The Kiev Major was a professional Dota 2 esport tournament that was held in April 2017 at the National Palace of Arts in Kyiv, Ukraine. The tournament featured eight directly invited teams, as well as eight qualified teams from six different worldwide regions.
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| Sport | Dota 2 |
| Location | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Dates | April 27–30, 2017 |
| Administrator | Valve |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage Swiss format[1] Bracket Single elimination |
| Host(s) | PGL |
| Venue(s) | National Palace of Arts |
| Teams | 16 |
| Purse | US$3,000,000 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | OG |
| Runner-up | Virtus.pro |
The open qualifiers tournament was held on March 6–9, 2017, followed by the regional qualifiers held on March 10–13, 2017.[2] For the first time in an officially sponsored tournament, Valve, the game's developer and tournament administrator, split the previously single Americas region into North and South America, as well as creating the CIS region out of Europe.[3][4] The event had a $3 million prize pool, with the winning team taking $1 million.[5] The best-of-five grand finals took place between OG and Virtus.pro, with OG taking the series 3–2, winning them their fourth Dota 2 Major championship.[6]
Teams
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Bracket
editAll series were played to a best-of-three, with the exception being the best-of-five grand finals.
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Invictus Gaming
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Mousesports
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Invictus Gaming
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Team Liquid
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Team Liquid
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Newbee
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Invictus Gaming
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Virtus.pro
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Digital Chaos
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
VGJ
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
VGJ
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Virtus.pro
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Virtus.pro
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iG Vitality
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Virtus.pro
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
OG
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
TNC Pro Team
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Team Faceless
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Team Faceless
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
OG
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
OG
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Team Random
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
OG
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Evil Geniuses
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Thunderbirds
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Evil Geniuses
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Evil Geniuses
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
SG e-sports
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Team Secret
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
SG e-sports
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Results
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(Note: Prizes are in USD)
| Place | Team | Prize money |
| 1st | OG | $1,000,000 |
| 2nd | Virtus.pro | $500,000 |
3rd/4th
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Evil Geniuses | $250,000 |
| Invictus Gaming | ||
| 5th–8th | SG e-sports | $125,000 |
| Team Faceless | ||
| Team Liquid | ||
| VGJ | ||
| 9th–16th | Digital Chaos | $62,500 |
| iG Vitality | ||
| Mousesports | ||
| Newbee | ||
| Team Random | ||
| Team Secret | ||
| Thunderbirds | ||
| TNC Pro Team |
Notes
edit- ^ Originally invited as Greek-based Ad Finem, the players left the organization in March 2017, with German-based Mousesports signing them the following month.
- ^ Invited as Wings Gaming, the original roster left the organization before the event, reforming as Team Random
- ^ a b Invited as Digital Chaos, the original roster left the organization before the event, with the original Digital Chaos roster reforming as Thunderbirds and the Team Onyx roster and staff joining Digital Chaos. Valve tournament rules allow for replaced teams to remain in the tournament, as long as the rosters on the new team remained the same.
References
edit- ^ "Swiss Format Summary". thekievmajor.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Kiev Major Dates and Tickets | Dota 2". blog.dota2.com. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- ^ "The Kyiv Major Invites | Dota 2". blog.dota2.com. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- ^ Rose, Victoria (14 March 2017). "After dramatic qualifiers, Dota 2's Kyiv Major has its contenders". PC Gamer. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ Rose, Victoria (19 April 2017). "Competition heats up ahead of Dota 2's $3 million Kyiv Major". PC Gamer. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ Ballenger, Jack (30 April 2017). "OG cements its dynasty at the Kyiv Major". ESPN. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
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