After the brief annual respite in the wake of The International, established veterans and rising stars alike have locked in to tournament rosters and set their sights on the battle for the next Dota 2 Major Championship.
The Boston Major, presented by PGL, will take place December 7 - 10, 2016 at Wang Theatre in Boston, USA.
Sixteen teams will battle through a single-elimination playoff bracket in best-of-three matches, with a best-of-five Grand Finals to determine the winner of the $3,000,000 prize pool. Seeding for the Main Event bracket will be determined by the results of Group Stage play on December 3 - 4.
Tickets for attending the Main Event will be available starting Friday, October 14. Open Qualifiers will run October 23 - 26, and the Regional Qualifiers will follow on October 27 - 30.
Dota is a competitive game of action and strategy, played both professionally and casually by millions of passionate fans worldwide. Players pick from a pool of over a hundred heroes, forming two teams of five players. Radiant heroes then battle their Dire counterparts to control a gorgeous fantasy landscape, waging campaigns of cunning, stealth, and outright warfare.
Irresistibly colorful on the surface, Dota is a game of infinite depth and complexity. Every hero has an array of skills and abilities that combine with the skills of their allies in unexpected ways, to ensure that no game is ever remotely alike. This is one of the reasons that the Dota phenomenon has continued to grow. Originating as a fan-made Warcraft 3 modification, Dota was an instant underground hit. After coming to Valve, the original community developers have bridged the gap to a more inclusive audience, so that the rest of the world can experience the same core gameplay, but with the level of polish that only Valve can provide.
Get a taste of the game that has enthralled millions.
MINIMAL SETUP
OS: Ubuntu 12.04 or newer
Processor: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHzMemory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD GCN+. NVIDIA Kepler+. or Intel HD 5000-series or newerNetwork: Broadband Internet connection