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The Defense Season 5

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[e][h]The Defense Season 5
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Type:
Online & Offline
Location:
Germany Berlin
Format:
Online Group Stage
Offline Playoffs
Prize Pool:
$78,586 USD
Start Date:
2015-09-07
End Date:
2015-12-06
Game:
Teams:
18
Dota TV Ticket:
Liquipedia Tier:
Links

The Defense is back with The Defense Season 5 following nearly a 2 year break! The tournament features 18 teams competing for a prize pool of more than $75,000 USD; and, for the first time in the history of The Defense, the tournament will feature LAN finals.

Overview[edit]

Format[edit]

  • First Stage: Twelve teams join the first group stage (two groups of six), with six teams progressing to the second stage.
    • The teams play Bo2s, with each 2-0 being worth 3 points, each 1-1 being worth 1, and each 0-2 being worth 0
  • Second Stage: The six teams progressing from stage 1 will be divided again into two groups of six after being joined by six directly invited teams.
  • Third Stage and Final Stage Details of the playoffs as well as the first-ever The Defense LAN finals will be released in the future.

Broadcast Talent[edit]

  • Host:
    • Switzerland Soe (Soe Gschwind Penski)

Prize Pool[edit]

The base prize pool set by joinDota is $75,000. 25% of proceeds from all purchases of the DotaTV ticket and item bundle will be added to the prize pool.
As of December 6th, 2015, the prize pool was $78,586. [1]

Participating Teams[edit]

Stage 1 Invites[edit]

1 4 Anchors + Sea Captain were acquired by STARK eSports on September 28, 2015. [2]
2 Team Liquid acquired 5Jungz on October 9, 2015.[3]
3 (monkey) Business was signed by OG on October 31, 2015.[4]

Stage 2 Invites[edit]

Results[edit]

Stage 1[edit]

Group A lrthread
1. ScaryFaceZScaryFaceZ ScaryFaceZ 4-1-0 9-1 13p
2. 5Jungz5Jungz 5Jungz 3-2-0 8-2 11p
3. ALTERNATE aTTaXALTERNATE aTTaX ALTERNATE aTTaX 2-1-2 5-5 7p
4. Danish BearsDanish Bears Danish Bears 1-2-2 4-6 5p
5. Newteam123123Newteam123123 Newteam123123 1-1-3 3-7 4p
6. LemondogsLemondogs Lemondogs 0-1-4 1-9 1p
Group B lrthread
1. (monkey) Business(monkey) Business (monkey) Business 4-1-0 9-1 13p
2. 4 Clover & Lepricon4 Clover & Lepricon 4 Clover & Lepricon 2-3-0 7-3 9p
3. Arcade.PowerRangersArcade.PowerRangers Arcade.PowerRangers 1-3-1 5-5 6p
4. STARKSTARK STARK1 2-0-3 4-6 6p
5. Monkey Freedom FightersMonkey Freedom Fighters Monkey Freedom Fighters 1-1-3 3-7 4p
6. Golden BoysGolden Boys Golden Boys 0-2-3 2-8 2p

For detailed results, see this.

Stage 2[edit]

Group A lrthread
1. AllianceAlliance Alliance 8-2
1. OGOG OG1,2 8-2
3. Virtus.proVirtus.pro Virtus.pro 2 6-4
4. ALTERNATE aTTaXALTERNATE aTTaX ALTERNATE aTTaX3 4-6
5. Team EmpireTeam Empire Team Empire 2 4-6
6. ScaryFaceZScaryFaceZ ScaryFaceZ 0-10
1 Vega Squadron withdrew from the tournament.[5]
2 4 Clover & Lepricon withdrew their participation for their finals.[6]

For detailed results, see this.

Playoffs[edit]

Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
OGOGOG
2
ALTERNATE aTTaXALTERNATE aTTaXaTTaX
0
December 5, 2015 - 12:00 CET
Shadow Fiend
Dazzle
Winter Wyvern
Juggernaut
Magnus
35m55s
Undying
Dark Seer
Gyrocopter
Invoker
Tusk
Doom
Undying
Winter Wyvern
Anti-Mage
Brewmaster
27m34s
Windranger
Wraith King
Dazzle
Tusk
Ancient Apparition
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
2
AllianceAlliance[A]
1
December 5, 2015 - 14:15 CET
Tusk
Razor
Dazzle
Huskar
Earthshaker
48m53s
Slardar
Shadow Fiend
Winter Wyvern
Gyrocopter
Bane
Tusk
Razor
Undying
Phantom Lancer
Disruptor
31m15s
Windranger
Slardar
Dazzle
Gyrocopter
Winter Wyvern
Gyrocopter
Winter Wyvern
Slardar
Alchemist
Ancient Apparition
37m42s
Broodmother
Magnus
Juggernaut
Undying
Bane
OGOGOG
2
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
0
December 5, 2015 - 18:30 CET
Shadow Fiend
Dazzle
Bane
Centaur Warrunner
Huskar
25m30s
Witch Doctor
Viper
Spirit Breaker
Ember Spirit
Io
Shadow Fiend
Dazzle
Shadow Shaman
Juggernaut
Earthshaker
63m04s
Elder Titan
Phoenix
Razor
Gyrocopter
Tusk
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
ALTERNATE aTTaXALTERNATE aTTaXaTTaX
0
AllianceAlliance[A]
2
December 6, 2015 - 10:30 CET
Shadow Fiend
Tusk
Spirit Breaker
Ursa
Winter Wyvern
26m03s
Dragon Knight
Witch Doctor
Gyrocopter
Nature's Prophet
Ancient Apparition
Shadow Fiend
Dazzle
Gyrocopter
Dark Seer
Earthshaker
47m45s
Leshrac
Night Stalker
Juggernaut
Ancient Apparition
Bane
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
2
AllianceAlliance[A]
0
December 6, 2015 - 13:00 CET
Gyrocopter
Winter Wyvern
Queen of Pain
Ancient Apparition
Phoenix
29m27s
Night Stalker
Tiny
Dazzle
Shadow Fiend
Bane
Omniknight
Lina
Winter Wyvern
Dark Seer
Ursa
34m00s
Phoenix
Bane
Gyrocopter
Shadow Shaman
Tiny
OGOGOG
1
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
3
December 6, 2015 - 16:45 CET
Shadow Fiend
Dazzle
Shadow Shaman
Earthshaker
Anti-Mage
21m08s
Silencer
Queen of Pain
Razor
Tusk
Gyrocopter
Shadow Fiend
Dark Seer
Bane
Phantom Lancer
Rubick
56m48s
Witch Doctor
Lina
Juggernaut
Tusk
Io
Shadow Fiend
Dark Seer
Bane
Phantom Lancer
Rubick
31m59s
Legion Commander
Tiny
Lina
Tusk
Io
Tusk
Winter Wyvern
Juggernaut
Nature's Prophet
Alchemist
39m03s
Magnus
Ursa
Bane
Shadow Fiend
Undying

External Links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Defense 5 prize tracker
  2. "The STARK era begins". http://stark.gg/.+September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  3. Liquid`Nazgul (October 9, 2015). "Liquid Reincarnation". Teamliquidpro.com. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  4. OG Dota 2 (31 October 2015). "Monkey Business is now OG". VKontakte. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  5. [1]
  6. [2]