The Russian esports team Team Spirit won The International 10 world championship in the computer game Dota 2. In the grand final, Team Spirit faced off against the Chinese PSG LGD (score 3: 2). The total winnings of the Russian team amounted to $ 18.2 million, the Chinese – $ 5.2 million.
The annual Dota 2 championship has been held since 2011, and during this time, teams from Russia have never played in the grand final, RIA Novosti writes. This year the prize pool totaled a record $ 40 million. The tournament was held without spectators at the National Stadium in Bucharest.
The Team Spirit team includes three Russians – Alexander TORONTOTOKYO Hertek, Magomed Collapse Khalilov and Yaroslav Miposhka Naydenov, two Ukrainians – Ilya yatoro Mulychuk, Miroslav Mira Kolpakov and coach Airat Silent Gaziev.
Another Russian team Virtus Pro took part in the tournament, which was also beaten by Team Spirit. According to the results of the competition, this team took the sixth place with a prize of $ 1.4 million.
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