Will Na`Vi still be invited to TI8?

As Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) scores launch, the professional Dota 2 arena becomes more and more fair. In previous years, teams didn’t know much about the deciding factors behind The International(TI) invite. This means that each team has to work hard to participate and get high rankings in pre-TI tournaments to be sure of receiving an invitation to this most prestigious Dota 2 tournament.

But this time, Valve decided to make the invite process clearer and more transparent with the introduction of the Dota Pro Circuit scoring mechanism, allowing teams to closely follow the process behind the invite for each Dota event 2 Major and Minor.

And one thing that is quite interesting is: “VP is still sure to have a spot in the main event TI8 even if they drop all tournaments from now until The International. “

What are DPC points?

It’s simply the ratings that the teams have achieved based on how they perform in the major and minor leagues throughout the year. And the 8 teams with the highest number of DPC points will receive direct invitations to The International main event of the year without qualifying.

How are DPC points obtained?

The top four teams participating in any of Dota 2’s major and minor tournaments are eligible for DPC points at the end of the tournament. The champion team gets the most DPC, the Major champion gets 750 DPC, the Minor gets 150 DPC.

Scoring mechanism:

The number of points each team in the top 4 of the tournaments received will be calculated as follows:
Champion: 50%
Second prize: 30%
Solution 3=4: 10%.

Additionally, it’s important to note that players also contribute to a team’s points earned in any Major and Minor. For example, recently Na`Vi bought Ilya ‘Lil’ Ilyuk from Virtus.pro and also gained around 900 DPC points on the transfer. So up to now, Na`Vi holds 1199 DPC points with nearly 78% of Lil’s points, and is right at the 8th position of the “DPC Rankings”. Similarly, it is Saailil “UNiVeRsE” Arora who has contributed nearly 330 DPC points to Fnatic (currently 614 points).

This shows how important the “DPC Rankings” are in making or breaking The International live guest spot. And the fact that apart from Virtus.pro with 7197 points, no other team is certain to receive an invitation from Valve.

So the teams are having a long and difficult road ahead to get a direct invite. Most recently, Evil Geniuses (EG) continued to consolidate 7th place in the DPC Rankings after defeating VG.J Thunder in the GESC Minor finals and giving themselves 150 DPC.

Natus Vincere with 3rd place, also found herself 30 DPC points.

Future predictions:

Now to the point of prediction. With only one team confirmed so far, fans and the community are somewhat concerned about their favorite team being invited to The International this year. Considering there are still 9 Major/Minor tournaments scheduled until TI, we can only predict which team is more likely to receive a direct invite for Dota 2 The International 2018.

However, this depends a lot on each team’s performance in the upcoming events starting from the DreamHack Minor to the PGL Major.

In total, there are 9450 DPC points for all the remaining tournaments and which team will get the most points. The ongoing DreamHack/Dream League features several giants, including:

• Team Secret
• Team Liquid
• Newbee
• OG
• Team Empire
• Fnatic
• Immortals
• Pain Gaming

Team Secret, Team Liquid, and Newbee are currently good candidates for the championship.

On the other hand, OG recently parted ways with Roman “Resolut1on” Fominok so the chances are slimmer with a temporary replacement with coacher Sébastien “7ckngMad” Debs. Plus, since they changed players after locking the roster, that means they won’t be eligible for an invite under any circumstances.

Considering any of the three teams in this tournament, they will have a maximum of 150 DPC points. This will only bring a slight change to Newbee as they have only 15 more DPC points than Vici Gaming. In terms of placement, however, there are not any other teams that will take over in their respective positions.

The next major will be the Dota 2 Asia Championships starting on March 30, 2018. With a total of 1500 DPC, it will be a very interesting tournament with all the big players in attendance.

Newbee, Team Secret and Team Liquid on their current form are likely to have convincing performances and benefit the most from the event. The only major disappointment could come from Optic Gaming’s poor performance or if Virtus.pro continues their dominance at the event.

And while any possibility in the league cannot be ruled out, we can expect some intense competition from the top seven teams on the list, considering they are the teams with the clearest chance of winning. invitation to The Internaional 2018. Newbee and VG.J will also be releasing an A-Game to consider whether the tournament will be held in their home countries. They may have the home field advantage with family and fans to back them up.

The next major will be EPICENTER where VP, Secret, Liquid and Newbee will again fight for their prize in the multi-million dollar prize pool and most importantly the top spot with 750 points.

The question is how many big and small events will have top teams participating until The International 2018? Even if we ignore the Minors, there will still be 5 Majors that haven’t started until the final PGL Major with 2250 DPC points.

However, considering the current standings, recent performances, and VP confirmed TI8’s place, we can expect Team Liquid, Newbee, and Team Secret to also join the roster. direct invitation. As for Evil Geniuses and Na`Vi, they will have to perform exceptionally well in the Majors if they hope to land the top8 DPC Rankings and receive direct invites for TI8.

Teams like Mineski and Fnatic are not in the top 8 of the DPC Rankings and will be attending several upcoming events. Mineski has the biggest chance to get higher rank with their stable roster. However, to break their TI curse will be a tough request, although indeed being the first SEA team, they continue to have a tough time against other big teams. If they do, they will most likely take Na`Vi out of the top8 DPC Rankings.

Conclusion

All 9450 DPC points are left from the Dream league to the PGL Major for all the teams who are looking for a direct invitation to the biggest Dota 2 tournament “The International 8” this year.

With half of the remaining DPC points, we promise to watch exciting tournaments with strong performances from the top teams as well as surprises from the teams at the bottom and right next to the top 8 DPC. Rankings.