Hometown Heroes; The eleven SA players at Lima Major

The Lima Major 2023 is a historic event in South American Dota history. Eleven players competing are heroes to fans and aspiring professionals in the region. 

Not all heroes wear capes. 

No other teams and fans are more excited for the first Major of the DPC 2023 Season than those in South America.

Nine out of ten players from beastcoast and Evil Geniuses hail from Peru and one from TSM. One player is repping Bolivia at the event. They will compete for a Major trophy on their home field for the first time. 

There was a time when there weren’t any players from South America competing at Valve-sponsored events, let alone eleven. 

There was a time when there weren’t any international events happening in SA, let alone a Major. 

But here we are, and for the fans, the rising players, and the future generations dreaming of starting professional careers, these players are heroes making history. 

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Lima Major format

The teams are divided into two groups. The top six teams from each group will make the cut to the playoffs, while the bottom three teams will be eliminated.

Group Stage: February 22 – February 26, 2023

• Two groups of nine teams each
• Single round-robin
• All matches are Bo2
• Top four teams from each group advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs
• 5th and 6th place teams from each group advance to the lower bracket of the playoffs
• Remaining teams are eliminated

Playoffs – February 28 – March 5, 2023

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

Lima Major 2023 Groups

Group A

Group B

Two of the 18 participating teams will be playing with stand-ins and suffer point penalties at the major.

PSG.LGD couldn’t secure the visa for their offlane player, Li “项羽” Longwu and will be competing with Ren “old eLeVeN” Yangwei in his stead.  HellRaisers, who kicked their carry after qualifying for the Major, will have OG’s Artem “Yuragi” Golubiev standing in for them.

Lima Major 2023 Broadcasts

The event will be officially streamed in five different languages — ENGLISH, CHINESE, RUSSIAN, SPANISH, and PORTUGUESE.