Dota Pro Circuit 2023: Season 2 for Europe is about to begin. The tournament will start on March 13th and run for three weeks. The tournament will feature eight of the strongest teams in Western Europe. They will be competing for over $200,000 and 920 DPC points. The top four teams will receive an invitation to the second major of the season in Germany. Read more about the format of Dota Pro Circuit 2023: Season 2 for Europe and who the favorites are for the regular championship in the article from Telecomasia.net.
Dota Pro Circuit 2023: Season 2 European Start Date
In Europe, Season 2 of Dota Pro Circuit 2023 will start on March 13th. This year, Valve went easy on the players and decided to have a three-week league season instead of the six-week season in 2022 that everyone complained about. Teams will now play two or three games a week, which is perfect for them and the audience. We're going to see nine to ten games from top European teams every week, and that's just great. The final match of the cybersports tournament on Dota between OG and Entity is scheduled for April 2nd. The schedule for all matches of the championship is published below.
Dota Pro Circuit 2023: Season 2 European Prize Pool
The prize pool for the second season of the DPC for Europe is $205,000. It will be distributed fairly evenly among all tournament participants at the end of the league. Every team playing in the first division will receive a cash prize. In addition, 920 DPC points will be awarded during the tournament. In general, this is the main prize of the regular championship and the reason why the teams participate in it. DPC points are awarded to the top five teams in the tournament. The DPC-2023 second season prize distribution is shown in the table below.
| 1st place | $30,000 and 400 DPC-points |
| 2nd place | $28 thousand and 240 DPC-points |
| 3rd place | $27 thousand and 160 DPC-points |
| 4th place | $26 thousand and 80 DPC-points |
| 5th place | $25 thousand and 40 DPC-points |
| 6th place | $24 thousand |
| 7th place | $23 thousand |
| 8th place | $22 thousand |
What teams will participate in Dota Pro Circuit 2023: Season 2 for Europe?
Dota Pro Circuit 2023: Season 2 will feature eight of the strongest teams in Europe. Six of them stayed in Division I due to good performances in the last DPC season. They are Entity, Gaimin Gladiators, Nigma Galaxy, OG, Team Liquid and Tundra Esports. Two more teams were selected for the cybersports tournament based on the results of the Division II competitions. We are talking about Ooredoo Thunders and Monaspa. The players of these teams performed well last season and earned the right to try their luck in the top division of Europe. However, it's unlikely they'll be able to stay there due to the extremely high competition. After all, at the moment Europe is the strongest region in the Dota 2 discipline in the world.
Favorites of Dota Pro Circuit 2023: Season 2 Europe
In Europe, the main favorite of DPC 2023 Season 2 is Gaimin Gladiators. They are currently the strongest team in the region. They did well last season, finishing second and then winning the Lima Major 2023 without losing a single map during the playoffs. That's more than a good result. So in the upcoming Dota 2 cybersports tournament, Gaimin Gladiators should definitely place high or even win.
Team Liquid is also one of the favorites for the championship. The team was the champion last season and finished second in the Peruvian Major, losing only to Gaimin Gladiators. It should be noted that the Liquids competed with stand-ins, so they weren't able to show their full strength. Dota Pro Circuit 2023: Season 2 is a great opportunity for Team Liquid to take revenge on Gaimin Gladiators. This team definitely can't be left out.
Dota Pro Circuit 2023: Season 2 Europe Schedule
The tournament organizers have released the full schedule for Dota Pro Circuit 2023 Season 2 for Europe. The Dota 2 cybersports tournament will start on March 13th and end on April 2nd. Each week, viewers will be able to watch nine to ten matches featuring the strongest teams in the region. Teams will play two or three series per week. Each match day starts at 16:00 GMT+3 and ends at midnight. Check out the European schedule for the second season of DPC-2023 below.
Monday, March 13
- 16:00, Monaspa vs Ooredoo Thunders;
- 19:00, OG vs Tundra Esports;
- 22:00, Gaimin Gladiators vs Team Liquid.
Wednesday, March 15
- 16:00, Nigma Galaxy vs Entity;
- 19:00, Gaimin Gladiators vs Ooredoo Thunders;
- 22:00, Team Liquid vs OG.
Friday, March 17
- 16:00, Nigma Galaxy vs Tundra Esports;
- 19:00, Monaspa vs Entity;
- 22:00, OG vs Ooredoo Thunders.
Monday, March 20
- 16:00, Team Liquid vs Nigma Galaxy;
- 19:00, Gaimin Gladiators vs Monaspa;
- 22:00, Tundra Esports vs Entity.
Wednesday, March 22
- 16:00, Gaimin Gladiators vs OG;
- 19:00, Tundra Esports vs Ooredoo Thunders;
- 22:00, Nigma Galaxy vs Monaspa.
Friday, March 24
- 16:00, Team Liquid vs Entity;
- 19:00, Nigma Galaxy vs Ooredoo Thunders;
- 22:00, OG vs Monaspa.
Monday, March 27
- 15:00, Gaimin Gladiators vs Entity;
- 6:00 p.m., Team Liquid vs Tundra Esports;
- 21:00, Nigma Galaxy vs OG.
Wednesday, March 29
- 15:00, Ooredoo Thunders vs Entity;
- 18:00, Gaimin Gladiators vs Tundra Esports;
- 21:00, Team Liquid vs Monaspa.
Friday, 31 March
- 16:00, Nigma Galaxy vs Gaimin Gladiators;
- 19:00, Team Liquid vs Ooredoo Thunders;
- 22:00, Tundra Esports vs Monaspa.
Sunday, April 2
- 22:00, OG vs Entity.
