Valve’s new competitive 2022 Dota 2 season continues with the DPC SA Tour 1 Division I featuring the top eight teams from the South American (SA) region.
Following Valve’s new DPC format, DPC SA Tour 1 Division I is the first Tour of the 2021-2022 Dota 2 season.
The road to The International 11 (TI11) for the South American (SA) region begins on December 2, 2021, with stacked teams battling one another with refreshed rosters.
What is DPC SA Tour 1 Division I?
DPC SA Tour 1 Division I is the first Regional League of the 2021-2022 Dota 2 season hosted by 4D Esports, primarily known for hosting the tournaments in the North and South America regions.
The top two 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 SA Tour 1 Division I schedule and results
The Regional League begins from December 2, 2021, until January 23, 2022. The South American (SA) region’s matches are scheduled to take place from Thursday to Sunday.
DPC SA Tour 1 Division I schedule and results
| STANDINGS | TEAM | GAME RECORD | MATCH RECORD |
| 1st | Thunder Predator | 14 — 1 | 7 — 0 |
| 2nd | Infamous | 10 — 8 | 5 — 2 |
| 3rd | beastcoast | 10 — 6 | 4 — 3 |
| 4th | King of Kings | 9 — 8 | 4 — 3 |
| 5th | Lava | 8 — 8 | 3 — 4 |
| 6th | Hokori | 4 — 10 | 2 — 5 |
| 6th | NoPing e-sports | 6 — 10 | 2 — 5 |
| 8th | SG Esports | 3 — 13 | 1 — 6 |
Week one
December 2
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Infamous | 0 — 2 | Thunder Predator |
December 3
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| NoPing e-sports | 2 — 0 | Hokori |
| Beastcoast | 2 — 0 | King of Kings |
December 5
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Lava | 1 — 2 | King of Kings |
| Thunder Predator | 2 — 0 | Hokori |
Week two
December 9
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Infamous | 2 — 0 | SG Esports |
December 10
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| NoPing e-sports | 0 — 2 | King of Kings |
| Beastcoast | 2 — 0 | Lava |
December 12
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Thunder Predator | 2 — 0 | SG Esports |
| Infamous | 2 — 1 | NoPing e-sports |
Week three
December 16
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Lava | 2 — 0 | SG Esports |
December 17
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Beastcoast | 2 — 0 | Hokori |
| Lava | 0 — 2 | Thunder Predator |
December 19
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Infamous | 0 — 2 | Hokori |
| SG Esports | 1 — 2 | King of Kings |
Week four
January 6
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Beastcoast | 2 — 0 | NoPing e-sports |
January 7
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Thunder Predator | 2 — 0 | King of Kings |
| Beastcoast | 1 — 2 | Infamous |
January 9
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Lava | 2 — 0 | No Ping e-sports |
| Hokori | 2 — 0 | SG Esports |
Week five
January 13
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| NoPing e-sports | 2 — 0 | SG Esports |
January 14
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Infamous | 2 — 1 | Lava |
| Hokori | 0 — 2 | King of Kings |
January 16
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| NoPing e-sports | 1 — 2 | Thunder Predator |
| Beastcoast | 1 — 2 | SG Esports |
Week six
January 20
| TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
| Infamous | January 21, 7.a.m GMT+8 | 3 p.m. PT | 11 p.m. GMT | King of Kings |
January 21
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Lava | 2 — 0 | Hokori |
| Thunder Predator | 2 — 0 | Beastcoast |
Tiebreaker
6th-7th place
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Hokori | 2 — 1 | NoPing Esports |
3rd-4th place
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Beastcoast | 2 — 1 | King of Kings |
Format of DPC SA Tour 1 Division I
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.
Following the cancellation of the Winter Major, Valve announced that the top four teams of each region will participate in Regional Finals for a US$100,000 prize pool. The first team will get 250 DPC points, and the second team will get 130 DPC points.
DPC SA Tour 1 Division I prize pool and point pool
The Regional League will have a total prize pool of US$205,000, along with a DPC point pool of 690.
| PLACE | TEAM | PLACEMENT RESULT | DPC POINTS | PRIZE MONEY |
| 1st | Thunder Predator | Qualifies to Winter Regional League | 300 | US$30,000 |
| 2nd | Infamous | Qualifies to Winter Regional League | 180 | US$28,000 |
| 3rd | beastcoast | Qualifies to Winter Regional League | 120 | US$27,000 |
| 4th | King of Kings | Qualifies to Winter Regional League | 30 | US$26,000 |
| 5th | Lava | Remains in Division I for Tour 2 | 0 | US$25,000 |
| 6th | Hokori | Remains in Division I for Tour 2 | 0 | US$24,000 |
| 7th | NoPing e-sports | Relegated to Division II for Tour 2 | 0 | US$23,000 |
| 8th | SG eports | Relegated to Division II for Tour 2 | 0 | US$22,000 |
Teams competing in DPC SA Tour 1 Division I
Returning to the DPC are the three SA teams that attended TI10, beastcoast, Thunder Predator, and SG Esports. They are joined by the region’s top teams NoPing e-sports, Infamous, and Hokori who are all from the Upper Division of the previous 2021 DPC season.
Lava and King of Kings were the top two performing teams from the Lower Division of the last 2021 DPC season who got promoted to Division I.
The eight South American teams competing in the DPC NA Tour 1 Division I
| TEAM | COUNTRY |
| NoPing Esports | Brazil |
| Beastcoast | Peru |
| Thunder Predator | Peru |
| Infamous | Peru |
| Hokori | Peru |
| SG Esports | Brazil |
| Lava | Peru |
| King of Kings | Peru |
Where to watch the DPC SA Tour 1 Division I?
Dota 2 fans can watch the matches live on these official broadcast partner channels.
| BROADCAST PARTNER | LANGUAGE |
| Epulze Gaming | English |
| Dota 2 RU Hub | Russian |
| TBD | Chinese |
| BTS Brazil TV | Portuguese |
| 4D Esports | Español |
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