Boston Major
Dota 2 tournament
The Boston Major was a professional Dota 2 esports tournament that took place in Boston in the United States. The main event was played live at the Wang Theatre from December 7-10, 2016. Like other tournaments in the Dota 2 Major Championship series, the event featured 16 teams from around the world and had a $3,000,000 prize pool, with the victor winning $1,000,000. The event was presented and produced by PGL, who also had the same role at the previous Major in Manila.
Unlike previous Dota 2 Majors, the Boston Major was the first one to have a single elimination bracket. The event was won by OG, their third Dota 2 Major championship victory, who defeated Ad Finem in the best-of-five grand finals 3-1.
01Teams
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02Tournament
Groups
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digital Chaos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Wings Gaming | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | WarriorsGaming.Unity | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | LGD.Forever Young | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virtus.pro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Newbee | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Team NP | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | MVP Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LGD Gaming | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | compLexity Gaming | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Evil Geniuses | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Team Faceless | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | EHOME | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Ad Finem | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | iG Vitality | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Bracket
All series were played to a best-of-three, with the exception being the best-of-five grand finals.
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Virtus.pro | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| D4 | iG.Vitality | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Virtus.pro | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Evil Geniuses | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Evil Geniuses | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Wings Gaming | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Evil Geniuses | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| OG | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | compLexity Gaming | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A3 | WarriorsGaming.Unity | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| WarriorsGaming.Unity | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| OG | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D1 | OG | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| B4 | MVP Phoenix | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| OG | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ad Finem | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Digital Chaos | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| C4 | Team Faceless | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Digital Chaos | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team NP | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | EHOME | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| B3 | Team NP | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Digital Chaos | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ad Finem | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D3 | Ad Finem | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Newbee | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ad Finem | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| LGD.Forever Young | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | LGD Gaming | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A4 | LGD.Forever Young | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
03Results
(Note: Prizes are in USD)
| Place | Team | Prize money |
| 1st | OG | $1,000,000 |
| 2nd | Ad Finem | $500,000 |
| 3rd/4th | Digital Chaos | $250,000 |
| Evil Geniuses | ||
| 5th-8th | LGD.Forever Young | $125,000 |
| Team NP | ||
| Virtus.pro | ||
| WarriorsGaming.Unity | ||
| 9th-16th | compLexity Gaming | $62,500 |
| EHOME | ||
| iG Vitality | ||
| LGD Gaming | ||
| MVP Phoenix | ||
| Newbee | ||
| Team Faceless | ||
| Wings Gaming |
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Boston Major”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
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- Boston Major 2016 Logo.jpg by Unknown author, Fair use
- Boston Major 2016.jpg by Watbe, CC BY-SA 4.0
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