The WePlay AniMajor is the last stop for the best Dota 2 teams from around the world before the start of The International 10. Here’s everything you need to know about the tournament.
What is the WePlay AniMajor?
The tournament is the second Dota 2 Major of the 2021 DPC season, in which top teams from around the world will gather in Kyiv, Ukraine from June 2 to 13, 2021.
Tournament organizers WePlay Esports, alongside Valve Corporation, decided on an anime theme for the event.
“Dota 2 and Anime worlds have been connected in the audience’s interests for a long time already,” explained WePlay Esports in a Reddit AMA.
“Think about [how fast] Team Liquid Naruto merchandise series sold out, or the recent Dota 2 anime ‘Dragon’s Blood’ on Netflix. And the most interesting is that the community loves and hates anime simultaneously. The same as the game itself.”
WePlay AniMajor results and schedule
(These match results were updated on June 12)
As mentioned the tournament will take place from June 2 to 13, 2021. The Wild Card of the WePlay AniMajor is scheduled from June 2 to 3. The competition then continues to the Group Stage happening from June 4 to 7. Finally, the Major concludes with the Playoffs from June 9 to 13. Note that all times are in GMT+8.
Playoffs
June 9 (Wednesday)
- T1 2 — 0 Team Aster
- Alliance 0 — 2 PSG.LGD
June 10 (Thursday)
- Quincy Crew 2 — 1 NoPing e-sports
- Virtus.pro 0 — 2 Team Nigma
- Team Aster 1 — 2 TNC Predator
- Alliance 1 — 2 Team Spirit
- Virtus.pro 1 — 2 Vici Gaming
June 11 (Friday)
- NoPing e-sports 1 — 2 Evil Geniuses
- Vici Gaming 2 — 0 Team Spirit
- TNC Predator 1 — 2 Evil Geniuses
June 12 (Saturday)
- Team Nigma 1 — 2 PSG.LGD
- T1 2 — 1 Quincy Crew
- Team Nigma 0 — 2 Evil Geniuses
- Vici Gaming 2 — 1 Quincy Crew
June 13 (Sunday)
- Vici Gaming 1 — 2 Evil Geniuses
- PSG.LGD 2 — 1 T1
- Evil Geniuses 2 — 1 T1
June 14 (Monday)
- PSG.LGD 3 — 0 Evil Geniuses
WePlay AniMajor Group Stage
Standings
- (1) PSG.LGD 11-3
- (2) Team Nigma 10-4
- (3) Vici Gaming 8-6
- (4) Evil Geniuses 7-7
- (5) TNC Predator 7-7
- (6) Team Spirit 5-9
- (7) Team Liquid 5-9
- (8) beastcoast 3-11
Tiebreaker
- Team Spirit 1 — 0 Team Liquid
June 4 (Friday)
- Evil Geniuses 2 — 0 TNC Predator
- Team Liquid 1 — 1 beastcoast
- PSG.LGD 2 — 0 beastcoast
- Team Spirit 1 — 1 Evil Geniuses
- Vici Gaming 2 — 0 Team Liquid
- Team Nigma 1 — 1 PSG.LGD
June 5 (Saturday)
- Vici Gaming 1 — 1 TNC Predator
- Team Spirit 0 — 2 Team Nigma
- Team Spirit 1 — 1 Vici Gaming
- beastcoast 1 — 1 Evil Geniuses
- Team Liquid 0 — 2 Team Nigma
- beastcoast 0 — 2 TNC Predator
- Evil Geniuses 1 — 1 Vici Gaming
- Team Spirit 1 — 1 PSG.LGD
June 6 (Sunday)
- PSG.LGD 2 — 0 Team Liquid
- TNC Predator 2 — 0 Team Nigma
- PSG.LGD 2 — 0 TNC Predator
- Vici Gaming 2 — 0 beastcoast
- PSG.LGD 1 — 0 Evil Geniuses
- Team Nigma 2 — 0 Vici Gaming
- Team Liquid 1 — 1 TNC Predator
- Team Spirit 1 — 1 beastcoast
June 7 (Monday)
- Team Nigma 1 — 1 Evil Geniuses
- Team Spirit 0 — 2 Team Liquid
- PSG.LGD 1 — 1 Vici Gaming
- Team Spirit 1 — 1 TNC Predator
- Team Nigma 2 — 0 beastcoast
June 8 (Tuesday)
- Evil Geniuses 1 — 1 Team Liquid
- Team Liquid 0 — 1 Team Spirit (Tiebreaker)
WePlay AniMajor Wild Card
Standings
- (1) Vici Gaming 7-3
- (2) Team Nigma 6-4
- (3) Invictus Gaming 6-4
- (4) Team Secret 4-6
- (5) Execration 4-6
- (6) AS Monaco Gambit 3-7
Tiebreaker
- Team Nigma 1 — 0 Invictus Gaming
June 2 (Wednesday)
- Team Secret 1 — 1 AS Monaco Gambit
- Execration 1 — 1 Invictus Gaming
- Vici Gaming 1 — 1 Team Nigma
- Team Nigma 2 — 0 AS Monaco Gambit
June 3 (Thursday)
- Vici Gaming 1 — 1 Team Secret
- Team Nigma 0 — 2 Invictus Gaming
- AS Monaco Gambit 1 — 1 Execration
- Execration 1 — Vici Gaming
- Vici Gaming 2 — 0 AS Monaco Gambit
- Execration 1 — 1 Team Secret
- Execration 0 — 2 Team Nigma
- Invictus Gaming 0 — 2 Vici Gaming
- Team Nigma 1 — 1 Team Secret
- Invictus Gaming 1 — 1 AS Monaco Gambit
June 4 (Friday)
- Invictus Gaming 2 — 0 Team Secret
- Invictus Gaming 0 — 1 Team Nigma (Tiebreaker)
Format of the WePlay AniMajor
Eighteen teams from six different regions will be placed in Wild Card, Group Stage, and Playoff positions based on their DPC season 2 regional league standings.
Wild Card
Six teams will compete in a single round-robin format, where all matches will be a best-of-two. Two teams will advance to the group stage, while the remaining teams are eliminated.
Group Stage
Eight teams will play a single round-robin format, where all matches will be a best-of-two. Two teams will advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs. Third to sixth place teams, on the other hand, will continue to the lower bracket of the playoffs, while the remaining teams are eliminated.
Playoffs
12 of the remaining teams will compete in a double-elimination bracket, with all matches played in a best-of-three format, except for the Grand Final which will be a best-of-five series.
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WePlay AniMajor prize and circuit point pool
The best Dota 2 teams from six regions battle it out for an impressive US$500,000 prize pool and 2,700 DPC points, which will help them qualify for the The International 10.
Qualified teams for the WePlay AniMajor
China
- Team Aster (Playoffs)
- PSG.LGD (Group Stage)
- Vici Gaming (Wild Card)
- Invictus Gaming (Wild Card)
Western Europe
- Alliance (Playoffs)
- Team Liquid (Group Stage)
- Team Nigma (Wild Card)
- Team Secret (Wild Card)
Southeast Asia
- T1 (Playoffs)
- TNC Predator (Group Stage)
- Execration (Wild Card)
North America
- Quincy Crew (Playoffs)
- Evil Geniuses (Group Stage)
South America
- NoPing e-sports (Playoffs)
- beastcoast (Group Stage)
Eastern Europe
- Virtus.pro (Playoffs)
- Team Spirit (Group Stage)
- AS Monaco Gambit (Wild Card)
(Updated: May 23)
Where to watch the WePlay AniMajor
While the event will be closed to live spectators, viewers can catch the stream on WePlay’s Twitch and YouTube channels. For more details, check out WePlay Esports’ official post.
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