The return of Chinese Meta – LGD Gaming vs LGD.Forever Young; Yao vs ddc
Mars Dota 2 League 2017: Game-by-game draft analysis between LGD Gaming and LGD.Forever Young.
Dota 2 event
- Prize pool $250,000
- Start date Jun 1, 2017
- End date Jul 10, 2017
Prize pool - $250,000 USD
| 1. $112,500 USD | 4. $18,750 USD |
| 2. $50,000 USD | 5-6. $12,500 USD |
| 3. $31,250 USD | 7-8. $6,250 USD |
Structure
Participating teams
| Invictus Gaming | LGD Gaming |
| LGD.Forever Young | Clutch Gamers |
| Vici Gaming |  Evil Geniuses |
| Newbee | OG |
Main event
Group Stage
- Eight teams play in a round-robin format
- All matches are played in a Bo1
- Top four teams advance to the Upper Bracket.
- Top team can choose opponent from the 3rd/4th placed teams. 2nd place will play against the other one.
- Other four teams advance to the Lower Bracket
- 5th vs 8th and 6th vs 7th
- Status: Completed
Playoffs
- Eight teams in a double-elimination bracket.
- All matches except Grand Finals are played in a Bo3
- Grand Finals is played in a Bo5.
- Status: Completed
Location: Wuhan, China
Regional qualifiers
China, SEA
- Eight teams invited
- Bo3 double-elimination bracket
Tournaments
Mars Dota 2 League 2017 - LAN Finals |
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| Playoffs - Playoffs | ||
| Group Stage - Gourp Stage | ||
Mars Dota 2 League 2017 - SEA Qualifier |
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Mars Dota 2 League 2017 - CN Qualifier |
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VODs
News & Features
LGD Gaming are your Mars Dota 2 League 2017 Champions
The Mars Dota 2 League 2017 grand finals pitted the two LGD squads against each other with the older sister, LGD Gaming, claiming the title at the end of a hard fought series
LGD Gaming claim their spot in the MDL grand finals, edging out Newbee 2-1
The lower bracket finals at the Mars Dota 2 League ended with LGD Gaming claiming their spot in the grand finals to face off against LGD.Forever Young once more.
Newbee secures top three finish at MDL 2017, no western teams left in the competition
Finishing well after midnight in China, the Mars Dota 2 League 2017 lower bracket semifinals, Newbee versus OG, delivered two spectacular games that should be of interest to all the teams attending TI 7.
LFY secure their spot in the MDL 2017 grand finals
The battle of the sister squads, LGD Gaming and LGD.Forever Young, for a spot in the grand finals at Mars Dota 2 League, saw a magnificent series and a win for LFY.
Evil Geniuses and Invictus Gaming knocked out of Mars Dota 2 League 2017
Four TI7 bound teams started the day out on the verge of being knocked out of contention at Mars Dota 2 League 2017. When the dust settled, Evil Geniuses and Invictus Gaming had been beaten down and knocked out.
Invictus Gaming eliminate Vici Gaming at Mars Dota 2 League 2017
The last series of the day for Mars Dota 2 League 2017 bid farewell to ViCi Gaming as iG staved off defeat to see another day with a tidy 2:0 sweep.
Evil Geniuses breeze through Clutch Gamers
In a completely expected result, Evil Geniuses swept Clutch Gamers to claim a spot against OG in the next round at the Mars Dota 2 League 2017.
The two LGD sister teams are in the MDL 2017 winners finals
The first round of Upper bracket matches at Mars Dota 2 League 2017 concluded with LGD Gaming and LGD Forever Young sweeping through their adversaries.
MDL 2017: OG win the group stage, EG start from the lower bracket
The two day Round Robin group stage of Mars Dota 2 League 2017 has come to a close with OG claiming the top seed. They will be joined in the main event upper bracket by LGD, LFY and Newbee who finished top four in the group.