South America 2022 DPC Winter Tour Regional League: Schedule, standings, and outcomes

The 2022 Dota Professional Circuit is underway, and nobody is aware of what to make of South America once more since some stronger groups seem like they is perhaps taking part in within the decrease division in the course of the Winter Tour. 

Lots of the rosters that carried out effectively final season went by means of drastic modifications, some gamers returned to the area from overseas, and solely beastcoast actually appears just like final season out of the highest groups.

Prize pool and format

Beginning with the Winter Tour, 16 groups cut up throughout two divisions will compete in a round-robin event to determine whom amongst them is worthy to compete within the Winter Main, stay within the higher division, or will face elimination solely. 

SA is one in every of two areas, together with North America, that can solely obtain two spots at every Main—a direct playoff invite for the highest seed and a bunch stage entry for whoever finishes in second place. 

As soon as the Winter Tour ends, the underside two groups from the higher division will drop into the decrease division, being changed by the highest two rosters from the decrease division. In the meantime, the underside two groups from the decrease division will probably be relegated out of the regional league solely, with two groups from a brand new open qualifier getting into the fray. 

Every regional league could have a complete prize pool of $280,000 per Tour, with the highest 5 groups within the higher division additionally receiving DPC factors, which groups might want to earn with a view to obtain a direct invite to TI11. DPC factors will scale this yr, with extra factors being given out later within the DPC season moderately than evenly all through. 

Groups to be careful for

Beastcoast is the simplest choose to come back out of SA yearly. The workforce has remained a cohesive unit for a number of years now, is aware of how you can compete on the highest degree, and continues to dominate the area exterior transient lapses. 

Thunder Predator ought to doubtless be the following workforce up on that checklist. The group signed the vast majority of NoPings e-sports’ lineup from final season. The previous TP roster additionally remained collectively and can compete within the higher division beneath Lava.

NoPing, SG esports, and Notorious all have attention-grabbing new rosters too, with a couple of staple items that can tie them collectively. There may be a couple of groups that put collectively a great displaying within the decrease division, however proper now the squad to look at is Our Approach, with a lineup made up of Brazillian vets who’re itching to make it again to the highest. 

With the entire unknowns, together with Workforce Unknown, which might be featured in SA, listed below are the entire standings, scores, and outcomes for the South America 2022 DPC Winter Tour Regional League, which is able to run from Nov. 30 to Jan. 23. You possibly can view a full schedule here.

Standings

Higher division

Decrease division