Over the last weekend, ESL One Birmingham 2018 powered by Intel saw the first ever Dota 2 Major in the United Kingdom being played out. 12 Teams from all over the world were joined by an electric crowd at Birmingham Arena creating big memories for both players and visitors. In the end it was ESL One Hamburg 2018 champions Virtus.pro topping the board yet again, taking home another title as well as the lion’s share of the US$1,000,000 prize pool and Pro Dota Circuit points.
Quarterfinals:
- Pain Gaming 2:0 Mineski
- Fnatic 2:1 OG
Semifinals:
- Virtus.pro 2:0 Pain Gaming
- OpTic Gaming 2:1 Fnatic
Grand Final:
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Virtus.pro 3:0 OpTic Gaming
Find all results on the ESL One website
Tournament highlights:
MORPH + MOONSHARD + DD = GG!!@EternaLEnVy1991 has had enough and decided to simply - win.
What a way to end it!#ESLOne https://t.co/RUTJQiyOsP pic.twitter.com/iXTZLRay2u— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) May 23, 2018
@ODPixel @Blitz_DotA #ESLOne pic.twitter.com/1yNlQXTLir
— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) May 23, 2018
Well... jinxed.@virtuspro take the 2-0 victory over @FNATIC in a series full of chatwheeling and next level strats to tilt your opponents.#ESLOne https://t.co/RUTJQiyOsP pic.twitter.com/KTtIcNYCbh
— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) May 23, 2018
Hide yo Aegis, hide yo iceiceice!
Ah fu is on the prowl and snatches the Aegis while grabbing an exit kill on the way out. #ESLOnehttps://t.co/RUTJQiyOsP pic.twitter.com/QTBFzAQTii— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) May 24, 2018
HOW DID NOBODY FROM @paiNGamingBR DIE DURING THAT!? #ESLOnehttps://t.co/RUTJQiyOsP pic.twitter.com/tWFCYqMhdh
— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) May 25, 2018
W-O-W!!! @TanakhTo
Your #ESLOne Birmingham Cosplay Contest winner!
What an ridiculous Sven cosplay! pic.twitter.com/N7EPQYMAK3— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) May 26, 2018
THEY'VE DONE IT!!@OpTicGaming defeat @FNATIC and will now face @virtuspro in the #ESLOne Birmingham Grand Finals! Congrats! pic.twitter.com/RToq6xdDDx
— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) May 26, 2018
@PaulChaloner #ESLOnehttps://t.co/RUTJQiyOsP pic.twitter.com/CKWnagG66H
— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) May 27, 2018
Unforgettable moments here for @paiNGamingBR!!
And this crowd. Is. INSANE!! #ESLOne pic.twitter.com/mkJdutHvv7— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) May 27, 2018
LET ME HEAR YOU BIRMINGHAM!!! @MACHINEgg #ESLOnehttps://t.co/RUTJQiyOsP pic.twitter.com/v1ayxglFrd
— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) May 27, 2018
Pure dominance from @virtuspro here in Game #1! #ESLOnehttps://t.co/RUTJQiyOsP pic.twitter.com/p2UYp7KNiM
— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) May 27, 2018
Another #ESLOne event, another trophy for @virtuspro!!
That's just how it goes! pic.twitter.com/ilw9Kgomfv— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) May 27, 2018
We would like to thank all of the teams, players, broadcast crew, event crew, and especially the fans in Birmingham for a brilliant event. With only 150 days to go before ESL One Hamburg 2018 returns, we are already curious how things will turn out from 26th to 28th of October in Barclaycard Arena.
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