The Russian team Team Spirit became the winner of the World Championship in the computer game Dota 2 – The International 10 – which took place from October 7 to 17 in Romania. This was reported by RIA Novosti.
In the final of the tournament, Russian cybersportsmen defeated the Chinese team PSG.LGD with a score of 3: 2 on maps. The third place was taken by the international team Team Secret. The Russians won $ 18.2 million, the Chinese $ 5.2 million. The bronze medalists will receive $ 3.6 million.
18,2
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won the Russian team Team Spirit for winning The International 10
As noted by RBC, Team Spirit became the first Russian team to win the Dota 2 world tournament. Prior to that, the Virtus Pro team had the best results among esportsmen from Russia. In 2015, 2017 and 2018, she took 5-6 places.
The members of Team Spirit are Russians Alexander TORONTOTOKYO Hertek (20 years old), Magomed Collapse Khalilov (19 years old) and Yaroslav Miposhka Naydenov (23 years old), as well as Ukrainians Ilya yatoro Mulychuk (18 years old) and Miroslav Mira Kolpakov (21 years old). Cybersportsmen are being coached by 28-year-old Russian Airat Silent Gaziev.
The winners shared their plans for where they will spend their $ 18.2 million won in the World Cup. Mulychuk said that he would buy a house for the cat “and, possibly, a manor”, and Hertek – an apartment for his sister. “She is 11 years old. We talked to her on FaceTime and I said: “If we win, I’ll buy you an apartment in the center of Moscow,” he shared. Kolpakov said that he was going to buy a house and a car for his father with the winnings. “I don’t know what to buy. I have everything! I have everything I need to eat, I do not need anything! ” – Khalilov admitted.
Team Spirit was founded back in 2015. In addition to Dota 2, the organization is represented in disciplines such as CS: GO and Hearthstone. “Our goal is to consistently perform at a high level in each of the disciplines and compete with the best esports clubs in the world,” say the cybersportsmen. The Dota 2 team roster was updated at the end of last year.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko has already congratulated the team. According to him, the cybersportsmen held the tournament “flawlessly”. “The victory of Russian players in such a large-scale international tournament once again focuses the attention of our society to sports that combine the two most important components of modern life: sport and digital technologies,” he stated.
The importance of esports in government has been discussed before. So, in July, the authorities proposed introducing classes in this discipline in a number of universities. In addition, by December 2022, it is planned to introduce courses on data analysis, computer game development and the use of technology in the creation of films and other content.
Later, the Ministry of Education and Science explained that Russian universities can make their own decisions on the inclusion of e-sports in educational programs. The content and scope of the discipline is also within the competence of each specific organization, added there.
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