ESL One Genting 2017

[4][5] In the finals, Digital Chaos defeated Newbee 3–2 to win the tournament and their first major trophy.

[9][10] Dota 2 is a free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena video game (MOBA) developed by the Valve.

In the game, two teams consist of five cooperating players are battling each other to destroy each other main base called "ancients".

The game's map has three symmetric paths called "lanes" connect the two bases with automated defense turrets positioned in each side.

[12][13] The main event of the tournament took place at Arena of Stars, a musical amphitheater with capacity around 6,000 seats, located at Genting Highlands, one of the most popular tourist resort in Malaysia.

[14][15] ESL chose to host the tournament in Malaysia due to the massive popularity of Dota 2 in Southeast Asia.