For those who might have missed the most important news from the past week in competitive Dota 2 scene, here is a short recap.
The International 6 prize pool surpass 17M Dollars
Following a substantial boost from a weekend sale treasure pack, the prize pool for The International 6 has reached at the end of last week another milestone, the $17 million mark.
If the prize pool for TI6 follows the same trajectory as in previous years it will be roughly $8 million more than last year, consistent with every event since TI3, and should hit $26 million. However, looking at past data, a month of sales without special events will give an estimated $2 million increase and the release of the Immortal 3 treasure will give an estimated $1 million boost, meaning that the prize pool this year is more likely to be around $20 million.
Mr. Cat brings a new $10,000 tournament to South East Asia
Mr. Cat Invitational (MCI) is a new online Dota 2 tournament centered on the South East Asian pro scene. Teams from across India, Mongolia, and Philippines to name a few, will compete from July 11th to the 29th for a prize pool of $10,000.
Mr.Cat Invitational participating teams:
Rave
s1 Lykos
Signature.TrusT
WarriorGaming.Unity
Beyond Infinity
Execration
Mineski
The Mongolz
Orange Taring
Power Gaming
Breaking new ground: compLexity squad secures P1 visas
This past week, compLexity became first team in Dota history to secure P-1 American visas for their players. Rasmus 'Chessie' Blomdin, Linus 'Limmp' Blomdin, and Simon 'Handsken' Haag won a battle against visa issues this week, becoming the first Dota 2 players to be issued P1 visas to the United States. This will hopefully start a trend of recognition of the legitimacy of Dota 2, and Esports as a whole, and make similar visa applications more successful in the future.
Newbee are the Nanyang Season 2 Champions
The two teams left standing in the Nanyang house, Newbee and Wings Gaming battled for the Championship title displaying very high skilled play styles and ingenious drafts, extending the current meta to its limits and sending a strong alarm signal for what’s about to come from the Chinese region at the very anticipated TI6.
Nanyang Season 2 final standings and prize pool distribution:
1st place: $100,600: Newbee
2nd place, $50,300: Wings Gaming
3rd place, $25,152: LGD Gaming
4th place, $10,100: CDEC Youth
5th-6th place, $7,550: Digital Chaos, Vici Gaming Reborn
7th-8th place, no prize money - WarriorsGaming.Unity, Team Empire
