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- ONE Esports Singapore Major is the first DPC Major in 14 months and is going to have $500,000 USD in prize money and 2,700 DPC points split between the top eight teams.
- The Major wild card will be held from March 27-28, group stage from March 29-30 and the playoffs from March 31-April 4, 2021.
- Here are all the teams that have qualified for the Singapore Major so far.
The ONE Esports Singapore Major will mark the return of the DPC Majors after a 14 months’ hiatus and is also the first international LAN tournament after DOTA Summit 12 in March 2020, which is going to involve the best teams in the Dota 2 ecosystem. Scheduled for March 27 - April 4, 2021, the ONE Esports Singapore Major boasts $500,000 USD in prize money with 2,700 DPC points on the line for the top 18 teams from around the world. 17 out of these 18 teams have already been confirmed while the last spot will be determined by March 13 when the Chinese DPC League concludes unless the results demand a tiebreaker. Here is a look at the teams which have qualified for the ONE Esports Singapore Major so far.
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ONE Esports Singapore Major Playoffs Teams
The Major playoffs are going to be held from March 31 - April 4, 2021. The top seed from each of the six regions’ (EU, SEA, CIS, China, NA, and SA) DPC League have received a direct invite to the Major playoffs.
- Team Secret
- Fnatic
- Virtus.pro
- Invictus Gaming/ Team Aster/ Vici Gaming (all three have qualified)
- Evil Geniuses
- beastcoast
Format:
- Double-elimination bracket format.
ONE Esports Singapore Major Group Stage
The Major group stages are going to be held from March 29 - 30, 2021. The second seeds from each of the six regions’ (EU, SEA, CIS, China, NA, and SA) DPC League have received a direct invite to the group stages.
- Alliance
- Neon Esports
- Natus Vincere
- Invictus Gaming/ Team Aster/ Vici Gaming (all three have qualified)
- Quincy Crew
- Thunder Predator
Format:
- 8 teams BO2 round-robin. (Two teams from the wild card)
- 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.
ONE Esports Singapore Major Wild Card
The Major wild card is going to be held from March 27 - 28, 2021. The third seed from SEA, CIS, and the third and the fourth seed from EU, China, have received a direct invite to the wild card.
- T1
- AS Monaco Gambit
- Team Nigma
- Team Liquid
- Invictus Gaming/ Team Aster/ Vici Gaming (all three have qualified)
- PSG.LGD/ Elephant
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.
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Image Via PGLThough the ONE Esports Singapore Major will be held on LAN in a hotel in Singapore, spectators are unfortunately not allowed. Also, only the top eight teams are going to get their share of prize money as well as the DPC points and the remaining 10 teams will go home empty-handed. Regardless, some exhilarating Dota 2 action awaits us on March 27, as we are going to witness the battle between the best and the “in-form” Dota 2 teams.
