The Manila Masters
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The Manila Masters
League Information
Series:
The Masters
Organizer:
Sponsor:
Version:
Type:
Offline
Location:
Manila Venue:
Mall of Asia Arena
Dates:
May 25 - 28, 2017
Teams:
8
Format:
Double-elimination bracket
Prize Pool:
$250,000 USD
Liquipedia Tier:
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The Manila Masters is the first of a new series of premier tournaments hosted by ESL and the Mineski-Events Team. The Manila Masters features a $250,000 USD prize pool and takes place at the Mall of Asia Arena, which was previously home to ESL One Manila 2016 and The Manila Major.[1]
Format[edit]
Qualifiers
- Five invited teams
- One team from the China Qualifier
- One team from the SEA Qualifier
- One team from the Philippines Qualifier
Main Event
- Double-elimination bracket
- All matches are played in a Bo3, with a Bo5 Grand Finals
Broadcast Talent[edit]
- Desk Host:
Capitalist (Austin Walsh)
- Stage Host:
- Eri Neeman (Eri Neeman)
- Observer:
PimpmuckL (Jonathan Liebig)
- Statistician:
Noxville (Ben Steenhuisen)
- Panelist/Translator:
- KBBQ (Jack Chen)
- Special Content:
- SirActionSlacks (Jake Kanner)
- Interviewer:
- Caster/Special Content:
Donna Visca (Donna Visca)
- Analyst:
- monang (Andi Monang)
- Streamdirector:
- Robin Huang (Robin Huang)
- Content Editor:
- Gunawan Leman (Gunawan Leman)
- Caster:
Cyberclasher (Kitiphat Kanjanapiphat)
Prize Pool[edit]
The total prize pool is $250,000 USD. The distribution is as follows:
| Place | $ USD | Percent | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
 1st
|
$125,000 | 50% |  Evil Geniuses
|
 2nd
|
$50,000 | 20% |  Newbee
|
 3rd
|
$25,000 | 10% |  Team NP
|
 4th
|
$20,000 | 8% |  Team Faceless
|
| 5th-6th | $10,000 | 4% |   Invictus Gaming
|
 OG
| |||
| 7th-8th | $5,000 | 2% |   Team Secret
|
 Clutch Gamers
|
Participants[edit]
Results[edit]
Upper Bracket Round 1
Invictus Gaming2
Clutch Gamers1
Upper Bracket Round 2
Invictus Gaming1
Evil Geniuses2
Upper Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Round 1
Lower Bracket Round 2
Lower Bracket Round 3
Lower Bracket Final
Grand Final
Additional content[edit]
Streams[edit]
themastersgg on Twitch.tv- themastersgg_2 on Twitch.tv
Manila Masters on Huomao
dota2ruhub on Twitch.tv- MineskiTV on Twitch.tv
- MineskiTVID on Twitch.tv
- MineskiTV_TH on Twitch.tv
Canko on Twitch.tv
BeyondTheSummit_PT on Twitch.tv
BeyondTheSummit_es on Twitch.tv
Team Profiles[edit]
- 2017-05-10 | Clutch Gamers Are Going Home To Defend Manila by themasters.gg
- 2017-05-14 | OG At The Top Of The World by themasters.gg
- 2017-05-15 | Evil Geniuses Captain Cr1t- Is Ready For Manila by themasters.gg
- 2017-05-18 | Newbee Has Something To Prove by themasters.gg
- 2017-05-19 | Catch EE’s Reunited Old Gang At The Manila Masters by themasters.gg
- 2017-05-20 | Puppey’s TI-Ready Squad To Be Tested At The Manila Masters by themasters.gg
- 2017-05-23 | Is This The Year Of Invictus Gaming? by themasters.gg
- 2017-05-23 | Team Faceless Hungry For Their Big LAN Win by themasters.gg
Recaps[edit]
- 2017-05-26 | Manila Masters Day 1: This Is Esports by themasters.gg
- 2017-05-27 | Manila Masters Day 2: We Have Our Final Three by themasters.gg
- 2017-05-28 | Manila Masters Day 3: The First-Ever Champions by themasters.gg
References[edit]
- ↑ Gamerhcp (2017-02-17). "The Masters - a new tournament series". LiquidDota. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
- ↑ @TheMastersGG (2017-02-17). "We are proud to announce that @EvilGeniuses is this first team invited to the #ManilaMasters!". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
- ↑ @TheMastersGG (2017-02-24). "Welcome, @OGDota2, to the #ManilaMasters!". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
- ↑ @TheMastersGG (2017-03-08). "@NewbeeCN is the third team to be invited to the Manila Masters!". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ↑ @TheMastersGG (2017-03-15). "Fresh off of their qualification into the Kiev Major, our fourth invite is none other than @teamsecret!". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ↑ @TheMastersGG (2017-03-24). "ManilaMasters final direct invite goes to @NPDotA!". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-03-24.