The Kiev Major 2017
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The Kiev Major 2017
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Sponsor:
Version:
Type:
Offline
Location:
Kiev Venue:
National Palace of Arts
Dates:
Apr 24 - 30, 2017
Teams:
16
Format:
Single Elimination Bracket
Prize Pool:
$3,000,000 USD
Dota TV Ticket:
Free in Dota 2 Client
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
The Kiev Major is the second Major of the 2016-2017 season. The main event takes place at the National Palace of Arts in Kiev, Ukraine from April 27th to 30th. [1]
Format[edit]
- Open Qualifiers - March 6th – March 9th, 2017
- Twelve Regional Single-elimination Open Qualifiers, two brackets for each region.
- The winners of each Regional Qualifier will advance to the respective Main Qualifier.
- Twelve Regional Single-elimination Open Qualifiers, two brackets for each region.
- Main Qualifiers - March 10th - March 13th, 2017
- Six Regional Qualifiers.
- Group Stage - April 24th - April 25th, 2017
- 4-round Swiss group system.
- Main Event - April 27th - April 30th, 2017
- Teams are seeded into a single-elimination bracket after the Group Stage.
- All matches are Bo3, with a Bo5 grand finals.
- Teams are seeded into a single-elimination bracket after the Group Stage.
Broadcast Talent[edit]
- Host:
ReDeYe (Paul Chaloner)
- Commentators:
- Off-site Commentators:
- Analysts:
- Interviewers:
SirActionSlacks (Jake Kanner)
Sheever (Jorien van der Heijden)
- EN/CN Interpreter:
- KBBQ (Jack Chen)
- EN/RU Interpreter:
- Tonya (Antonina Predko)
- Host:
Faker (Ivan Demkin)
- Commentators:
Prize Pool[edit]
The prize pool of the tournament is $3,000,000 USD.
| Place | $ USD | Percent | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
 1st
|
$1,000,000 | 33.33% |  OG
|
 2nd
|
$500,000 | 16.67% |  Virtus.pro
|
 3rd-4th
|
$250,000 | 8.33% |  Invictus Gaming
|
 Evil Geniuses
| |||
| 5th-8th | $125,000 | 4.17% |  Team Liquid
|
 Team Faceless
| |||
 Team VGJ
| |||
 SG e-sports
| |||
| 9th-16th | $62,500 | 2.08% |  mousesports
|
 Newbee
| |||
 Digital Chaos
| |||
 iG Vitality
| |||
 TNC Pro Team
| |||
 Team Random
| |||
 Thunderbirds
| |||
 Team Secret
|
Participants[edit]
Invited Teams[edit]
| 1 |  shadow |
|---|---|
| 2 | bLink |
| 3 | Faith_bian |
| 4 | y` |
| 5 | iceice |
 | |
| Direct Invite | |
| 1 |  Madara |
|---|---|
| 2 | ThuG |
| 3 | SkyLark |
| 4 | Maybe Next Time |
| 5 | SsaSpartan |
| C | SKANKS224 |
 | |
| Direct Invite | |
| 1 |  MATUMBAMAN |
|---|---|
| 2 |  Miracle- |
| 3 |  MinD_ContRoL |
| 4 |  GH |
| 5 |  KuroKy |
| C |  Heen |
 | |
| Direct Invite | |
| 1 | Resolut1on |
|---|---|
| 2 |  w33 |
| 3 |  MoonMeander |
| 4 |  MiSeRy |
| 5 |  Saksa |
| C | Blitz |
| C | EternaLEnVy |
 | |
| Direct Invite | |
Qualified Teams[edit]
- 1 The players of Ad Finem left the organization on March 6th, 2017. [2]
- 2 mousesports signed the ex-Ad Finem players on April 7, 2017. [3]
- 3 The players of Digital Chaos left the organization on April 14, 2017. [4]
- 4 Team Onyx were signed by Digital Chaos on April 14, 2017. [4]
- 5 The players of Wings Gaming left the organization on April 19, 2017. [5]
Results[edit]
Group Stage[edit]
| # | Team | Matches | Games | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Secret | 3 - 0 | 6 - 0 | 2:0 | 2:0 | 2:0 |  |
| 2 | Virtus.pro | 3 - 0 | 6 - 1 | 2:0 | 2:1 | 2:0 | |
| 3 | Invictus Gaming | 3 - 1 | 6 - 3 | 2:0 | 2:0 | 0:2 | 2:1 |
| 4 | TNC Pro Team | 3 - 1 | 6 - 4 | 2:0 | 2:1 | 0:2 | 2:1 |
| 5 | OG | 3 - 1 | 6 - 5 | 2:1 | 0:2 | 2:1 | 2:1 |
| 6 | Team Liquid | 2 - 2 | 6 - 4 | 1:2 | 2:0 | 1:2 | 2:0 |
| 7 | Digital Chaos | 2 - 2 | 5 - 5 | 2:0 | 0:2 | 2:1 | 1:2 |
| 8 | Thunderbirds | 2 - 2 | 6 - 6 | 2:1 | 1:2 | 2:1 | 1:2 |
| 9 | Evil Geniuses | 2 - 2 | 5 - 5 | 0:2 | 2:1 | 2:0 | 1:2 |
| 10 | Team VGJ | 2 - 2 | 5 - 5 | 0:2 | 2:1 | 1:2 | 2:0 |
| 11 | Newbee | 2 - 2 | 4 - 5 | 0:2 | 2:1 | 0:2 | 2:0 |
| 12 | Team Random | 1 - 3 | 4 - 7 | 2:1 | 1:2 | 1:2 | 0:2 |
| 13 | Team Faceless | 1 - 3 | 3 - 6 | 0:2 | 1:2 | 2:0 | 0:2 |
| 14 | mousesports | 1 - 3 | 3 - 6 | 0:2 | 1:2 | 2:0 | 0:2 |
| 15 | iG Vitality | 0 - 3 | 2 - 6 | 1:2 | 1:2 | 0:2 | |
| 16 | SG e-sports | 0 - 3 | 1 - 6 | 1:2 | 0:2 | 0:2 | |
- For detailed match results, click here.
Main Event[edit]
Round of 16
Invictus Gaming
2
mousesports
1
TNC Pro Team
1
Team Faceless
2
Quarter-finals
Invictus Gaming
2
Team Liquid
1
Evil Geniuses
2
SG e-sports
1
Semi-finals
Finals
- For detailed results of the Grand Finals, click here.
Additional Data[edit]
Country Representation[edit]
| # | Country/Region | #P | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China
|
24 | Agressif, bLink, BoBoKa, BurNIng, dogf1ghts, Faith, Faith_bian, Fenrir, Freeze, fy, iceice, InJuly, Kaka, Op, Paparazi灬, Q, rOtk, Sakata, Sccc, shadow, super, uuu9, Xxs, y` |
| 2 |  Philippines
|
6 | Abed, Kuku, Raven, ryOyr, Sam_H, Tims |
| 3 | Greece
|
5 | Madara, Maybe Next Time, SkyLark, SsaSpartan, ThuG |
| 3 |  Brazil
|
5 | 4dr, c4t, hFn, KINGRD, Tavo |
| 5 | United States of America
|
4 | BuLba, DeMoN, mason, UNiVeRsE |
| 6 | Germany
|
3 | Black^, Khezu, KuroKy |
| 6 |  Sweden
|
3 | pieliedie, s4, zai |
| 6 | Denmark
|
3 | Cr1t-, MiSeRy, N0tail |
| 6 | Ukraine
|
3 | Lil, Noone, Resolut1on |
| 6 | Russia
|
3 | 9pasha, RAMZES666, Solo |
| 6 |  Singapore
|
3 | iceiceice, NutZ, xy- |
| 12 |  Australia
|
2 | ana, kpii |
| 12 | Canada
|
2 | Arteezy, MoonMeander |
| 12 | Finland
|
2 | JerAx, MATUMBAMAN |
| 12 | South Korea
|
2 | DuBu, MP |
| 16 | Bulgaria
|
1 | MinD_ContRoL |
| 16 |  Estonia
|
1 | Puppey |
| 16 |  Israel
|
1 | Fly |
| 16 | Jordan
|
1 | Miracle- |
| 16 | Lebanon
|
1 | GH |
| 16 | Macedonia
|
1 | Saksa |
| 16 |  Malaysia
|
1 | MidOne |
| 16 |  Pakistan
|
1 | SumaiL |
| 16 | Romania
|
1 | w33 |
| 16 |  Thailand
|
1 | Jabz |
Trivia[edit]
- The Kiev Major is the first Valve-sponsored event held in a CIS country.
- With DDC failing to qualify, MiSeRy becomes the only player to attend every single Valve event as an active player. UNiVeRsE has also attended every Valve event, but was only a substitute at The International 2011.
- This is the first time ever in a Valve-sponsored event that a Brazilian organization or player(s) are attending.
- GH is the first Lebanese player to attend a Valve-sponsored event.
Additional content[edit]
Streams[edit]
dotamajor on Twitch.tv- dotamajor2 on Twitch.tv
- dotamajor3 on Twitch.tv
- dotamajor4 on Twitch.tv
- dotamajors on YouTube
- dota2 on Facebook
- dota2 on Twitter
- dotamajorRU on Twitch.tv
- dotamajorRU2 on Twitch.tv
- dotamajorRU3 on Twitch.tv
- dotamajorRU4 on Twitch.tv
- Mars Media on Huomao.com
- BeyondTheSummit_PT on Twitch.tv
- DinoCasters on Twitch.tv
- MidasClub on Twitch.tv
BeyondTheSummit_ES on Twitch.tv- GamerStudioTV on Twitch.tv
FroggedTV on Twitch.tv- SaphiraTV on Twitch.tv
- DraySWE on Twitch.tv
- MineskiTV on Twitch.tv
- Cyberclasher on Twitch.tv
Canko on Twitch.tv
VODs[edit]
- Group Stage - Day 1
- Group Stage - Day 2
- Main Event - Day 1
- Main Event - Day 2
- Main Event - Day 3
- Main Event - Day 4
Interviews[edit]
- 2017-04-27 | The Kiev Major - Interview: XXS- IG by Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden of PGL
- 2017-04-27 | The Kiev Major - Interview: Skylark - mousesports by Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden of PGL
- 2017-04-27 | The Kiev Major - Interview: GH - TeamLiquid by Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden of PGL
- 2017-04-27 | The Kiev Major - Interview: UUU9 - Newbee by Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden of PGL
- 2017-04-27 | The Kiev Major - Interview: FY - VGJ by Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden of PGL
- 2017-04-27 | The Kiev Major - Interview: Bulba - DC by Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden of PGL
- 2017-04-27 | The Kiev Major - Interview: Paparazzi - IGV by Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden of PGL
- 2017-04-27 | The Kiev Major - Interview: Noone - VP by Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden of PGL
- 2017-04-28 | The Kiev Major - Interview: Raven - TNC by Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden of PGL
- 2017-04-28 | The Kiev Major - Interview: Black^ - Faceless by Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden of PGL
- 2017-04-28 | The Kiev Major - Interview: FLY - OG by Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden of PGL
- 2017-04-28 | The Kiev Major - Interview: Faith Bian - Team Random by Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden of PGL
- 2017-04-28 | The Kiev Major - Interview: Resolut1on - Thunderbirds by Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden of PGL
- 2017-04-28 | The Kiev Major - Interview: PieLieDie - TeamSecret by Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden of PGL
- 2017-04-28 | The Kiev Major - Interview: KINGRD - SG by Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden of PGL
- 2017-04-30 | The Kiev Major - Interview: zai - EG by Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden of PGL
Player Profiles[edit]
- 2017-04-27 | The Kiev Major - Player Profile: MNT - mousesports by PGL
- 2017-04-27 | The Kiev Major - Player Profile: Faith - Newbee by PGL
- 2017-04-27 | The Kiev Major - Player Profile: Lil - Virtus.pro by PGL
- 2017-04-28 | The Kiev Major - Player Profile: Black^ - Team Faceless by PGL
- 2017-04-28 | The Kiev Major - Player Profile: Zai - Evil Geniuses by PGL
- 2017-04-28 | The Kiev Major - Player Profile: Resolut1on - Thunderbirds by PGL
References[edit]
- ↑ Dota Team (2017-02-15). "Kiev Major Dates and Tickets". Valve Corporation. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ↑ "Today we see the departure of our DotA2 squad". Facebook. 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
- ↑ "mousesports returns to Dota 2 scene". mousesports.com. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hancock, Thomas (14 April 2014). "DigitalChaos Team Update". digitalchaos.gg. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ↑ "Wings Gaming has renamed to Team Random!". Reddit. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.