Shanghai Major 2016
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| Tournament information | |||
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| 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 |
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| 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 | ||
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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
LGD Gaming (China)- Newbee (China)
Team Archon (Americas)- compLexity Gaming (Americas)
Team Liquid (Europe)
Team Spirit (Europe)
MVP Phoenix (Southeast Asia)
Fnatic (Southeast Asia)
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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