Dota 2 starladder 2016 highlights news

StarLadder Project Manager Talks Chongqing Major

In an interview with Natus Vincere, Vladyslav Udovenko, StarLadder Project Manager, shared his thoughts on the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) system, but also talked about why StarLadder didn’t host a Major in the previous season and how it was decided to go to China this year for the second Major of the 2018-2019 pro circuit.

On running the Majors and Minors in pairs this season:

“I don’t see any problem in pairing a Minor with the Major following it, but I also do not see any problems with the last year’s system. The most important adjustment this year is the quantity. Ten tournaments per year are quite enough, and now at least we don’t have to hold four qualifiers in one week. The pairing, also, made the Minors a bit more interesting, as the winners advance to the Major.”

On why StarLadder didn’t host a Major in the past season

“We had a misunderstanding with Valve about the period for submitting the applications for Majors and Minors. When we sent our proposal, there were just five free weeks left and we were offered to host three minors. We didn’t want to be left out without any DPC tournaments, so we agreed to host those and we have no regret on doing so.”

On why is the StarLadder Major held in China

“We offered Valve three countries to choose from, and they chose China. Dota 2 starladder 2016 highlights news We don’t have any problems in holding tournaments in China from an organizational point of view, and therefore we have submitted China as one of the options.

We have been working with ImbaTV since January 2016, and in fact, this is a joint project. We have already divided the areas of responsibility for the tournament, and now each of the companies is preparing its own part of the job.”

On what are the main factors for the Chongqing Major to run smoothly and not become a Shanghai Major experience

“I think the problem of The Shanghai Major was the inexperience of the organizers and poor preparation for the tournament. We have already been working on this tournament (The Chongqing Major) for about a month now and we are trying to think through all the potential problems and the ways to solve them

In fact, everything is quite simple: we need reliable contractors for building the stage, good computers, two Internet service providers, a correct schedule (taking into account potential delays) and everything must be done by a large team of people so that a single person is not responsible for everything.

At the moment I am coordinating the preparation processes within StarLadder and communication with ImbaTV. At the major, I will most likely try to pay more attention to the Russian and English broadcasts and work with the teams.”

On the next two StarLadder Minors from this season

“At this moment, we are considering several options for the Minors, but most likely, at least one of them will be held in Kiev.”

The full interview in Russian can be found on the Na’Vi official website here.