ESL One Katowice 2018
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ESL One Katowice 2018
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Type:
Offline
Location:
KatowiceVenue:
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
Game:
Version:
Teams:
16
Pro Circuit Points:
1,500
Liquipedia Tier:
Tier:Links
Chronology
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]
Prize Pool
[edit]The prize pool for the tournament is $1,000,000 USD and 1,500 Pro Circuit points.[5]
Additionally, the player deemed the best will be awarded the Mercedes-Benz MVP.[6]
![Virtus.pro (from left to right): 9pasha, Solo, RAMZES666, RodjER, No[o]ne and Artstyle (coach)](/dota2/File:Virtus.pro_win_ESL_One_Katowice_2018.jpg)
Participants
[edit]
| 1 |  MATUMBAMAN |
|---|---|
| 2 |  Miracle- |
| 3 |  MinD_ContRoL |
| 4 |  GH |
| 5 |  KuroKy |
| C |  Heen |
 | |
| Invited | |
| 1 |  Crystallize |
|---|---|
| 2 | Dendi |
| 3 | GeneRaL |
| 4 | Lil |
| 5 |  LeBronDota |
| C | XBOCT |
 | |
| Invited | |
Results
[edit]Group Stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
UB Quarterfinals
UBQF
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
1
0
February 20, 2018 - 12:00 CET
1:0(Bo1)
32m33s
0
1
February 20, 2018 - 12:00 CET
0:1(Bo1)
56m29s
1
2
February 20, 2018 - 17:35 CET
1:2(Bo3)
42m19s
38m34s
31m14s
1
0
February 20, 2018 - 13:10 CET
1:0(Bo1)
36m43s
0
1
February 20, 2018 - 13:10 CET
0:1(Bo1)
34m30s
0
2
February 20, 2018 - 20:10 CET
0:2(Bo2)
30m18s
40m03s
2
0
February 22, 2018 - 15:30 CET
2:0(Bo2)
58m20s
52m16s
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
LB Quarterfinals
LBQF
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
0
2
February 20, 2018 - 16:40 CET
0:2(Bo2)
34m48s
27m21s
1
2
February 21, 2018 - 14:10 CET
1:2(Bo3)
31m48s
49m34s
41m57s
1
2
February 20, 2018 - 19:30 CET
1:2(Bo3)
38m34s
33m26s
43m05s
2
0
February 21, 2018 - 18:00 CET
2:0(Bo2)
26m26s
39m56s
0
2
February 22, 2018 - 14:30 CET
0:2(Bo2)
42m43s
28m57s
Group B
[edit]Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
UB Quarterfinals
UBQF
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
1
0
February 20, 2018 - 14:20 CET
1:0(Bo1)
41m58s
1
0
February 20, 2018 - 14:20 CET
1:0(Bo1)
26m33s
2
0
February 21, 2018 - 14:10 CET
2:0(Bo2)
34m15s
33m40s
0
1
February 20, 2018 - 15:30 CET
0:1(Bo1)
48m36s
1
0
February 20, 2018 - 15:30 CET
1:0(Bo1)
28m52s
2
1
February 21, 2018 - 17:00 CET
2:1(Bo3)
24m50s
32m34s
43m43s
1
2
February 22, 2018 - 16:30 CET
1:2(Bo3)
44m50s
53m08s
49m53s
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
LB Quarterfinals
LBQF
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
0
2
February 21, 2018 - 12:00 CET
0:2(Bo2)
21m29s
39m20s
0
2
February 22, 2018 - 12:00 CET
0:2(Bo2)
31m36s
39m21s
0
2
February 21, 2018 - 12:00 CET
0:2(Bo2)
25m53s
33m41s
1
2
February 22, 2018 - 12:00 CET
1:2(Bo3)
62m53s
30m23s
42m21s
2
0
February 23, 2018 - 15:00 CET
2:0(Bo2)
20m16s
17m35s
Playoffs
[edit]Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
Quarters
QF
Semifinals
Semifinals
Semis
SF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
1
2
February 23, 2018 - 16:40 CET
1:2(Bo3)
27m46s
44m30s
27m06s
2
1
February 24, 2018 - 15:50 CET
2:1(Bo3)
32m39s
34m38s
58m24s
2
1
February 24, 2018 - 12:00 CET
2:1(Bo3)
33m11s
35m17s
43m06s
0
2
February 24, 2018 - 20:30 CET
0:2(Bo2)
29m56s
42m01s
1
3
February 25, 2018 - 15:00 CET
1:3(Bo4)
29m45s
25m10s
27m51s
32m56s
Additional 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
Broadcast Talent
[edit]The talent for the English broadcast was announced on February 15, 2018.[15]:
The talent for the Russian broadcast was announced on February 18, 2018.[16]
- Host:
Faker (Ivan Demkin)
- Commentators:
- CrystalMay (Dmitry Korchevinin)
GodHunt (Viktor Volkov)- JAM (Alexander Korotkov)
- LighTofHeaveN (Dmitry Kupriyanov)
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.ru
- 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.ru
- 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.ru
- 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.ru
- 2018-02-26 | Resolut1on at Katowice Major: "I haven’t seen my girlfriend for a month and a half now." of 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.ru
- 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.ru
- 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. )
- 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!".
- ↑ ESLDota2 (2018-02-16). "Shedding some light on the prize money and DPC Point distribution for ESLOne Katowice".
- ↑ ESLDota2 (2018-02-26). "Rodjer: ESL One Katowice Mercedes-Benz MVP".
- ↑ @ESLDota2 (2017-12-23). "First Dota 2 Major in Poland - first direct invite!".
- ↑ @ESLDota2 (2017-12-27). "Happy belated Christmas to @teamsecret - our second direct invite to the #ESLOne Katowice Major this February!".
- ↑ ESLDota2 (28 December 2017). "Another day, another invite! Welcome to #ESLOne Katowice - @TeamLiquid!".
- ↑ ESLDota2 (29 December 2017). "#ESLOne Katowice invite week continues with invite #4 - @NewbeeCN!".
- ↑ ESLDota2 (30 December 2017). "Before the year ends, let's welcome @EvilGeniuses to the #ESLOne Katowice Major!".
- ↑ ESLDota2 (1 January 2018). "Happy new year @MineskiProTeam and welcome to the #ESLOne Katowice Major!".
- ↑ ESLDota2 (2 January 2018). "We're already at the seventh out of eight direct invites".
- ↑ @ESLDota2 (2018-01-03). "Rounding out our direct invites to #ESLOne Katowice are none other than @natusvincere!".
- ↑ 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.com (2018-02-19). "Os presentamos al equipo de retransmisión que nos acompañará en esta ESLOne Katowice de dota 2".