The Kiev major for Dota 2 climaxed with OG defeating Vitrus.pro 3-2. For their efforts, OG took home the first place prize of $1 million and Vitrus got a respectable $500,000, in what was the first of several multi-million dollar events this summer.
Over the next several months, League of Legends and CS:GO will have a plethora of major events, involving tens of millions in prizes, culminating with Dota 2 and International tournaments at the end of August.
Here’s a quick overview of what’s coming up.
League of Legends
The SLO Spring Cup and Mid-Season Invitational are both going on right now. As such, expect to see League of Legends regain the top spot in the sports betting market.
Dota 2
As mentioned above, the Kiev Major just concluded with $3 million total in prizes. Next week Shanghai hosts the StarLadder i-League Invitational and Manila Masters event will close out May for Dota 2.
CS:GO
The Intel Extreme Masters is taking place in Sydney right now, top prize is $200,000. June will feature the $1 million+ Esports Championship Series and ESL Pro League.
StarCraft
Finland will be hosting June’s World Championship Series with another $100,000 going to the winner.
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