Shanghai Major 2016

Shanghai Major 2016
Tournament information
Sport Dota 2
Location Shanghai, China
Dates March 2–March 6, 2016
Administrator(s) Valve Corporation
Tournament format(s) Round robin group stage
Double elimination bracket
Host(s) Perfect World
Venue(s) Mercedes-Benz Arena
Teams 16 teams
Purse $3,000,000 USD
Final positions
Champions Team Secret
Runners-up Team Liquid
 Frankfurt Major 2015 Manila Major 2016 

The Shanghai Major 2016, also known as the Winter Major, was a Dota 2 tournament that took place in Shanghai from March 2–6, 2016, and was the second Major of the 2015-2016 professional Dota 2 season.[1] 16 teams competed in the tournament;[2] eight were given direct invitations and the other eight qualified through various qualifying tournament around the world.[3] The Major was won by Team Secret, who defeated Team Liquid in a best of five series 3-1.[4]

The tournament took place at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.[5]

Participating teams

Direct invitation
Regional qualifiers

Results

(Note: Prizes are in USD)

Place Team Prize Money
1 Team Secret $1,110,000
2 Evil Geniuses $405,000
3 MVP Phoenix $315,000
4 compLexity Gaming $255,000
5 Fnatic $202,500
Alliance
7 OG $105,000
LGD Gaming
9-12 EHOME.cn $45,000
LGD Gaming
Virtus.pro
Newbee
13-16 Team Archon $30,000
Team Spirit
Vici Gaming
CDEC Gaming

Controversy

The Shanghai Major was plagued from the start with technical difficulties and both the production company and host, James "2GD" Harding, were publicly fired on the second day by Gabe Newell in a Reddit post.[6][7][8] Despite this, the tournament continued to experience production issues and unexpected delays, as well as less than favorable conditions for the players and broadcasters.[9]

Even after the event finished, controversy persisted. The hotel the teams had stayed at cleared out all the rooms with their gear in it, with a total of 40-50 personal belongings being lost or misplaced, including mice, keyboards, headsets, and car keys.[10]

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