League of Legends 2015 World Championship
Held lasginormous 2,130,000 dollar prize pool, it was the World Championship for League of Legends- the most popular online game in the world. The tournament was held over a period of one month and 16 teams participated in it, each team had 5 players. The group stages were held in Paris, the quarterfinals were held in London, the semifinals were held in Brussels and the finals were held in Berlin.
Halo World Championship, 2016
Held in Hollywood California, during March this year, this tournament boasted an enormous 2.5 million dollar prize pool and was the world championship for the video game Halo 5: Guardians. The winners were team Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) who took home a 1,000,000 dollar prize, to be shared among 4 players. The runners up, Team Allegiance had to settle with a 500,000 dollar prize.
Smite World Championships, 2015
This tournament was the first World Championship for Smite, an action RTS game, which has been designed to compete with the more well recognized games of the same genre such as Dota 2 and League of Legends. It utilizes a more action oriented approach, with a rather lenient learning curve compared to League or Dota. This championship was designed to promote the game among viewers and introduce it to the esports arena.
The International 2013
Okay, from now on the list gets really one sided. Which means, every single tournament from this point onward in the list is a Dota 2 tournament, purely by virtue of the enormous prize pools that the game hands out. It is partly due to the unique crowdfunding concept that Valve employs- players contribute to the prize pool of each major Dota 2 tournament by purchasing in-game cosmetics and other items. Out of that money, 25 percent is contributed towards the prize pool of each years International,
The Shanghai Major, 2016
Ever since last year, Valve- the company who owns Dota 2, said that they will be hosting 4 “Majors” each year, one of which will be The International. Every Major except the International will have a base prize pool of 3,000,000 dollars, completely funded by Valve. Which means more stability, and more chances of income for everyone in the Dota 2 scene every year. The winners of the Shanghai Major were crowd favorites Team Secret, who took home a prize of 1,110,000 dollars. The runners up, team Liquid took home 405,000.
The Frankfurt Major, 2015
Held in Frankfurt, this was the first ever Dota 2 Major, and was anticipated by many fans to be the tournament that would decide which team gets to rule the scene til the next three months. It was a spectacular display of skill and coordination by the top 16 teams in the world, and the cosplay was pretty amazing too. The tournament was a series of upsets in which crowd and analyst favorite teams got knocked down by underdogs, new teams that had formed in the aftermath of the International 2015.
The Manila Major, 2016
Held in the Mall of Asia arena at Manila, Philippines,this tournament was a huge success, it featured many awesome games and several comeback stories by teams who had been out of form, but battled it out to place first. It was also the first big Dota 2 tournament to be held in Philippines, a country which is not really known for esports. Much to the surprise of the organizers, the crowd at Manila was unlike no other, they were constantly making noise, cheering for the local team and were extremely energetic.
Dota Asia Championships (DAC), 2015
Back when it was hosted in January 2015, at Shanghai, the DAC was the largest non-Valve event ever and offered a gigantic 3,057,000 dollar prize pool, a prize pool that was bested only by The International 2014 (And later by the Majors and International 2015). This tournament introduced a brand new team Evil Geniuses, spearheaded by a skinny 15 year old kid from Pakistan, called “Sumail“, who had just recently migrated to the United States to pursue his dream of becoming a Dota 2 professional.
The International 2014
Long story short, this was a 10,000,000 dollar video game tournament. Yep, you got it right, Google it if you don’t believe what you are reading.The magic of crowdfunding showed its power once
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