The 15 year old Pakistani, Sumail Hassan Syed has won $1.2 million and recorded his name under one of the best Dota 2 players in the world’s second biggest Dota 2 gaming event, held in Shanghai China.
Sumail was born in Karachi and currently lives in North America. The captain of “Evil Geniuses” a famous e-sports team picked Sumail when he spotted his apt skills during a local competition. In the start, many were skeptical about whether including a 15 year old on board for the first time is a good decision or not but Sumail proved his skills recently when he played a key role in winning the mega event. The prize of $1.2 million will be equally divide among the five members of “Evil Geniuses” team.
Sumail is now eyeing to take part and sweep the win in The International 5, the biggest e-sports event where the prize money is $10 million. Sumail has 6,000 followers on Twitter and got a huge fame after the news of his achievement swept across the media. He currently resides in Chicago, US.