Team Secret to grace the stage of ESL One Genting 2018
Team Secret have been confirmed as the sixth direct invite for the ESL One Genting 2018 Major next month.
Dota 2 event
- Prize pool $400,000
- Start date Jan 23, 2018
- End date Jan 29, 2018
Prize pool - $400,000
| 1. $160,000 USD | 5-6. $20,000 USD |
| 2. $80,000 USD | 7-8. $8,000 USD |
| 3. $40,000 USD | 9-12. $4,000 USD |
| 4. $40,000 USD | 13-16. $2,000 USD |
Structure
Participating teams
 Virtus.pro |
Team Liquid |
 Evil Geniuses |
Newbee |
| Vici Gaming |  Mineski |
| Team Secret | Fnatic |
| LGD.Forever Young | OpTic Gaming |
| Vici Gaming | Natus Vincere |
| VGJ.Thunder | PENTA Sports |
| SG e-sports | Planet Dog |
| compLexity Gaming |
TNC Predator |
Main event
Group stage
- All sixteen teams are divided into two groups of eight teams each where they play in a double-elimination format. Groups were seeded on January 17th, 2018, presumably following a system heavily influced by the current Dota Pro Circuit team ranking.
- The opening matches are played in a Bo1 while all other matches are played in a Bo3.
- The top three teams from each group advance to the playoffs:
- The group winners advance to the Semifinals
- The runner-ups advance to the Quarterfinals
- Where they face the 3rd placed teams of the opposite group
- Status: Completed
Playoffs
- Six teams play in a single-elimination format.
- Quarter- and Semifinals are played in a Bo3, the Finals are played in a Bo5.
- Status: Completed
Location: Genting Highlands, Malaysia
Regional qualifiers
Europe, China
- 8 teams directly invited
- 4 teams qualify through open qualifiers
- Tier 1 Invites are seeded into Round of 8
- Single Elimination
- All matches are Bo3
Southeast Asia, North America, South America, CIS
- 8 teams directly invited
- 4 teams qualify through open qualifiers
- Tier 1 Invites are seeded into Round of 8
- Single Elimination
- All matches besides grand final are Bo3
- Grand final is Bo5
Tournaments
ESL One Genting 2018 - Main Event |
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| Playoffs Bracket - Playoffs | ||
| Group B - Group Stage | ||
| Group A - Group Stage | ||
ESL One Genting 2018 - Regional Qualifiers |
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| China - Regional Qualifiers | ||
| CIS - Regional Qualifiers | ||
| Europe - Regional Qualifiers | ||
| North America - Regional Qualifiers | ||
| South America - Regional Qualifiers | ||
| SouthEast Asia - Regional Qualifiers | ||
VODs
News & Features
ESL One Genting 2018 welcomes Evil Geniuses
ESL One Genting 2018 has extended the fifth invite to Evil Geniuses.
Two more teams invited to ESL One Genting 2018
After the announcement of two direct invites yesterday, two more teams have been confirmed for ESL One Genting 2018.
ESL One Genting begins to announce its direct invites
ESL announce the first two out of ten teams to be directly invited to head to the Genting 2018 Minor
ESL One Genting Open Qualifiers announced
After a great reception at the Arena of Stars for ESL One Genting 2017, the tournament returns for a new iteration in 2018.
ESL One Genting returns to Malaysia
Arena of Stars from Resorts World Genting, Malaysia will host January 23-28 the largest Dota 2 minor.