MDL 2016 Groups released

MDL 2016 groups were released with three days left before the event begins. The eight teams will be competing for $250,000 prize pool at the Xiamen International Conference & Exhibition Center in Xiamen, China between September 28- October 2.

MDL 2016 groups have been revealed. In three days, all eyes will be on China as the event will kick off – giving fans the first glimpse into the upcoming season’s competition and lineups.

OG, Evil Geniuses, MVP.Phoenix and Team Secret have been directly invited to participate. Newbee and ViCi Gaming qualified earlier in the year during Dota 2 Professional League (DPL) for their spots. Invictus Gaming.Vitality and LGD Forever Young qualified only three days ago.

MDL 2016 will be the first international LAN event of the new season, following TI6. Eight teams from around the world will be competing for the $250,000 prize pool in Xiamen, China between September 28 – October 2.

MDL 2016 teams

• 4 Direct Invites (Evil Geniuses, MVP.Phoenix, OG and Team Secret)
• 2 Chinese qualified teams from DPL (Newbee, ViCi Gaming)
• 2 Chinese qualified teams from regional qualifier (Invictus Gaming.Vitality, LGD Forever Young)

MDL 2016 groups

Group A

• Newbee
• Team Secret
• LGD Forever Young
• MVP

Group B

• Vici Gaming
• Evil Geniuses
• Invictus Gaming Vitality
• OG

MDL 2016 Format

• 2 Groups of four teams
• GSL group stage best-of-three series format
• playoffs set as best-of-three double elimination brackets
• Grand Finals best-of-five