Dota 2 Finals Kuala Lumpur Major: Virtus.pro Finishes First

The Kuala Lumpur Major finals ended with Virtus.pro coming on top to beat Team Secret in a best-of-five in the Dota 2 finals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday.

The final numbers was 3-2 in favor of Virtus.pro.

Team Secret

Team Secret was up 2-1 in the series in which everyone thought they would end it in game 4. However, Virtus.pro had other plans, winning game 4 and forcing an inevitable game 5.

GAME 5 ALERT! @virtuspro force Game 5 after winning game 4 against #SecretDota. #SecretFighting

Tune into https://t.co/8fA5E3VoDX

— Team Secret (@teamsecret) November 18, 2018

Throughout the whole tournament, Team Secret hadn’t lost a game until they were beat by Virtus.pro for the first time in the series.

VP’s Earlier Success

Virtus.pro had achieved earlier success in the Kuala Lumpur Major, beating Evil Geniuses 2 – 0 and coming up from the bottom bracket in the tournament.

This rally proved to be pivotal as they took what they learned from Evil Geniuses and applied their strategy in the finals.

Team Secret vs Virtus.pro

Virtus.pro shocked the audience and took game 1 away from Team Secret, a team that was on an unbeatable streak and had the advantage of momentum.

But after taking away the first game, VP fell in the next two games which poised Team Secret to win the 2018 Dota 2 Finals in the Kuala Lumpur Major.

With VP’s earlier win against EG, they were able to come back in the finals winning the next two games to claim the first place and collecting the tournament winnings ($350,000 1st place finish).

https://twitter.com/virtuspro/status/1064125557997281280

Humble Winnings

Virtus.pro won 1st place and were dubbed Champions of the Dota 2 Finals.

Team Secret picked up second place; runner up winnings were $170,000.  In third place was Evil Geniuses who racked in $100,000.

Thanks to @teamsecret for the epic Grand Final, thanks @pglesports for an amazing tournament and Special thanks to all our fans! #GOGOVP pic.twitter.com/MPXXJkdU91

— Virtus.pro (@virtuspro) November 18, 2018

This is the first official Valve Major of the 2018 Dota Pro Circuit Season and Professional Gamers League’s  sixth Major overall.

The 16-team event also awards DPC points toward The International 2019 event, in which Virtus.pro accumulated 4950 DPC points for winning the Kuala Lumpur Major.

Prize Pool

The prize pool for the finals is $1,000,000 USD.

Place	$ USD	DPC Points	Team
1st	$350,000	4,950	Virtus.pro
2nd	$170,000	3,000	Team Secret
3rd	$100,000	2,100	Evil Geniuses
4th	$80,000	1,350	Ninjas in Pyjamas
5th-6th	$60,000	900	TNC Predator
			PSG.LGD
7th-8th	$40,000	450	Vici Gaming
			Fnatic
9th-12th	$15,000	150	Alliance
			paiN X
			J.Storm
			Forward Gaming
13th-16th	$10,000	75	paiN Gaming
			Tigers
			Team Aster
			Gambit Esports