DPC China 2023 Tour 1 Division I  is right around the corner with eight teams fighting for a big chunk of the $205,000 prize pool. DPC CN 2023 Tour 1 Division 1 will begin on January 05 and end on February 03, 2023. Here's a look at the Schedule, Format, Results and more.  

Teams

A total of eight teams will participate in Tour 1. Six teams have retained their Division I slots from the previous tour whilst two teams join from DPC CN Division II. The teams are:

Teams

Knights Team Aster Xtreme Gaming PSG.LGD Aster Aries EHOME Dawn Gaming Invictus Gaming

Note: Royal Never Give Up (RNG) and CDEC's slots were given to Knights and Dawn Gaming respectively.  

Format

• DPC China 2023 Tour 1 Division I will be played in a single round-robin, best-of-three games format
• Teams placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th will qualify for the Major
• 1st to 6th placed teams will retain their Division I slot
• Teams placed 7th and 8th aka the bottom two teams will be relegated to DPC CN 2023 Tour 2 Division II

 

Schedule for DPC China 2023 Tour 1 Division 1

The schedule is as follows:   The first tour of DPC China Division I will be played over three weeks as compared to the previous year's six weeks. The entire schedule can be found here.  

Prize Pool and DPC Points

The prize pool for DPC CN 2023 Tour 1 stands at $205,000 and 1150 circuit points. The top four teams will qualify for the first Dota 2 Major.  

Streams

The first DPC China 2023 tour will feature an English broadcast and will be streamed on Perfect World's Twitch channel.

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