Banana | |
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Current team | |
Team | Newbee |
Role | Coach |
Game | Dota 2 |
Personal information | |
Name | Wang Jiao |
Nationality | Chinese |
Career information | |
Games | Dota Dota 2 |
Playing career | 2009–2016 |
Coaching career | 2016–present |
Team history | |
As player: | |
2009–2010 | xFy |
2010–2011 | Nirvana.cn |
2012 | Radiance |
2012–2013 | For.Love |
2013 | TongFu |
2013–2014 | Invictus Gaming |
2014–2016 | Newbee |
As coach: | |
2016–2017 | LGD Gaming |
2017–2018 | LGD.Forever Young |
2018–present | Newbee |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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]