With the upcoming ESL One Kuala Lumpur starting on Dec. 11, the competitive Dota 2 community will enter a new era that doesn’t feature Valve’s Dota Pro Circuit. While this change is scary for some, seasoned pros like former Talon Esports coach SunBhie see it as a positive.
In his eyes, as a coach who spent time with top teams in Western Europe and Southeast Asia over the last several years, SunBhie mainly thinks abolishing the DPC will improve the competitive scene in the long run. “I think change is scary and we also don’t know what’s ahead of us,” SunBhie said to Dot Esports. “I do think that the DPC being gone is a positive development. Outside of WEU, I don’t think the DPC has been successful. Even in WEU, being in Division II was not fun and [the division] devolved into something nasty. I’m glad it’s gone.”