Lima Major 2023

Lima Major 2023 is the first major of the 2023 Dota Pro Circuit season. It is the first ever South American DPC major.

Participants

• Eighteen teams
  
  • Four teams each from Western Europe and China
  • Three teams each from Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe
  • Two teams each from North America and South America

Group stage -22.02.2023 - 26.02.2023:

• Two groups of nine teams each
• Single round-robin
• All matches are Bo2
• The top four teams from each group advance to the top set of playoffs
• The 5th and 6th place teams from each group advance to the lower playoff bracket
• The remaining teams are eliminated

Tiebreaker rules:

• If the tie is over a position of significance;
  • Two teams - a Bo3 will be played;
  • Three teams or more - a Bo1 round-robin will be played;
  • If the tiebreaker does not resolve following the first round of the round robin:
    • Three teams - the tiebreaker will be replayed;
    • Four teams or more - the matrix listed below will be used to resolve the tie, adding the information from the tiebreaker matches to those gathered during the group stage.
• For ties that are not over positions of significance (in order of importance):
  
  1. Head-to-head record between the tied participants taking only game score into account;
  2. Record vs the first team below the tied teams, continuing to each subsequent team below the tied teams til the tie is resolved;
  3. coin toss

Play-offs - 28.02.2023 - 05.03.2023:

• Double-elimination bracket
• All matches except Grand Final - Bo3
• Grand Final - Bo5