Shanghai Major 2016
China
Start Date: 3 January 2016
End Date: 6 March 2016
Teams: 16
Version: 6.86e
Prize Pool: $3,000,000
Access
The Shanghai Major 2016 is the second seasonal Valve-sponsored tournament (or "Major ") to take place, after the Frankfurt Major 2015 . The event will be organized by Chinese gaming company Perfect World at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China. It will feature 16 teams competing for a prize pool of US$3 million, the fourth biggest prizepool to ever be given by any event after the 2015 and 2014 editions of The International and the Dota 2 Asia Championship 2015 . Unlike previous Valve-sponsored tournaments, the Shanghai Major 2016 did not increase its base prizepool via crowfunding, but has (like its predecessors) a dedicated compendium that includes numerous promotional items.
Access and Promotions
Coverage
Matches can be viewed live through DotaTV for free.
Schedule and Format
January 3 – 6
Open Qualifiers
Open to all teams.
Single elimination.
Two winners from each region advance to regional qualifiers.
January 7 – 10
Regional Qualifiers
4 Regions: Americas, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia.
Each region consists of two round robin groups of five teams.
Top two teams from each group will advance to a double elimination bracket.
The winner and runner-up of each region will be invited to the main event.
February 25-28
Group Stage
16 teams separated into four groups.
Double elimination.
Top 2 teams from each group advance to Main Event upper bracket.
Bottom 2 teams from each group advance to Main Event lower bracket.
March 2-6
Main Event
16 teams.
8 teams begin on the upper bracket, 8 on lower bracket.
Lower bracket round one matches are best of one, other matches are best of three.
Grand finals are best of five.
Teams
Invited Teams
Qualified Teams
Results
Open Qualifiers
Regional Qualifiers
Group Stage
16 qualified teams are divided into 4 groups, double elimination.
Top two teams from each group advance to main event upper bracket.
Bottom two teams from each group advance to main event lower bracket.
Group A (Feb 25th)
Group B (Feb 26th)
Group C (Feb 27th)
Group D (Feb 28th)
Main Event
Prize Allocation
Final Prize Pool: $3,000,000 USD
Place
Team
Winnings
Percent
A1 1st
Team Secret
$1,110,000
37%
A2 2nd
Team Liquid
$405,000
13.5%
A3 3rd
Evil Geniuses
$315,000
10.5%
A4 4th
MVP Phoenix
$255,000
8.5%
A5 5th
Fnatic
$202,500
6.75%
A6 6th
compLexity Gaming
$202,500
6.75%
A7 7th
OG
$105,000
3.5%
A8 8th
Alliance
$105,000
3.5%
A9 9th
Newbee
$45,000
1.5%
B0 10th
Virtus.pro
$45,000
1.5%
B1 11th
PSG.LGD
$45,000
1.5%
B2 12th
EHOME
$45,000
1.5%
B3 13th
Team Archon
$30,000
1%
B4 14th
Team Spirit
$30,000
1%
B5 15th
Vici Gaming
$30,000
1%
B6 16th
CDEC Gaming
$30,000
1%
External links
Shanghai Major 2016 Items Access Rewards Treasures Effigies