WePlay! Dota 2 Tug of War: Mad Moon

League Information

Series:

Tug of War

Organizer:

WePlay!

Sponsor(s):

Parimatch
McDelivery
Moneyveo

Server:

Luxembourg

Type:

Offline

Location:

Kyiv

Venue:

Concert Hall VDNG

Format:

Group Stage
GSL Format
Playoffs
Double-elimination

Prize Pool:

$300,000 USD

Start Date:

2020-02-19

End Date:

2020-02-23

Game:

Dota 2

Version:

7.24

Teams:

8

Liquipedia Tier:

Tier 2

Links

WePlay! Tug of War: Mad Moon is a tournament where eight teams will fight for a total prize pool of $300,000 USD.^[1] The tournament will be hosted in the Concert Hall VDNG in Kyiv, Ukraine. The champions of Radiant, Dire Asia, and Dire America are joined by five invited teams.

Format[edit]

Participants:
- Four invited teams
- One team each from the Dire Radiant, Dire Asia, Dire America and Reshuffle Madness 2019
Group Stage: - February 19th-20th
- Two GSL groups of four teams each
- Decider match are Bo1, all other matches are Bo3
- Top team in each group advance to the semifinals of the upper bracket
- 2nd and 3rd placed teams advance to the quarterfinals of the upper bracket
- Bottom team in each group is eliminated
Playoffs: - February 20th-23rd
- Double-elimination bracket
- Grand Final is Bo5, all other matches are Bo3

Broadcast Talent[edit]

English
Russian
Ukrainian
Show All

The talent for the English broadcast was announced on February 15th, 2020.^[2]

Host:
- Sheever (Jorien van der Heijden)

Casters & Analysts:
- Cap (Austin Walsh)
- GoDz (David Parker)
- Kyle (Kyle Freedman)
- Lacoste (Dominik Stipić)
- lizZard (Admir Salkanović)
- ODPixel (Owen Davies)

Observer:
- PimpmuckL (Jonathan Liebig)

Off-site Commentators:
- Danog (Matt Joyce)
- Elevated (Donnie Chell)
- Fluke (Luke Pate)
- MoFarah (Jack Williams)
- Nomad (Jared Bajina)
- Zyori (Andrew Campbell)

The talent for the Russian broadcast was announced on February 15th, 2020.^[3]

Desk Host:
- Strike (Yuriy Tereschenko)

Stage Host:
- yXo (Alexey Maletsky)

Analysts:
- DkPhobos (Alexander Kucheria)
- Sunlight (Kirill Kachinsky)
- XBOCT (Oleksandr Dashkevych)

Casters:
- 4liver (Anton Pavliukovets)
- LanigirO (Alexander Potapov)
- Tekcac (Yaroslav Petrushyn)

Off-site Commentators:
- 1ceN1ce (Daniil Khalikov)
- Adekvat (Rustam Mavliutov)
- Autodestruction (Daria Medvedeva)
- Mortalles (Dmitry Arzhylovsky)

Observers:
- jenyashy (Eugene Shytikov)
- LittleP1g (Stas Kashpruk)
- md (Dmitry Melnychenko)

Hosts & Casters:
- Aelnis (Bohdan Zaverukha)
- violinUA (Andrii Yatsiuk)

Analysts & Casters:
- DoubleEspresso (Roman Hubin)
- JUSTICE (Vladyslav Bahan)
- TaiTake (Yevhen Pakholiuk)

Prize Pool[edit]

$280,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below, additional $10,000 USD is each awarded to the MVP core and support.

Participating Teams[edit]

Team Secret ^[4]

1	MATUMBAMAN
2	Nisha
3	zai
4	YapzOr
5	Puppey
C	Heen
Preview


Direct Invite

Gambit Esports ^[5]

1	dream`
2	fn
3	Shachlo
4	XSvamp1Re
5	fng
C	distilled
Preview


Direct Invite

Team Nigma ^[6]

1	Miracle-
2	w33
3	MinD_ContRoL
4	GH
5	KuroKy
C	rmN-
Preview


Direct Invite

Virtus.pro ^[7]

1	Cooman
2	No[o]ne-
3	Resolut1on
4	Zayac
5	Solo
C	boolk


Direct Invite

Ninjas in Pyjamas

1	Daxak
2	TANNER
3	Lelis
4	Universe
5	ppd


Radiant Winner

B8²

1	pio65
2	Dendi
3	Ghostik
4	KingR
5	LeBronDota


Dire Asia Winner

Infamous

1	Timado
2	Robo-Z
3	Sacred
4	sl4d1n-
5	Papita


Dire America Winner

Aggressive Mode¹

1	skiter
2	BoraNija
3	Skylark
4	Lil
5	SsaSpartan


Reshuffle Madness 2019

¹ Natus Vincere was replaced by Aggressive Mode.^[8]

² Royal Never Give Up was replaced by B8.^[9]

Results[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Group A
1.	Team Secret	2-0	4-0
2.	Gambit Esports	2-1	3-2
3.	B8	1-2	2-3
4.	Infamous	0-2	0-4

Matches

Opening Matches

Winners Match

Elimination Match

Decider Match

Group B[edit]

Group B
1.	Virtus.pro	2-0	4-1
2.	Team Nigma	2-1	4-2
3.	Aggressive Mode	1-2	2-4
4.	Ninjas in Pyjamas	0-2	1-4

Matches

Opening Matches

Winners Match

Elimination Match

Decider Match

Playoffs[edit]

Upper Bracket Quarterfinals

UB Quarterfinals

UBQF

Upper Bracket Semifinals

UB Semifinals

UBSF

Upper Bracket Final

UB Final

UBF

Grand Final

Final

GF

Lower Bracket Quarterfinals

LB Quarterfinals

LBQF

Lower Bracket Semifinal

LB Semifinal

LBSF

Lower Bracket Final

LB Final

LBF

Additional Content[edit]

Streams[edit]

Twitch: WePlay EN | 2 | 3 | 4
Twitch: WePlay RU | 2 | 3 | 4
Twitch: WePlay UA
Twitch: MissClick TV | 2
FbLive: PlayGD

Viewership Stats
Peak Viewers	295 110
Average Viewers	114 211
Hours Watched	5 339 333

Highlights[edit]

Best moments

2020-02-19 | Best moments - Day1 - WePlay! Mad Moon by WePlay! Media
2020-02-20 | Best moments - Day2 - WePlay! Mad Moon by WePlay! Media
2020-02-21 | Best moments - Day3 - WePlay! Mad Moon by WePlay! Media
2020-02-22 | Best cyberpunk moments - Day4 - WePlay! Mad Moon by WePlay! Media
2020-02-23 | Best moments - Day5 - WePlay! Mad Moon by WePlay! Esports Dota2
2020-02-23 | Victory l WePlay! Mad Moon by WePlay! Esports Dota2

Others

2020-02-19 | Drow Ranger dancing by WePlay! Esports Dota2
2020-02-19 | Sniper and McDelivery by WePlay! Esports Dota2
2020-02-19 | Night Call 2 by WePlay! Esports Dota2
2020-02-20 | Pudge by WePlay! Esports Dota2
2020-02-21 | Phantom Lancer - we will rock u by WePlay! Esports Dota2
2020-02-22 | Crystal Maiden, Mirana and Treasure Hunter by WePlay! Esports Dota2
2020-02-22 | Guess the tweet l MATUMBAMAN (RU sub) by WePlay!

Interviews[edit]

2020-02-21 | LIL | Мини-вью | БЛИЦ by Parimatch esports
2020-02-22 | VP.Cooman: о буткемпе, В8, LAN-турнире и нехватке сна @ WePlay! Mad Moon by [[CrystalMay|CrystalMay]] of RuHub Media
2020-02-22 | NiP.Daxak: о прошлом в Gambit, ситуации с gpk и языковом барьере @ WePlay! Mad Moon by [[CrystalMay|CrystalMay]] of RuHub Media
2020-02-23 | DkPhobos: о роли комментатора, ситуации в VP и прогнозах на исход турнира @ WePlay! Mad Moon by [[CrystalMay|CrystalMay]] of RuHub Media
2020-02-24 | XBOCT: о работе, КБУ, контрактах, игре Cooman в VP @ WePlay! Mad Moon by [[CrystalMay|CrystalMay]] of RuHub Media

References[edit]

↑ WePlay! (2019-05-10). "Tug of War trilogy will end with a LAN final". weplay.tv.
↑ WePlay! (2020-02-15). "WePlay! Dota 2 Tug of War: Mad Moon talent lineup". weplay.tv. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
↑ WePlay! (2020-02-15). "Список русскоязычных кастеров, приглашенных на WePlay! Dota 2 Tug of War: Mad Moon". weplay.tv. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
↑ WePlay! (2020-01-16). "Team Secret will play at WePlay! Dota 2 Tug Of War: Mad Moon". weplay.tv. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
↑ Albina Krugliak (2020-01-28). "Gambit Esports is the sixth WePlay! Dota 2 Tug Of War: Mad Moon participant". weplay.tv. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
↑ Albina Krugliak (2020-02-02). "Team Nigma is the next WePlay! Dota 2 Tug of War: Mad Moon participant!". weplay.tv. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
↑ Albina Krugliak (2020-02-16). "The full list of the WePlay! Dota 2 Tug of War: Mad Moon participants". weplay.tv. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
↑ Albina Krugliak (2020-02-14). "WePlay! Dota 2 Tug of War: Mad Moon has got a new participant - Aggressive Mode!". weplay.tv. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
↑ Albina Krugliak (2020-02-15). "Dendi's roster will replace RNG at WePlay! Dota 2 Tug of War: Mad Moon!". weplay.tv. Retrieved 2020-02-15.

[announcement-1] WePlay! (2019-05-10). "Tug of War trilogy will end with a LAN final". weplay.tv.

[2] WePlay! (2020-02-15). "WePlay! Dota 2 Tug of War: Mad Moon talent lineup". weplay.tv. Retrieved 2020-02-15.

[3] WePlay! (2020-02-15). "Список русскоязычных кастеров, приглашенных на WePlay! Dota 2 Tug of War: Mad Moon". weplay.tv. Retrieved 2020-02-15.

[4] WePlay! (2020-01-16). "Team Secret will play at WePlay! Dota 2 Tug Of War: Mad Moon". weplay.tv. Retrieved 2020-01-16.

[5] Albina Krugliak (2020-01-28). "Gambit Esports is the sixth WePlay! Dota 2 Tug Of War: Mad Moon participant". weplay.tv. Retrieved 2020-01-28.

[6] Albina Krugliak (2020-02-02). "Team Nigma is the next WePlay! Dota 2 Tug of War: Mad Moon participant!". weplay.tv. Retrieved 2020-02-02.

[7] Albina Krugliak (2020-02-16). "The full list of the WePlay! Dota 2 Tug of War: Mad Moon participants". weplay.tv. Retrieved 2020-02-16.

[8] Albina Krugliak (2020-02-14). "WePlay! Dota 2 Tug of War: Mad Moon has got a new participant - Aggressive Mode!". weplay.tv. Retrieved 2020-02-14.

[9] Albina Krugliak (2020-02-15). "Dendi's roster will replace RNG at WePlay! Dota 2 Tug of War: Mad Moon!". weplay.tv. Retrieved 2020-02-15.

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