MDL Chengdu Major: Groups Revealed
Mars Media have revealed the results of group draw for their Dota 2 event MDL Chengdu Major, which begins already this weekend.
The first major of Dota Pro Circuit 2019/20 will take place in China and feature 16 teams competing for a $1,000,000 prize pool and 15,000 DPC points. The event’s group stage will be held on November 16-17th, where the teams will compete in four GSL groups with best-of-three series. Top two teams will advance to the upper bracket, while the others will make it to the lower bracket. The groups will look as follows:
Groups:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| EHOME | Alliance | Team Adroit | beastcoast |
| Fighting PandaS | Fnatic | Evil Geniuses | Gambit Esports |
| TNC Predator | Team Spirit | Team Aster | Invictus Gaming |
| Team Unknown | Vici Gaming | Team Liquid | J.Storm |
Opening Matches:
- Group A: EHOME vs Fighting PandaS; TNC vs Unknown
- Group B: Alliance vs Fnatic; Spirit vs Vici
- Group C: Adroit vs Evil Geniuses; Aster vs Liquid
- Group D: beastcoast vs IG; Gambit vs J.Storm
The playoffs stage is scheduled for November 18-24th and will follow a double-elimination format, where the first round of the lower bracket will be best-of-one, the grand final will be best-of-five, and the rest of the series will be best-of-three.