Southeast Asia will be the first destination for the teams that will compete for DPC 2018-2019 points! The Target is Kuala Lumpur!
The first major in the DPC 2018-2019 season has been confirmed and immediately we are heading to Kuala Lumpur! Yes, right, Southeast Asia will be the arrival of high-class Dota 2 players and will compete for important points on the DPC Ladder! Let’s look at the full explanation of Kuala Lumpur Major!
Kuala Lumpur Major will be held on November 16-18, 2018 at Axiata Arena. This Major will be held by PGL and will be the First Major held in Southeast Asia in the 2018-19 DPC Season! There will be 16 teams that will compete in this Major, which seems to be that some teams will have to go through “Kuala Lumpur Minor” first to be able to advance to Kuala Lumpur Major.
The total prize pool of this tournament reaches 1,000,000 USD with the first rank of this tournament will get 350,000 USD! Even better, all the teams that will compete in Kuala Lumpur Major will certainly get money! This certainly will greatly support the growth of eSports and the welfare of all players and cover their costs of going to Kuala Lumpur Major.
Please note that in the 2018-2019 DPC season, Valve issued a new regulation regarding the running of the tournament which was able to produce DPC points for the players. The regulation is that each Major tournament must provide a Minor tournament where the winner of the Minor will immediately advance to the Major who follows the Minor.
For those of you who want to watch this Major directly, PGL has announced the price of tickets that can be bought. Prices of tickets sold by PGL ranged from Ancient tickets which is priced at 180 Malaysian Ringgit, Divine tickets (middle tier) at 330 RM and the Immortal tickets at a whopping 600 RM, which includes a chance to buy the gaming seats used by the teams during the early stages.. This ticket can be purchased on October 1. Especially for Malaysian residents will get a special prize and can be purchased starting September 6.
The launch event saw the Minister of Youth and Sports, YB Syed Saddiq, addressing the crowd on how “Malaysia is among the ‘Big 6’ eSports nations in Southeast Asia and “has the potential to be the region’s eSports hub because of how our youths are passionate about eSports”.
Astro Chief of Sports, Mr Lee Choong Khay, also states that the network is “honored to have the support from the Ministry of Youth and Sports and National Sports Council of Malaysia for bringing the biggest Dota 2 tournament here” and also “wants to develop a vibrant eSports ecosystem for gamers in Malaysia and the region.”
