World-class Dota 2 action will soon be on full display with the final Major of the Dota Pro Circuit 2021/2022 set to begin on August 4.

The PGL Arlington Major promises to deliver exciting matches and drama with 17 of the world’s best teams battling one another for DPC points and their share of the US$500,000 prize pool.

Here is everything you need to know about the PGL Arlington Major.

What is the PGL Arlington Major?

PGL Arlington Dota 2 Major official
Credit: PGL

The PGL Arlington Major is the third Major of the Dota Pro Circuit 2021/2022.

17 teams from six different regions gathered in Texas for the premier event, hoping to earn their share of the prize pool and DPC points, which they will need to guarantee an invitation to The International 2022 in October.

The 12 teams with the most DPC points will earn a direct invite to TI11, making each Major a precious opportunity to earn points and book their tickets early.

PGL Arlington Major schedule and results

Stockholm Major Power Rankings, Team Spirit's Yatoro and BOOM Esports' Yopaj
Credit: ONE Esports

PGL Arlington Major Playoffs

PGL Arlington Major Playoff Bracket
Credit: PGL

August 9

Upper bracket quarterfinals

TEAMSCORETEAM
PSG.LGD2 – 0BOOM Esports

August 10

Upper bracket quarterfinals

TEAMSCORETEAM
Entity1 – 2OG
Outsiders1 – 2Team Spirit
Team Aster2 – 0Fnatic

Lower bracket round 1

TEAMSCORETEAM
Team Liquid1 – 2BOOM Esports

August 11

Lower Bracket round 1

TEAMSCORETEAM
Evil Geniuses1 – 2Entity
Royal Never Give Up0 – 2Outsiders
beastcoast2 – 1Fnatic

August 12

Upper bracket semifinals

TEAMSCORETEAM
PSG.LGD2 – 1OG
Team Spirit2 – 0Team Aster

Lower bracket round 2

TEAMSCORETEAM
BOOM Esports1 – 2Entity

August 13

Lower bracket round 2

TEAMSCORETEAM
Outsiders1 – 2beastcoast

Lower bracket quarterfinals

TEAMSCORETEAM
Team Aster2 – 1Entity
beastcoast1 – 2OG

August 14

Upper bracket final

TEAMSCORETEAM
PSG.LGD2 – 0Team Spirit

Lower bracket semifinal

TEAMSCORETEAM
Team Aster2 – 1OG

Lower bracket final

TEAMSCORETEAM
Team Spirit2 – 1Team Aster

August 15

Grand final

TEAMSCORETEAM
PSG.LGD1 – 3Team Spirit

Team Spirit wins the Arlington Major!

PGL Arlington Major group stage standings and results

Group A

STANDINGTEAMGAME RECORDMATCH RECORD (W-D-L)
1stPSG.LGD15 — 17 — 1 — 0
2ndOutsiders10 — 63 — 4 — 1
3rdOG9 — 73 — 3 — 2
4thFnatic9 — 72 — 3 — 2
5thRoyal Never Give Up8 — 82 — 4 — 2
6thTeam Liquid7 — 91 — 4 — 2
7thTalon Esports5 — 111 — 3 — 5
8thThunder Awaken5 — 110 — 5 — 3
9thSoniqs4 — 120 — 4 — 4

Group B

STANDINGTEAMGAME RECORDMATCH RECORD (W-D-L)
1stTeam Aster10 — 43 — 4 — 0
2ndEntity9 — 53 — 3 — 1
3rdTeam Spirit9 — 53 — 3 — 1
4thBOOM Esports7 — 72 — 3 — 2
5thEvil Geniuses6 — 82 — 2 — 3
6thbeastcoast6 — 81 — 4 — 2
7thNatus Vincere5 — 92 — 1 — 4
8thTundra Esports4 — 100 — 4 — 3

August 4

Stream A

TEAMSCORETEAM
Soniqs0 – 2Team Liquid

Stream B

TEAMSCORETEAM
Outsiders1 – 1Royal Never Give Up

Stream C

TEAMSCORETEAM
Fnatic1 – 1OG

Stream D

TEAMSCORETEAM
PSG.LGD2 – 0Talon Esports

August 5

Stream A

TEAMSCORETEAM
Evil Geniuses0 – 2Team Aster
Team Liquid1 – 1OG
Team Aster2 – 0Entity
PSG.LGD2 – 0OG

Stream B

TEAMSCORETEAM
BOOM Esports1 – 1Tundra Esports
Fnatic1 – 1Outsiders
Evil Geniuses0 – 2BOOM Esports
Fnatic1 – 1Royal Never Give Up

Stream C

TEAMSCORETEAM
Natus Vincere0 – 2Entity
Talon Esports1 – 1Thunder Awaken
Team Spirit2 – 0Tundra Esports
Outsiders2 – 0Talon Esports

Stream D

TEAMSCORETEAM
Team Spirit2 – 0beastcoast
Royal Never Give Up1 – 1Soniqs
Natus Vincere2 – 0beastcoast
Thunder Awaken2 – 0Soniqs

August 6

Stream A

TEAMSCORETEAM
Team Spirit0 – 2Evil Geniuses
Soniqs0 – 2Talon Esports
Tundra Esports0 – 2Natus Vincere
Team Liquid0 – 2PSG.LGD

Stream B

TEAMSCORETEAM
Entity1 – 1Tundra Esports
Team Liquid1 – 1Outsiders
Evil Geniuses1 – 1beastcoast
Fnatic1 – 1Thunder Awaken

Stream C

TEAMSCORETEAM
BOOM Esports0 – 2beastcoast
Fnatic0 – 2PSG.LGD
BOOM Esports0 – 2Entity
Royal Never Give Up2 – 0Talon Esports

Stream D

TEAMSCORETEAM
Thunder Awaken1 – 1Soniqs
Thunder Awaken0 – 2Royal Never Give Up
Team Aster1 – 1Team Spirit
OG1 – 1Soniqs

August 7

Stream A

TEAMSCORETEAM
Evil Geniuses1 – 1Tundra Esports
OG2 – 0Royal Never Give Up
Natus Vincere0 – 2Evil Geniuses
OG2 – 0Thunder Awaken

Stream B

TEAMSCORETEAM
Team Spirit1 – 1Entity
Team Liquid0 – 2Fnatic
Team Spirit1 – 1BOOM Esports
PSG.LGD2 – 0Outsiders

Stream C

TEAMSCORETEAM
Natus Vincere0 – 2BOOM Esports
PSG.LGD1 – 1Soniqs
beastcoast1 – 1Entity
Talon Esports1 – 1Team Liquid

Stream D

TEAMSCORETEAM
Team Aster1 – 1beastcoast
Outsiders1 – 1Thunder Awaken
Team Aster2 – 0Tundra Esports
Soniqs0 – 2Fnatic

August 8

Stream A

TEAMSCORETEAM
Team Aster2 – 0BOOM Esports
Royal Never Give Up0 – 2PSG.LGD
Talon Esports0 – 2OG

Stream B

TEAMSCORETEAM
Team Spirit2 – 0Natus Vincere
Fnatic1 – 1Talon Esports
Thunder Awaken0 – 2PSG.LGD

Stream C

TEAMSCORETEAM
beastcoast1 – 1Tundra Esports
Thunder Awaken1 – 1Team Liquid
Soniqs0 – 2Outsiders

Stream D

TEAMSCORETEAM
Entity2 – 0Evil Geniuses
OG0 – 2Outsiders
Royal Never Give Up1 – 1Team Liquid

Teams competing in the PGL Arlington Major

PGL Arlington Major Dota 2 teams
Credit: PGL

Chinese squad Xtreme Gaming withdrew from the tournament since one player’s visa was denied several times. 

Southeast Asian squad Fnatic also had visa issues of their own with three players from their main roster unable to obtain US visas. Fnatic was allowed to participate in the tournament with three substitutes.

Entity, Royal Never Give Up, Thunder Awaken, and Talon Esports will also be playing with stand-ins.

Western Europe

  • Tundra Esports
  • Team Liquid
  • OG
  • Entity

Eastern Europe

  • Outsiders
  • Natus Vincere
  • Team Spirit

China

  • Royal Never Give Up
  • Team Aster
  • PSG.LGD

Southeast Asia

  • BOOM Esports
  • Talon Esports
  • Fnatic

North America

  • Evil Geniuses
  • Quincy Crew

South America

  • Thunder Awaken
  • beastcoast

Format of the PGL Arlington Major

Team Liquid Micke next to Dota 2's Aegis of the Immortal
Credit: Micke

The 17 attending teams will be split into two groups. Each team will play a best-of-two round-robin to determine their standings.

The top four teams from each group will be seeded in the upper bracket of the playoffs. Teams that finish in 5th and 6th place in their group will advance to the lower bracket. The remaining teams in each group will be eliminated from the competition.

All playoff series are best-of-three, except for the grand finals, which will be a best-of-five.

PGL Arlington Major prize pool

OG lifts the ESL One Stockholm Major 2022 trophy
Credit: ESL

The Stockholm Major will have a US$500,000 prize pool, as well as 4,570 DPC points to be distributed among the attendees depending on placement.

STANDINGTEAMSPRIZE MONEYDPC POINTS
1stTeam SpiritUS$200,000820
2ndPSG.LGDUS$100,000740
3rdTeam AsterUS$75,000670
4thOGUS$50,000590
5th-6thbeastcoast
Entity		US$25,000515
7th-8thBOOM Esports
Outsiders		US$12,500360
9th-12thFnatic
Royal Never Give Up
Evil Geniuses
Team Liquid		——
13th-14thTalon Esports
Natus Vincere		——
15th-16thThunder Awaken
Tundra Esports		——
17thSoniqs——

Where to watch the PGL Arlington Major?

Fans can watch the matches live on PGL’s official Twitch, YouTube, or Facebook streams.

During the group stages, three additional streams will be broadcasting the matches. You can find Stream B, Stream C, and Stream D here.

READ MORE: Noxville’s PGL Arlington Major Power Rankings