Top-5 matches of the DPC Season 2 Week 1

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Published at: 2021-04-12 10:07:00

The second season of Dota Pro Circuit Regional Leagues has officially started today. As in the previous season, the competition will last 6 weeks, each of which will have about 60 matches. To not get lost in the events, we have highlighted five central matches for the coming week.

The second season promises to be much more interesting than the first one. This time, all the teams had enough time to make replacements and establish the necessary communication. Also, the 7.29 patch, which was released last week and brought many changes, adds more interest.

Alliance vs. Team Liquid

League: DPC: EU Upper Division
Date: April 14, 16:00 UTC+0

The match between the outsiders of One Esports Singapore Major 2021. Despite the unsatisfactory result at the international level event, both teams retained their rosters and had to work hard on their mistakes in the offseason. It's interesting to see their new tactics after the patch release.

Virtus Pro vs. AS Monaco Gambit

League: DPC: CIS Upper Division
Date: April 15, 16:00 UTC+0

The first match of the CIS league is the confrontation between the two main favorites of the region. After the Major, AS Monaco Gambit risked losing the midlaner when No[o]ne thought about leaving the team. But the club's management could find a compromise. The last time the teams met in January when AS Monaco Gambit performed under the Live To Win tag. That match ended with a confident victory for Virtus Pro.

Natus Vincere vs. Team Spirit

League: DPC: CIS Upper Division
Date: April 16, 13:00 UTC+0

The first week in the CIS indulges with high-scale matches. This is the second match between the favorites of the region. Team Spirit is in good shape. Despite missing the Major, it had a great Epic League Season 3 and took second place. The team is becoming better and ready to fight in the second season. Against it, Natus Vincere will play, which has problems within the team. After a skip of the Major, the team excluded the main offlaner from the roster and took Ramzes666 in his place. It is interesting to see what form the team is in right now.

Team Secret vs. Nigma

League: DPC: EU Upper Division
Date: April 17, 19:00 UTC+0

The most intriguing match of the first week among all regions. Team Secret, which received a good lesson at One Esports Singapore Major 2021 and didn't even manage to reach the tournament's final, against Nigma, which decided to replace the midlaner: iLTW will represent the team in the second season instead of w33. We are waiting for tough fights in this match.

EHOME vs. Elephant

League: DPC: China Upper Division
Date: April 18, 10:00 UTC+0

Here is the match from the Chinese region. The losers of the first season, Elephant and EHOME, which failed to qualify for the Major, had to prepare for the second season actively.

After Sylar returned to EHOME, the team lost only 2 matches out of 11, which hints at the team's good atmosphere. In turn, Elephant, just a couple of weeks ago, finally agreed to cooperate with rotK, which became the new head coach. The teams met a week ago in the I-League 2021, where EHOME won a landslide victory.