Dota 2 DPC Recap: Week 1 Upper Division

The first week of Dota 2 Pro Circuit tournament has concluded. After a long wait, fans have finally received their dose of high level Dota action. We will be looking at the week 1 recap of DPC in this article. You can check the format and the rules of the tournament here.

Europe

Let’s start with the region that arguably has the most star power. Team Nigma managed to come on top while OG and Team Secret shared the second spot at 1 win each.

Standing	Team Name	Series (W-L)	Rounds (W-L)
1.	Team Nigma	2-0	4-2
2.	OG	1-0	2-1
2.	Team Secret	1-0	2-1
4.	Team Liquid	1-1	3-2
5.	Alliance	0-1	1-2
5.	High Coast Esports	0-1	1-2
5.	Tundra Esports	0-1	1-2
5.	Vikin.gg	0-1	0-2

China

China also has some pretty big teams competing against each other. This fact is really evident in team standing no team managed to snag 2 wins. EHOME and Vici Gaming are sharing the first spot followed by Invictus Gaming and Team Aster on the second. There was also an 80+ minute thrilling match between PSG.LGD and Team Aster.

Standing	Team Name	Series (W-L)	Rounds (W-L)
1.	EHOME	1-0	2-0
2.	Vici Gaming	1-0	2-0
3.	Invictus Gaming	1-0	2-1
3.	Team Aster	1-0	3-2
5.	PSG.LGD	1-1	1-2
6.	Elephant	0-1	1-2
7.	Team MagMa	0-1	0-2
8.	LBZS	0-2	0-4

North America

In North America, fan-favourite Evil Geniuses came on top with 2 wins although both matchups were scuffed. Quincy Crew, Black N Yellow and Undying are currently sharing the second spot.

Standing	Team Name	Series (W-L)	Rounds (W-L)
1.	Evil Geniuses	2-0	4-2
2.	Quincy Crew	1-0	2-0
2.	Undying	1-0	2-0
2.	Black N Yellow	1-0	2-1
5.	4 Zoomers	0-1	1-2
5.	Sadboys	0-1	1-2
5.	A-Team	0-1	0-2
8.	5ManMidas	0-2	1-4

Commonwealth of Independent States

Most popular team of this region, Natus Vincere, managed to easily snag 2 wins while other known names like Virtus.pro and Team Spirit have the second spot.

Standing	Team Name	Series (W-L)	Rounds (W-L)
1.	Natus Vincere	2-0	4-0
2.	Live to Win	1-0	2-0
2.	Team Spirit	1-0	2-0
2.	Virtus.pro	1-0	2-0
5.	EXTREMUM	0-1	0-2
5.	Team Empire	0-1	0-2
5.	Team Unique	0-1	0-2
8.	NoTechies	0-2	0-4

Southeast Asia

Neon Esports having defeated 496 Gaming & Boom Esports are currently the first in this region. Fnatic and Execration share the second spot.

Standing	Team Name	Series (W-L)	Rounds (W-L)
1.	Neon Esports	2-0	4-1
2.	Execration	1-0	2-0
2.	Fnatic	1-0	2-0
4.	496 Gaming	1-1	3-2
5.	BOOM Esports	0-1	0-2
5.	T1	0-1	0-2
5.	TNC Predator	0-1	0-2
5.	Vice Esports	0-1	0-2

South America

Favorites of this region are definitely the Beastcoast team. They managed to snag 2 wins, getting them the first spot and are followed by Infamous on the second spot.

Standing	Team Name	Series (W-L)	Rounds (W-L)
1.	Beastcoast	2-0	4-0
2.	Infamous	1-0	2-0
3.	Latam Defenders	1-0	2-1
3.	SG e-sports	1-0	2-1
5.	NoPing e-sports	0-1	1-2
6.	Team Unknown	0-1	0-2
6.	Thunder Predator	0-1	0-2
8.	EgoBoys	0-2	1-4

Overall there were some clutches and tight games and this week but overall there were no surprises. It is nice to watch so many great players compete against each other and I expect the competition to heat up in the coming weeks. Thanks for reading our week 1 recap of DPC and come back next week for our week 2 recap.