G-1 has just informed Gosugamers that their prize pool for this season of the G-1 League will come up to 400,000 RMB. The prize pool for the tournament is the highest amount in a single Dota 2 tournament to date (excluding The International).
To boost up all the teams morale in preparation for the phase two of the qualifiers tomorrow, the organizers of G-1 has confirmed to Gosugamers the total prize pot of the season.
In a board meeting earlier today, G-1 has decided to reward players with a total prize pool of 400,000 RMB ($64,350) this season. The prize pool for the tournament is the highest amount in a single Dota 2 tournament to date (excluding The International) with G-League following closely behind with $40,000.
| G-1 Champions League prizes | |
| Placing | Prize |
| 1st place | 250,00 RMB ($40,218) |
| 2nd place | 80,000 RMB ($12,800) |
| 3rd place | 30,000 RMB ($4,800) |
| 4th place | 20,000 RMB ($3,200) |
| 5th place | 10,000 RMB ($1,600) |
| 6th place | 10,000 RMB ($1,600) |
You can visit G-1's official site here.
G-1 Champions League will have a total of six participants, four from Asia and two from EU/NA. This announcement means that teams that will go pass the qualifiers are already guaranteed a $1,600 in cash prize.
G-1 also confirmed to Gosugamers the four European giants who will be waiting at the end of the EU/NA qualifier. The tournament format for the EU/NA qualifiers may differ from the Asia qualifier.
EU/NA teams in phase three:
Natus Vincere
NoTidehunter
Fnatic.EU
Team LiquidMore information about the European qualifier will be available at the end of the Asia qualifier.
In the meantime, the phase two of the Asia qualifier will be beginning tomorrow.
