The Premier League

The Premier League
	Online
Start Date:	4 January 2012
End Date:	11 March 2012
Teams:	10
Version:	6.72
Prize Pool:	$10,000 USD
Website:	Link

The Premier League is an international professional league for Dota 2. Contested by 10 teams, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation. Seasons run for nine rounds with teams playing 18 matches each, totaling 90 matches in the season. After all games have been played, the top three teams will be awarded $10,000 USD distributed among them, while the two lowest teams have to go into relegation. In relegation they will have to fight their way back into the tournament with other teams through a series of qualifiers. For the first season, the top 10 performing teams of recent online and LAN tournaments were invited.

Every team is playing one series against every other team consisting out of a best-of-two series. Winning both games will score the winning team three points and losing one zero, while a tie will result in both teams gaining one point each.

Squads

Main Article: The Premier League squads

Commentators

Luminous

David Zhang
Origin:	Template:Icon flag United States
Language:	Template:Icon flag English
Web page

VeRsuta

Aren Zurabyan
Origin:	Template:Icon flag Russia
Language:	Template:Icon flag Russian

LuCiqNo

Victor Jolivet
Origin:	Template:Icon flag France
Language:	Template:Icon flag French

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1	Natus Vincere (C)	9	8	1	0	25
2	Complexity Gaming	9	6	2	1	20
3	Absolute Legends	9	5	2	2	17
4	Quantic Gaming	9	4	3	2	15
5	Counter Logic Gaming	9	3	5	1	14
6	Fnatic	9	3	3	3	12
7	MeetYourMakers	9	1	5	3	8
8	Team Dignitas	9	2	2	5	8
9	World Elite	9	1	1	7	4
10	Mineski PowerColor	9	0	0	9	0

Results

Round 1

2012-1-8	WE Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag MYM

2012-1-8	WE Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag MYM

2012-1-10	Fnatic Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Mski.PColor

2012-1-10	Fnatic Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Mski.PColor

2012-1-14	CLG Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Dignitas

2012-1-14	CLG Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Dignitas

Round 2

2012-1-11	MYM Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag Quantic

2012-1-11	MYM Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Quantic

2012-1-14	Dignitas Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag WE

2012-1-14	Dignitas Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag WE

2012-1-15	Na`Vi Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Fnatic

2012-1-15	Na`Vi Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Fnatic

Round 3

2012-1-18	Mski.PColor Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag Quantic

2012-1-18	Mski.PColor Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag Quantic

2012-1-18	Mski.PColor Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag CLG

2012-1-18	Mski.PColor Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag CLG

2012-1-20	MYM Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag Fnatic

2012-1-20	MYM Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Fnatic

Round 4

2012-1-27	CLG Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Na`Vi

2012-1-27	CLG Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag Na`Vi

2012-1-29	WE Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Mski.PColor (walkover)

2012-1-29	WE Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Mski.PColor (walkover)

2012-1-29	Dignitas Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag Quantic

2012-1-29	Dignitas Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag Quantic

Round 5

2012-2-1	WE Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag CLG

2012-2-1	WE Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag CLG

2012-2-3	Quantic Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag Na`Vi

2012-2-3	Quantic Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag Na`Vi

2012-2-4	aL Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Fnatic

2012-2-4	aL Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Fnatic

2012-2-5	Dignitas Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag MYM

2012-2-5	Dignitas Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag MYM

Round 6

2012-2-7	aL Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag MYM

2012-2-7	aL Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag MYM

2012-2-7	aL Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag Na`Vi

2012-2-7	(walkover) aL Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag Na`Vi

2012-2-10	Fnatic Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag CLG

2012-2-10	Fnatic Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag CLG

2012-2-11	coL Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag aL

2012-2-11	coL Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag aL

2012-2-11	MYM Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag Na`Vi

2012-2-11	MYM Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag Na`Vi

2012-2-12	aL Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Mski.PColor (walkover)

2012-2-12	aL Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Mski.PColor (walkover)

2012-2-12	Quantic Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag WE

2012-2-12	Quantic Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag WE

Round 7

2012-2-18	Na`Vi Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Mski.PColor (walkover)

2012-2-18	Na`Vi Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Mski.PColor

2012-2-18	coL Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag CLG

2012-2-18	coL Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag CLG

2012-2-19	aL Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag WE

2012-2-19	aL Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag WE

2012-2-19	Fnatic Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Dignitas

2012-2-19	Fnatic Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Dignitas

2012-2-19	CLG Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Quantic

2012-2-19	CLG Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag Quantic

Round 8

2012-2-22	CLG Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag MYM

2012-2-22	CLG Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag MYM

2012-2-24	Mski.PColor Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag Dignitas

2012-2-24	Mski.PColor Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag Dignitas

2012-2-25	Fnatic Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag WE

2012-2-25	Fnatic Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag WE

2012-2-25	coL Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Dignitas

2012-2-25	coL Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Dignitas

2012-2-25	coL Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Fnatic

2012-2-25	coL Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag Fnatic

2012-2-26	Quantic Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag aL

2012-2-26	Quantic Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag aL

2012-2-26	Na`Vi Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag coL
	Na`Vi.PIOS Na`Vi.XBOCT-GAGYSIK-98765 Na`Vi.Dendi Na`Vi.AA Na`Vi.LighTofHeaveN	Bans VOD	coL.Fluff coL.jeyodaisy coL.TC coL.hannah coL.ixmike88

2012-2-26	Na`Vi Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag coL
	Na`Vi.PIOS Na`Vi.Na`Vi.XBOCT-GAGYSIK-98765 Na`Vi.Dendi Na`Vi.AA Na`Vi.LighTofHeaveN	Bans VOD	coL.Fluff coL.jeyodaisy coL.TC coL.hannah coL.ixmike88

Round 9

2012-2-29	Quantic Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Fnatic
	Quantic\|miGGel Quantic L Quantic\|MaNia Quantic\|Ryze ♥ Quantic\|AngeL	Bans VOD	FnaticRC.GordaN FnaticRC.grizine Buktop have 25cm OPA OPA FnaticRC.Mitch

2012-2-29	Quantic Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Fnatic
	Quantic\|miGGel Quantic L Quantic\|MaNia Quantic\|Ryze ♥ Quantic\|AngeL	Bans VOD	FnaticRC.GordaN FnaticRC.grizine Buktop have 25cm OPA OPA FnaticRC.Mitch

2012-3-2	Na`Vi Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Dignitas
	Na`Vi.PIOS Na`Vi.XBOCT Dendimon Na`Vi.AA Na`Vi.LighTofHeaveN	Bans VOD	dignitas\ComeWithMe dignitas\Coco dignitas\S0ny4ce dignitas\Zizou dignitas\Ly0n

2012-3-2	Na`Vi Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Dignitas

2012-3-3	WE Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag coL
	Pct WE.Beat_kid WE.Roc WE.YYJ WE.QQQ	Bans VOD	coL.Fluff coL.Jeyo coL.TC coL.hannah coL.ixmike88

2012-3-3	WE Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag coL
	Pct WE.Beat_kid WE.Roc WE.YYJ WE.QQQ	Bans VOD	coL.Fluff coL.Jeyo coL.TC coL.hannah coL.ixmike88

2012-3-3	coL Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Quantic
	coL.Fluff coL.Jeyo coL.TC coL.hannah coL.ixmike88	Bans VOD	Quantic\|its all okay Quantic L. Quantic\|MaNia Quantic\|Ryze ♥ [[\|50px\|link=Outworld Devourer]] Quantic\|AngeL

2012-3-3	coL Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag Quantic
	coL.Fluff coL.Jeyo coL.TC coL.hannah coL.ixmike88	Bans VOD	Quantic\|its all okay Quantic L. Quantic\|MaNia Quantic\|Ryze ♥ Quantic\|AngeL

2012-3-4	aL Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag CLG

2012-3-4	aL Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag CLG

2012-3-4	coL Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag MYM

2012-3-4	coL Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag MYM (walkover)

2012-3-4	coL Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Mski.PColor (walkover)

2012-3-4	coL Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag Mski.PColor (walkover)

2012-3-4	(walkover) Mski.PColor Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag MYM

2012-3-4	Mski.PColor Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag MYM

Postponed Matches

2012-3-11	Dignitas Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag aL

2012-3-11	Dignitas Template:Icon flag	>	Template:Icon flag aL

2012-3-11	(walkover) WE Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag Na`Vi

2012-3-11	(walkover) WE Template:Icon flag	<	Template:Icon flag Na`Vi

Prize Allocation

Place	Team	Winnings
Prize Allocation
A22nd	Template:Icon flag Complexity Gaming	$3,000 USD
A33rd	Template:Icon flag Absolute Legends	$2,000 USD

Trivia

It was originally planned that Chinese powerhouses LGD and DK would participate in The Premier League, both have since pulled out of the tournament due to preparations for G-League finals as well as both teams' players Chinese New Year's vacation. They were replaced by Team Dignitas and Evil Geniuses. ^[1]

One month into the tournament, 10.000th had to withdraw from the tournament due to roster problems. Their spot was taken by Experience led by famous old school DotA player Loda. Experience eventually was picked up by Counter Logic Gaming. ^[2].

Nirvana.cn disbanded on January 31st and was taken off The Premier League. All their games were invalidated and was replaced by Absolute Legends.

Citing scheduling issues, Evil Geniuses has also dropped out only to be replaced by up and coming team FIRE, who was picked up by Complexity Gaming during the course of the tournament.

References

External Links

Official Website

The Premier League Facebook Page

[1] Team Dignitas and Evil Geniuses replace DK and LGD in The Premier League

[2] xP replaces 10k in The Premier League

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