Boston Major
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| Tournament information | |||
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| Sport | Dota 2 | ||
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | ||
| Dates | December 7–10, 2016 | ||
| Administrator(s) | Valve Corporation | ||
| Tournament format(s) |
Group stage GSL format Bracket Single elimination | ||
| Host(s) | PGL eSports | ||
| Venue(s) | Wang Theatre | ||
| Teams | 16 | ||
| Purse | US$3,000,000 | ||
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The Boston Major is an upcoming professional Dota 2 eSport tournament that will take place in Boston.[1] The main event will take place at Wang Theatre from December 7–10, 2016. Like other tournaments in the Dota 2 Major Championship series, the event will feature 16 teams from around the world and have a $3,000,000 prize pool.[2] The event will be hosted and produced by PGL eSports, who also had the same role at the previous Major in Manila.[3]
Unlike previous Dota 2 Majors, the Boston Major will be the first one to have a single elimination bracket.[4]
Teams
- Invites
- Wings Gaming
- Digital Chaos
- Evil Geniuses
- Newbee
- EHOME
- Execration (Replaced by LGD Gaming prior to the event due to visa issues)
- OG
- MVP Phoenix
- Qualified
- Team NP (Americas)
- compLexity Gaming (Americas)
- LGD.Forever Young (China)
- iG Vitality (China)
- Ad Finem (Europe)
- Virtus.pro (Europe)
- Team Faceless (Southeast Asia)
- WarriorsGaming.Unity (Southeast Asia)
Results
Groups
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digital Chaos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Wings Gaming | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | WarriorsGaming.Unity | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | LGD.Forever Young | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on December 3. Source: [5]
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virtus.pro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Newbee | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Team NP | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | MVP Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on December 3. Source: [5]
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evil Geniuses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | compLexity Gaming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Faceless | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | LGD Gaming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on December 4. Source: [5]
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | iG Vitality | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | EHOME | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Ad Finem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on December 4. Source: [5]
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Grand finals | ||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "The Boston Major". Dota 2 Blog. October 3, 2016.
- ↑ Wolf, Jacob. "Dota 2 Boston Major announced for December". ESPN. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ Good, Owen. "Dota 2's second championship season begins with The Boston Major". Polygon. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ Strom, Steven. "Dota 2 Wants to Avoid the 'World Series Problem'". Red Bull. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Van Allen, Eric. "Valve announces groups for Boston Major". ESPN. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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