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Dota 2: 2012 World Championship

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The Premier League

Online

Jan. 4, 2012 - Feb. 29, 2012
Starladder.tv

Kiev, Ukraine

Mar. 9, 2012 - Apr. 29, 2012
The International 2012

Seattle, Washington

Aug. 31, 2012 - Sep. 2, 2012

Qualifiers, Online and Minor LAN Events

Dates	Tournament	Type
Jan. 14, 2012 - Mar. 11, 2012	Dota2Replays Brawl	Online
Jan. 17, 2012 - Feb. 3, 2012	D2E Challenge	Online
Mar 1 - 18, 2012	It's Gosu Monthly Madness: March	Online
Mar 21 - 31, 2012	joinDOTA Masters	Online

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Quick F.A.Q.

How are rankings calculated?

ESFI utilizes a modified version of the G7 Teams ranking. That is, instead of compiling points continuously year after year, ESFI resets points per each year, or "e-sports season".

How often are rankings updated?

Rankings are updated immediately after every World Championship event is completed.

What is the World Championship circuit?

A game's World Championship circuit is composed of major LAN (offline) events which are open to all competitors (or have a qualification process) and have at least one top 10 team/player attending. Results from these events affect the World Championship ranking.

What about regionals, online tournaments and smaller LANs?

These tournaments cannot be a part of the World Championship because they are not open to all competitors. These can be regional qualifier events, invitationals, and smaller LAN events with no top-10-ranked competitors attending.