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Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018

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[e][h]Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018
League Information
Organizers:
Type:
Offline
Location:
China Shanghai
Venue:
Shanghai Oriental Sports Center
Prize Pool:
$1,000,000 USD
Start Date:
2018-03-29
End Date:
2018-04-07
Game:
Version:
Teams:
16
Pro Circuit Points:
1,500
Liquipedia Tier:
Pro Circuit Tier:
Links
Chronology

Dota has become a life style. During the summer time, Dota 2 fans are calling for friends and focusing in Seattle, cheering for the greatest competition. While in spring, Shanghai is witnessing a grand tournament where the world’s top teams compete in the Dota 2 Asia Championships. In the Perfect World Ceremony 2017, Gu Liming, the Senior Vice President of Perfect World announced the incoming DAC 2018 in spring time in Shanghai. There are so much to be expected in this upcoming tournament.[1]

Now the battle starts once again. The top sixteen teams all over the world gather for the DAC 2018 to compete for a prize pool of $1,000,000, 1,500 Qualifying Points and the grand honor. Six direct invites will be joined by the other ten competitors : the qualifying teams from the six qualifier regions. Who will raise the mighty Radiance - we will find out in Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China in spring.

Format[edit]

  • Qualifiers and invites
    • Sixteen teams: Six invites and ten teams from regional qualifiers[2]
      • One from each region Europe, South America, and CIS
      • Two from Southeast Asia and North America
      • Three from China
  • Group Stage
    • Sixteen teams play in a Bo1 round robin.
    • Top two teams from each group advance to the Playoffs of Main Event.
    • Bottom two teams from each group eliminated.
  • Main Event
    • Breakout
      • 8 teams: 3rd - 6th place teams from each group
      • one-round Bo3 single-elimination bracket.
      • 4 winners advance, losers are eliminated.
    • Playoffs
      • 8 teams: 4 winners of the Breakout and the Top 4 winners from Group Stage
      • Double-elimination bracket.
      • The first two rounds of the Lower bracket are Bo1, while the Grand Finals are Bo5. Others are Bo3.

Broadcast Talent[edit]

The talent for the English broadcast was announced on March 20, 2018.[3]

  • Panel Host:
  • Observers:
    • Sweden Skrff (Rikard Holm Melin)
    • Sweden Weppas (Johan Westberg)
  • Hosts:
    • China BBC (Zhang Hongsheng)
    • China Dove (Zhang Tiange)
  • Analysts/Commentators:
  • Commentators:
    • Russia 4ce (Nikita Kotkov)
    • Russia Adekvat (Rustam Mavliutov)
    • Ukraine Dendi (Danil Ishutin)
    • Russia Eiritel (Dariya Morozova)
    • Non-representing GodHunt (Viktor Volkov)
    • Belarus Lex (Alexey Filippov)
    • Russia Lum1Sit (George Andropov)
    • Russia Maelstorm (Vladimir Kuzminov)
    • Russia NS (Yaroslav Kuznetsov)
    • Ukraine v1lat (Vitalii Volochai)

Prize Pool[edit]

The prize pool for the tournament is $1,000,000 USD and 1,500 Pro Circuit points.

Participants[edit]

Newbee [2]
1China Moogy
2China Sccc
3Australia kpii
4China Kaka
5China Faith
1 Ukraine Resolut1on stood in for Russia Cooman.[7][8]

Group Stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Standings preview
1. TNC PredatorTNC Predator TNC Predator 4-3
2. LGD GamingLGD Gaming LGD Gaming 4-3
3. OpTic GamingOpTic Gaming OpTic Gaming 4-3
4. Team LiquidTeam Liquid Team Liquid 4-3
5. NewbeeNewbee Newbee 4-3
6. Vici GamingVici Gaming Vici Gaming 3-4
7. OGOG OG 3-4
8. Keen GamingKeen Gaming Keen Gaming 2-5

Group B[edit]

Standings preview
1. Virtus.proVirtus.pro Virtus.pro 7-0
2. MineskiMineski Mineski 6-1
3. Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses Evil Geniuses 5-2
4. Team SecretTeam Secret Team Secret 4-3
5. Invictus GamingInvictus Gaming Invictus Gaming 3-4
6. VGJ.ThunderVGJ.Thunder VGJ.Thunder 2-5
7. EffectEffect Effect 1-6
8. paiN GamingpaiN Gaming paiN Gaming 0-7
  • For detailed group stage results, click HERE.

Main Event[edit]

Breakout (Bo3)
Upper Bracket R1 (Bo3)
Upper Bracket R2 (Bo3)
Upper Bracket Finals (Bo3)
Grand Finals (Bo5)
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEG
2
NewbeeNewbeeNewbee
0
April 3, 2018 - 10:00 CST
Dragon Knight
Ancient Apparition
Tusk
Luna
Puck
27m09s
Invoker
Clockwerk
Disruptor
Gyrocopter
Naga Siren
Sand King
Leshrac
Ancient Apparition
Death Prophet
Troll Warlord
24m26s
Enigma
Lifestealer
Dragon Knight
Witch Doctor
Naga Siren
LGD GamingLGD GamingLGD
2
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEG
0
April 4, 2018 - 10:00 CST
Ancient Apparition
Nyx Assassin
Terrorblade
Viper
Clockwerk
47m24s
Enigma
Troll Warlord
Razor
Leshrac
Sand King
Bounty Hunter
Outworld Destroyer
Gyrocopter
Shadow Shaman
Underlord
41m37s
Batrider
Dragon Knight
Night Stalker
Dark Willow
Luna
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
2
VGJ.ThunderVGJ.ThunderVGJ.T
0
April 3, 2018 - 12:00 CST
Tusk
Lone Druid
Underlord
Gyrocopter
Lich
24m29s
Doom
Leshrac
Sand King
Lycan
Nature's Prophet
Nature's Prophet
Earth Spirit
Underlord
Disruptor
Sniper
42m30s
Juggernaut
Keeper of the Light
Sand King
Witch Doctor
Razor
Virtus.proVirtus.proVP
0
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
2
April 4, 2018 - 12:30 CST
Chen
Sand King
Disruptor
Dragon Knight
Lifestealer
49m47s
Underlord
Venomancer
Dark Willow
Nature's Prophet
Tusk
Chen
Terrorblade
Disruptor
Naga Siren
Puck
31m05s
Lone Druid
Earthshaker
Timbersaw
Venomancer
Ancient Apparition
LGD GamingLGD GamingLGD
2
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
1
April 5, 2018 - 12:30 CST
Beastmaster
Keeper of the Light
Faceless Void
Dragon Knight
Witch Doctor
26m33s
Lifestealer
Disruptor
Viper
Tidehunter
Io
Tusk
Leshrac
Faceless Void
Underlord
Witch Doctor
28m50s
Lifestealer
Lone Druid
Omniknight
Night Stalker
Disruptor
Terrorblade
Omniknight
Tiny
Disruptor
Bounty Hunter
28m19s
Dragon Knight
Keeper of the Light
Phantom Lancer
Razor
Tusk
OpTic GamingOpTic GamingOpTic
2
Invictus GamingInvictus GamingiG
0
April 3, 2018 - 14:30 CST
Venomancer
Witch Doctor
Sand King
Terrorblade
Death Prophet
30m46s
Storm Spirit
Pangolier
Disruptor
Abaddon
Tiny
Dragon Knight
Ancient Apparition
Slardar
Puck
Phantom Assassin
39m06s
Earth Spirit
Outworld Destroyer
Clockwerk
Razor
Bounty Hunter
MineskiMineskiMski
2
OpTic GamingOpTic GamingOpTic
0
April 4, 2018 - 15:30 CST
Nature's Prophet
Dragon Knight
Vengeful Spirit
Gyrocopter
Abaddon
32m37s
Morphling
Winter Wyvern
Leshrac
Jakiro
Sand King
Nature's Prophet
Dragon Knight
Rubick
Gyrocopter
Abaddon
25m48s
Luna
Tiny
Underlord
Leshrac
Sand King
Team SecretTeam SecretSecret
0
Vici GamingVici GamingVG
2
April 3, 2018 - 16:50 CST
Crystal Maiden
Dragon Knight
Earth Spirit
Death Prophet
Enchantress
47m03s
Elder Titan
Abaddon
Tiny
Outworld Destroyer
Bane
Sand King
Shadow Demon
Batrider
Chaos Knight
Kunkka
44m28s
Phoenix
Faceless Void
Outworld Destroyer
Bane
Tiny
TNC PredatorTNC PredatorTNC
1
Vici GamingVici GamingVG
2
April 4, 2018 - 17:30 CST
Leshrac
Nyx Assassin
Troll Warlord
Rubick
Elder Titan
32m06s
Juggernaut
Death Prophet
Bane
Abaddon
Nature's Prophet
Sand King
Batrider
Witch Doctor
Terrorblade
Templar Assassin
46m58s
Slark
Lion
Omniknight
Bane
Outworld Destroyer
Tiny
Gyrocopter
Lion
Batrider
Timbersaw
61m42s
Death Prophet
Underlord
Phoenix
Witch Doctor
Dragon Knight
MineskiMineskiMski
2
Vici GamingVici GamingVG
1
April 5, 2018 - 15:30 CST
Nyx Assassin
Gyrocopter
Dragon Knight
Omniknight
Disruptor
54m12s
Lone Druid
Death Prophet
Bane
Lifestealer
Dark Willow
Tusk
Gyrocopter
Rubick
Sand King
Templar Assassin
66m28s
Faceless Void
Puck
Witch Doctor
Underlord
Dark Willow
Nyx Assassin
Death Prophet
Disruptor
Outworld Destroyer
Tidehunter
47m49s
Slardar
Shadow Fiend
Shadow Demon
Terrorblade
Omniknight
LGD GamingLGD GamingLGD
0
MineskiMineskiMski
2
April 6, 2018 - 12:30 CST
Bounty Hunter
Outworld Destroyer
Disruptor
Gyrocopter
Abaddon
27m28s
Huskar
Earth Spirit
Oracle
Underlord
Death Prophet
Tusk
Gyrocopter
Witch Doctor
Monkey King
Batrider
61m57s
Dark Willow
Vengeful Spirit
Tiny
Outworld Destroyer
Underlord
Lower Bracket R2 (Bo1)
Lower Bracket R3 (Bo3)
Lower Bracket Finals (Bo3)
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEG
0
Virtus.proVirtus.proVP
1
April 5, 2018 - 10:00 CST
Leshrac
Rubick
Tusk
Troll Warlord
Vengeful Spirit
33m05s
Earth Spirit
Lifestealer
Lion
Gyrocopter
Omniknight
Vici GamingVici GamingVG
0
Virtus.proVirtus.proVP
1
April 6, 2018 - 10:00 CST
Bane
Outworld Destroyer
Elder Titan
Batrider
Weaver
41m46s
Broodmother
Pugna
Sand King
Ancient Apparition
Death Prophet
OpTic GamingOpTic GamingOpTic
0
TNC PredatorTNC PredatorTNC
1
April 5, 2018 - 11:00 CST
Pangolier
Phantom Lancer
Disruptor
Clockwerk
Lone Druid
47m26s
Timbersaw
Sand King
Leshrac
Naga Siren
Gyrocopter
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
0
TNC PredatorTNC PredatorTNC
1
April 6, 2018 - 11:20 CST
Tusk
Underlord
Ancient Apparition
Visage
Faceless Void
43m04s
Elder Titan
Tiny
Disruptor
Outworld Destroyer
Sand King
Virtus.proVirtus.proVP
2
TNC PredatorTNC PredatorTNC
1
April 6, 2018 - 15:00 CST
Gyrocopter
Witch Doctor
Earthshaker
Underlord
Viper
39m23s
Night Stalker
Luna
Slardar
Nature's Prophet
Tiny
Gyrocopter
Tusk
Lion
Doom
Troll Warlord
43m40s
Queen of Pain
Terrorblade
Dark Willow
Leshrac
Sand King
Tusk
Doom
Disruptor
Lifestealer
Dragon Knight
44m53s
Naga Siren
Luna
Rubick
Sand King
Gyrocopter
LGD GamingLGD GamingLGD
2
Virtus.proVirtus.proVP
1
April 7, 2018 - 10:00 CST
Disruptor
Terrorblade
Underlord
Dark Willow
Dragon Knight
44m20s
Lifestealer
Doom
Lion
Tusk
Tiny
Tiny
Disruptor
Troll Warlord
Tidehunter
Rubick
42m58s
Monkey King
Sand King
Lion
Tusk
Gyrocopter
Disruptor
Underlord
Tusk
Leshrac
Faceless Void
51m59s
Dragon Knight
Pugna
Earth Spirit
Bane
Terrorblade
MineskiMineskiMski
3
LGD GamingLGD GamingLGD
2
April 7, 2018 - 14:30 CST
Death Prophet
Pangolier
Oracle
Dark Willow
Vengeful Spirit
27m46s
Venomancer
Phantom Assassin
Slardar
Ancient Apparition
Tiny
Tiny
Ancient Apparition
Naga Siren
Gyrocopter
Magnus
31m52s
Troll Warlord
Tusk
Shadow Fiend
Disruptor
Underlord
Ancient Apparition
Dragon Knight
Earthshaker
Gyrocopter
Broodmother
36m05s
Clockwerk
Kunkka
Vengeful Spirit
Venomancer
Terrorblade
Naga Siren
Dragon Knight
Disruptor
Pangolier
Luna
37m42s
Rubick
Phantom Assassin
Tidehunter
Ancient Apparition
Tiny
Naga Siren
Disruptor
Death Prophet
Magnus
Lifestealer
46m43s
Anti-Mage
Lion
Underlord
Leshrac
Tusk

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