DPC SEA 2023 Tour 1: Division I – schedule, preview, full details

The first season of the 2023 South-East Asian Dota Pro Circuit (SEA DPC) will commence within a week. A massive whirlwind of a roster shuffle shapes an entirely new landscape for SEA Dota.

New players enter the field such as Bleed Esports and Blacklist International. Geek Slate, or more famously known as Geek Fam, makes a return to high level Dota. SEA Dota is on track for another excitingly chaotic adventure so be sure to check out all about the upcoming Division I matches in SEA DPC with the full schedule and team preview in this article.

A whole new landscape means a new tournament organizer. With the departure of Beyond The Summit, a new organization will take the helm of hosting SEA DPC. Introducing Epulze, a Swedish esports company that has a substantial track record in running Dota 2 tournaments since 2018.

This is, however, their first rodeo on DPC. As usual, a $205,000 USD prize pool is allocated to the first season of this tournament, and the top four teams will earn DPC points and secure a slot in the Dota 2 Major.

The SEA DPC for Division I will occur between Jan. 9-30. Here is the schedule (as for now) for the Tour 1 Division I SEA DPC.

In the first season of SEA DPC, old friends reunite while new ones make their debut. The eight teams of SEA DPC Division I are as follows: Blacklist International, Bleed Esports, BOOM Esports, Execration, Fnatic, Geek Fam, Talon Esports and Team SMG.

One of the new names to enter Dota 2 DPC; Blacklist International is a Philippines-based esports team that has acquired RSG's DPC slot and will feature a full Filipino squad. Former TNC Predator teammates Raven, TIMS and Kuku reunite. Kuku's other former teammate, Karl, from his days on T1 will join the flay as well along with Polaris Esports' support player eyyou.

Another newcomer to Dota 2 DPC; Bleed Esports, a Singaporean-based esports team will feature a wholly international squad. Former BOOM Esports star carry JaCkky will headline as the carry along with former TSM support Dubu who came home to SEA after a long journey in North America. Bleed will also feature former Neon Esports players Masaros and PlayHard as well as a completely new challenger, Kordan.

After an incredible TI11 run, fans would've wanted to see all BOOM players stick together. However, reality isn't so kind and everyone eventually has their own journey to take. That said, BOOM is turning up with some incredible names such as Xepher from T1 and the legend who walked with teddy bears, xNova.

A household name that has been bouncing back and forth Division I and II; Execration is looking to stand strong and hold its ground in Division I. Will they finally be able to go all the way to the end? Just like Blacklist International, Execration is the only other team that will feature a full Filipino squad.

SEA favorite, Fnatic, is here to stay with some minor changes. They have traded their former captain, Jabz, for Talon Esports offlaner kpii. Additionally, Fnatic onboarded Gabbi to bring forth yet another TNC Predator reunion with Armel.

One of the most anticipated teams, Geek Fam makes a return to Dota 2 after a two-year hiatus. They have had some practice by participating and placing second in the recent Beyond The Summit Pro Series Season 13: South-East Asia and will undoubtedly bring some high-class Dota for the DPC.

The prophetic team who came all the way from Division II in 2022 to play in a Major and TI11. Talon features the first player to reach 13k MMR, 23savage along with new additions Jabz from Fnatic and Oli~ from Invictus Gaming.

They made sure to register in time; Team SMG has had some missed opportunities due to internal mishaps, but they shall remain headstrong and will forge onward. Will this year finally be this Malaysian-based team's time to shine?

Epulze just dropped the full SEA DPC Talent lineup which will be based in the region itself for the first time. The colorful lineup is filled with many familiar faces and new debuts. The SEA DPC studio will be radiated by Tsunami, Cap, Avo+, SVG, pieliedie, and SeekNStrike. We'll also see regional talents, ninjaboogie, 343, and WinteR bring the SEA energy, alongside Sophy, Talon Esports' streamer who will debut as a DPC host this season.

The full broadcast talent for SEA DPC this Tour is as follows:

The crew behind the curtains were also revealed to be Glem, Edric, Xero, Grey, Elore, Rosesa, uwuthemagical, and Jann.

Aside from the English crew, Epulze also provides a Spanish broadcast featuring Spanish-speaking talents. The Spanish broadcast lineup is as follows: Blue, Cutipo, Er-Kratos, Giulio, Necca, RoD, and Tainim.

SEA DPC's Division I is on the horizon. You can refer to the tournament's Liquipedia page here! Keep track of Winter Tour DPC in other regions on our site:

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