Newbee last direct invite to Nanyang Championships s2 LAN

Newbee is the final team to be directly invited to Nanyang Championships s2 LAN – representing the Chinese region. The newly reformed squad has provided sensational performances and remarkable results, earning them a direct invite and much deserved attention. The tournament is scheduled July 6th-10th and will be held in China instead of Singapore, where the first season was hosted. Eight teams – four qualified and four invited teams will be competing for the title and a piece of the $250,000 prizepool. Team Secret, Evil Geniuses and Fnatic have all confirmed they will be on hand and Digital Chaos has been the first team to qualify.

Newbee has been confirmed as the last team to receive a direct invite to Nanyang Championships s2 LAN. The Chinese team has been an unstoppable force since the new roster formation. With a staggering 29 game winning streak that was set and ended during the EPICENTER Moscow LAN, the team has been on fire.

Their incredible performance caught the world’s attention when they went through the entire Manila Major Chinese Qualifiers with an astounding 12:0 record, having not surrendered a single loss.

Nanyang Championships s2 LAN

Team Secret, Evil Geniuses and Fnatic have all confirmed their participation in Nanyang Championships s2 LAN. One more team will be directly invited from China.

Digital Chaos was the first team to qualify for the event, representing the North American region. Three more teams – one from each region of China, NA and EU are still yet to be determined.

joinDOTA has reported that Nanyang Championships s2 LAN will take place between July 6th-10th, in Shanghai, China, instead of Singapore, where the previous edition was held.

No further information has been made public by the tournament’s organizers. The nanyang.gg website has been down for several days and the organization hasn’t shared anything on facebook since December 2015.

The event is organized by KeyTV, the original partners hired for the Shanghai Major. KeyTV were fired after two days of incessant production problems disrupting the Shanghai Major Groupstage.

Nanayang Championships season 1

Team Secret seized the Nanyang Championships LAN title, after besting ViCi Gaming, 3:2, in Singapore, on November 1st, 2015.

The Nanyang LAN was considered the biggest tournament in the Southeast Asian region at the time. It took place between October 26th – November 1st, at the Suntec Convention and Exhibition Centre, in Singapore. Ten teams – six invited and four qualified ones – competed for the $220,077 prize pool.

Nanyang Championships prize pool breakdown

• 1st place – Team Secret $100,000 + 48% crowdfunded amount
• 2nd place – ViCi Gaming $50,000 + 24% crowdfunded amount
• 3rd place – EHOME $25,000 + 12% crowdfunded amount
• 4th place – Team Liquid $10,000 + 8% crowdfunded amount
• 5-6 place – Virtus.Pro/CDEC $7,500 + 4% crowdfunded amount

KeyTV

KeyTV is a Shanghai-based esports content producing company, focused on creating esports content such as tournaments, team videos, gaming livestreams and rebroadcasted content. The Chinese company employs a team of videographers, pre/post-production editors, writers and directors, casters and models. “KeyTV aims to be the first place fans think of to get their daily dose of eSport content.”

KeyTV’s most recent event was their brief stint with the Shanghai Major and prior to that the Nanyang Dota 2 Championships. NYC was their first Dota 2 championship LAN.

The company was also involved in VPGame Professional Invitational, with a prize pool of $24,500. Additional events include, but are not limited to: assistance during DAC, MSI Beat it, and WEC.

Digital Chaos is the first team to qualify for the second iteration – Nanyang Championships season 2. The North American based squad wiped out Shazam 3:0 in the Grand Finals for the one regional spot. They started out the qualifiers sweeping through Dragneel and Infamous 2:0 before besting Shazam 2:1 in the upper bracket finals.

After Shazam dropped to the lower brackets, they re-emerged to the grand finals when they defeated FDL 2:1.

Team Secret, Evil Geniuses and Fnatic have both confirmed their participation in Nanyang Championships season 2. One more team will be directly invited from China.

joinDOTA has reported that the tournament will take place between July 6th-10th, in Shanghai, China, instead of Singapore, where the previous edition was held.

No further information has been made public by the tournament’s organizers. The nanyang.gg website has been down for several days and the organization hasn’t shared anything on social media since December 2015.

The event is organized by KeyTV, the original partners hired for the Shanghai Major. KeyTV were fired after two days of incessant production problems disrupting the Shanghai Major Groupstage.

Nanayang Championships season 1

Team Secret seized the Nanyang Championships LAN title, after besting ViCi Gaming, 3:2, in Singapore, on November 1st, 2015.

The Nanyang LAN was considered the biggest tournament in the Southeast Asian region at the time. It took place between October 26th – November 1st, at the Suntec Convention and Exhibition Centre, in Singapore. Ten teams – six invited and four qualified ones – competed for the $220,077 prize pool.

Nanyang Championships prize pool breakdown

• 1st place – Team Secret $100,000 + 48% crowdfunded amount
• 2nd place – ViCi Gaming $50,000 + 24% crowdfunded amount
• 3rd place – EHOME $25,000 + 12% crowdfunded amount
• 4th place – Team Liquid $10,000 + 8% crowdfunded amount
• 5-6 place – Virtus.Pro/CDEC $7,500 + 4% crowdfunded amount

KeyTV

KeyTV is a Shanghai-based esports content producing company, focused on creating esports content such as tournaments, team videos, gaming livestreams and rebroadcasted content. The Chinese company employs a team of videographers, pre/post-production editors, writers and directors, casters and models. “KeyTV aims to be the first place fans think of to get their daily dose of eSport content.”

KeyTV’s most recent event was their brief stint with the Shanghai Major and prior to that the Nanyang Dota 2 Championships. NYC was their first Dota 2 championship LAN.

The company was also involved in VPGame Professional Invitational, with a prize pool of $24,500. Additional events include, but are not limited to: assistance during DAC, MSI Beat it, and WEC.