MLG World Finals schedule released

The schedule has been released for the upcoming MLG World Finals gearing up to take place at the Ernest N. Morial Center in New Orleans, LA, between October 16-18. Six invited teams – MVP.Phoenix, Team Secret, CDEC Gaming, LGD Gaming, Evil Geniuses, Virtus.Pro – and two qualified ones from the European and North-American regions – (monkey)Business and Cloud 9 – will compete for a +$250,000 prize pool and the championship title.

The MLG World Finals are set to begin in only two days. The schedule has been released with the first matches set to take place between Evil Geniuses and (monkey)Business on the Main Stage and LGD Gaming vs Virtus.Pro at Station 1.

(monkey)Business and Cloud 9 both qualified for the event recently, and only yesterday sealed their qualifications for the first Dota Major to take place in Frankfurt. Both teams have given splendid performances, leaving fans with a craving to see more of these newly formed teams in action.

2015 MLG World Finals Schedule

Friday, October 16

• 11:30 AM CDT/18:30 CEST Expo Arena Opens
• 1:30 PM CDT/20:30 CEST Pregame Show
• 2:00 PM CDT/21:00 CEST Group Play – Group A – Evil Geniuses vs. (monkey) Business (Main Stage)
• 2:00 PM CDT/21:00 CEST Group Play – Group A – LGD Gaming vs. Virtus.Pro (Station 1)
• 4:00 PM CDT/23:00 CEST Group Play – Group B – Team Secret vs. MVP Phoenix (Main Stage)
• 4:00 PM CDT/23:00 CEST Group Play – Group B – CDEC Gaming vs. Cloud9 (Station 1)
• 6:30 PM CDT/01:30 CEST Group Play – Group A – Winners Match (Main Stage)
• 6:30 PM CDT/01:30 CEST Group Play – Group A – Losers Match (Station 1)

Saturday, October 17 on the Main Stage

• 9:45 AM CDT/16:45 CEST Pregame Show
• 10:00 AM CDT/17:00 CEST Expo Arena Opens
• 10:00 AM CDT/17:00 CEST Group Play – Group B – Losers Match
• 12:30 PM CDT/19:30 CEST Group Play – Group B – Winners Match
• 2:30 PM CDT/21:30 CEST Group Play – Group A – Final Match
• 5:30 PM CDT/00:30 CEST Group Play – Group B – Final Match

Sunday, October 18 on the Main Stage

• 9:45 AM CDT/16:45 CEST Pregame Show
• 10:00 AM CDT/17:00 CEST Expo Arena Opens
• 10:00 AM CDT/17:00 CEST Bracket – Semifinals – Match 1
• 1:00 PM CDT/20:00 CEST Bracket – Semifinals – Match 2
• 3:30 PM CDT/22:30 CEST Bracket – Final

All times are subject to change based on the length of Matches

MLG World Finals groups

Group A:

• Evil Geniuses
• (monkey) Business
• LGD Gaming
• Virtus.Pro

Group B

• CDEC Gaming
• Cloud 9
• Team Secret
• MVP.Phoenix

MLG World Finals format

The MLG World Finals format will be a 2-Group Dual-Tournament Phase followed by a 4-Team Single Elimination Bracket.

• Participating teams: 8
• Six Direct Invites: Team Secret, CDEC, LGD, Virtus.Pro, Evil Geniuses, MVP.Phoenix
• One EU Qualifier Winner: (monkey) Business
• One NA Qualifier Winner: Cloud 9
• Best-of-three Dual-Tournament Group Play (double elimination groups of four)
• Single Elimination Bracket for the top four (best-of-three semifinals, best-of-five grand finals)

MLG World Finals casters and talent

The three-day online broadcasts on MLG.tv will be hosted by top talent and casters.

• Toby “Tobiwan” Dawson
• Jacob “Maelk” Toft-Andersen
• Austin “Capitalist” Walsh
• William “Blitz” Lee
• Ben “Merlini” Wu
• Charles “Nahaz” Bester
• Dakota “KotlGuy” Cox
• Soe “Soembie“ Gschwind

MLG World Finals

The MLG World Finals, Major League Gaming’s 100th event, will take place between October 16-18, at the Ernest N. Morial Center in New Orleans, LA. Six invited teams – MVP.Phoenix, Team Secret, CDEC Gaming, LGD Gaming, Evil Geniuses, Virtus.Pro – and two qualified ones from the European and North-American regions – (monkey)Business and Cloud 9 – will compete for a +$250,000 prize pool and the championship title.

Tickets are available for prices ranging from $49 to $249.

MLG concluded their most recent event – the MLG Pro League Season 2 LAN finals hosted at X-Games 2015 – on June 8th. Ninjas in Pyjamas won the title and $66,899 prize money, after defeating Alliance in the Grand Finals, 2:1.

Major League Gaming

Major League Gaming (MLG) is a North American professional esports organization founded in 2002 and headquartered in New York. Pioneer of the competitive gaming industry, MLG has held many tournaments throughout the United States and Canada, awarding over $13.5 million in prize money. Major League Gaming competitions have been broadcast on television, ESPN.com and other broadband sites. The MLG World Finals will be the organization’s 100th gaming event.