ESL One Katowice 2018
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ESL One Katowice 2018
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Type:
Offline
Venue:
Format:
Group Stage
Single Elimination Playoffs
Single Elimination Playoffs
Prize pool:
$1,000,000 USD
Start Date:
2018-02-20
End Date:
2018-02-25
Version:
Teams:
16
Pro Circuit Points:
1,500
Liquipedia tier:
Pro Circuit Tier:
Links
ESL One will be hosting Poland's first ever Dota 2 Major: Sixteen teams from across the globe will fight for a part of the $1,000,000 USD prize pool and 1,500 qualifying points for The International 2018.[1] The playoffs will be held on February 24–25, 2018 at the Spodek Arena in Katowice, Poland.
Format[edit]
- Qualifiers and invites
- Groups
- Groups were drawn on February 7th[4]
- Group Stage will be held from February 20th to the 23rd:
- Two eight team, double-elimination groups
- Top teams from each group advance directly to the semifinals of the playoffs
- 2nd and 3rd placed teams advance to the quarterfinals of the playoffs
- Playoffs
- Playoffs will be played between February 23rd and 25th[4]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
The talent for the English broadcast was announced on February 15, 2018.[5]:
The talent for the Russian broadcast was announced on February 18, 2018.[6]
- Host:
Faker (Ivan Demkin)
- Commentators:
LighTofHeaveN (Dmitry Kupriyanov)
GodHunt (Viktor Volkov)
CrystalMay (Dmitry Korchevinin)
JAM (Alexander Korotkov)
Prize Pool[edit]
The prize pool for the tournament is $1,000,000 USD and 1,500 DPC Points[8].
Place | $ USD | DPC Points | Team |
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$400,000 | 750 | Virtus.pro |
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$200,000 | 450 | Vici Gaming |
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$120,000 | 225 | Team Liquid |
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$80,000 | 75 | Fnatic |
5th-6th | $50,000 | - | Team Secret |
Evil Geniuses | |||
7th-8th | $20,000 | - | OG |
Newbee | |||
9th-12th | $10,000 | - | Mineski |
OpTic Gaming | |||
Team Kinguin | |||
LGD Gaming | |||
13th-16th | $5,000 | - | Effect |
compLexity Gaming | |||
Infamous | |||
Natus Vincere |
Participating Teams[edit]
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Direct Invite |
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Direct Invite |
Results[edit]
Group Stage[edit]
Group A[edit]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Team Liquid
1
Vici Gaming
2
Upper Bracket Final
Qualified
Vici Gaming
Virtus.pro
Lower Bracket R1
compLexity
1
OpTic Gaming
2
Lower Bracket R2
Lower Bracket Final
Team Liquid
Group B[edit]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Upper Bracket Final
Qualified
Fnatic
Team Secret
Lower Bracket R1
Lower Bracket R2
Lower Bracket Final
Evil Geniuses
Playoffs[edit]
Quarterfinals
Team Secret
1
Team Liquid
2
Virtus.pro
2
Evil Geniuses
1
Semifinals
Vici Gaming
2
Team Liquid
1
Grand Final
Vici Gaming
1
Virtus.pro
3
3rd Place Match
External Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
ESL One multi-POV
ESL One on Facebook.com
ESL One Dota on Huomao.com
ESL Poland on Twitch.tv
ESL Thailand on Twitch.tv
ESL One on Facebook.com
ESL Brasil on Facebook.com
ESL Vietnam on Twitch.tv
ESL Spain on Twitch.tv
Interviews[edit]
- 2018-02-28 | Matumbaman at Katowice Major: "I would like us to be the most dominant team in Dota 2 history" by Michael ''"Torte De Lini"'' Cohen of [[cybersport.com]]
- 2018-02-28 | Fly at Katowice Major: "Not doing so well, not beating these top teams like Liquid, is what motivates me the most." by Michael ''"Torte De Lini"'' Cohen of [[cybersport.com]]
- 2018-02-27 | Arteezy reflects on the past and talks the EG shuffle: "I think all of us were about to get kicked at some point." by Michael ''"Torte De Lini"'' Cohen of [[cybersport.com]]
- 2018-02-27 | YapzOr at Katowice Major : "It’s cocky to feel bad about a loss you didn’t even practice for." by Artyom ''"dfs"'' Kutateladze of [[cybersport.com]]
- 2018-02-26 | Resolut1on at Katowice Major: "I haven’t seen my girlfriend for a month and a half now." by Cybersport.ru
- 2018-02-26 | Puppey at Katowice Major: "Fata thought about switching his role for a while." by Cybersport.ru
- 2018-02-26 | EternaLEnVy at Katowice Major: "We definitely outdrafted Team Liquid pretty hard." by Cybersport.ru
- 2018-02-25 | Solo post-finals interview: "We've known that RodjER is a very good player for a long time, even before TI." by Michael ''"Torte De Lini"'' Cohen of [[cybersport.com]]
- 2018-02-25 | Everyone of my team mates deserves this trophy. by [[ESL]]
- 2018-02-25 | We asked LiquidGh_ about TeamLiquid's decision to switch roles in the middle of the 3rd place decider series. by [[ESL]]
- 2018-02-24 | "I feel disappointed with our results, but we have more time to improve": LeBron at Katowice Major by Artyom ''"dfs"'' Kutateladze of [[cybersport.com]]
- 2018-02-24 | "We got drunk and bashed our heads against the keyboards": Kyle reveals coL's prep for the Major by Cybersport.ru
- 2018-02-24 | Zai at Katowice Major: "NA used to be very strong because of cocky players" by Cybersport.ru
- 2018-02-24 | "We didn't learn how to properly use RodjER yet": 9pasha talks about VP games in Katowice by Cybersport.ru (trans.
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- 2018-02-24 | They are strong as a team, but we can win against them. by [[ESL]]
- 2018-02-24 | virtuspro win against EvilGeniuses means more to them than winning the entire tournament! by [[ESL]]
- 2018-02-24 | PieLieDieDota wants to face EvilGeniuses to take revenge for UniverseDota. Will he get his wish? by [[ESL]]
- 2018-02-24 | Matum likes Spiderssss... by [[ESL]]
- 2018-02-23 | Today we thought outside the box. They were definitely caught off guard. by [[ESL]]
- 2018-02-22 | Secret are a very good team, but we've learned from our games. by [[ESL]]
- 2018-02-22 | Looking at that team, it's always 50/50. by [[ESL]]
- 2018-02-22 | Here you go! JERAX by [[ESL]]
- 2018-02-21 | Post-match interview with none other than the GODLY KotL himself - GH! by [[ESL]]
- 2018-02-21 | PieLieDie believes that they can take down Team Secret by [[ESL]]
- 2018-02-21 | Resolut1on: I really want to beat Liquid by [[ESL]]
- 2018-02-21 | We can beat any team here - Ace with the confidence! by [[ESL]]
- 2018-02-21 | We are ready! - MidOne by [[ESL]]
- 2018-02-21 | Let's hear from Adam on his thoughts with regards to Fnatic's run here at ESL One Katowice by [[ESL]]
- 2018-02-20 | Noone said it! You simply can't let Virtus.pro get their last pick Brood by [[ESL]]
- 2018-02-20 | We hope to put up a good show - zai with his thoughts on their upcoming match against Team Liquid by [[ESL]]
- 2018-02-20 | If we get past that, we are going to win the tournament - mr0 by [[ESL]]
- 2018-02-20 | Natus Vincere are playing against Fnatic right now but let's hear what NAVI's manager Igor has to say before the match! by [[ESL]]
Other Videos[edit]
- 2018-02-26 | Unpleasant surprise for KuroKy - Team Liquid Pizza Party by [[ESL]]
- 2018-02-24 | A Spectacular Chase - ESL One Katowice Dota 2 Major 2018 (Cinematic Opener) by [[ESL]]
References[edit]
- ↑ "The ESL One Katowice 2018 Major brings Dota 2 to Poland in February". ESL. 2017-10-24.
- ↑ ESL One (2018-01-08). "Revealing the ESL One Katowice closed qualifier teams". ESL. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
- ↑ ESL Dota 2 (2018-01-19). "ESL One Katowice 2018 NA Last Chance Qualifier Announcement". ESL. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 ESLDota2 (2018-02-07). "The group draw for the ESL One Katowice Major is complete!". Twitter.
- ↑ ESL One (2018-02-15). "Announcing the ESL One Katowice 2018 broadcast crew". ESL.
- ↑ Dota 2 RuHub (2018-02-18). "Смотри трансляции самого ожидаемого турнира месяца ESL ONE Katowice 2018 Dota 2 на каналах Ruhub Studio!". vk.com.
- ↑ ESLspain (2018-02-19). "Os presentamos al equipo de retransmisión que nos acompañará en esta ESLOne Katowice de dota 2". twitter.com.
- ↑ @ESLDota2 (2018-02-16). "Shedding some light on the prize money and DPC Point distribution for ESLOne Katowice". Twitter.
- ↑ @ESLDota2 (2017-12-23). "First Dota 2 Major in Poland - first direct invite!". Twitter.
- ↑ @ESLDota2 (2017-12-27). "Happy belated Christmas to @teamsecret - our second direct invite to the #ESLOne Katowice Major this February!". Twitter.
- ↑ ESLDota2 (28 December 2017). "Another day, another invite! Welcome to #ESLOne Katowice - @TeamLiquid!". Twitter.
- ↑ ESLDota2 (29 December 2017). "#ESLOne Katowice invite week continues with invite #4 - @NewbeeCN!". Twitter.
- ↑ ESLDota2 (30 December 2017). "Before the year ends, let's welcome @EvilGeniuses to the #ESLOne Katowice Major!". Twitter.
- ↑ ESLDota2 (1 January 2018). "Happy new year @MineskiProTeam and welcome to the #ESLOne Katowice Major!". Twitter.
- ↑ ESLDota2 (2 January 2018). "We're already at the seventh out of eight direct invites". Twitter.
- ↑ @ESLDota2 (2018-01-03). "Rounding out our direct invites to #ESLOne Katowice are none other than @natusvincere!". Twitter.