ESL One Hamburg 2017

Last updated
ESL One Hamburg 2017
Tournament information
Sport Dota 2
Location Hamburg, Germany
DatesOctober 26–29, 2017
Administrator ESL
Tournament
format(s)
Group stage
Double elimination
Main event
Single elimination
Host(s)ESL
Venue(s) Barclaycard Arena
Participants8 teams
PurseUS$ 1,000,000
Final positions
Champions Virtus.pro
Runner-up Team Secret
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Attendance10,000 (769 per match)
MVP Alexei "Solo" Berezin [1]
Pro Circuit Points1500

ESL One Hamburg 2017 was a Dota 2 esports championship tournament hosted by ESL. It took place in Hamburg, Germany in October 2017. [2] This is the first ESL One event held in Hamburg, after three previous ESL One events in Germany were held in Frankfurt. [3] [4] 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. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Contents

The tournament involved eight teams, which included two directly invited teams and six teams each from the Chinese, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), European, North American, South American, and Southeast Asian qualifying regions. [6] [9] [10] [11]

In the finals, Virtus.pro defeated Team Secret 2–0 to win the tournament and claim their first major trophy. [12] [13] Virtus.pro also became the first team to win a Dota 2 major tournament of the 2017 Dota Pro Circuit season. [14] [15] The 3rd place of the tournament was secured by The International 2017 champions and runners-up Team Liquid and Newbee. [16]

Background

Dota 2 is a multiplayer online battle arena video game (MOBA) developed by the Valve. In it, two teams of five players compete by selecting pre-designed in-game hero characters, each with a variety of innate skills and deploy-able powers, and cooperating together to destroy the base of the other team before their own base is destroyed as to win the round. The game is played from a top-down perspective, and the player sees a segment of the game's map near their character as well as mini-map that shows their allies as well as any enemies revealed outside the fog of war. The game's map has three symmetric "lanes" between each base, with a number of automated defense turrets protecting each side. Periodically, the team's base will spawn an army of weak non-playable minions that will march down one lane towards the opponents' base, fighting any enemy hero, minion, or structure they encounter. If a hero character is killed, that character will respawn back at their base after a delay period, which gets progressively longer the farther into the match. [17] [18] The game is a free-to-play, but financially supported by Valve with a variety of microtransactions such as cosmetic items for its heroes. The tournament will also include a cosplay competition with a prize pool of $3,000, which will take place on October 28, 2017. [19] [20] [21]

Teams

The tournament involved 2 directly invited teams and 6 regional qualifier winners. This was the first time a South American Dota 2 team participates in an ESL event. [6] [22] On September 13, 2017, ESL announced that Team Liquid and Newbee, the winners and runners-up respectively of The International 2017, were invited to the tournament. [23] [24] The regional qualifiers took place in six qualifying regions: China, CIS, Europe, North America, South America and Southeast Asia, from September 16–24, 2017. [6] [10] Each qualifier used single-elimination format and consisted of two phases, the open qualifier and closed qualifier. The open qualifier used best-of-one format and will have four teams qualified to the closed qualifier. The closed qualifier consisted of 12 teams, where eight teams are directly invited and four qualified teams from the open qualifier. [10] The top four teams will have a bye in round 1. [25] All matches except the grand final used best-of-three format, while the grand final used best-of-five format. [9] [2] [26]

TeamsQualified as
Team Liquid Direct invitee
Newbee Direct invitee
Keen GamingChinese regional qualifier winner
Virtus.pro CIS regional qualifier winner
Team Secret European regional qualifier winner
Evil Geniuses North American regional qualifier winner
SG e-sportsSouth American regional qualifier winner
Fnatic Southeast Asian wildcard [n 1] [27] [28]

Venue

The main event of the tournament will take place at Barclaycard Arena, a multipurpose arena with a total capacity of 16,000 seat, located at Altona borough of Hamburg, Germany. [29] [30] [31] [32] It was the former home arena of Handball Hamburg & Hamburg Freezers. The arena was chosen by ESL due to weather and seasonal consideration. [33]

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. 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 by a match between the lower bracket winner and the upper bracket loser. [34] [35]

Results

Group stage

Group AGroup B
First Round Second Round
    
Newbee1
Fnatic 0
Newbee 1
Winner's bracket
Team Secret2
Evil Geniuses 0
Team Secret1
Fnatic 0
Evil Geniuses2
Newbee2
Loser's bracket
Evil Geniuses 1
First Round Second Round
    
Team Liquid1
SG e-sports 0
Team Liquid 1
Winner's bracket
Virtus.pro2
Virtus.pro1
Keen Gaming 0
SG e-sports 1
Keen Gaming2
Team Liquid2
Loser's bracket
Keen Gaming 0
Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany was the venue of the tournament Barclaycard-Arena-Hamburg-Aussendarstellung.JPG
Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany was the venue of the tournament

Playoffs

 
Semi-finalsGrand finals
 
      
 
October 29, 2017
 
 
Newbee1
 
October 29, 2017
 
Virtus.pro2
 
Virtus.pro2
 
October 29, 2017
 
Team Secret0
 
Team Liquid1
 
 
Team Secret2
 

Grand finals

October 29, 2017
20:11 CET
Report Virtus.pro 20 Team Secret Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 10,000 [1]
Score by game:
Virtus.pro won game 13318
Virtus.pro won game 23822

Virtus.pro became champions of the tournament after defeated Team Secret 2–0 in the grand finals. It is the first Valve Major trophy for Virtus.pro, after their best result in Dota 2 Major tournaments was the runners-up at Kiev Major. [13] [36] [37] As champions, they received US$500,000 prize money and 750 pro circuit points, while the runners-up Team Secret received US$200,000 and 450 points. [34] [12] [38] Virtus.pro player Alexei "Solo" Berezin" was chosen via online and jury voting as the MVP of the tournament, earned him a car prize from Mercedes-Benz as the main sponsor of the tournament. [39] [40] [41]

Winnings

The total prize money for the tournament was confirmed by ESL as US$1,000,000. The champions and runners-up were rewarded US$500,000 and US$200,000, respectively. [42] [43] [36] [44] As per regulations set by Valve, 50% of the allocated pro circuit points went to the champions, 30% to the runners-up and 10% to the semi-finalists. [5] [8] [45]

PlaceTeamPrize moneyPro circuit points
1st Virtus.pro US$500,000750
2nd Team Secret US$200,000450
3rd Newbee US$90,000150
Team Liquid US$90,000150
5th Evil Geniuses US$40,0000
Keen GamingUS$40,0000
7th Fnatic US$20,0000
SG e-sportsUS$20,0000

Marketing

ESL announced the tournament for the first time on their official website and YouTube channel in February 2017. [46] [47] [48] [49] In April 2017, ESL posted a humorous promotional video in their YouTube channel regarding the tournament, with narrating voice resembles Donald Trump. [50] Before the tournament, ESL entered a global partnership with Intel and Mercedes-Benz, in which Intel will become technical partners for all tournaments administrated by ESL, while Mercedes-Benz will sponsor several ESL tournaments, starting with ESL One Hamburg 2017. [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] Betting on Dota 2 Tournaments

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. More than 6 million people watched the tournament online, with average concurrent viewership exceeded 1.5 million. [57]

Notes

  1. Southeast Asian regional qualifier Happy Feet from the Philippines was unable to participate due to visa issues. ESL decided to replace Happy Feet with Fnatic

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Chaloner</span> Esports commentator

Paul "Redeye" Chaloner is a British former esports broadcaster.

The ESL Gaming GmbH, doing business as ESL, is a German esports organizer and production company that produces video game competitions worldwide. ESL was the world's largest esports company in 2015, and the oldest that is still operational. Based in Cologne, Germany, ESL has eleven offices and multiple international TV studios globally. ESL is the largest esports company to broadcast on Twitch.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">PSG.LGD</span> Dota 2 division of PSG Esports

PSG.LGD was a professional Dota 2 team based in China. They were formed as a partnership between PSG Esports and LGD Gaming in April 2018 until the end of the partnership in September 2023. PSG.LGD has finished as the runner-up in The International 2018 and 2021.

<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">Virtus.pro</span> International esports organization

Virtus.pro (VP) is an international esports organization founded in 2003 in Russia and acquired by Armenian investors in 2022. The organization has players competing in such games as Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, Rainbow Six Siege, Warface and EFT: Arena.

<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.

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

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. 16 teams competed in the tournament; eight were given direct invitations and the other eight qualified through various qualifying tournament around the world. The Major was won by Team Secret, who defeated Team Liquid in a best of five series 3–1.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">ESL One Cologne 2016</span> Esports tournament

ESL One Cologne 2016, also known as ESL Cologne Major 2016 or Cologne 2016, was an Electronic Sports League Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament. It was the ninth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship and was held at the Lanxess Arena In Cologne, Germany from July 8–10. It featured 16 teams from throughout the world competing. Cologne 2016 had the second consecutive major with a prize pool of $1,000,000.

<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.

<i>ELeague</i> Esports league and American television show

ELeague, shortened as EL, and stylized as ΞLEAGUE is an esports league and American television show that airs on TBS. It was announced in September 2015 as a partnership between Turner Broadcasting and talent agency WME/IMG. The name "ELeague" was officially unveiled later that year.

<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.

ESL One Genting 2017 was a Dota 2 esports championship tournament hosted by ESL that took place in Genting Highlands, Malaysia, in January 2017. 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. In the finals, Digital Chaos defeated Newbee 3–2 to win the tournament and their first major trophy. The 3rd place of the tournament went to The International 2016 champions Wings Gaming and Virtus.pro.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">ELEAGUE Major 2017</span>

ELEAGUE Major: Atlanta 2017, also known as ELEAGUE Major 2017 or Atlanta 2017, was the tenth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship. It was organized by ELEAGUE and held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States from January 22 to 29, 2017. It featured sixteen professional teams from around the world. Eight teams directly qualified based on their top eight placement in the last major, ESL One Cologne 2016, while another eight teams qualified through the ELEAGUE Offline Major Qualifier. ELEAGUE Major was the third consecutive Major with a prize pool of $1,000,000.

List of events in 2018 in esports.

<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.

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

The Kuala Lumpur Major was a Dota 2 tournament, as part of the 2018–2019 Dota Pro Circuit season. The event was held from 9–18 November 2018 hosted at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur.

List of esports events in 2019.

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.

<i>Counter-Strike</i> in esports Professional Counter-Strike competition

Professional Counter-Strike competition involves professional gamers competing in the first-person shooter game series Counter-Strike. The original game, released in 1999, is a mod developed by Minh "Gooseman" Le and Jess Cliffe of the 1998 video game Half-Life, published by Valve. Currently, the games that have been played competitively include Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero (CS:CZ), Counter-Strike: Source (CS:S) and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO). Major esports championships began in 2001 with the Cyberathlete Professional League Winter Championship, won by Ninjas in Pyjamas.

References

  1. 1 2 Mercedes-Benz sets standards in eSports: 10,000 spectators on site celebrate the Mercedes-Benz MVP
  2. 1 2 "All eight teams for ESL One Hamburg, the first Valve Major, are locked in". The Flying Courier. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  3. ESL. "ESL One Hamburg 2017". ESL One. Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  4. "ESL One Hamburg is the first Dota 2 Major tournament for 2017-18". pcgamer. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  5. 1 2 "Dota 2 - The Road to The International". Dota2.com. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  6. 1 2 3 4 ESL. "ESL One Hamburg 2017". ESL One. Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  7. "HappyFeet draws first blood; secures first Southeast Asian Major qualifier for the 2017-2018 Dota 2 season - Esports by Inquirer". Esports by Inquirer. 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  8. 1 2 "What you need to know about Dota 2's new "Pro Circuit"". The Flying Courier. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  9. 1 2 ESL. "ESL One Hamburg 2017". ESL One. Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  10. 1 2 3 "ESL One Hamburg Regional Qualifiers Format Announced - Esportsranks". Esportsranks. 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  11. "ESL One Hamburg will be the first Dota 2 Major of the new season | Slingshot Esports". Slingshot Esports. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  12. 1 2 "Dota 2: Virtus.Pro gets redemption in Hamburg". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  13. 1 2 "Virtus Pro win first Valve Major at ESL One Hamburg". The Flying Courier. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  14. "Virtus.Pro win Dota 2's ESL One Hamburg tournament". TweakTown. 2017-11-01. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  15. Allen, Eric Van. "Russian Dota Team Finally Gets The Major They've Been Working Towards". Compete. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  16. "Dota 2 ESL One - Hamburg 2017 Standings | Scoreboard.com". www.scoreboard.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  17. Gies, Arthur (August 2, 2017). "The Normal Person's Guide to Watching Competitive Dota 2 (2017 Edition)". Polygon . Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  18. Kim, Ben (9 July 2013). "A comprehensive comparison of Dota 2 and League of Legends". PC Gamer. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  19. ESL. "ESL One Hamburg 2017". ESL One. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  20. Sport1.de. "Dota 2: ESL One Hamburg live im TV und Stream bei SPORT1". Sport1.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-09-27.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. Ring, Oliver (2017-08-03). "ESL One Hamburg to be the first Dota 2 Major of the new season". Esports Insider. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  22. Ring, Oliver (2017-08-13). "Enzo "Timado" Gianoli – Infamous – "It's way more cool than playing pub games"". Esports Insider. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  23. "Team Liquid and Newbee invited to ESL One Hamburg Dota 2 Major | Slingshot Esports". Slingshot Esports. 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  24. ESL. "ESL One Hamburg 2017". ESL One. Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  25. ESL. "ESL One Hamburg 2017". ESL One. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  26. Kienböck, Rainer. "Diese Teams haben sich für das ESL One Hamburg qualifiziert" (in German). Archived from the original on 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  27. ESL. "ESL One Hamburg 2017". ESL One. Archived from the original on 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  28. "Fnatic to replace HappyFeet at ESL One Hamburg Dota 2 Major due to visa issues | Slingshot Esports". Slingshot Esports. 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  29. Arena, Barclaycard. "ESL One Hamburg 2017 | Barclaycard Arena". www.barclaycard-arena.de. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  30. ESL. "ESL One Hamburg 2017". ESL One. Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  31. "'Dota 2' International 2018 News: First Major to Be Held in Hamburg This October". www.christianpost.com. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  32. "Sport1 Partner with ESL to Broadcast ESL One Hamburg - The Esports Observer". The Esports Observer. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  33. Germany, kicker online, Nürnberg. "ESL One in Hamburg - eSport statt HSV oder Freezers". kicker online (in German). Retrieved 2017-09-25.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  34. 1 2 "ESL One Hamburg schedule, format and teams". The Flying Courier. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  35. "ESL One Hamburg Major Preview - Esportsranks". Esportsranks. 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  36. 1 2 Allen, Eric Van. "Russian Dota Team Finally Gets The Major They've Been Working Towards". Compete. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  37. "Virtus.Pro are the ESL One Hamburg Champions" . Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  38. freaks4u.com, Freaks 4U Gaming GmbH. "Coverage: ESL One Hamburg 2017". joinDOTA.com. Retrieved 2017-11-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  39. "Dota 2 MVP Takes Home a Mercedes-Benz". BenzInsider.com - A Mercedes-Benz Fan Blog. 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  40. "As VP. Solo earns his Mercedez E400, do you know how it's lore first Dota 2? | News | Cybersport.com". cybersport.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  41. "Gamer who won Mercedes-Benz playing DOTA 2 is the real MVP". Top Gear Philippines. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  42. ESL. "ESL One Hamburg 2017". ESL One. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  43. "Virtus.pro smash Team Secret to claim their first Major victory at Hamburg | News | Cybersport.com". cybersport.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  44. "Dota 2 Event: ESL One Hamburg 2017 | GosuGamers". www.gosugamers.net. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  45. freaks4u.com, Freaks 4U Gaming GmbH. "Coverage: ESL One Hamburg 2017". joinDOTA.com. Retrieved 2017-11-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  46. "ESL's $250,000 Dota 2 competition finds new home in Hamburg". www.eslgaming.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  47. "ESL One Hamburg announced for October". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  48. "ESL One moving from Frankfurt to Hamburg - Article - TSN". TSN. 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  49. ESL (2017-02-10), ESL One Hamburg 2017 | Tickets , retrieved 2017-11-09
  50. ESL (2017-08-02), ESL One Hamburg 2017 | We are a Major , retrieved 2017-11-09
  51. "Intel and ESL announce biggest multi-event deal in esports history". www.eslgaming.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  52. "Intel signs on as global technical partner for ESL, announces $1 million Intel Grand Slam". Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  53. "ESL and Intel seal global esports deal | MTG". MTG. Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  54. "Mercedes-Benz partnership with ESL kicks off in Hamburg". www.eslgaming.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  55. "Mercedes-Benz Enters Esports By Sponsoring ESL One Hamburg - The Esports Observer". The Esports Observer. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  56. "ESL and Mercedes-Benz take esports into the fast lane | MTG". MTG. Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  57. esc.watch. "ESL One Hamburg 2017 detailed stats". esc.watch. Retrieved 2017-11-10.