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MDL Changsha Major
MDL Changsha Major
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Sponsor:
Version:
Type:
Offline
Location:
Changsha Dates:
May 14 - 20, 2018
Teams:
12
Format:
Round-robin Groups
Double Elimination Playoffs
Double Elimination Playoffs
Prize Pool:
$1,000,000 USD
Pro Circuit Points:
1,500
Pro Circuit Tier:
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Format[edit]
- Qualifiers and invites
- Twelve teams: Four invites and five teams from regional qualifiers[1]
- One from each region: Europe, South America, CIS, Southeast Asia, and North America
- Three from DPL.Top Season 5 (instead of China Qualifier)
- Twelve teams: Four invites and five teams from regional qualifiers[1]
- Group Stage
- Two groups, six teams each
- Bo2 round robin
- Group Winners advance to the second round of the Upper Bracket
- 2nd and 3rd placed teams advance to the first round of the Upper Bracket
- 4th and 5th placed teams advance to the Lower Bracket
- Bottom teams from either group are eliminated
- Playoffs
- Ten team Double Elimination
- First round of the Lower Bracket is Bo1
- All other matches are Bo3
- Bo5 Grand Finals
Broadcast Talent[edit]
Beyond the Summit provided remote coverage of the tournament. [2]
- EN Broadcasters:
Prize Pool[edit]
The prize pool of the tournament is $1,000,000 USD and 1500 Pro Circuit Points.
| Place | $ USD | DPC Points | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
 1st
|
$400,000 | 750 |  PSG.LGD
|
 2nd
|
$200,000 | 450 |  VGJ.Storm
|
 3rd
|
$130,000 | 225 |  Vici Gaming
|
 4th
|
$85,000 | 75 |  Newbee
|
| 5th-6th | $40,000 | - |  Mineski
|
 Team Secret
| |||
| 7th-8th | $25,000 | - |  OG
|
 TNC Predator
| |||
| 9th-10th | $17,500 | - |  Invictus Gaming
|
 iG Vitality
| |||
| 11th-12th | $10,000 | - |  Infamous
|
 Vega Squadron
|
Participants[edit]
- 1 Virtus.Pro withdrew on April 8th, 2018, and was replaced by Mineski.[3]
Group Stage[edit]
Group A[edit]
Standings 
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Team Secret
|
3-2-0 | 8p | |||
| 2. | Mineski
|
3-1-1 | 7p | |||
| 3. | OG
|
3-0-2 | 6p | |||
| 4. | Invictus Gaming
|
2-2-1 | 6p | |||
| 5. | iG Vitality
|
1-1-3 | 3p | |||
| 6. | Infamous
|
0-0-5 | 0p | |||
Group B[edit]
| Standings
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vici Gaming
|
3-2-0 | 8p | |||
| 2. | VGJ.Storm
|
2-2-1 | 6p | |||
| 3. | TNC Predator
|
1-4-0 | 6p | |||
| 4. | PSG.LGD
|
2-1-2 | 5p | |||
| 5. | Newbee
|
1-3-1 | 5p | |||
| 6. | Vega Squadron
|
0-0-5 | 0p | |||
- For detailed results, click HERE.
Playoffs[edit]
Upper Bracket R1
Upper Bracket R2
Upper Bracket Finals
Lower Bracket R1 (Bo1)
Lower Bracket R2
Lower Bracket R3
Lower Bracket Finals
Grand Finals (Bo5)
Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
BeyondTheSummit on twitch- BeyondTheSummit2 on twitch
- BeyondTheSummit3 on twitch
BeyondTheSummit ES on twitch
BeyondTheSummit PT on twitch
23 Creative VN on twitch
MineskiTV on twitch
FroggedTV on twitch
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mars Media (2018-03-14). "岳麓山下橘子洲 星城长沙喜迎电竞MDL Major". Sina Weibo.
- ↑ @BeyondTheSummit (2018-05-07). "English coverage for MDL Changsha Major will be broadcasted from the BTS headquarters.". Twitter.
- ↑ Mars Media (2018-04-08). "Mineski Invited to MDL Changsha as Virtus Pro Withdraw From The Competition". Facebook. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
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