Today, January 8th 2017, the Arena of Stars in the Genting Highlands, Malaysia, saw the best four teams of ESL One Genting concluding the battle for the first place in the tournament and the lion’s share of a US$250,000 prize pool. Two Chinese and two western teams were left in the running: Newbee, Wings Gaming, Virtus.pro and Digital Chaos. After some hard-fought matches, it was Digital Chaos who lifted the coveted ESL One trophy and took the first Dota 2 LAN championship of 2017.
Results
Semifinal one
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Newbee vs. Wings Gaming 2-1
Semifinal two
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Digital Chaos vs. Virtus.pro 2-0
Grand final
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Newbee vs. Digital Chaos 2-3
What an intense series and a wonderful treat the grand final was! The series went to all five games which were filled with great plays and top-notch Dota 2 action. Congratulations to Digital Chaos for their first ESL One championship!
Selected highlights
SUCCESSFUL KILL & ESCAPE! @DIGITALCHAOSgg get off scot free! #ESLOne pic.twitter.com/yoXVd8y8ef
— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) January 8, 2017
WE ARE GETTING THE GAME 5 WE WANTED!!@DIGITALCHAOSgg tie up the series yet again! 2-2!
It comes down to the last game. ##ESLOne pic.twitter.com/P8X1rVMD1X— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) January 8, 2017
Let's grab a quick double kill and tp out! #ESLOne pic.twitter.com/snugbXfV6F
— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) January 8, 2017
HOLY SHIT!! Absolute mayhem by @NewbeeCN!! #ESLOne pic.twitter.com/hG8w8mmoQS
— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) January 8, 2017
SHE DIES TO ROSH!! What is even happening this game!!?? #ESLOne pic.twitter.com/HcJvzTDj29
— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) January 8, 2017
THIS. GAME!! #ESLOne pic.twitter.com/1GGx2UKm2E
— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) January 8, 2017
The game ending team fight - what an outstanding performance by @DIGITALCHAOSgg! #ESLOne pic.twitter.com/kOm6bUBdfQ
— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) January 8, 2017
Vanguard Invoker confirmed new meta! #ESLOne pic.twitter.com/BuZkbApftY
— ESL Dota2 (@ESLDota2) January 8, 2017
Thank you for an amazing event!
And that’s it for the first Dota 2 LAN of 2017 on patch 7.0. Thank you to everyone who joined us in person or tuned in online, to all teams, players and talent, and to everyone who helped making this fantastic event happen. See you next time!
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