The Manila Major, also known as the Spring Major, was a professional ''

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tournament that took place in

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, Philippines. The main event was held at the

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from June 7–12, 2016.

Participating teams

;Direct invitation *

Evil Geniuses Evil Geniuses (EG) is an American esports organization based in Seattle, Washington (state), Washington. Founded in 1999, the organization has fielded players in various fighting games, ''Call of Duty (series), Call of Duty'', ''Counter-Strike ...

* OG *

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* Araburat Gaming *

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* compLexity Gaming ;Regional qualifiers *

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(Americas) *

Newbee Newbee ( zh, s=新兵电子竞技俱乐部) is a Chinese esports organization, which has a ''Dota 2'' division and formerly ones in ''League of Legends'' and ''Hearthstone''. Newbee won The International 2014, taking $5 million in prize money, ...

(China) *Team Empire (Europe) *

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(Southeast Asia)

Results

Group stage

Main Event

Winnings

''(Note: Prizes are in USD)''

References

External links

* {{officialwebsite, themanilamajor.com/ 2016 in esports 2016 in Philippine sport Sports in Manila Dota 2 Majors June 2016 sports events in Asia Professional Gamers League competitions