Boston Major
{{Short description|Dota 2 tournament}}
{{Infobox tournament
| name =Boston Major
| sport = Dota 2
| image =File:Boston Major 2016 Logo.jpg
| caption =
| location = Boston, Massachusetts, United States
| start_date = December 7
| end_date = 10, 2016
| administrator = Valve
| tournament_format = Group stage
GSL format
Bracket
Single elimination
| host = PGL
| venues = Wang Theatre
| teams = 16
| purse = {{USD}}3,000,000
| champions = OG
| runner-up1 = Ad Finem
| attendance =
| previous = The International 2016
| next = Kiev Major
}}
The Boston Major was a professional Dota 2 esports tournament that took place in Boston in the United States.{{cite web|url=http://blog.dota2.com/2016/10/the-boston-major/|title=The Boston Major|website=Dota 2 Blog|date=October 3, 2016}} 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.{{cite web|last1=Wolf|first1=Jacob|title=Dota 2 Boston Major announced for December|url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/17709031/dota-2-boston-major-announced-december|website=ESPN|date=4 October 2016 |accessdate=4 October 2016}} The event was presented and produced by PGL, who also had the same role at the previous Major in Manila.{{cite web|last1=Good|first1=Owen|title=Dota 2's second championship season begins with The Boston Major|url=http://www.polygon.com/2016/10/4/13160996/dota-2s-second-championship-season-begins-with-the-boston-major|website=Polygon|date=4 October 2016 |accessdate=5 October 2016}}
Unlike previous Dota 2 Majors, the Boston Major was the first one to have a single elimination bracket.{{cite web|last1=Strom|first1=Steven|title=Dota 2 Wants to Avoid the 'World Series Problem'|url=http://www.redbull.com/us/en/esports/stories/1331827201662/dota-2-s-best-of-one-series-is-valve-trying-new-things|website=Red Bull|accessdate=10 November 2016}} 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.{{cite web|last1=Van Allen|first1=Eric|title=OG defeats Ad Finem at Boston Major for its third Major title|url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/18251669/2016-dota-2-boston-major-og-defeats-ad-finem-third-major-title|website=ESPN|date=11 December 2016 |accessdate=11 December 2016}}
Teams
| cellspacing="10" |
| valign="top"|
;Direct invitation
|valign="top"| ;Regional qualifier winners
|
Tournament
=Groups=
==Group A==
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|for_against_style=none
|team1=DC |team2=WING |team3=WG.U |team4=LFY
|winpoints=1
|losspoints=-0
|win_WING=2 |loss_WING=1
|win_WG.U=1 |loss_WG.U=2
|win_DC =2 |loss_DC =0
|win_LFY =0 |loss_LFY =2
|name_WING=Wings Gaming
|name_WG.U=WarriorsGaming.Unity
|name_DC=Digital Chaos
|name_LFY=LGD.Forever Young
|update=December 3
}}
==Group B==
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|for_against_style=none
|team1=VP |team2=NB |team3=NP |team4=MVP
|winpoints=1
|losspoints=-0
|win_NB =2 |loss_NB =1
|win_MVP =0 |loss_MVP =2
|win_VP =2 |loss_VP =0
|win_NP =1 |loss_NP =2
|name_NB=Newbee
|name_MVP=MVP Phoenix
|name_VP=Virtus.pro
|name_NP=Team NP
|update=December 3
}}
==Group C==
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|for_against_style=none
|team1=LGD |team2=COM |team3=EG |team4=FACE
|winpoints=1
|losspoints=-0
|win_EG =1 |loss_EG =2
|win_COM =2 |loss_COM =1
|win_FACE=0 |loss_FACE=2
|win_LGD =2 |loss_LGD =0
|name_EG=Evil Geniuses
|name_COM=compLexity Gaming
|name_FACE=Team Faceless
|name_LGD=LGD Gaming
|update=December 4
}}
==Group D==
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|for_against_style=none
|team1=OG |team2=EH |team3=AF |team4=IGV
|winpoints=1
|losspoints=-0
|win_OG =2 |loss_OG =0
|win_IGV =0 |loss_IGV =2
|win_EH =2 |loss_EH =1
|win_AF =1 |loss_AF =2
|name_OG=OG
|name_IGV=iG Vitality
|name_EH=EHOME
|name_AF=Ad Finem
|update=December 4
}}
=Bracket=
All series were played to a best-of-three, with the exception being the best-of-five grand finals.
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1 = First round
| RD2 =
| RD3 =
| RD4 =
| RD1-seed01 = B1
| RD1-team01 = {{Center|Virtus.pro}}
| RD1-score01 = 2
| RD1-seed02 = D4
| RD1-team02 = {{Center|iG.Vitality}}
| RD1-score02 = 0
| RD1-seed03 = C3
| RD1-team03 = {{Center|Evil Geniuses}}
| RD1-score03 = 2
| RD1-seed04 = A2
| RD1-team04 = {{Center|Wings Gaming}}
| RD1-score04 = 0
| RD1-seed05 = C2
| RD1-team05 = {{Center|compLexity Gaming}}
| RD1-score05 = 0
| RD1-seed06 = A3
| RD1-team06 = {{Center|WarriorsGaming.Unity}}
| RD1-score06 = 2
| RD1-seed07 = D1
| RD1-team07 = {{Center|OG}}
| RD1-score07 = 2
| RD1-seed08 = B4
| RD1-team08 = {{Center|MVP Phoenix}}
| RD1-score08 = 0
| RD1-seed09 = A1
| RD1-team09 = {{Center|Digital Chaos}}
| RD1-score09 = 2
| RD1-seed10 = C4
| RD1-team10 = {{Center|Team Faceless}}
| RD1-score10 = 0
| RD1-seed11 = D2
| RD1-team11 = {{Center|EHOME}}
| RD1-score11 = 1
| RD1-seed12 = B3
| RD1-team12 = {{Center|Team NP}}
| RD1-score12 = 2
| RD1-seed13 = D3
| RD1-team13 = {{Center|Ad Finem}}
| RD1-score13 = 2
| RD1-seed14 = B2
| RD1-team14 = {{Center|Newbee}}
| RD1-score14 = 1
| RD1-seed15 = C1
| RD1-team15 = {{Center|LGD Gaming}}
| RD1-score15 = 0
| RD1-seed16 = A4
| RD1-team16 = {{Center|LGD.Forever Young}}
| RD1-score16 = 2
| RD2-team01 = {{Center|Virtus.pro}}
| RD2-score01 = 0
| RD2-team02 = {{Center|Evil Geniuses}}
| RD2-score02 = 2
| RD2-team03 = {{Center|WarriorsGaming.Unity}}
| RD2-score03 = 1
| RD2-team04 = {{Center|OG}}
| RD2-score04 = 2
| RD2-team05 = {{Center|Digital Chaos}}
| RD2-score05 = 2
| RD2-team06 = {{Center|Team NP}}
| RD2-score06 = 0
| RD2-team07 = {{Center|Ad Finem}}
| RD2-score07 = 2
| RD2-team08 = {{Center|LGD.Forever Young}}
| RD2-score08 = 1
| RD3-team01 = {{Center|Evil Geniuses}}
| RD3-score01 = 0
| RD3-team02 = {{Center|OG}}
| RD3-score02 = 2
| RD3-team03 = {{Center|Digital Chaos}}
| RD3-score03 = 0
| RD3-team04 = {{Center|Ad Finem}}
| RD3-score04 = 2
| RD4-team01 = {{Center|OG}}
| RD4-score01 = 3
| RD4-team02 = {{Center|Ad Finem}}
| RD4-score02 = 1
}}
Results
(Note: Prizes are in USD)
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
| style="text-align:center" | Place | style="text-align:center; width: 160px;" | Team | style="text-align:center" | Prize money |
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;" | 1st
| OG | style="text-align:right" | $1,000,000 |
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;" | 2nd
| Ad Finem | style="text-align:right" | $500,000 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#c96;" rowspan="2" | {{center|3rd/4th}}
| style="text-align:right" rowspan="2" | $250,000 |
| Evil Geniuses |
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="4" | 5th–8th
| LGD.Forever Young | style="text-align:right" rowspan="4" | $125,000 |
| Team NP |
| Virtus.pro |
| WarriorsGaming.Unity |
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="8"| 9th–16th
| style="text-align:right" rowspan="8" | $62,500 |
| EHOME |
| iG Vitality |
| LGD Gaming |
| MVP Phoenix |
| Newbee |
| Team Faceless |
| Wings Gaming |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{officialwebsite|http://www.thebostonmajor.com}}
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