Wondering, Who Won the Lima Major 2023? The Dota 2 Pro Circuit (DPC) season was won by the Gaimin Gladiators, who defeated Team Liquid in the Grand Finale. While the latter was the crowd favorite, the former went undefeated in the Lima Major 2023 playoffs and eventually won the championship.
The Lima Major 2023 was the first time South America hosted a Dota Major, despite the region’s long history with Valve’s popular franchise. The event pitted 18 of the top Dota 2 teams from across the world against one another for a share of the cash pool and DPC points on offer.
Gaimin Gladiators won the Lima Major 2023 championship with one of the most spectacular performances in Dota 2 Major history, beating Team Liquid 3-0. Following Samuel Boxi Svahn’s unexpected departure in the middle of the competition.
Gaimin Gladiators competed in the grand final as fans favorite. Despite Team Liquid’s amazing 2-0 victory over Talon Esports in the Lower Bracket finals, Gaimin Gladiators proved too powerful for Liquid sans Boxi.
As Gaimin Gladiator has won their first Dota 2 Major event, this is also Anton “Dyrachyo” Shkredov, Quinn “Quinn” Callahan’s, Erik “tOfu” Engel’s, and Melchior “Seleri” Hillenkamp’s first Dota 2 Major triumph. Seleri is the first Dutch Dota 2 Pro Circuit (DPC) Major champion.
Gaimin Gladiators received $200k and 400 Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) points as the Lima Major 2023 champions. As a result, the team currently has 580 DPC points, placing it in a strong position to compete at The International 12.
Here’s the final leaderboard of the top eight teams, along with all their prizes:
- 1st: Gaimin Gladiators – $200k and 400 DPC points
- 2nd: Team Liquid – $100k and 350 DPC points
- 3rd: Talon Esports – $75k and 300 DPC points
- 4th: Shopify Rebellion – $50k and 250 DPC points
- 5th-6th: Entity || Evil Geniuses – $25k and 200 DPC points
- 7th-8th: Team Spirit || Team Aster – $12k and 100 DPC
As Lima Major 2023 has come to an end, the Dota 2 community is patiently waiting to see what Valve has in store for them in the upcoming update. That’s all you need to know about the Lima Major winners 2023 as I’ll see you in the next guide.