It looks like the biggest event in Dota 2 is happening this year. Valve confirmed that the Aegis of Champions is back waiting for the names of new champions. Since it wasn’t held last year, it’s still going to be called The International 10, scheduled in August and held in Stockholm, Sweden. The biggest news, however, is that the prize pool is now at $40,018,195.
The Group Stage from August 5 to 8 with the Main Event expected to start August 10.
In a post, Valve revealed that considering the ongoing pandemic, they are continuing to focus on finding a way to make sure that the tournament proceeds as scheduled in the safest way possible. The company said that it is waiting for additional details to arrive before releasing more information. Valve hopes to share more with the community sometime in June.
Upcoming Game Events
With what’s been happening so far, Valve shared its plans about something this year. For example, instead of a single overarching summer event, there will be two separate events. The first event should arrive sometime in mid-to-late June, while the second event is scheduled after TI.
DPC Season 2
If you’ve been following the ongoing DPC, it’s currently on Season 2 and things are indeed heating up. For some regions, the teams that topped in Season 1 are the same teams to beat in Season 2. There are also regions where powerhouse teams appear to have lower chances of joining the upcoming Major.
There are about two weeks of competition and the current standings as of this writing are:
- Western Europe
- Alliance: 5–1
- Team Liquid: 4–1
- OG: 3–2
- Team Nigma: 3–2
- Brame: 3–3
- Team Secret: 2–3
- Tundra Esports: 2–4
- Hellbear Smashers: 0–6
- Eastern Europe
- Team Spirit: 5–0
- Virtus.pro: 5–0
- Natus Vincere: 3–2
- AS Monaco Gambit: 2–3
- Team Unique: 2–3
- Winstrike Team: 2–3
- PuckChamp: 1–4
- EXTREMUM: 0–5
- North America
- Undying: 5–0
- Evil Geniuses: 4–0
- Quincy Crew: 4–0
- simply TOOBASED: 3–3
- Black N Yellow: 2–3
- 4 Zoomers: 2–3
- SADBOYS: 1–5
- The Cut: 0–7
- South America
- NoPing e-sports: 5–0
- beastcoast: 4–1
- Thunder Predator: 3–2
- Infamous: 3–2
- Hokori: 2–3
- SG e-sports: 1–4
- Team Unknown: 1–4
- Infinity Esports: 1–4
- China
- Team Aster: 5–0
- Elephant: 3–2
- PSG.LGD: 3–2
- Vici Gaming: 3–2
- EHOME: 2–3
- Invictus Gaming: 2–3
- Royal Never Give Up: 2–3
- Sparking Arrow Gaming: 0–5
- Southeast Asia
- TNC Predator: 4–1
- T1: 4–2
- Fnatic: 3–2
- OB Esports x Neon: 3–2
- BOOM Esports: 3–3
- Execration: 3–3
- Omega Esports: 2–4
- Lilgun: 0–5
