The winter DotA 2 major will kickoff next March in Shanghai, China. It will take place over five days with a similar format to the Frankfurt Majors.
Paul 'ReDeYe' Chaloner disclosed on the grand final panel of the Frankfurt Major that the second Dota2 major, or the Shanghai Major, will be held at the Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai, China over a course of five days from March 2nd to March 6th of 2016.
The format for the Shanghai Major is expected to be pretty similar to the Frankfurt Majors with 16 of the best teams competing for a prize pool of 3 million dollars. The qualifiers and the open qualifiers are expected to happen in the near future with dates and other details like direct invites being unknown for now.
After the phenomenal success of the Frankfurt Majors, the Shanghai Majors is highly being anticipated by both the players and the spectators.
Stay tuned for updates
