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I've been watching this game for years, and I can say with confidence that Sumail is the real deal. He has skills that few can match. Right now he's playing the

by nindalf 11y ago

I've been watching this game for years, and I can say with confidence that Sumail is the real deal. He has skills that few can match. Right now he's playing the middle of the biggest tournament in e-sports history and he's about 10 games away from winning $6 mil (of which he'll keep $1m). The tournament, organised by Valve has a prize pool that's mostly crowd funded, so its likely to be a steady source of income for the top players of Dota 2 for a few years at least. I guess we'll know by next Saturday what Sumail's fate is. For more info * Free to Play, a documentary about 3 Dota players - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjZYMI1zB9s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjZYMI1zB9s [75 mins] * Dota 2, a game that's free to play - http://store.steampowered.com/app/570 http://store.steampowered.com/app/570 * The International tournament - http://www.dota2.com/international/overview/ http://www.dota2.com/international/overview/ If anyone has any questions about this I'll be happy to answer :)

jacquesm 11y ago
> he's about 10 games away from winning $6 mil (of which he'll keep $1m). Why the $5M difference?
- iopq 11y ago
  those damn teammates want a piece
- yclept 11y ago
  It is a team sport
  - jacquesm 11y ago
    Ah, so 'they' are 10 games away. I get it now, thanks.
    - underyx 11y ago
      By extension, he also is 10 games away.
    - duskwuff 11y ago
      The number of games they'll play will depend on their performance. The main event is structured as a double elimination tournament, and most of the matches are best-of-3. If EG wins every single game they play, they'd be done in 9 games. If not... I think it could be up to 20 or so? It's complicated. :)
      - duskwuff 11y ago
        And, as it so happens, they ended up playing 13 games in the main event. And Sumail is now considerably richer. :)
- jpatokal 11y ago
  Read the friendly article: they're a team of five and they split the winnings equally, plus the manager also takes his cut.
jetru 11y ago
Here is Sumail's player profile for TI5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoX_-eX2ByM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoX_-eX2ByM

by nindalf 11y ago

jacquesm 11y ago

> he's about 10 games away from winning $6 mil (of which he'll keep $1m). Why the $5M difference?

iopq 11y ago
those damn teammates want a piece
yclept 11y ago
It is a team sport
- jacquesm 11y ago
  Ah, so 'they' are 10 games away. I get it now, thanks.
  - underyx 11y ago
    By extension, he also is 10 games away.
  - duskwuff 11y ago
    The number of games they'll play will depend on their performance. The main event is structured as a double elimination tournament, and most of the matches are best-of-3. If EG wins every single game they play, they'd be done in 9 games. If not... I think it could be up to 20 or so? It's complicated. :)
    - duskwuff 11y ago
      And, as it so happens, they ended up playing 13 games in the main event. And Sumail is now considerably richer. :)
jpatokal 11y ago
Read the friendly article: they're a team of five and they split the winnings equally, plus the manager also takes his cut.

jetru 11y ago

Here is Sumail's player profile for TI5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoX_-eX2ByM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoX_-eX2ByM