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Dota 2 Bali Major is least viewed Valve event in 2023

The third and final Major event of the 2023 Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) season, the Dota 2 Bali Major, will take place from June 29 to July 9. It will undoubtedly be the most competitive Major of the year. In addition to competing for a piece of the US$500,000 prize pool, the 18 teams in Bali will also be vying for the 3,500 DPC point pool. Those DPC points will help players win crucial direct invites to The International (TI) 2023, the multimillion-dollar world championship event for Dota 2 that will take place in Seattle this October.

There will be two phases of the Bali Major. The Group Stage comes first, followed by the Playoffs. The 18 competing teams in the Bali Major Group Stage will be divided into two groups of nine teams each. To decide which teams proceed to the Playoffs, they will then participate in a single round-robin with best-of-two matchups. Each group’s nine clubs will win six playoff positions. The top four teams from each group proceed to the upper bracket, while the teams who finished fifth and sixth must begin in the lower bracket. The bottom three teams in each group will advance to the next round of elimination.

Double-elimination playoffs will be used at the Bali Major. Except for the Grand Finals, which will include a full best-of-five series, all Playoff games will be best-of-three contests. The strongest teams from the DPC’s six regional leagues in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, China, Southeast Asia, North America, and South America make up the teams participating in the Bali Major. There will be four teams each from China and Western Europe, three teams each from Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe, and two teams each from North and South America.

Statistics show that Bali groups have been the least viewed among all major competitions in the 2023 season, despite being hosted in one of the locations with the highest Dota 2 viewership.
When comparing the Bali Major to the Lima and Berlin Majors during the group stages, pro play stat-tracking website Esports Charts revealed that the Bali Major did the worst job at drawing spectators.

The Bali Major is taking place in Southeast Asia, a region that is known for its fierce competition and enthusiasm, but for fans in Europe and North America, the games have been shown at awful hours, typically when they are asleep or at work. The Bali Major suffered greatly by the absence of viewers from these two areas.

Fans have been displeased with the production value, lack of a YouTube broadcast, and poor stream quality in addition to the time issues. Following the failure of IO Esports and Epulze to resolve the ongoing stuttering and tearing that happened on English broadcasts, many Dota 2 players from the EU and NA who did choose to stay up for the tournament have started quitting up.

With playoffs beginning on July 5, Bali Major might still increase its Dota 2 viewership with some significant schedule adjustments, but it seems doubtful.

Harry S

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