Dota Pro Circuit 2021 features 16 teams per region. Eight of these teams will play in the Upper Division and the other eight in the Lower Division. Some of these competitors are already known and the others will be decided in the next four days, via qualifiers. Let's take a look at these tournaments and their favorites. Europe Europe is by far the most interesting region when it comes to qualifiers for DPC 2021. That's because it has a lot of strong teams that are desperate to get to the Upper Division. The direct invites were offered to Team Secret, Team Liquid, Team Nigma, and OG. For the remaining four slots, the following eight teams will need to battle each other: Alliance gg mudgolems Chicken Fighters Spider Pigzs Brame Hellbear Smashers Hippomaniacs With the exception of Hippomaniacs, all of these teams have numerous strong players with a lot of experience. In some cases, these players are former TI finalists and even TI champions. Based on 2020 results and the roster compositions, I expect Alliance, Vikin.gg, mudgolems, and either Chicken Fighters, Spider Pigzs or Hellbear Smashers to qualify to the European Dota Pro Circuit Upper Bracket.
The first three teams mentioned above need no introduction. Just a simple look at their rosters explains everything. So I don't think we'll have that many surprises in this Decider Tournament. But given that four competitors will end up qualifying, not three, it will be interesting to see who the 4th team is going to be.
Hellbear Smashers has Ace, MISERY, and Stormstormer in its roster. The other two players are relatively unknown. The team is completely new, so that's another big minus.
Spider Pigzs has THuG, Mitch, dnz, and LeBronDota. Their recent results include a 3rd – 4th place at BTS Pro Series Season 4: Europe/CIS and the 4th place at EPIC League Season 2. That's not bad at all.
