Dota 2 amateurs who want to pursue a professional career can start now to grind their way into the FACEIT Pro League where they can play with and against pro players in both European and American regions.
FACEIT Pro League, in short FPL, is an in house, closed league developed by pro players and hosted by FACEIT, where currently only the pro players can play based on an admin invitation. Starting with the 1st of October FACEIT will run an FPL Circuit for the entire Dota 2 community. The FPL Circuit will be played as in house league as well, and at end of each "season", the top players will qualify to higher Skill Divisions, up to the FPL itself. The FPL Circuit access is subscription based ($5.99 / month) and you can subscribe on the FPL Circuit Organizer page. The subscription will allow you to play in exactly the same environment as the FPL players, including solo only queue and the captain pick system in an environment closely moderated full-time (24/7 dedicated admin support) by FACEIT admins.
The FPL Circuit format:
FPL Europe
FPL
FPL Challenger
FPL Division 3 : FACEIT Skill level 8-10
FPL Division 4 : FACEIT Skill level 4-7
FPL Division 5: FACEIT Skill level 1-3
The top 100 players from FPL Challenger each month will be invited to the FPL Qualifiers which will last two days in a 16 hour marathon. The top two players will qualify for FPL and immediately be able to play with the professional players. Additional details will be communicated to the top 100 at the end of the month.
The top five players from Division 3 will qualify to the FPL Challenger every month.
FPL North America
FPL
FPL Challenger: Skill level 8-10 on FACEIT
FPL Division 3: Skill level 4-7 on FACEIT
FPL Division 4: Skill level 1-3 on FACEIT
The top 100 players from FPL Challenger each month will be invited to the FPL Qualifiers which will last two days in a 16 hour marathon. The top two players will qualify for FPL and immediately be able to play with the professional players. Additional details will be communicated to the top 100 at the end of the month.
You can find all the FPL divisions on the FPL Circuit page on FACEIT.
The FPL Division 1 prize pool in both regions is $20,000 per month, totaling $480,000 per year.
In addition to the FPL Circuit hubs, FACEIT are working to find a way for the community sustained leagues into the FPL as well. For now, there are several such community driven leagues hosted on FACEIT as follows:
NIHL - Sweden, Norway, Denmark
UK IHL - United Kingdom
Lihisliiga- Finland
Dota2 Italia - Italy
RD2L EU/NA - Europe and North America
Echoleague - Europe and North America
SEA Inhouse League - South East Asia
NGA Australia/NZ League - Australia and New Zealand
Portugal League - Portugal
BeNeDota League - Belgium and Netherlands
Israel League - Israel
Romanian Dota - Romania
Overpower IHL - Europe
The Zoo - North America
South African IHL - South Africa
