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We talked to Alliance's Simon 'Handsken' Haag about his new team and the challenges for them at MDL Chengdu Major.

The first Major event of the new DPC season is about to start. 16 of the best teams from all around the world will fight for the title and 15,000 DPC points and a $1,000,000 prize pool. We ranked the teams and tell you who has the best chances to win the tournament based on our opinion. Tell us in the comments if you agree or disagree.

We asked you which player was your MVP at DOTA Summit 11 and the results are clear: not only did Invictus Gaming's mid-lander Zhou 'Emo' Yi win the first tournament in the new DPC season with his impressive Invoker play but also your hearts and the MVP vote.

Korean organisation T1 signed two new players: Johan 'pieliedie' Åström and Christian John 'Skadilicious' Abasolo. Three of the former players left the team after mediocre results.

New blood, revenge and changes to the old structures: the MDL Chengdu Major has it all. On November 16 the first Major of the third DPC season starts. But the event features much more than just DPC points and a $1,000,000 prizepool.

The MDL Chengdu Major starts on Saturday November 16. Not only is the event the first Major of the new DPC season, it also features several newcomers – and players waiting for their comeback. We made an overview on which players we should take a closer look at during the Major.