Shanghai Major

Shanghai Major

Tournament information
Sport	Dota 2
Location	Shanghai, China
Dates	March 2–6, 2016
Administrator	Valve
Tournament format(s)	Group stage Round robin Bracket Double elimination
Host(s)	Perfect World
Venue(s)	Mercedes-Benz Arena
Teams	16 teams
Purse	US$3,000,000
Final positions
Champions	Team Secret
1st runner-up	Team Liquid
2nd runner-up	Evil Geniuses

The Shanghai Major was a Dota 2 tournament that took place in Shanghai from March 2–6, 2016, and was the second Major of the 2015–2016 Dota 2 season.^[1] 16 teams competed in the tournament;^[2] eight were given direct invitations and the other eight qualified through various qualifying tournament around the world.^[3] The Major was won by Team Secret, who defeated Team Liquid in a best of five series 3–1.^[4]

The tournament took place at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.^[5]

Participating teams

Direct invitation

• RAMS
• OG
• Team Secret
• Alliance
• Virtus.Pro
• EHOME
• CDEC Gaming
• ViCi Gaming

Regional qualifiers

• LGD Gaming (China)
• Newbee (China)
• Team Archon (Americas)
• compLexity Gaming (Americas)
• Team Liquid (Europe)
• Team Spirit (Europe)
• MVP Phoenix (Southeast Asia)
• Fnatic (Southeast Asia)

Results

(Note: Prizes are in USD)

Place	Team	Prize Money
1	Team Secret	$1,110,000
2	Team Liquid	$405,000
3	Evil Geniuses	$315,000
4	MVP Phoenix	$255,000
5-6	compLexity Gaming	$202,500
	Fnatic
7-8	OG	$105,000
	Alliance
9-12	EHOME.cn	$45,000
	LGD Gaming
	Virtus.pro
	Newbee
13-16	Team Archon	$30,000
	Team Spirit
	Vici Gaming
	CDEC Gaming

Controversy

The Shanghai Major was plagued from the start with technical difficulties and both the production company and host, James "2GD" Harding, were publicly fired on the second day by Gabe Newell in a Reddit post.^[6][7][8] Despite this, the tournament continued to experience production issues and unexpected delays, as well as less than favorable conditions for the players and broadcasters.^[9]

Even after the event finished, controversy persisted. The hotel rooms the teams had stayed in were cleaned out, with a total of 40-50 personal belongings being lost or misplaced, including mice, keyboards, headsets, and car keys.^[10]

References

1. Cerrudo, Aileen "Chaos" (January 11, 2016). "16 Teams Ready for the Main Event of the Shanghai Major". Inquirer.net. Philippine Daily Inquirer.
2. Leslie, Callum (January 11, 2016). "The lineup is set for Dota 2's Shanghai Major". The Daily Dot. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
3. Higgins, Chris (January 7, 2016). "Shanghai Major Qualifiers: The teams to watch". Red Bull esports. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
4. "Team Secret wins Dota Shanghai Major". 6 March 2016.
5. "The Shanghai Major". Dota 2. Valve. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
6. "Update from the Shanghai Major". reddit.com. 27 February 2016.
7. Grayson, Nathan. "Valve's Shanghai DOTA 2 Tournament Continues To Be A Disaster". kotaku.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
8. Savov, Vlad (27 February 2016). "Gabe Newell publicly fires Dota 2 presenter amid tournament troubles". theverge.com.
9. Dator, James (2 March 2016). "A lost keyboard and 'a big s***show' have derailed Dota's Shanghai major". sbnation.com.
10. "Shanghai Major problems continue even after tournament finishes". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-03-09.

External links

• Official website