The Dota 2 Major Tournament has finally returned to the United States after more than three years of absence.
The Dota 2 Major competition so far has stopped in a number of different countries, from Germany to China, from Malaysia to Sweden. But this competition has not been held in the United States for a long time. The last time, Dota 2 Major was present in Boston in 2016. But afterwards America only hosted several Dota 2 Minor tournaments, such as Captains Draft 4.0 (2018) and DOTA Summit 8 (2017).
ESL recently proudly announced that once again, the United States will host the Dota 2 Major. The competition will be held at the ESL One Los Angeles 2020 event, on March 2020. The 16 best Dota 2 teams from all over the world will be performing here to fight over 15,000 DPC Points and prize money of US $ 1,000,000.
“Los Angeles is known for world-class entertainment and that’s what we want to present through L.A. Major We finally brought the ESL Dota 2 flagship competition to the US West Coast for the first time and we are proud to be able to bring world-class Dota 2 action to the local community, “said Ulrich Schulze, SVP of Product at ESL, as reported by Esports Insider.
“With ESL One Los Angeles, we will plant pegs on the ground to embrace the Dota 2 community in the United States and introduce our most iconic tournament to a new location: the Shrine Auditorium that gives it a unique feel,” he added. ESL One Los Angeles 2020 is indeed the first time the Dota 2 Major tournament is present in the city of Los Angeles.
ESL One Los Angeles 2020 aka L.A. The Major will be the third Dota 2 Major tournament in the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) 2019-2020 season. The first Major Tournament was held in the city of Chengdu, China under the name MDL Chengdu Major. While the second tournament is DreamLeague Season 13 in the city of Leipzig, Germany.
In addition to the Dota 2 tournament which is the main menu, ESL One Los Angeles 2020 also presents a number of interesting activities for visitors. Starting from the ESL Shop where gamers can buy official merchandise from Valve and ESL, cosplay competitions, airbrush tattoos to show support for favorite teams, to signature sessions for all 16 teams that appear on L.A. Major
The qualifying round of the tournament will start on February 9, 2020. Which team will show its dominance in the Dota Pro Circuit this season?
