After the team’s success at the Kuala Lumpur Major 2018 event in Malaysia, this time the second major event will begin its qualification round. This time the land of China, precisely in the city of Chongqing, will become the second headline and major title. With the name Chongqing Major 2018, as many as 16 teams will fight for a total prize of US $ 1,000,000.
This event is the result of a collaboration from Valve with StarLadder and ImbaTV. This event is also an official event, but provides DPC points that determine the slot to The International 9 in Shanghai.
Chongqing 2018 Major will take place on January 19-27 2018. But this time, Valve announced the group stage division for the main qualification phase for Chongqing Major 2018. No doubt, many teams are the center of attention. Maybe some names can foster admiration, for example two names that have just returned to the competitive stage, OG and Team Liquid.
But for regional China qualifications are still being carried out for the 4 teams that will fill the group stage. Some old names are predicted to return to filling empty slots to the Chongqing stage.
Competition Stairs in the Dota Pro Circuit Standings
Virtus.pro’s victory is certainly a new milestone for the teams competing in Chongqing Major 2018. The reason is, the major event presents more DPCs than minor titles. For example, Tigers only won 120 points after winning the DreamLeague Minor Season 10. Whereas Virtus.pro immediately got 4,950 points.
But this is considered worth the more difficult performance and opponents at the major level event. Because, Virtus.pro must defeat the team that performed with a charming performance, Team Secret. In addition, the standings ladder is also filled by one of the representatives of SEA, TNC Predator with 900 points. The event in Southeast Asia is actually lacking one figure, namely Mineski which is less prominent compared to last year.
For group B, Indonesia has received at least attention after the presence of the BOOM ID team. Bitterly, this black wolf fleet will entertain the ex-player, Muhammad “inYourdreaM” Rizky who defends Tigers. They will also face Fnatic, who appears to be quite stable even with a new roster. There is also the power of SEA that is quite long asleep, WG. Grace to the realm of SEA which appears through the qualification path.
For the European region there are also many surprises that have been waiting for a long time, namely the participation of OG and Team Liquid. Team Liquid himself competed in the DreamLeague Season 10 qualification, but decided to withdraw with a quite controversial moment.
In addition, OG became a byword after the midlaner, Anathan “Ana” Pham decided to vacuum for the second time. The Australian player decided to vacuum with internal reasons. So, can OG and Team liquid overtake the DPC race in Chongqing Major 2018? Or is it Russian bears who are re-establishing their position on the DPC standings?
