ESL One Manila format and schedule released
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ESL One Manila format and schedule released

February 10th, 2016 Tournaments 0 comments

ESL One Manila format and schedule have been publicized, revealing some minor changes to both. The format will now consist of a GSL style group stage and the event will be extended one additional day to compensate the longer structure. ESL One Manila will now take place starting on April 22 and conclude on April 24th. Eight teams will compete for the $250,000 prize pool in Manila, Philippines.

ESL announced some changes to take place in the upcoming ESL One Manila format and schedule.

Instead of the usual single elimination ESL One format, the event will feature a GSL style group stage ahead of main event. In order to accommodate the new format, the tournament has been extended one additional day, beginning on April 22nd.

After discussing the event calendar and format with some teams we decided to extend the format of ESL One Manila by an extra day to reduce the risk of travel for teams. We think that in the current dota ecosystem, that this gives a better incentive to teams without risking going home from an immediate loss.

-James Lampkin, VP of Pro Gaming at ESL

ESL One Manila schedule

The new adjusted schedule will extend the tournament by one more day of competition. It will now start on Friday, April 22nd, with the initial group stage games.

  • Friday: Initial Matches + Winners’ Matches
  • Saturday: Elimination + Decider Matches (Decider Matches will replace the quarterfinals)
  • Sunday: Semifinals and Final

    • ESL One Manila format

    ESL One Manila format groupstage

    • ESL One Manila group stage will be played in a classic GSL format.
    • The 8 participating teams will be split up into two groups.

      In each group, the teams will play best-of-three matches, as shown below:

      Match #1: Team A vs. Team B
      Match #2: Team C vs. Team D
      Winners’ match (WM): Winner of Match #1 vs. winner of Match #2 – winner advances to the Upper Bracket
      Losers’ match (EM): Loser of Match #1 vs. loser of Match #2 – loser drops to the Lower Bracket
      Decider match: Loser of WM vs. winner of EM – winner advances to the Upper Bracket and loser drops to Lower Bracket

    • The group stage will determine the seeding for the main event.
    • Four teams will be seeded into the main event Upper Brackets, while the remaining four will start the main event in the Lower Brackets.
    • No teams will be eliminated in the group stage.

    ESL One Manila format: Main event

    • Eight teams will play a double-elimination bracket.
    • Four teams (top two teams of each of the groups) will start the main event in the Upper Bracket.
    • Four teams (bottom two teams of each of the groups) will start the main event in the Lower Bracket.
    • All the Upper Bracket match-ups will be best-of-three series.
    • The first round of the Lower Bracket matches will be best-of-one elimination series. The following rounds will be best-of-three elimination series.
    • The Grand Finals will be best-of-five series, with no winners’ advantage.

    ESL One Manila qualified teams

    All qualifiers are currently still underway

    • One team from Americas: TBD
    • One team from Europe: TBD
    • One team from China: TBD
    • One team from Philippines: TBD
    • Two teams from SEA: TBD

    ESL One Manila invited teams

    Towards the end of January, ESL One had announced that EHOME was the first team to accept the direct invite to the main event. The Chinese stars were the first of two teams to accept the direct invitation.

    Only days later, it was revealed that Team Liquid was the second, and final, team to accept the invite.

    ESL One Manila

    On December 8th ESL One announced the organization’s first Dota 2 tournament to be held in Southeast Asia. ESL One Manila will be organized in collaboration with PLDT Fibr and GameX and is Southeast Asia’s first premier esports event.

    ESL One Manila will take place between April 22-24, at the Mall of Asia Arena, in Manila, Philippines.

    In effort to grow the local scene and showcase regional talent, a local Filipino Dota 2 team will qualify to compete alongside some of the best Dota 2 teams in the world for a $250,000 prize pool.

    ESL One Manila tickets

    Tickets have gone on sale and are available for prices ranging from $10 for a general admission two-day pass, to $106 for VIP tickets which include free food and drinks, goodie bags, exclusive signing sessions and premium seating in front of the stage.

    ESL One Manila will be hosted at the Mall of Asia Arena

    ESL One Manila Mall of Asia

    The Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines will host ESL One Manila © One FC

    The Mall of Asia Arena is an indoor arena within the SM Mall of Asia complex, in Manila, Philippines. A rather new, state-of-the-art building, the arena has only been inaugurated in 2012 and has a seating capacity of 16,000 for sporting events, and a full house capacity of 20,000.

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