Malaysian wins share of RM21.6mil in world's largest e-sport tournament
Published on: Monday, October 18, 2021
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Cheng Jin Xiang (middle) and coach and former TI champion Zhang Ning (right). (Photo: Valve via One Esports)
Kota Kinabalu: A Malaysian professional e-athlete won a share of about RM21.6 million in the world’s largest e-sport tournament yesterday.
Cheng Jin Xiang won the share of USD5,202,400 in the Dota 2 tournament, The International 10 (TI10), reported news site Says.
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Cheng, whose gamer name is NothingToSay, competed in the tournament that offered a total prize pool of USD40,018,195 (about RM166,435,673 million) under China-based team PSD.LGD.
The five-player outfit finished second in the grand final last night after being beaten by Russian underdog Team Spirit, who walked away with a whopping USD18,208,300 (about RM75,673,694).
Cheng, 20, is the only Malaysian player on his team. There was no Malaysian-majority team competing in TI10.
Three other Malaysian players featured in the main event of the tournament.
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Thiay Jun Wen (Gamer name JT-) and Chan Chon Kien (Oli) competed in Chinese team Invictus Gaming, while Ng Kee Chyuan (Chyuan) in Fnatic.
Malaysian-born Canadian David Tan Boon Yang (MoonMeander) played for Team Undying.
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Thiay and Chan's team finished fourth and took home about RM10 million, while Ng's team won RM3.3 million, and Tan's RM2.4 million.
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