Kuala Lumpur Major

The Kuala Lumpur Major was a Dota 2 tournament, as part of the 2018–2019 Dota Pro Circuit season.[1][2] The event was held from 9–18 November 2018 hosted at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur.[3]

Kuala Lumpur Major
Tournament information
SportDota 2
LocationKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dates9–18 November 2018
AdministratorValve
Tournament
format(s)
Host(s)PGL
Venue(s)Axiata Arena
Teams16 teams
PurseUS$1,000,000
Final positions
ChampionsVirtus.pro
1st runner-upTeam Secret
2nd runner-upEvil Geniuses

16 teams are involved, of which 15 came through qualifying competitions. Three teams each from Europe, China, and North America and two teams each from CIS, Southeast Asia, and South America. Tigers won DreamLeague Season 10, earned an invite as a Minor champion.[4]

Teams

Qualification

Regional qualifiers began from 16 to 21 September 2018.[5]

Group stage

Group stage began from 9 to 10 November 2018.

Competing teams were divided into four groups of four teams (groups A to D). The winner of first two series (best of three) on each group would automatically go to Upper Bracket, and loser of first two series go to Lower Bracket. Last series would be a decider match for Upper Bracket or Lower Bracket.

Ivan Borislavov "Mind Control" stand-in for Ninjas in Pyjamas replacing Neta Shapira "33", due to problems with travel visa between Israel–Malaysia relations.[8][9]

Group A
Pos Team W L
1 Team Secret 4 0 Advanced to the upper bracket
2 Ninjas in Pyjamas 2 1
3 Pain Gaming 2 5 Advanced to the lower bracket
4 J.Storm 1 4
Source: [10]
Group B
Pos Team W L
1 Evil Geniuses 4 1 Advanced to the upper bracket
2 Vici Gaming 4 3
3 Team Aster 4 5 Advanced to the lower bracket
4 TNC Predator 1 4
Source: [10]
Group C
Pos Team W L
1 PSG.LGD 4 0 Advanced to the upper bracket
2 Fnatic 4 2
3 Tigers 2 5 Advanced to the lower bracket
4 Gambit Esports 1 4
Source: [10]
Group D
Pos Team W L
1 Virtus.pro 4 2 Advanced to the upper bracket
2 Alliance 5 4
3 Forward Gaming 4 4 Advanced to the lower bracket
4 Pain X 1 4
Source: [10]

Main event

Main event was be held from 11 to 18 November 2018.

It featured two brackets in a double-elimination tournament format. In the upper brackets, played to best-of-three, the winning team moved on, while the losing team would then be placed in respective rounds of the lower bracket. The winner of the upper bracket moved to the Grand Finals. The first round in the lower bracket was played as a best-of-one, with the loser being immediately eliminated. All other matches were best-of-three, with the winner of the lower bracket advancing to the Grand Finals, which was a best-of-five series, to face the winner of the upper bracket.

Upper bracket

UB Quarterfinals UB Semifinals UB Finals
         
A1 Team Secret 2
B2 Vici Gaming 0
A1 Team Secret 2
C1 PSG.LGD 0
C1 PSG.LGD 2
D2 Alliance 0
A1 Team Secret 2
D1 Virtus.pro 1
B1 Evil Geniuses 1
A2 Ninjas in Pyjamas 2
A2 Ninjas in Pyjamas 0
D1 Virtus.pro 2
D1 Virtus.pro 2
C2 Fnatic 0

Lower bracket

Grand Finals

The grand finals took place between Virtus Pro, who advanced from the lower bracket, and Team Secret, who advanced from the upper bracket, with Virtus Pro defeating Team Secret 3–2 in a best-of-five series.[11][12]

Team Secret2-3Virtus.pro
  • Game 2
  • Game 3
  • Game 1
  • Game 4
  • Game 5

References
  1. Seng Foo (5 September 2018). "Dota 2 Major announced for Kuala Lumpur". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  2. Justin Lee (6 September 2018). "New RM4 Mil Dota 2 Tourney In KL Launches M'sian E-Sports Into World Class Territory". Vulcan Post. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  3. Victoria Rose (5 September 2018). "Kuala Lumpur Major announced as first Dota Pro Circuit Major of 2018-19 season". The Flying Courier. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  4. Kurt Lozano (5 November 2018). "Tigers win DreamLeague Season 10 over Na'Vi, book ticket to Kuala Lumpur Major". FOX Sports Asia. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  5. Veronika (20 September 2018). "Alliance, Team Secret and Ninjas in Pyjamas Qualify for Kuala Lumpur Dota 2 Major". DBL Tap. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  6. "VGJ.S becomes J.Storm, signs Marchoutofarmy roster". cybersport.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  7. "Kuala Lumpur Major Attendees Ferzee Signed by Gambit | VPEsports". www.vpesports.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  8. Kurt Lozano (5 November 2018). "TI7 winner MinD_ContRoL to stand-in for NiP Dota 2 in Kuala Lumpur Major". FOX Sports Asia. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  9. Div (6 November 2018). "Valve Decides: No Points Penalty for NiP at The Kuala Lumpur Major". VP esports. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  10. Dota 2. "Kuala Lumpur Major Standings". Kuala Lumpur Major. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  11. "Dota 2: Secret advances to Kuala Lumpur final". ESPN. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  12. "The Kuala Lumpur Major Grand Finals Are Set: Virtus.pro Join Team Secret". VP esports. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
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