The First Winners of the Dota 2 Championship
Valve Software’s new Defense Of The Ancients game made its international debut this week at GamesCom, in the German city of Cologne. The stakes of the competition were raised once Valve announced the 1 million dollar grand prize- the highest ever in e-sports’ short history.
Sixteen teams from around the world competed, all picked from their reputated prowess with the original Dota. In the end, EHOME (China) squared off against Na’Vi (Ukraine) in a best-of-five match, leaving Na’Vi victorious.
Considering the popular Dota-clone League of Legends has announced a 5 million dollar prize pool for its second season, it will be interesting to see how the e-sports movement reacts to its increased financial success and international recognition.
