Sport Dota 2 Purse US$3,000,000 1st runner-up Team Liquid Dates 2 Mar 2016 – 6 Mar 2016 Administrator Valve Corporation | Teams 16 teams Champions Team Secret Champion Team Secret Host Perfect World | |
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Tournament format(s) Group stage
Round robin
Bracket
Double elimination Venue Mercedes-Benz Arena Shanghai Location Mercedes-Benz Arena Shanghai, Pudong, China | ||
The Shanghai Major, also known as the Winter Major, was a Dota 2 tournament that took place in Shanghai from March 2–6, 2016, and was the second Major of the 2015-2016 professional Dota 2 season. 16 teams competed in the tournament; eight were given direct invitations and the other eight qualified through various qualifying tournament around the world. The Major was won by Team Secret, who defeated Team Liquid in a best of five series 3-1.
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The tournament took place at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.
Participating teams
Results
(Note: Prizes are in USD)
Controversy
The Shanghai Major was plagued from the start with technical difficulties and both the production company and host, James "2GD" Harding, were publicly fired on the second day by Gabe Newell in a Reddit post. Despite this, the tournament continued to experience production issues and unexpected delays, as well as less than favorable conditions for the players and broadcasters.
Even after the event finished, controversy persisted. The hotel the teams had stayed at cleared out all the rooms with their gear in it, with a total of 40-50 personal belongings being lost or misplaced, including mice, keyboards, headsets, and car keys.