Wang_"Banana"_Jiao

Banana (gamer)

Banana (gamer)

Chinese esports player

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Jiao (Chinese: 王蛟), 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 US$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 US$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.[citation needed] Banana joined Newbee in March 2014.[5][6][7]

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References

  1. [1]
    "The International - Dota 2 Championships - Players". Dota 2. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
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    Lynch, Kevin (July 31, 2014). "Chinese team Newbee sets video game prize money record with $5million Dota 2 championship win". Guinness World Record.
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    "The International 2015: The oldest players". Natus Vincere. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
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    Molina, Brett (July 21, 2014). "Chinese team Newbee wins Dota 2 championship". USA Today. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
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    Bailey, Matthew 'Cyborgmatt'; Lee, Josh 'AutumnWindz' (March 9, 2014). "Jiao 'Banana' Wang joins the Newbee team". OnGamers. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
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    "韬光养晦只为TI 追忆王蛟Banana不平凡的职业路". 178.com. July 23, 2015. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
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    "香蕉Banana以转会形式正式加入Newbee战队". 17173.com. March 10, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2015.


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