8 March in eSports world

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Tournaments and victories

On this day in 2009 году two tournaments DreamHack Skelleftea II and Intel Extreme Masters III ended up. At DreamHack Skelleftea II the prize pool was ~$16,500, and the main money reward $13,700 was gained by the team aimbat. The prize pool at Intel Extreme Masters III was $125,000. The main money reward consisted of $50,000, and Fnatic became the winners of the championship.

We should mark that in the Fnatic’s roster f0rest and GeT_RiGhT played together. The members of these Swedish duo are still playing together.

On 8 March 2010 the fourth season of Intel Extreme Masters was over. The prize pool of the tournament included $100,000, and the main money reward which was gained by Na’Vi, was $50,000.

Birthdays

Today these esportsmen are celebrating their birthdays:

Bu «YaphetS» Yanjun (28 y.o., Dota 2, free agent)Galvin «Meracle» Kang Jian Wen (22 y.o., Dota 2, Warriors Gaming.Unity)João «Hydration» Pedro Goes Telles (20 y.o., Overwatch, Los Angeles Gladiators)

See also: The playoff matches of PGL Bucharest Major 2018 were announced