Dota’s next Major tournament to be held in Manila

Valve Corporation announced details of the third Dota 2 Major that will take place in Manila, Philippines. The Manila Major will be held over June 3-12, with the main event scheduled to take place at the Mall of Asia Arena, serving as the last event before the annual International Dota 2 Championships, which is set to happen this August in Seattle.

Following serious production issues at the Shanghai Major earlier this year, Valve is under great pressure to deliver a quality experience for those watching at home. The chosen production company for the Manila Major will be PGL, who have had solid performances on hosting Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments in the SEA region.

The tournament will feature sixteen total teams, twelve of which are directly invited and four will come from the Regional Qualifiers. A total of 40 teams will compete in the Regional Qualifiers on May 3-6, with 8 slots reserved for the winners of Open Qualifiers that are set to start on April 29th.

Prize pool of the tournament is $3 million and will be distributed as follows:

• 1st place - $1,110,000
• 2nd place - $405,000
• 3rd place - $315,000
• 4th place - $225,000
• 5-6th places - $202,000
• 7-8th places - $105,000
• 9th - 12th places - $45,000
• 13th - 16th places - $30,000

The first invites went out to the teams that finished TOP 8 at the Shanghai Major: Team Secret, Team Liquid, Evil Geniuses, MVP.Phoenix, compLexity Gaming, Fnatic, OG, and Alliance.

The rest of the four invites were given to: ViCi Gaming Reborn – the winners of StarLadder i-League Invitational; Wings Gaming – the winners of ESL One Manila; Na’Vi – who have been performing really impressive lately, grabbing the runner-up place at StarLadder; and LGD Gaming – one of the most stable performing teams in China for the past year.

From the very first day of the tournament you will be able to place bets on gg.bet. Good luck betting!