ESL One Genting 2017

Last updated
ESL One Genting 2017
Tournament information
Sport Dota 2
Location Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia
DatesJanuary 6–8, 2017
Administrator ESL
Tournament
format(s)
Group stage
Double elimination
Main event
Single elimination
Host(s)ESL
Venue(s) Arena of Stars
Participants8 teams
PurseUS$ 250,000
Final positions
Champions Digital Chaos
Runner-up Newbee
Tournament statistics
Matches played13

ESL One Genting 2017 was a Dota 2 esports championship tournament hosted by ESL that took place in Genting Highlands, Malaysia, in January 2017. [1] [2] [3] The tournament involved eight teams, which included three directly invited teams and five teams each represented qualifying regions of Americas, China, Europe, Malaysia and Southeast Asia. [4] [5] In the finals, Digital Chaos defeated Newbee 3–2 to win the tournament and their first major trophy. [6] [7] [8] The 3rd place of the tournament went to The International 2016 champions Wings Gaming and Virtus.pro. [9] [10]

Contents

Background

Dota 2 is a free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena video game (MOBA) developed by the Valve. In the game, two teams consist of five cooperating players are battling each other to destroy each other main base called "ancients". Players are controlling special units called "heroes", each having unique abilities and playstyle. The team who manages to destroy the opponent's team ancient first win the game. The game is played from a top-down perspective where players see a segment of the game's map with mini-map showing allies and revealed enemies outside the fog of war, and the player-controlled hero's health and abilities status. The game's map has three symmetric paths called "lanes" connect the two bases with automated defense turrets positioned in each side. Periodically, each base will spawn a group of weak non-playable units called "creeps" automatically march through each lanes to attack every hostile units or building they encounter. If a hero is killed mid-game, the hero will automatically respawn back at their base after a delay period which length gets progressively longer the farther into the match.

Teams

The tournament involved 3 directly invited teams and 5 regional qualifier winners. [4] [5] The regional qualifiers took place in five qualifying regions: Americas, China, Europe, Malaysia and Southeast Asia (excluding Malaysia), from October 21 to November 21, 2016. Each qualifier used single-elimination format and consisted of two phases, the open qualifier and main qualifier. The open qualifier used best-of-one format and will have four teams qualified to the main qualifier. The main qualifier consisted of 12 teams, where eight teams are directly invited and four qualified teams from the open qualifier. All matches in the main qualifier except the grand finals used best-of-three format, while the grand finals used best-of-five format. [4] [11] The invited teams of the tournament are the Malaysian-based team Fnatic and The International 2016 champions and runners-up Wings Gaming and Digital Chaos. [12] [13]

TeamQualified as
Digital Chaos Direct invitee
Fnatic Direct invitee
Wings Gaming Direct invitee
Team NPAmericas regional qualifier winner
Newbee Chinese regional qualifier winner
Virtus.pro European regional qualifier winner
WarriorsGaming.UnityMalaysian regional qualifier winner
ExecrationSoutheast Asian regional qualifier winner

Venue

The main event of the tournament took place at Arena of Stars, a musical amphitheater with capacity around 6,000 seats, located at Genting Highlands, one of the most popular tourist resort in Malaysia. [14] [15] ESL chose to host the tournament in Malaysia due to the massive popularity of Dota 2 in Southeast Asia. [16] [11]

Format

The group matches used double elimination format, while the playoffs used single elimination format. 8 participating teams were divided between 2 groups of four. The first two matches of each group used the best-of-one format, while the rest of the tournament used the best-of-three format, with the exception of the grand finals, which used the best-of-five format. The losers of the first two matches of each group move to the lower bracket and face each other, while the winners will face each other to take the first playoff seed. The second playoff seed is determined byGenting Highland Malaysia (16) a match between the lower bracket winner and the upper bracket loser. [17] [10]

Results

Group stage

Group AGroup B
First Round Second Round
    
Virtus.pro1
Fnatic 0
Virtus.pro 1
Winner's bracket
Newbee2
Newbee1
Team NP 0
Fnatic 0
Team NP2
Virtus.pro2
Loser's bracket
Team NP 1
First Round Second Round
    
Digital Chaos1
Execration 0
Digital Chaos2
Winner's bracket
Wings Gaming 1
Wings Gaming1
WG.Unity 0
Execration2
WG.Unity 1
Wings Gaming2
Loser's bracket
Execration 0
Outside view of Arena of Stars in Genting Highlands, Malaysia, the venue of the tournament Genting Highland Malaysia (16).JPG
Outside view of Arena of Stars in Genting Highlands, Malaysia, the venue of the tournament

Playoffs

 
Semi-finalsGrand finals
 
      
 
January 8, 2017
 
 
Newbee2
 
January 8, 2017
 
 Wings Gaming1
 
 Newbee2
 
January 8, 2017
 
Digital Chaos3
 
Digital Chaos2
 
 
 Virtus.pro0
 

Grand finals

January 8, 2017
19:01 MST 		Report Newbee 2–3 Digital Chaos Arena of Stars, Genting Highlands
Score by game:
Newbee won game 132–9
26–28Digital Chaos won game 2
Newbee won game 319–5
7–17Digital Chaos won game 4
11–31Digital Chaos won game 5
–

After defeated Newbee 2–3 in the grand finals, Digital Chaos became champions of the tournament. This was the first major trophy win for Digital Chaos, after their best result as runners-up at The International 2016. [18] as champions they received US$125,000 prize money. [8]

Winnings

ESL confirmed the tournament has a prize pool of US$250,000. US$125,000 went to the champions while the runners-up received US$50,000. [17]

PlaceTeamPrize money
1st Digital Chaos US$125,000
2nd Newbee US$50,000
3rd Wings Gaming US$22,500
Virtus.pro US$22,500
5thTeam NPUS$10,000
ExecrationUS$10,000
7th Fnatic US$5,000
WarriorsGaming.UnityUS$5,000

Media

The tournament was broadcast via Dota 2's built-in spectating client, as well as via ESL official live streams on ESL TV and ESL Twitch channel. It is estimated 11.4 million people watched the tournament online. [19]

Related Research Articles

The International (<i>Dota 2</i>) Annual Dota 2 world championship

The International (TI) is an annual esports world championship for the five-on-five video game Dota 2. Produced by the game's developer Valve, the International is the final event of the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) and consists of 20 teams: 12 based on final results from the DPC; six from North America, South America, Southeast Asia, China, Eastern Europe, and Western Europe regional leagues; and two from last-chance qualifiers. The International was first held at Gamescom in 2011 to promote the game's release. It was then held annually in Seattle, where Valve is headquartered, until it began to be hosted internationally again starting with The International 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mineski</span> Filipino esports team

Mineski is an inactive esports team established on February 14, 2004 in the Philippines. They had a Dota 2 team and a professional League of Legends team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The International 2014</span> 2014 esports tournament

The International 2014 (TI4) was the fourth edition of The International, an annual esports Dota 2 championship tournament, which took place at the KeyArena in Seattle. Hosted by Valve, the tournament began on July 8 with the Playoffs phase and closed on July 21 with the Grand Final. The 2014 edition of The International featured nineteen Dota 2 professional gaming teams that competed for a Grand Prize of over US$5.0 million. Overall, US$10.93 million were awarded at the event, making it the largest esports event by prize money until it was topped by the next International.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frankfurt Major</span> 2015 Dota 2 tournament

The Frankfurt Major, also known as the Fall Major, was a Dota 2 tournament which took place from November 13–21, 2015. The tournament took place at the Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany. It was the first of three Valve sponsored major Dota tournaments for the 2015–16 season, which were announced by the company on April 25, 2015. 16 teams competed in the tournament, which used the same format as The International 2015. The Electronic Sports League (ESL) hosted and organized the tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Team Secret</span> European esports team

Team Secret is an esports team based in Europe formed in 2014, best known for their Dota 2 team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Puppey</span> Estonian esport player

Clement Ivanov, better known as Puppey, is an Estonian professional Dota 2 player for Team Secret. He is the founding member of Team Secret. Together with Natus Vincere, Puppey won The International 2011 in August 2011 for a one million dollar first place prize. They also took runner-up for the next two Internationals.

Aui_2000 Canadian esports player and coach (born c. 1992)

Kurtis Ling, better known as Aui_2000, is a Canadian professional Dota 2 player and coach for Tundra Esports. Kurtis was a member of the Evil Geniuses team that won The International 2015 and coach of the Tundra Esports team that won The International 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manila Major</span> 2016 Dota 2 tournament

The Manila Major, also known as the Spring Major, was a professional Dota 2 esport tournament that took place in Manila, Philippines. The main event was held at the Mall of Asia Arena from June 7–12, 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">OG (esports)</span> Esports organisation

OG is a professional esports organisation based in Europe. Formed in 2015, they are best known for their Dota 2 team who won The International 2018 and 2019 tournaments. They also have a Counter-Strike 2 and a Rocket League team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The International 2016</span> 2016 esports tournament

The International 2016 (TI6) was the sixth iteration of The International, an annual Dota 2 esports championship tournament. Hosted by Valve Corporation, the game's developer, the tournament began in June 2016 with the qualifier phase and ended after the main event at the KeyArena in Seattle in August. The tournament awarded the biggest prize pool in esports history at over $20 million, surpassing the record set at the previous International, with the champion team, Wings Gaming, winning over $9 million.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wings Gaming</span> Chinese esports organization

Wings Gaming was a Chinese Dota 2 esports team based in Chongqing. They were best known for winning over US$9 million at The International 2016 (TI6), which was one of the most lucrative esports tournaments in history. Wings were founded in the aftermath of post-The International 2014 roster shuffles in China, with the TI6 winning roster being put together in August 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kiev Major</span>

The Kiev Major was a professional Dota 2 esport tournament that was held in April 2017 at the National Palace of Arts in Kyiv, Ukraine. The tournament featured eight directly invited teams, as well as eight qualified teams from six different worldwide regions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The International 2017</span> 2017 esports tournament

The International 2017 (TI7) was the seventh iteration of The International, an annual Dota 2 esports world championship tournament. Hosted by Valve, the game's developer, the tournament began with the online qualifier phase in June 2017, and ended after the main event at the KeyArena in Seattle in August. The Grand Finals took place between the European-based Team Liquid and Chinese-based Newbee, with Liquid defeating Newbee 3–0 in a best-of-five series, winning nearly $11 million in prize money.

ESL One Hamburg 2017 was a Dota 2 esports championship tournament hosted by ESL. It took place in Hamburg, Germany in October 2017. This is the first ESL One event held in Hamburg, after three previous ESL One events in Germany were held in Frankfurt. In accordance with the new Dota 2 competitive season format set by Valve, the game's developer, the tournament will be the first Dota 2 Major tournament of the 2017 Dota Pro Circuit season.

Intel Extreme Masters Season XII – Oakland was an esports event in Oakland, United States in November 2017. It was hosted by ESL as a part of Intel Extreme Masters Season 12. The event consist of two First-person shooter tournaments, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, and involved many invited and qualified teams from different regions of the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The International 2018</span> 2018 esports tournament

The International 2018 (TI8) was the eighth iteration of The International, an annual Dota 2 world championship esports tournament. Hosted by Valve, the game's developer, TI8 followed a year-long series of tournaments awarding qualifying points, known as the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC), with the top eight ranking teams being directly invited to the tournament. In addition, ten more teams earned invites through qualifiers that were held in June 2018, with the group stage and main event played at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver in August. The best-of-five grand finals took place between OG and PSG.LGD, with OG winning the series 3–2. Their victory was considered a Cinderella and underdog success story, as they had come from the open qualifiers and were not favored to win throughout the competition.

<i>Counter-Strike</i> Major Championships Valve-sponsored tournaments in Counter-Strike

Counter-Strike Major Championships, commonly known as the Majors, are Counter-Strike (CS) esports tournaments sponsored by Valve, the game's developer. The first Valve-recognized Major took place in 2013 in Jönköping, Sweden and was hosted by DreamHack with a total prize pool of US$250,000 split among 16 teams. This, along with the following 18 Majors, was played in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. As of the 2023 release of Counter-Strike 2 (CS2), Counter-Strike esports, including the Majors, are played in CS2.

The International 2019 (TI9) was the ninth iteration of The International, an annual Dota 2 world championship esports tournament. Hosted by Valve, the game's developer, the tournament followed a year-long series of awarding qualifying points, known as the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC), with the top 12 ranking teams being directly invited to the tournament, which took place in August 2019 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai. In addition, six more teams earned invites through regional qualifiers played in July 2019. The grand finals took place between Team Liquid and OG, who had respectively won the International's 2017 and 2018 events. There, OG defeated Team Liquid 3–1 in the best-of-five series to become the first-ever repeat champion of an International.

The Intel Extreme Masters Season XIII – World Championship or IEM Katowice 2019 was the world championship for the thirteenth season of the Intel Extreme Masters. It was held at the Spodek in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland from February 13–March 3, 2019. The event featured tournaments for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, StarCraft II, and Fortnite: Battle Royale. In addition, the Counter-Strike tournament was the game's fourteenth Major Championship.

References

  1. ↑ ESL. "ESL One Genting 2017". en.esl-one.com. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  2. ↑ "ESL Commits to SEA by Opening Regional Offices - The Esports Observer". The Esports Observer. 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  3. ↑ Hew, Venus. "ESL One Genting's Dota 2 World Championship picks tonton and Ntv7 as official broadcasters". Marketing Interactive. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  4. 1 2 3 ESL. "ESL One Genting 2017". ESL One. Archived from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  5. 1 2 "ESL One Genting 2017: Day 1 Round-Up". The Hyped Geek. 2017-01-07. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  6. ↑ "Digital Chaos wins ESL One Genting 2017 - Article - TSN". TSN. 2017-01-08. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  7. ↑ "Digital Chaos trumps Newbee at ESL One Genting". Red Bull. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  8. 1 2 Gach, Ethan. "Digital Chaos Wins Its First Big Dota 2 Tournament". Kotaku. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  9. ↑ Jacobacci, Kara (2017-01-09). "Digital Chaos Win ESL One Genting: Redemption Story - Esports Edition". Esports Edition. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  10. 1 2 "Digital Chaos are the ESL One Genting 2017 Dota 2 Champions". Esports. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  11. 1 2 Stubbsy, Mike (2016-07-28). "All the details on ESL One in Malaysia". www.redbull.com. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  12. ↑ ESL. "ESL One Genting 2017". ESL One. Archived from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  13. ↑ Jacobacci, Kara (2017-01-03). "Esports Awards: Winners for 2016 - Esports Edition". Esports Edition. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  14. ↑ ESL. "ESL One Genting 2017". ESL One. Archived from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  15. ↑ "KUALA LUMPUR". Venues Directory. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  16. ↑ Beck, Kellen. "ESL One is kicking off 2017 with a 'Dota 2' tournament in Malaysia". Mashable. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  17. 1 2 ESL. "ESL One Genting 2017". ESL One. Archived from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  18. ↑ "ESL One Genting: DC gets their first championship!". www.redbull.com. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  19. ↑ "ESL One returns to Southeast Asia to kick-off world class Dota 2 action in 2017". TweakTown. 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.