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ESL One Katowice 2018
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ESL One Katowice 2018
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Sponsor:
Intel • Mercedes-Benz • Vodafone • Alienware • paysafecard • Logitech G • H4X • NEED for SEAT • Pringles
Version:
Type:
Offline
Location:
Katowice Venue:
Dates:
Feb 20 - 25, 2018
Teams:
16
Format:
Group Stage
Single Elimination Playoffs
Single Elimination Playoffs
Prize Pool:
$1,000,000 USD
Pro Circuit Points:
1,500
Pro Circuit Tier:
Liquipedia 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[7].
| Place | $ USD | DPC Points | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
 1st
|
$400,000 | 750 |  Virtus.pro
|
 2nd
|
$200,000 | 450 |  Vici Gaming
|
 3rd
|
$120,000 | 225 |  Team Liquid
|
 4th
|
$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
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 Natus Vincere
|
Participating Teams[edit]
| 1 |  MATUMBAMAN |
|---|---|
| 2 |  Miracle- |
| 3 |  MinD_ContRoL |
| 4 |  GH |
| 5 |  KuroKy |
| C |  Heen |
 | |
| Direct Invite | |
| 1 | Crystallize |
|---|---|
| 2 | Dendi |
| 3 | GeneRaL |
| 4 | Lil |
| 5 |  LeBronDota |
| C | XBOCT |
 | |
| Direct Invite | |
Results[edit]
Group Stage[edit]
Group A[edit]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Winners' Finals
Qualified
Vici Gaming
Virtus.pro
Losers' Round 1
compLexity
1
OpTic Gaming
2
Losers' Round 2
Losers' Round 3
Team Liquid
Group B[edit]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Winners' Finals
Qualified
Fnatic
Team Secret
Losers' Round 1
Losers' Round 2
Losers' Round 3
Evil Geniuses
Playoffs[edit]
Round of 6
Team Secret
1
Team Liquid
2
Virtus.pro
2
Evil Geniuses
1
Semifinals
Vici Gaming
2
Team Liquid
1
Finals
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. )
- 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.
- ↑ @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.