Boston Major

Boston Major
Tournament information
SportDota 2
LocationBoston, Massachusetts, United States
DatesDecember 7–10, 2016
AdministratorValve
Tournament
format(s)
Group stage
GSL format
Bracket
Single elimination
Host(s)PGL
Venue(s)Wang Theatre
Teams16
PurseUS$3,000,000
Final positions
ChampionsOG
Runner-upAd Finem

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]

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

Direct invitation
Regional qualifier winners
  • 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)

Tournament

During the grand finals match between Ad Finem and OG

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: [6]

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: [6]

Group C

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
Updated to match(es) played on December 4. Source: [6]

Group D

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
Updated to match(es) played on December 4. Source: [6]

Bracket

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

(Note: Prizes are in USD)

Place Team Prize money
1st OG $1,000,000
2nd Ad Finem $500,000
3rd/4th
 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

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ "The Boston Major". Dota 2 Blog. October 3, 2016.
  2. ^ Wolf, Jacob (4 October 2016). "Dota 2 Boston Major announced for December". ESPN. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. ^ Good, Owen (4 October 2016). "Dota 2's second championship season begins with The Boston Major". Polygon. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. ^ Strom, Steven. "Dota 2 Wants to Avoid the 'World Series Problem'". Red Bull. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  5. ^ Van Allen, Eric (11 December 2016). "OG defeats Ad Finem at Boston Major for its third Major title". ESPN. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d Van Allen, Eric (December 2016). "Valve announces groups for Boston Major". ESPN. Retrieved 1 December 2016.