South America was hyped to showcase its rising region and talent at the first-ever SA Dota 2 Major.

But instead, the hype was overshadowed by the disastrous start from a production value standpoint.

Even the 4D esports streams didn’t all work.

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All in all, it is still better than TI though, at least the panel is on-site.

The visuals have been amazing and comic book-style drafts have been fun.

The first round of matches was a disaster stream-wise, but maybe they will improve on that.

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The action resumes today at 16:00 CET with four two-game series in the group stage.

Lima Major format

The teams are divided into two groups.

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