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Dota Minor Championships

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The Dota Minor Championships were a championship series announced by Valve which ran from 2017 to 2020[1][2]. Eligible third-party tournaments must had a minimum prize pool of $150,000 USD, at least one qualifier from each of the six primary regions (NA, SA, SEA, CN, EU, and CIS) and a LAN final. In this case, Valve would increase the prize pool by another $150,000 USD, for a minimum of $300,000 USD.

Competing in Major and Minor Championships awarded qualifying points to players which were the sole criteria for invitations to The International 2018. Points were awarded based on the total prize pool of a tournament, with Majors giving more points per prize pool dollar. The total points per tournament also partially scaled based on the time of year, with tournaments closer to The International awarding additional points. Only the top 3 point earners on a team would contribute towards a team’s effective total qualifying points.

As of DPC 2021, minors are replaced by Regional Leagues.

Tournaments[edit]

Dota Minor Championships 2017/2018[edit]

 S    Tournament
Date
Prize
Points
P#
Location
Winner
Runner-up
Oct 12 - 15, 2017
$300,000
 
8 teams
Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
 MineskiMineski Mski
Oct 19 - 22, 2017
$300,000
 
8 teams
Romania Bucharest, Romania
 MineskiMineski Mski
 LGD GamingLGD Gaming LGD
Nov 02 - 05, 2017
$300,000
 
8 teams
Croatia Split, Croatia
 Vici GamingVici Gaming VG
Nov 19 - 26, 2017
$300,000
 
10 teams
China Shanghai, China
 Vici GamingVici Gaming VG
Dec 08 - 10, 2017
$300,000
 
9 teams
Macau Macau
 OGOG OG
 TNC Pro TeamTNC Pro Team TNC
Dec 13 - 17, 2017
$300,000
 
9 teams
United States Los Angeles, United States
 Virtus.proVirtus.pro VP
Jan 04 - 07, 2018
$300,000
 
8 teams
United States Washington, D.C., United States
 Vici GamingVici Gaming VG
Jan 23 - 28, 2018
$400,000
 
16 teams
Malaysia Genting Highlands, Malaysia
Feb 01 - 04, 2018
$300,000
 
8 teams
China Shanghai, China
 LGD GamingLGD Gaming LGD
Mar 15 - 18, 2018
$300,000
 
8 teams
Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
 Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses EG
Mar 21 - 25, 2018
$300,000
 
8 teams
Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
Apr 12 - 15, 2018
$300,000
 
8 teams
Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
May 09 - 12, 2018
$300,000
 
8 teams
Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
 Keen GamingKeen Gaming KG

Dota Minor Championships 2018/2019[edit]

 S    Tournament
Date
Prize
Points
P#
Location
Winner
Runner-up
Oct 29 - Nov 04, 2018
$300,000
 
8 teams
Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
Jan 09 - 13, 2019
$300,000
 
8 teams
Romania Bucharest, Romania
Mar 07 - 10, 2019
$300,000
 
8 teams
Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
 Vici GamingVici Gaming VG
Apr 22 - 28, 2019
$300,000
 
8 teams
Croatia Split, Croatia
 Ninjas in PyjamasNinjas in Pyjamas NiP
Jun 12 - 16, 2019
$300,000
 
8 teams
Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
 Ninjas in PyjamasNinjas in Pyjamas NiP
 AllianceAlliance [A]

Dota Minor Championships 2019/2020[edit]

 S    Tournament
Date
Prize
Points
P#
Location
Winner
Runner-up
Nov 07 - 10, 2019
$300,000
 
8 teams
United States Los Angeles, United States
 Invictus GamingInvictus Gaming iG
Jan 09 - 12, 2020
$300,000
 
8 teams
Ukraine Bukovel, Ukraine
 Royal Never Give UpRoyal Never Give Up RNG
Mar 05 - 08, 2020
$300,000
 
8 teams
Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
 AllianceAlliance [A]
Apr 23 - 26, 2020
$300,000
 
8 teams
Croatia Split, Croatia
Cancelled

Participation[edit]

Team participation[edit]

INV Directly invited to the tournament
MQ Qualified - started from the main qualifier phase
OQ Qualified - started from the open qualifier phase
- Didn't participate

2017/18[edit]

1 The winner of King's Cup: America, concluded on 20 September 2017, directly qualifies for the DOTA Summit 8[3].
2 The winner of Dota2 Professional League Season 4 Top, concluded on 12 November 2017, directly qualifies for MDL Macau.

2018/19[edit]

1 Due to health reasons, Team Liquid withdrew from the DreamLeague Season 10. They were replaced by Vega Squadron.

2019/20[edit]

1 Virtus.pro withdrew from the DOTA Summit 11. They were replaced by jfshfh178.
2 Fighting PandaS signed by CR4ZY.
3 Last minor of the season, succeeding events that was initially mapped were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Valve (3 July 2017). "The 2017 – 2018 Competitive Season". dota2.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. Dota Team (2020-12-31). "The 2021 Dota Pro Circuit". Valve. Archived from the original on 2021-02-21. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  3. Beyond the Summit (2017-09-01). "Hail to the King's Cup". beyondthesummit.tv.