We’re getting closer and closer to the Main Event of the Dota 2 Shanghai Major; the second stop on the road to The International 6 and the first multi-million dollar Dota 2 tournament of 2016. Tonight, things start to get interesting, thanks to a pair of Upper Bracket match-ups and four single-game elimination matches. The action will begin with a best of three series pitting Alliance against Team Liquid, followed by a series between the unbeaten MVP Phoenix and LGD Gaming.
As always, those hoping to watch the first night of the Dota 2 Shanghai Major playoffs can catch all of the action via the game client. Doing so will also give you the opportunity to try out the MVP voting tool introduced last month. Of course, if the lag many players experienced last week returns during the playoffs, fans can still catch the vast majority of tonight’s games on Twitch and Steam Broadcasting.
Upper Bracket Quarter Finals – Match #1
Alliance vs. Team Liquid
- Results: Team Liquid Wins (2-1)
- Liquid advances to Upper Bracket Semifinals
- Alliance falls to Lower Bracket Round 2
Group Stage – Match #2
MVP Phoenix vs. LGD Gaming
- Results: MVP Phoenix Wins (2-0)
- MVP Phoenix advances to Upper Bracket Semifinals
- LGD Gaming falls to Lower Bracket Round 2
Lower Bracket Round 1 – Match #1
EHOME vs. Team Archon
- Results: EHOME Wins (1-0)
- EHOME advances to Lower Bracket Round 2
- Team Archon is eliminated
Lower Bracket Round 1 – Match #2
Team Spirit vs. compLexity Gaming
- Results: compLexity Gaming Wins (1-0)
- compLexity advances to Lower Bracket Round 2
- Team Spirit is eliminated
Lower Bracket Round 1 – Match #3
Virtus Pro vs. Vici Gaming
- Results: Virtus Pro Wins (1-0)
- Virtus Pro advances to Lower Bracket Round 2
- Vici Gaming is eliminated
Lower Bracket Round 2 – Match #4
CDEC Gaming vs Newbee
- Results: Newbee Wins (1-0)
- Newbee advances to Lower Bracket Round 2
- CDEC Gaming is eliminated
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