The Boston Major was a professional Dota 2 esports tournament that took place in Boston in the United States.[1] The main event was played live at the Wang Theatre from December 7–10, 2016. Like other tournaments in the Dota 2 Major Championship series, the event featured 16 teams from around the world and had a $3,000,000 prize pool, with the victor winning $1,000,000.[2] The event was presented and produced by PGL, who also had the same role at the previous Major in Manila.[3]
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| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | Dota 2 |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Dates | December 7–10, 2016 |
| Administrator | Valve |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage GSL format Bracket Single elimination |
| Host(s) | PGL |
| Venue(s) | Wang Theatre |
| Teams | 16 |
| Purse | US$3,000,000 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | OG |
| Runner-up | Ad Finem |
Unlike previous Dota 2 Majors, the Boston Major was the first one to have a single elimination bracket.[4] The event was won by OG, their third Dota 2 Major championship victory, who defeated Ad Finem in the best-of-five grand finals 3–1.[5]
Teams edit
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Tournament edit
Groups edit
Group A edit
| 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 |
Group B edit
| 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 |
Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LGD Gaming | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | compLexity Gaming | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Evil Geniuses | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Team Faceless | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Group D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | EHOME | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Ad Finem | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | iG Vitality | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Bracket edit
All series were played to a best-of-three, with the exception being the best-of-five grand finals.
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Virtus.pro
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| D4 | iG.Vitality
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Virtus.pro
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Evil Geniuses
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Evil Geniuses
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Wings Gaming
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Evil Geniuses
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
OG
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | compLexity Gaming
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A3 | WarriorsGaming.Unity
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
WarriorsGaming.Unity
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
OG
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D1 | OG
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| B4 | MVP Phoenix
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
OG
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ad Finem
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Digital Chaos
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| C4 | Team Faceless
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Digital Chaos
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Team NP
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | EHOME
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| B3 | Team NP
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Digital Chaos
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ad Finem
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D3 | Ad Finem
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Newbee
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Ad Finem
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
LGD.Forever Young
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | LGD Gaming
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A4 | LGD.Forever Young
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Results edit
(Note: Prizes are in USD)
| Place | Team | Prize money |
| 1st | OG | $1,000,000 |
| 2nd | Ad Finem | $500,000 |
3rd/4th
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Digital Chaos | $250,000 |
| Evil Geniuses | ||
| 5th–8th | LGD.Forever Young | $125,000 |
| Team NP | ||
| Virtus.pro | ||
| WarriorsGaming.Unity | ||
| 9th–16th | compLexity Gaming | $62,500 |
| EHOME | ||
| iG Vitality | ||
| LGD Gaming | ||
| MVP Phoenix | ||
| Newbee | ||
| Team Faceless | ||
| Wings Gaming |
Notes edit
- ^ The Filipino-based team Execration was originally invited, but were not able to attend the tournament in time due to visa complications, and were instead replaced by LGD Gaming
References edit
- ^ "The Boston Major". Dota 2 Blog. October 3, 2016.
- ^ Wolf, Jacob (4 October 2016). "Dota 2 Boston Major announced for December". ESPN. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ Good, Owen (4 October 2016). "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.
- ^ Van Allen, Eric (11 December 2016). "OG defeats Ad Finem at Boston Major for its third Major title". ESPN. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d Van Allen, Eric (December 2016). "Valve announces groups for Boston Major". ESPN. Retrieved 1 December 2016.