Dota 2 Asia Championships
 Dota 2 Asia Championships logo | |||
| Tournament information | |||
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| Sport | Dota 2 | ||
| Location | Shanghai, China | ||
| Dates | January 5–February 9, 2015 | ||
| Administrator(s) | Valve Corporation | ||
| Tournament format(s) |
Group stage Round robin Bracket Double elimination | ||
| Host(s) | Perfect World | ||
| Venue(s) | Shanghai Grand Stage | ||
| Teams | 16 | ||
| Purse | $3,057,500 | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | Evil Geniuses | ||
| 1st runner-up | Vici Gaming | ||
| 2nd runner-up | Team Secret | ||
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The Dota 2 Asia Championships, (Chinese: 亚洲邀请赛赛程; pinyin: Yà zhōu yāo qǐng sài sài chéng) also known as DAC 2015 or The Oriental, was a professional Dota 2 tournament that occurred in Shanghai, China from January 5-February 9, 2015 at the Shanghai Grand Stage.[1][2][3] It was organized and hosted by Perfect World. The tournament resembled The International, in that there were a number of teams directly invited and that there was a compendium released which contributed to the tournament's prize purse.
The tournament was won by Evil Geniuses.[4] Sixteen teams competed in the tournament. Eight teams received direct invitations, they were Vici Gaming, LGD Gaming, Newbee, Invictus Gaming, Team Secret, Evil Geniuses, MVP Phoenix, and Rave. The rest of the teams were determined through qualifiers held for America, Europe, Asia, and a wildcard. The qualified teams through wildcard were TongFu.WanZhou, CDEC Gaming, EHOME, Big God, Cloud9, HellRaisers, Natus Vincere, and HyperGloryTeam.
There was a legal dispute between Huomao TV and Douyu TV over streaming rights for the tournament.[5]
Results
(Note: Prizes are in USD)
| Place | Team | Prize money |
| 1 | Evil Geniuses | $1,284,158 |
| 2 | Vici Gaming | $366,902 |
| 3 | Team Secret | $275,177 |
| 4 | Big God | $214,026 |
| 5 | Cloud9 | $152,876 |
| Rave | ||
| 7 | HyperGloryTeam | $122,301 |
| Invictus Gaming | ||
| 9-12 | EHOME.cn | $30,575 |
| Natus Vincere | ||
| HellRaisers | ||
| LGD Gaming | ||
| 13-16 | TongFu.WanZhou | $15,288 |
| CDEC Gaming | ||
| Newbee | ||
| MVP Phoenix | ||
| 16-20 | Wings Gaming | $15,288 |
| Energy Pacemaker | ||
| Speed Gaming | ||
| Power Rangers |
References
- ↑ http://www.redbull.com/us/en/esports/stories/1331698729388/the-dota-2-asia-championships
- ↑ http://www.mcvuk.com/events/read/dota-2-asia-championships-2015/0144626
- ↑ http://www.pcgamesn.com/dota-2/dota-2-asia-championships-prize-pool-breaches-2-million-dollars
- ↑ Khan, Farjad (February 9, 2015). "15-year-old Pakistani wins $1.2m Dota2 Asian Championship". The Express Tribune. Lakson Group. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ↑ http://kotaku.com/dota-2-event-prompts-legal-spat-between-streaming-sites-1680369043
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