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Dota 2 Asia Championships
Dota 2 Asia Championships logo
Tournament information
SportDota 2
LocationShanghai, China
DatesJanuary 5–February 9, 2015
AdministratorValve
Tournament
format(s)
Group stage
Round robin
Bracket
Double elimination
Host(s)Perfect World
Venue(s)Shanghai Grand Stage
Teams16
Purse$3,057,500
Final positions
ChampionsEvil Geniuses
1st runner-upVici Gaming
2nd runner-upTeam Secret

The Dota 2 Asia Championships 2015, (Chinese: 亚洲邀请赛; pinyin: Yà zhōu yāo qǐng sài) also known as DAC 2015, 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

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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
17-20 Wings Gaming $15,288
Energy Pacemaker
Speed Gaming
Power Rangers
* All prizes are in USD

References

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  1. ^ "The Eastern International". Red Bull.
  2. ^ "Dota 2 Asia Championships 2015 | Shanghai, China | 5th January, 2015 | MCV". www.mcvuk.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-03.
  3. ^ "Dota 2 Asia Championships prize pool breaches $2 million dollars | PCGamesN".
  4. ^ Khan, Farjad (February 9, 2015). "15-year-old Pakistani wins $1.2m Dota2 Asian Championship". The Express Tribune. Lakson Group. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  5. ^ "Dota 2 Event Prompts Legal Spat Between Streaming Sites". 19 January 2015.