Mars Media, one of the leading tournament organizers from China, confirms that the next Major will be held at Disneyland Paris. With Mars Media as the organizer, the Major competition is certainly present with the Mars Dota 2 League brand or commonly abbreviated as MDL.
The MDL Major Disneyland Paris Competition carries out at least two historical records. First, as the first Dota esports event in France. Secondly, as the first esports event that was present at the unique venue as well as the Disneyland playground.
Nevertheless, this is actually not the first time Disney has approached the esports ecosystem. Quoting Esports Insider, Disney has tried several times to get into the world of Esports, for example: airing Overwatch League and the Grand Final Injustice 2 Pro Series on Disney XD paid television channels, and running the competition titled League of Legends Open Tour France in December.
Mars Media with the branding of the MDL competition is arguably the right partner for Disneyland Paris. Because the organizer of this one is indeed often surprising fans of Esports Dota through the event held. One reason is because the MDL event is almost always held in a unique and unusual event or location.
Prior to this, they had just finished organizing the Macau MDL 2019, which was won by Team Liquid after holding back the onslaught of Asian teams. The competition is unique, because it is held in one of the cities of Asian entertainment centers, namely Macau, Hong Kong.
But historically, MDL has actually never held an esports event outside of China. Most MDL events are still centered around China, for example like before MDL Macau, there was MDL Changsa held in the city of Changsa, capital of Hunan province, China, in 2018. So this MDL Paris is actually the first experiment Mars Media held a Dota 2 competition outside of China.
Quoting Gosugamers, Zhang Yu as CEO of Mars Media conveyed a few comments regarding this collaboration.
“We are very proud to be able to bring MDL to France. But before that, thank you to Aymeric Magne and the ranks of the Disneyland Paris team who made this collaboration a reality. According to us (Mars Media), Disneyland is the best place to be the first MDL venue to be held outside of China. We are looking forward to the next exciting collaboration with Disneyland Paris, to continue our expansion into the esports market in the west. ”
While Aymeric Magne Director of the Disneyland Paris Event Group also delivered a few comments.
“We are very, very proud to be able to hold a Dota 2 Major for the first time in Paris, together with Mars Media. For nine days, Disneyland Paris will host the best Dota 2 teams from around the world, and give our guests a spectacular experience that can only be experienced here. Furthermore, this event is a form of consolidation of the position of Disneyland Paris as an event tourist destination, as well as a major esports tourist destination in Europe. ”
Again esports events with unique venues that may have never been imagined by us before. This can actually be an example of a lesson for organizers of esports events in Indonesia. So far one of the interesting collaborations related to the event venue is between the main castes league Mobile Legends, MPL, and the Presidential Cup with Metro TV television studios which are the venue for the event.
But in the future who knows? Maybe PUBG Mobile will work together with one of the resorts in Bali to become a place for holding national competitions? If it’s true, it will certainly make sports events more interesting.
MDL Paris Major is the 4th major competition of the 5 major competitions in the 2018-2019 Dota Pro Circuit season. Like other major competitions, the MDL Paris Major will compete for a total prize of US $ 1 million and also 15,000 Pro Circuit points.
