Dota 2 prize pool professional#
Dota 2 prize pool series#

Rave’s first match in the main event was against Hellraisers in a best of one. Their 2-0 standing secured them the final spot in the lower bracket of the main event.

Dota 2 prize pool series#

They then survived CDEC Gaming’s onslaught in the next game, turning it around with a series of high-ground clash victories. Here, Rave dominated Tongfu.WanZhou in a lopsided 32-9 game in their favor. The first day of tiebreakers ended up with a 3-way tie, forcing a second set of tiebreakers the next day. Due to the fierce competition, Rave struggled in the group stages, and had to fight in tiebreaker matches for the last spot of the main bracket. DAC 2015 predated the Majors format for DotA 2, and as such the tournament’s stakes were like TI with a Valve sponsorship and a community funded prize pool. Due to this, DAC 2015, set from January to February 2015, gave Rave a direct invite among 8 teams all over the globe. They practiced and played in Korean leagues and infrastructure, with regional positive results. Rave comprised of Jio “Jeyo” Madayag, ryOyr, Dj, Cast, and Michael “ninjaboogie” Ross Jr. pYung took a managerial role, and instead formed an all Filipino DotA 2 team based in Korea. When their Korean sponsor ended up dropping the team Eyes of Tiger, the rebuilding process fell to Mark “Cast”Pilar and Gwon “pYung” Pyeong. Mineski’s two opponents later went on to compete in the grand finals of the tournament, leaving Mineski.Sports5 with a $45,000 (₱ 2,250,000) prize.ģ. A 30-minute Game 2, despite Kuku’s mid-lane performance on the Queen of Pain, sealed the 2-0 sweep for OG. Dropping to the lower bracket, they faced OG, who beat them in a 5 to 26 scored Game 1.

Game 2 was a completely different story, with Team Secret winning all their lanes against Mineski, and kept the lead for the whole game. In Game 1, Mineski had a strong early game, but Team Secret turtled, playing slow and safe, allowing them to hold out long enough to win in the late game. Mineski’s opponent in the upper bracket was Team Secret, Group C’s winners. There, placing second in their group D, they went to the upper bracket, assuring a place of at least 9 th-12 th. With their first place in the qualifiers, they secured their spot to Frankfurt. With a team of Carlo “ Kuku” Palad, Ryan “Bimbo” Jay Qui, Ryo “ryOyr” Hasegawa, Julius “Julz” De Leon, and Jessie Cristy “JessieVash” Cuyco, they defeated Fnatic 2-1 in the Winner’s Finals. To compete for it, Mineski.Sports5 had to go through the SEA qualifiers for a spot in the tournament. The November based Fall Major of 2015 boasted a $3,000,000 prize pool up for grabs. ₱ 2,250,000 -Mineski.Sports5’s 9 th-12 thPlace at The Frankfurt Major 2015 We definitely have a lot of room to improve.Ĥ. While outmatched, it was still a fruitful result for a team that wouldn’t have been in the tournament in the first place.Ĭongratulations to 🇪🇺, we lost boys. Execration’s results bagged them the prize of $33,750 (₱ 1,687,500) of a $150,000 prize pool for second. Factoring in a constant ban of Abed’s Meepo and dominant map control by Team Secret, the average match length was a short 33.4 minutes. Team Secret then took control by the 17-minute mark, taking advantage of Execration’s positions, steamrolling from then on. For the third game, Dj’s Axe gave Execration a good early game. While Execration put up a little more fight in the second game, it was still not enough. The first game was a complete stomp, ending in a score of 30 to 3 kills in favor of Team Secret. Team Secret constant outplay and aggression dominated Execration, resulting in a 3-0 sweep. The #ROGMASTERS final battle between & for $150,000 is about to commence 👉 /WPBU8ZaPmGĮxecration then went on to play a best on five against Team Secret in the Grand Finals. These Filipino teams have met with some success in the global scene, here are the stories of the top five largest prize amounts that they have won:

This carried over upon DotA 2’s release, with many Philippine organizations having teams for both local and international competition. In the Philippines, DotA was popular in internet cafes within Warcraft 3.

Dota 2 prize pool professional#

With the Valve-sponsored Majors and yearly “The International” tournaments, DotA 2 has made professional players millionaires due to the large prize pools at stake. DotA 2, a game in which the aim of the game is to destroy the enemy’s ancient between 2 teams of 5, is one of the biggest markets for eSports. Instead, it has become one of the newest career choices for a modern generation. This is due to a misconception that gaming wouldn’t be useful for anything, besides for leisure. Many Filipino DotA players have heard that statement at least once from their elders. “Puro nalang DotA ng DotA, tama na ang pag-kokompyuter!” (“All you do is DotA, stop using the computer!”)