Virtus.pro claim second ESL Major trophy at ESL One Katowice 2018
In a display of superb strength and solid synergy, Virtus.pro overpowered ViCi Gaming 3:1 to claim their second ESL One Major championship title and trophy at ESL One Katowice 2018.
Dota 2 event
- Prize pool $1,000,000
- Start date Feb 20, 2018
- End date Feb 26, 2018
Prize pool - $1,000,000
| 1. $400,000 USD + 750 DPC | 5-6. $50,000 USD |
| 2. $200,000 USD | 7-8. $20,000 USD |
| 3. $120,000 USD | 9-12. $10,000 USD |
| 4. $80,000 USD | 13-16. $5,000 USD |
Structure
Participating teams
| Virtus.pro | Team Liquid |
| Evil Geniuses | Vici Gaming |
| Team Kinguin | Effect |
| Infamous | Fnatic |
| Team Secret | Newbee |
 Mineski |
Natus Vincere |
| OG | compLexity Gaming |
| LGD Gaming | OpTic Gaming |
Main event
Group stage
- Two eight team, double-elimination groups
- Top teams from each group advance directly to the semifinals of the playoffs
- 2nd and 3rd placed teams advance to the quarterfinals of the playoffs
- Status: Completed
Playoffs
- Single-Elimination
- Best-of-three series
- Grand Finals are best-of-five
- Status: Completed
Location: Katowice, Poland
Regional qualifiers
Americas, CIS, Asia-Pacific
- Format:
- 8 teams directly invited
- 4 teams qualify through open qualifiers
- Tier 1 Invites are seeded into quarterfinals
- Single Elimination
- All matches besides grand final are Bo3
- Grand final is Bo5
Europe
- Format:
- 8 teams directly invited
- 4 teams qualify through open qualifiers
- Tier 1 Invites are seeded into quarterfinals
- Single Elimination
- All matches besides grand final are Bo3
- Top two teams qualify to LAN final
Tournaments
ESL One Katowice 2018 - Main Event |
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| Playoffs - Playoffs | ||
| Group A - Group Stage | ||
| Group B - Group Stage | ||
ESL One Katowice 2018 Regional Qualifiers |
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| China - Qualifiers | ||
| CIS - Qualifiers | ||
| Europe - Qualifiers | ||
| North America - Qualifiers | ||
| SEA - Qualifiers | ||
| South America - Qualifiers | ||
VODs
News & Features
ViCi Gaming and VP head to Grand Finals of ESL One Katowice 2018
ViCi Gaming and Virtus.pro withstood the test of time and perseverance to become the last teams standing and head to the grand finals of ESL One Katowice 2018.
Evil Geniuses fall just shy of claiming any DPC points at ESL One Katowice 2018
Evil Geniuses fall in the quarterfinals of the ESL One Katowice 2018 playoffs to Virtus.pro 2:1.
Newbee and Secret eliminated from ESL One Katowice 2018
Newbee and Team Secret have been eliminated in the fourth day of ESL One Katowice 2018.
ESL One Katowice 2018 dreams dead for Kinguin, LGD and OG
ESL One Katowice 2018 ended much too early for hometown heroes Team Kinguin as well as for LGD Gaming and OG, eliminated in the lower bracket round 2 of day 3.
Na'Vi and Infamous don't make the cut in ESL One Katowice 2018 Group B
Both Na'Vi and Infamous were unable to outlast their opponents in the lower bracket elimination series of ESL One Katowice 2018 Group B.
compLexity and Effect are the first casualties of ESL One Katowice 2018
compLexity Gaming and Effect are the first two teams knocked out of ESL One Katowice 2018 after the first day of the group stages.
Kinguin land among LGD, Secret and Fnatic in the upper brackets for ESL One Katowice 2018 Group
Team Kinguin, LGD Gaming, Team Secret and Fnatic have gained the upper hand of ESL One Katowice 2018 Group B as they advance to the group stage semifinals.
Two CIS Rosters Will Debut at ESL One Katowice
ESL One Katowice will be the proving ground for the new Natus Vincere and Virtus.pro rosters.
Worthy of accolades; OG impressive streak heading into ESL One Katowice
OG are heading to Poland for ESL One Katowice on the momentum of an impressive winning streak and their sights set on more TI8 qualifying points.