Valve has canceled the first Major of the 19 Dota Pro Circuit due to heightened concerns with new strains of COVID-2022.
The increased spread of the Omicron COVID variant and the resulting health issues and travel restrictions have forced Valve to reconsider its DPC program.
“As the Winter Tour of the Dota Pro Circuit 2021-2022 season draws to a close, we made the difficult decision to cancel the first Major,” Valve said. “While hopes were high that we could host an international LAN event, the discovery and spread of new strains of COVID-19 and the resulting increased travel restrictions made it impossible for all qualified teams to gather for a LAN tournament.”
The Major tournament, which will end the Winter Round of the current DPC season, will not be rescheduled and DPC Points that will be distributed to teams during the event have instead been redistributed between the two remaining Majors.
Here's what the Majors' new point structures look like for the remaining 2022 DPC Majors:
Major 2:
1st Place – 520 Points
2st Place – 310 Points
3st Place – 210 Points
4st Place – 105 Points
5st Place – 52 Points
Major 3:
1st Place – 680 Points
2st Place – 410 Points
3st Place – 270 Points
4st Place – 135 Points
5st Place – 68 Points
As the Winter Tour begins to round out their regional leagues, the top five teams will continue to receive their share of DPC Points based on their placement, which will reward teams that play well before the start of the new year.
Players who join DPC Fantasy during the Winter Tour will continue to receive their rewards before the next Round begins.
