
ESL is delighted to announce the ESL One CIS Online Season 1, a Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) League.
The exciting new Dota Pro Circuit League is set to kick off 2021 after a year without the famous International, the largest Dota 2 tournament in the world. The new DPC Circuit will see multiple online leagues for separate regions, as well as the return of the Majors.
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Upcoming Matches

Upper division
Starts January 21st
- $205,000 USD
- 8 Teams
Virtus.Pro
based on CIS ranking
Natus Vincere
based on CIS ranking
Team Spirit
based on CIS ranking
Live to Win
based on CIS ranking
Team Empire
Decider Tournament
NoTechies
Decider Tournament
EXTREMUM
Decider Tournament
NoPangolier
Decider Tournament
Format
8 Teams
- Six weeks of league play
- BO3 round robin among all teams
- All matches played in consistent date and time slots through the season
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At the end of the season,
bottom 2 teams will swap places with top 2 of the Lower Division
Prize Distribution
Place | Prize money | DPC points | Qualifies/Relegated to |
---|---|---|---|
1st | $30,000 | 500 | Major Playoffs |
2nd | $28,000 | 300 | Major Group Stage |
3rd | $27,000 | 200 | Major Wild Card |
4th | $26,000 | 100 | |
5th | $25,000 | 50 | |
6th | $24,000 | ||
7th | $23,000 | Lower Division | |
8th | $22,000 | Lower Division |

Lower division
Starts January 18th
- $75,000 USD
- 8 Teams
HellRaisers
Decider Tournament
Gambit Esports
Decider Tournament
B8
Decider Tournament
Winstrike Team
Decider Tournament
PuckChamp
Open Qualifier #1
Imperial Pro Gaming
Open Qualifier #1
VP.Prodigy
Open Qualifier #2
XactJlepbI
Open Qualifier #2
Format
8 Teams
- Six weeks of league play
- BO3 round robin among all teams
-
At the end of the season,
top 2 teams will swap places with bottom 2 of the Upper Division - Bottom 2 teams will be replaced with 2 new teams coming from Open Qualifiers
Prize Distribution
Place | Prize money | Promoted/Replaced |
---|---|---|
1st | $17,000 | Promoted to Upper Division
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2nd | $16,000 | Promoted to Upper Division
|
3rd | $15,000 | |
4th | $11,000 | |
5th | $9,000 | |
6th | $7,000 | |
7th | Replaced by an Open Qualifiers Team | |
8th | Replaced by an Open Qualifiers Team |

ESL One DPC CISQualification
Teams
All teams invited to the Decider tournament have received official communication. The full list of teams will be released early next week, in case your team has not received any official communication please be ready to play in the open qualifiers for the Lower Division.
DPC Registration
All teams participating in the DPC Leagues including it’s qualifiers need to be registered as an official DPC team on Valve’s website before the start of the qualifiers. Please ensure that your team is registered, for further information and registration please visit Valve’s website here.
Open Qualifier
January 5th - 12th
Open Qualifier #1
January 5th - 9th (Tue, Fri, Sat)
- Unlimited Single Elimination
- Best-of-1 bracket with the final 3 rounds in Best-of-3
- 2 teams qualify for Lower Division from each Open Qualifier
Qualifier Schedule
Tue, 5th | Fri 8th | Sat, 9th |
---|---|---|
Ro128 (Bo1) - 18:00 | Ro32 (Bo1) - 18:00 | Ro8 (Bo3) - 17:00 |
Ro64 (Bo1) - 19:30 | Ro16 (Bo3) - 19:30 | Ro4 (Bo3) - 20:00 |
All times are MSK
Open Qualifier #2
January 10th - 12th (Sun - Tue)
- Unlimited Single Elimination
- Best-of-1 bracket with the final 3 rounds in Best-of-3
- 2 teams qualify for Lower Division from each Open Qualifier
Qualifier Schedule
Sun, 10th | Mon, 11th | Tue, 12th |
---|---|---|
Ro128 (Bo1) - 18:00 | Ro32 (Bo1) - 18:00 | Ro8 (Bo3) - 17:00 |
Ro64 (Bo1) - 19:30 | Ro16 (Bo3) - 19:30 | Ro4 (Bo3) - 20:00 |
All times are MSK
Decider Tournament

January 8th - 11th
Gambit Esports
Winstrike Team
EXTREMUM
Team Empire
HellRaisers
B8
NoPangolier
NoTechies
Format
January 8th - 11th (Fri- Mon)
- 8 Team Double Elimination Best-of-3 bracket
- 4 Teams qualify to the Upper Division
- 4 remaining Teams qualify to the Lower Division
Decider Schedule
UB Ro8 | LB Ro4a | UB Ro4 | LB Ro4b |
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Fri 13:00 | |||
Fri 13:00 | Sat 13:00 | Sun 13:00 | Mon 13:00 |
Fri 16:00 | |||
Fri 16:00 | Sat 16:00 | Sun 16:00 | Mon 16:00 |
All times are MSK
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The ESL One DPC CIS begins today! 16 teams across two divisions will be competing for a total prize pool of $280,000 over the course of 40 days. You can find all the details on where to tune in, as well as what to do if you’d like to stream the tournament, down below! Coverage The Upper Division will feature…