Shazam snag ProDota Cup NA 5 championship: Their third PD Cup series title

ProDota Cup NA 5 crowned a new champion last night. Shazam has taken the championship title after defeating Dragneel 3:1 in the Grand Finals. This is the team’s third ProDota Cup championship, having taken the first and third iteration titles as well.

ProDota Cup NA 5 ended its fifth edition of their monthly cup last night. Ten invited teams competed for the $5,000 prize pool. Shazam seized their third ProDota Cup NA title after triumphing over Dragneel 3:1 in the Grand Finals. Both teams have had strong performances in the region and recently had participated in the Manila Major NA regional qualifiers.

Shazam had a fantastic run in the event. The team reached the Grand Finals undefeated, taking down Enemy, Team Freedom and Dragneel 2:0.

Dragneel swept through the Peruvian team -paiN Gaming 2:0 and bested Kingdom Dota 2:1 before being dropped to the lower brackets by Shazam during the upper bracket finals. The NA squad then defeated Team Freedom 2:1 in the lower bracket finals to challenge Shazam in a re-match in the Grand Finals.

ProDota Cup NA 5 format

Ten invited teams:

*Dragneel replaced Wonder Wolfs

• The main event took place between May 7th-27th.
• The event began with group stage phase
• Teams were split into two groups of five
• Group Stage matches were best-of-two
• Two teams were eliminated
• Top four teams of each group advanced to playoffs
• All playoff matches were best-of-three
• Grand finals were best-of-five
• Upper Bracket team gained 1 game advantage

ProDota Cup NA 5 prize pool

The total prize pool for the event was $5,000.

Prize pool distribution:

• 1st place: $3500 – Shazam
• 2nd place: $1000 – Dragneel
• 3rd place: $500 – Team Freedom