Ukrainian champions hold a cool $1M following fierce DOTA 2 battle at Gamescom

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After five days of intense competition in the International DOTA 2 Championships at Gamescom, six Ukrainian kings have emerged victorious, known as team Na'vi (yes, Avatar fans). And along with the immense pride in securing their #1 result, they also get to walk away with a cool $1M in prize money.

Chinese team EHOME came in a close second, securing their runner up prize of $250,000. The remaining top six teams (out of 16 teams in total for the event) that were awarded include :-

1. Scythe.SG - $150,000

2. MYM - $80,000

3. (tied) M5, iG - $35,000 each

4. (tied) OK.Nirvana.int, Mith-Trust - $25,000 each

Dota (Defense of the Ancients) 2 while not scheduled for final release for quite sometime yet, should pop up in public beta form within "a few weeks" according to a statement from Valve last week. Sign-ups for the beta are still open and to register for it you just head over to the Dota 2 website and click the green button that says "Sign in through STEAM".