Banana (gamer) explained

Id:Banana
Wang Jiao
Upright:0.7
Nickname:Banana
Nationality:Chinese
Game:Dota 2
Team:Newbee
Role:Coach
Career Games:Dota
Dota 2
Career Start:2009
Career End:2016
Coach Start:2016
Years1:2009–2010
Team1:xFy
Years2:2010–2011
Team2:Nirvana.cn
Years3:2012
Team3:Radiance
Years4:2012–2013
Team4:For.Love
Years5:2013
Team5:TongFu
Years6:2013–2014
Team6:Invictus Gaming
Years7:2014–2016
Team7:Newbee
Cyears1:2016–2017
Cteam1:LGD Gaming
Cyears2:2017–2018
Cteam2:LGD.Forever Young
Cyears3:2018–present
Cteam3:Newbee
Highlights:

Wang Jiao, known by his tag Banana, is a Chinese Dota 2 player who is currently the coach for Newbee.[1] He was part of the Newbee team that won what was then the single largest money prize in video game history, a 5,028,308 payout at The International 4 (TI4) at the KeyArena, in Seattle, Washington.[2] [3] Newbee defeated ViCi Gaming three game to one.[4] e-Sports Earnings estimates that Banana has won a total of 1,192,049.89 individually from tournaments. As of April 14, 2015, after TI4 Wang "Banana" Jiao was the highest ranking player in terms of prize money won across all competitive video games. Banana joined Newbee in March 2014.[5] [6] [7]

Tournament placings

Defense of the Ancients

TeamDatePlacingEvent
XFy2009-12-01 1st Alienware Dota League 2009
Nirvana.cn2010-11-071st The DotA Razer Global Challenge
Nirvana.cn2010-11-141st World DotA Championship 2010
Nirvana.cn2011-12-042nd SMM Grand National Final DotA Tournament 2011

Dota 2

TeamDatePlacingEvent
TongFu2013-05-151st AMD Premier League Season 1
TongFu2013-07-06 1st Dota 2 Super League
TongFu2013-08-11 4th The International 2013
NewBee2014-05-25 1st MarsTV Dota 2 League 2014
NewBee2014-07-21 1stThe International 2014
NewBee2014-09-26 5 - 8thi-league
NewBee2014-10-05 1st World Cyber Arena 2014
NewBee2014-12-07 1st National Electronic Sports Open 2014
NewBee2014-12-30 1st ECL 2014 Autumn
NewBee2015-02-01 13 - 16th Dota 2 Asia Championships
NewBee2015-08-03 13 - 16th The International 2015
NewBee2015-11-1613 - 16th Frankfurt Major 2015

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The International - Dota 2 Championships - Players. Dota 2. February 4, 2015.
  2. Web site: Chinese team Newbee sets video game prize money record with $5million Dota 2 championship win. Guinness World Record. Kevin. Lynch. July 31, 2014.
  3. Web site: The International 2015: The oldest players. Natus Vincere. December 18, 2015. December 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222155216/http://read.navi-gaming.com/en/team_news/oldest_players_ti5. dead.
  4. Web site: Chinese team Newbee wins Dota 2 championship. USA Today. July 21, 2014. Brett. Molina. February 5, 2015.
  5. Web site: Jiao 'Banana' Wang joins the Newbee team. Matthew 'Cyborgmatt'. Bailey. Josh 'AutumnWindz'. Lee. March 9, 2014. OnGamers. CBS Interactive. April 28, 2015. May 18, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100452/http://www.ongamers.com/articles/jiao-banana-wang-joins-the-newbee-team/1100-1005/. dead.
  6. Web site: 韬光养晦只为TI 追忆王蛟Banana不平凡的职业路. 178.com. July 23, 2015. December 18, 2015. December 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222113715/http://dota2.178.com/201507/231621281504.html. dead.
  7. Web site: 香蕉Banana以转会形式正式加入Newbee战队. March 10, 2014. 17173.com. December 18, 2015.