Telkom DGL Masters R1 million Esports tournament results

October 10, 2016

The finals of the Telkom Digital Gaming League Masters tournament took place at the rAge Expo in Johannesburg from 7 – 9 October.

Eight of South Africa’s top Multi Gaming Organisations took part, competing for South Africa’s largest Esports cash prize pool in history – R1 million.

Bravado Gaming emerged victorious from the CS:GO finals after beating CarboN eSports 2-0, while White Rabbit Gaming beat Bravado Gaming in the Dota 2 finals to take first place.

Below is is the prize pool breakdown for the DGL Masters Final:

CS:GO

First place: Bravado Gaming – R200,000
Second place: CarboN eSports – R90,000
Third Place: Damage Control – R50,000
Fourth Place: Flipsid3 Tactics – R40,000
Fifth and sixth: Aperture Gaming and White Rabbit Gaming – R35,000
Seventh and eighth: Veneration E-Sports and Xperts@Total.Chaos – R25,000

Dota 2

First place: White Rabbit Gaming – R200,000
Second place: Bravado Gaming – R90,000
Third Place: Aperture Gaming – R50,000
Fourth Place: CarboN eSports – R40,000
Fifth and sixth: Flipsid3 Tactics and Damage Control – R35,000
Seventh and eighth: Veneration E-Sports and Xperts@Total.Chaos – R25,000

“Telkom is thrilled to be involved Esports – this weekend’s tournament has proven how its popularity is growing in South Africa,” said Jacqui O’Sullivan, Group Executive Communication & Brand Marketing for Telkom.

“We are hoping this will only continue and the R1 million prize pool for the finals only shows our commitment to the industry and the sport.”