Valve’s new competitive 2022 Dota 2 season continues with the DPC EEU Tour 1 Division I featuring the top eight teams from the Eastern European (CIS) region.

Following Valve’s new DPC format, DPC Eastern Europe Tour 1 Division I is the first Tour of the 2021-2022 Dota 2 season. 

The road to The International 11 (TI11) for the Eastern European (CIS) region begins on December 1, 2021, with stacked teams battling one another with their updated rosters.

What is DPC EEU Tour 1 Division I?

Team Spirit wins The International 10 (TI10) Valve's Dota 2 world championship
Credit: Valve

DPC EEU Tour 1 Division I is the first Regional League of the 2021-2022 Dota 2 season hosted by Epic Esports Events, which are primarily known for hosting EPICENTER and other various online events in the CIS region.

The top four teams from the tournament will qualify to the first Major of the 2021-2022 Dota 2 season, while the bottom two teams will be relegated to Division II in the following Tour. 

DPC EEU Tour 1 Division I schedule and results

AS Monaco Gambit, ONE Esports Singapore Major
Credit: ONE Esports

The Regional League begins from December 1, 2021, until January 23, 2022. The Eastern European (CIS) region’s matches are scheduled to take place from Thursdays to Mondays.

DPC EEU Tour 1 Division I Standings

STANDINGSTEAMGAME RECORDMATCH RECORD
1stTeam Spirit14-17-0
2ndPuckChamp12-56-1
3rdHellRaisers9-84-3
3rdVirtus.pro10-74-3
5thNatus Vincere8-103-4
6thMind Games6-102-5
7thAS Monaco Gambit3-121-6
8thTeam Empire4-131-6

(To be updated)

Week 1

December 2 (Thursday)

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Team Empire0 — 2AS Monaco Gambit

December 3 (Friday)

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Natus Vincere0 — 2PuckChamp
Team Spirit2 — 0Mind Games

December 5 (Sunday)

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
PuckChamp2 — 0AS Monaco Gambit

December 6 (Monday)

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Virtus.pro1 — 2HellRaisers

Week 2

December 9 (Thursday)

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Natus Vincere2 — 1Team Empire

December 10 (Friday)

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Team Spirit2 — 0PuckChamp
HellRaisers2 — 0Mind Games

December 12 (Sunday)

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Team Empire1 — 2PuckChamp

December 13 (Monday)

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Virtus.pro2 — 1AS Monaco Gambit

Week 3

December 16-17 (Thursday)

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
HellRaisers2 — 0AS Monaco Gambit

December 17-18 (Friday)

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Virtus.pro2 — 0Mind Games
Team Spirit2 — 0Team Empire

December 19-20 (Sunday)

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Natus Vincere2 — 1Mind Games

December 20-21 (Monday)

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Virtus.pro1 — 2PuckChamp

Week 4

January 6-7 (Thursday)

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Team Spirit2 — 0AS Monaco Gambit

January 7-8 (Friday)

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Natus Vincere1 — 2HellRaisers
Virtus.pro2 — 0Team Empire

January 9-10 (Sunday)

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Mind Games1 — 2PuckChamp

January 10-11 (Monday)

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Team Spirit2 — 1Natus Vincere

Week 5

January 13

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
HellRaisers0 — 2PuckChamp

January 14-15

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Natus Vincere2 — 0AS Monaco Gambit
Team Empire0 — 2Mind Games

January 16-17

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Team Spirit2 — 0HellRaisers
Natus Vincere0 — 2Virtus.pro

Week 6

January 20-21

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Team Empire2 –1HellRaisers
Virtus.pro0 — 2Team Spirit

January 21-22

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Mind Games2 — 0AS Monaco Gambit

Tiebreaker

January 23-24

3rd-4th place

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
HellRaisers0 — 2Virtus.pro

Format of DPC EEU Tour 1 Division I

Virtus.pro's Solo at the ONE Esports World Pro Dota 2 Singapore Invitational
Credit: ONE Esports

All eight teams participating in the Regional League will play best-of-three matches following a single round-robin format, similar to last year’s Upper Division and Lower Division competitions.

The team that wins the event will immediately advance to the Playoffs of the upcoming Major. The second-place finisher will continue to the Group Stage in the same Major, while the 3rd team will qualify into the Wild Card of the Major.

TEAMCOUNTRY
Virtus.proRussia
Team SpiritRussia
AS Monaco GambitRussia
Mind Games (formerly Team Unique)Russia/Ukraine
Puck ChampCIS
Natus VincereUkraine
HellRaisersUkraine
Team EmpireRussia

DPC EEU Tour 1 Division I prize pool and point pool

Team Empire's new roster for 2022 DPC
Credit: Team Empire

The Regional League will have a total prize pool of US$205,000, along with a DPC point pool of 690.

PLACETEAMPLACEMENT RESULTDPC POINTSPRIZE MONEY
1stTeam SpiritQualifies to Winter Regional League300US$30,000
2ndPuckChampQualifies to Winter Regional League180US$28,000
3rdVirtus.proQualifies to Winter Regional League120US$27,000
4thHellRaisersRemains in Division I for Tour 260US$26,000
5thNatus VincereRemains in Division I for Tour 230US$25,000
6thMind GamesRemains in Division I for Tour 20US$24,000
7thAS Monaco GambitRelegated to Division II for Tour 20US$23,000
8thTeam EmpireRelegated to Division II for Tour 20US$22,000

Teams that are competing in the DPC EEU Tour 1 Division I

Virtus.pro at The International 10 (TI10)
Credit: Valve

Returning to the DPC are reigning TI10 champions Team Spirit. They are joined by the region’s top teams Virtus.pro, Natus Vincere, AS Monaco Gambit, Team Unique, and Puck Champ, who are all from the Upper Division of the previous 2021 DPC season.

HellRaisers and Team Empire were the top two performing teams from the Lower Division of the last 2021 DPC season who got promoted to Division I.

TEAMCOUNTRY
Virtus.proRussia
Team SpiritRussia
AS Monaco GambitRussia
Team UniqueRussia/Ukraine
PuckChampCIS
Natus VincereUkraine
HellRaisersUkraine
Team EmpireRussia

Where to watch the DPC EEU Tour 1 Division I?

Epicenter's Closed Qualifiers
Credit: EPICENTER

Dota 2 fans can watch the matches live on these official broadcast partners:

BROADCAST PARTNERLANGUAGE
Beyond The SummitEnglish
Dota 2 RU HubRussian
DouyuChinese
BTS Brazil TVPortuguese
4D EsportsEspañol

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