This year's The International winner is also last year's winner. OG brings home the biggest ever esports prize and rakes more than $15 million. This year's winner also makes history not only for bringing home the biggest prize in competitive gaming but also for being the back to back champion in the "Dota 2" tournament.
"Dota 2's" The International saw an intense best of five battle between European rivals Team Liquid and OG this year. Both already made history for a "Dota 2" match since it is the first grand finals of The International to solely feature TI finalists where nine out of ten players already bagged a TI previously. The event was held in Shanghai, China and was a first for a TI to be held outside North America.
OG earns $15,603,133, which is the largest prize earned in an esports event. The amount is approximately 45 percent of the massive prize pool amounting to $34,292,599. This is the amount "Dota 2" fans crowd-funded which break its own event record of being the largest amount raised for an esports event.
Team Liquid is this year's second place and takes home $4,458,038. All of the nine contenders for a repeat Aegis are by far, the highest-earning esports players in history with OG acing the list. Most importantly, to OG players, they will have their names etched on the Aegis of Champions for the second time around, which is a first for any team in "Dota 2" history
The Aegis of Champions, successfully defended, returns to OG. #dota2 #TI9 pic.twitter.com/mbUjBYxJAG — The International (@dota2ti) August 25, 2019
"Dota 2" dates back more than 15 years and keeps a reputation as a complex and deep game, The International, is apparently, one of the most coveted titles in the esports industry. The game entails thousands of hours to master, and many have been playing the game for more than a decade including some players of the OG team. The team is composed of both young and veteran legends.
OG is one of the teams with an intriguing narrative and known for entertaining and strong performances. The team was formed in 2015 as a rather formal version of the team Monkey Business. OG already participated in many tournaments but never The International. Its performance faltered in the early part of 2018 where three of their members were pirated by other teams.
OG was only left with its founding members Johan "N0tail" Sundstein and Jesse "JerAx" Vainikka. Since "Dota 2's" The International is an open event, OG managed to gather a team for 2018's The International with a collection of newcomers and veterans to qualify.
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