15 Years Old Pakistani Won $1.2M in Dota-2 Asia Championships
The world of e-sports has a rising star. Fifteen-year-old Sumail Hassan Syed from Karachi made history for Pakistan in 2015 when he helped his team, Evil Geniuses’, claim the Defense of the Ancient 2 (Dota 2) Asian championship in China.
Having moved to the United States in 2014, the child prodigy had already made waves in the in-house gaming league for North America. It is there where he was picked up by one of the biggest e-sports team, the Evil Geniuses.
Sumail played an instrumental role in the team’s success as he was the core player (game-changing role).
Quickly gaining popularity among fans and players alike as the most talented newcomer in Dota2, the prodigy has now set his sights on The International 5 — the biggest tournament in e-sports, with an estimated prize pool of over $10 million.
Originally published at trulypakistan.com on July 7, 2016.
