iCG e-Sports Summer 2016: Iran's first major Dota2 event

Iran Cyber Game's iCG e-Sports Summer 2016 is a multi-title eSports tournament to be held in Tehran, Iran in August.

Featuring a $60,000 prize pool split over 12 titles and a LAN finals, the iCG e-Sports Summer is set to be one of the biggest eSports event in Persian history. Anticipating 64 teams to participate in the LAN finals and many more in the online qualifiers, the organizers of this feast for Persian eSports fans will be holding the event at the Great Masala, Tehran from the 7th to 13th of August.

List of the titles and prize pool:

1. Dota2 - $9000

2. CS:GO - $9000

3. LOL - $9000

4. Heroes of the Storm - $6500

5. Overwatch - $6500

6. Rainbow Six: Siege - $6500

7. FIFA 2016 (PS4) - $5300

8. PES (PS4) - $5300

9. Hearthstone - $2300

10. Clash Royale - $1300

11. Street Fighter V - $300

12. Vianglory - $300

The sign-up for the qualifiers will be accessible via the event's official website; an English version of the site is in the works and is expected to be released in a few days time.

In addition to the tournaments taking place at the event, there will also be non-game related activities. There will be an ASUS Overclock event, the opening of Iran's largest e-Shop, an information session about the first Persian gaming documentary and the first Persian Pro-Gaming conference.

Iran's eSports scene is rarely talked about by a global audience, owing to a lack of large tournaments and teams with good results. One of the larger eSports events that took place in Tehran was the Iranian qualifiers for Fifa in the ESWC. As for notable eSports players, Keivan Javadi 'TNII' Elyaderani is Iran's highest earning eSports player, with $10,100 worth of prize money won across two Fifa tournaments. (Source: eSportsearnings)

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