Huya Dota2 Winter Invitational
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Huya Winter Invitational
League Information
Organizer:
Type:
Online & Offline
Location:
Asia 
ShanghaiVenue:
黄兴路221号互联宝地F1栋
Dates:
Dec 13 - 27, 2020
Teams:
12
Format:
Round-robin group stage
Double-elimination playoffs
Double-elimination playoffs
Prize Pool:
¥600,000 CNY
(≃ $91,717 USD)
(≃ $91,717 USD)
Liquipedia Tier:
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Huya, CDA and 富名文贺 jointly presents Huya Dota2 Winter Invitational, where 12 teams across China and Southeast Asia compete for a total prize pool of ¥600,000 CNY.[1][2]
Format[edit]
- Participants
- Ten invited teams
- Two teams from a closed qualifier
- Group Stage - December 13th - December 22nd
- Two groups of six team each
- Single round-robin
- All matches are Bo3
- Top four teams advance to the playoffs
- Bottom two teams are eliminated
- Click here for tiebreaker rules
- Head-to-head results between tied teams
- Map results between tied teams
- Map results between all teams
- Bo1 tiebreaker games
- Shortest duration of tiebreaker games
- Roll
- Playoffs - December 23rd - December 27th
- Double-elimination bracket
- All matches except Grand Final are Bo3
- Grand Final is Bo5
Broadcast Talent[edit]
Prize Pool[edit]
¥600,000 CNY (≃$91,879 USD) was spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | $ USD | ¥ CNY | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
 1st
|
$30,573 | ¥200,000 |  Royal Never Give Up
|
 2nd
|
$18,344 | ¥120,000 |  Team Aster
|
 3rd
|
$13,758 | ¥90,000 |  Neon Esports
|
 4th
|
$9,172 | ¥60,000 |  Phoenix Gaming
|
| 5th-6th | $5,350 | ¥35,000 |  CDEC Gaming
|
 Invictus Gaming
| |||
| 7th-8th | $2,293 | ¥15,000 |  iG Vitality
|
 IO
| |||
| 9th-10th | $1,146 | ¥7,500 |  Team MagMa
|
 Army Geniuses
| |||
| 11th-12th | $1,146 | ¥7,500 |  Execration
|
 Sparking Arrow Gaming
|
(Converted USD prizes are based on the currency rate on Dec 27, 2020: 1 CNY ≃ 0.15286 USD.)
| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 圣子华炼
|
Royal Never Give Up
|
(Converted USD prizes are based on the currency rate on Dec 27, 2020: 1 CNY ≃ 0.15286 USD.)
Participants[edit]
| 1 |  Doodle |
|---|---|
| 2 | ButterflyEffect |
| 3 | Irving |
| 4 |  Ponlo |
| 5 | QYQX |
| C | @dogf1ghts |
 | |
| Direct Invite | |
| 1 |  db- |
|---|---|
| 2 | Mamang Daya |
| 3 | woMy |
| 4 | Lym- |
| 5 | you_K |
 | |
| Direct Invite | |
- 1 EHOME and 496 Gaming were replaced by Team MagMa and iG Vitality.[3]
Results[edit]
Group Stage[edit]
Group A[edit]
| Standings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Phoenix Gaming | 4-1 | 8-5 | |||
| 2. | IO | 4-1 | 9-4 | |||
| 3. | Neon Esports | 3-2 | 7-5 | |||
| 4. | Invictus Gaming | 2-3 | 5-6 | |||
| 5. | Team MagMa | 1-4 | 3-9 | |||
| 6. | Execration | 1-4 | 6-9 | |||
Group B[edit]
| Standings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Team Aster | 5-0 | 10-0 | |||
| 2. | Royal Never Give Up | 4-1 | 8-3 | |||
| 3. | CDEC Gaming | 3-2 | 7-5 | |||
| 4. | iG Vitality | 2-3 | 4-7 | |||
| 5. | Army Geniuses | 1-4 | 2-9 | |||
| 6. | Sparking Arrow Gaming | 0-5 | 3-10 | |||
Matches[edit]
Playoffs[edit]
Quarterfinals
Neon Esports2
Royal Never Give Up0
Semifinals
Upper Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Round 1
iG Vitality0
Royal Never Give Up2
Lower Bracket Round 2
CDEC Gaming0
Royal Never Give Up2
Phoenix Gaming2
Invictus Gaming1
Lower Bracket Round 3
Royal Never Give Up2
Phoenix Gaming0
Lower Bracket Final
Neon Esports0
Royal Never Give Up2
Grand Final
Team Aster2
Royal Never Give Up3
Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
Viewership Statistics[edit]
| Viewership Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Peak Viewers | 21 637 | |
| Average Viewers | 4 886 | |
| Hours Watched | 607 869 | |
*Viewership stats for this page does not include the Chinese streams
References[edit]
- ↑ 虎牙Dota2 (2020-12-04). "虎牙DOTA2冬季邀请赛12月13日震撼揭幕，中外对抗一触即发！". Weibo.
- ↑ 虎牙Dota2 (2020-12-13). "虎牙DOTA2冬季邀请赛##DOTA2". Weibo.
- ↑ 虎牙Dota2 (2020-12-13). "很遗憾通知大家". Weibo.