cards.
March 27 (Saturday) | ||
Time | Stream 1 | Stream 2 |
| 10:00 AM | Team Liquid vs Team Nigma | AS Monaco Gambit vs T1 |
| 12:00 PM | Team Liquid vs PSG.LGD | AS Monaco Gambit vs ViCi Gaming |
| 02:00 PM | Team Nigma vs PSG.LGD | ViCi Gaming vs T1 |
| 04:00 PM | Team Nigma vs AS Monaco Gambit | T1 vs Team Liquid |
March 28 (Sunday) | ||
| Time | Stream 1 | Stream 2 |
| 10:00 AM | ViCi Gaming vs Team Nigma | AS Monaco Gambit vs Team 5 |
| 12:00 PM | AS Monaco Gambit vs Team Liquid | T1 vs Team Nigma |
| 02:00 PM | PSG.LGD vs T1 | ViCi Gaming vs Team Liquid |
| 04:00 PM | PSG.LGD vs ViCi Gaming | -- |
ONE Esports Singapore Major: Group Stage Teams List and Schedule
Team List
- Alliance (EU)
- Neon Esports (SEA)
- Natus Vincere (CIS)
- Quincy Crew (NA)
- Thunder Predator (SA)
- Team Aster (China)
- Wild Card #1
- Wild Card #2
Format
- 8 teams BO2 round-robin.
- The top two teams from the group stages will advance to the playoffs’ upper bracket.
- The 3rd to 6th placed teams will advance to the playoffs lower bracket.
- The bottom two teams will get eliminated.
Schedule (All times are in S.G.T)
The Major group stages are going to be held from March 29 - 30, 2021. Three matches will take place simultaneously throughout the day in the wild cards.
March 29 (Monday) | |||
| Time | Stream 1 | Stream 2 | Stream 3 |
| 10 a.m. | Team 2 vs Team 6 | Team 5 vs Team 4 | Team 1 vs Team 7 |
| 12 p.m. | Team 4 vs Team 8 | Team 6 vs Team 3 | Team 1 vs Team 5 |
| 2 p.m. | Team 4 vs Team 6 | Team 7 vs Team 8 | Team 3 vs Team 2 |
| 4 p.m. | Team 4 vs Team 2 | Team 3 vs Team 7 | Team 6 vs Team 5 |
| 6 p.m. | Team 2 vs Team 1 | Team 5 vs Team 7 | Team 8 vs Team 3 |
March 30 (Tuesday) | |||
| 10 a.m. | Team 3 vs Team 5 | Team 1 vs Team 6 | Team 7 vs Team 4 |
| 12 p.m. | Team 1 vs Team 3 | Team 2 vs Team 8 | Team 6 vs Team 7 |
| 2 p.m. | Team 8 vs Team 1 | Team 7 vs Team 2 | Team 4 vs Team 3 |
| 4 p.m. | Team 8 vs Team 6 | Team 5 vs Team 2 | Team 4 vs Team 1 |
| 6 p.m. | Team 5 vs Team 8 | Tiebreaker (if needed) | Tiebreaker (if needed) |
| 8 p.m. | Tiebreaker (if needed) | Tiebreaker (if needed) | Tiebreaker (if needed) |
ONE Esports Singapore Major: Playoffs Team List and Schedule
Team List
- Team Secret
- Fnatic
- Virtus.pro
- Evil Geniuses
- beastcoast
- Invictus Gaming
- Group Stage #1
- Group Stage #2
- Group Stage #3
- Group Stage #4
- Group Stage #5
- Group Stage #6
Format
- 12 teams double-elimination playoffs.
- 8 teams beginning in the upper bracket and 4 teams beginning in the lower bracket.
Schedule (All times are in S.G.T)
The Major playoffs are going to be held from March 31 - April 4, 2021. Only a single series will be played at a time.
March 31 (Wednesday) | ||
| Time | Teams | Upper / Lower Bracket |
| 10 a.m. | Team 1 vs Team 2 | Upper Bracket Round 1 |
| 1 p.m. | Team 3 vs Team 4 | Upper Bracket Round 1 |
| 4 p.m. | Team 5 vs Team 6 | Upper Bracket Round 1 |
| 7 p.m. | Team 7 vs Team 8 | Upper Bracket Round 1 |
April 1 (Thursday) | ||
| 10 a.m. | Team 2 vs Team 9 | Lower Bracket Round 1 |
| 1 p.m. | Team 4 vs Team 10 | Lower Bracket Round 1 |
| 4 p.m. | Team 6 vs Team 11 | Lower Bracket Round 1 |
| 7 p.m. | Team 8 vs Team 12 | Lower Bracket Round 1 |
April 2 (Friday) | ||
| 10 a.m. | Team 1 vs Team 3 | Upper Bracket Round 2 |
| 1 p.m. | Team 5 vs Team 7 | Upper Bracket Round 2 |
| 4 p.m. | Team 2 vs Team 4 | Lower Bracket Round 2 |
| 7 p.m. | Team 6 vs Team 8 | Lower Bracket Round 2 |
April 3 (Saturday) | ||
| 10 a.m. | Team 3 vs Team 2 | Lower Bracket Round 3 |
| 1 p.m. | Team 7 vs Team 6 | Lower Bracket Round 3 |
| 4 p.m. | Team 1 vs Team 5 | Upper Bracket Final |
| 7 p.m. | Team 2 vs Team 6 | Lower Bracket Round 4 |
April 4 (Sunday) | ||
| 10 a.m. | Team 5 vs Team 2 | Lower Bracket Final |
| 2 p.m. | Team 1 vs Team 5 | Grand Final |
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ONE Esports Singapore Major: English Broadcast Talent Crew
The English talent crew was announced on March 3, 2021, involving two hosts, two observers and eight commentators.
Hosts
- Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden
- Kasumi "Sumichu" Yogi
Observers
- Johan "Weppas" Westberg
- Rikard 'skrff' Holm Melin
Commentators
- Neal "tsunami" Khandheria
- Owen "ODPixel" Davies
Ioannis "Fogged" Loucas(Will not be travelling to the Major)- Benjamin "Bkop" Kopilow
- Admir "lizZard" Salkanović
- David "GoDz" Parker
- Dominik "Black^" Reitmeier
- Dominik "Lacoste" Stipić
ONE Esports Singapore Major Talent LineupImage Via PGLConsisting a total of 18 teams, the ONE Esports Singapore Major will feature a total of $500,000 USD in prize money and 2,700 DPC points that will be split among the top eight teams only. The champion of the Major will be taking home a sum of $200,000 and 500 points.
