The Shanghai Major 2016

After a well deserved night of celebrations and a good sleep, the teams in Shanghai have woken up to yet another messy situation. The practice rooms were evacuated without prior notice - gaming gear, laptops and even car keys are missing.

Team Secret are the named Champions of the Shanghai Major, and well deserved runner ups are Team Liquid. This breaks the chain of no professional player getting two Valve Championships as Clement 'Puppey' Ivanov is the first to break this curse. Let’s have a closer look at what exactly went on in the Grand Finals of the first Winter Major.

Evil Geniuses are denied the grand finals spot by losing the lower bracket final against Team Liquid on the back of an overwhelming performance by the Europeans.

After their victory against LGD, compLexity's manager Kyle 'Beef' Bautista conducted an interview with his team captain Kyle 'Swindlemelonzz' Freedman about the team's condition and the problems encountered during the event. The interview is full property of compLexity Gaming organization and it was posted on their youtube channel. 

Probably the most intense day so far at the Mercedes Benz Arena, ended late in the night in China with an incredible fight for the top six between the Frankfurt Major Champions, OG and the ones they eliminated in the first lower bracket game four months ago, Fnatic.

With the Shanghai Major quickly drawing to a close, the Lower Bracket sees four teams battle to keep their place in the tournament. The first series would be a fight between Alliance and compLexity Gaming.

As we advance into the Shanghai Major bracket match-ups the Dota 2 show becomes spectacular. Today we witnessed a breathtaking upper bracket semifinal from EG and Team Secret and a super determined Team Liquid to write history for their name.

The second day at the Shanghai Major main event marked the end of the road for all the Chinese teams attending the event. China had five representatives at this Major, two of them got eliminated in the first day of the main event, and the other three have been kicked out from the bracket today.

The second Dota 2 Major is surrounded by a heavy drama aura, starting from the group stage and almost falling apart during the first day of the main event, Shanghai Major still delivers unpleasant moments for everyone involved, from players, to casters and finally to us the viewers.

The Shanghai Major lower bracket brawl of day one ended with two Chinese squads getting eliminated from the tournament.