Banana (gamer)
Chinese esports player
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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]
| Banana | |
|---|---|
Wang after winning The International 4 | |
| 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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Tournament placings
Defense of the Ancients
| Team | Date | Placing | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| XFy | 2009-12-01 | 1st | Alienware Dota League 2009[citation needed] |
| Nirvana.cn | 2010-11-07 | 1st | The DotA Razer Global Challenge[citation needed] |
| Nirvana.cn | 2010-11-14 | 1st | World DotA Championship 2010[citation needed] |
| Nirvana.cn | 2011-12-04 | 2nd | SMM Grand National Final DotA Tournament 2011[citation needed] |
Dota 2
| Team | Date | Placing | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| TongFu | 2013-05-15 | 1st | AMD Premier League Season 1 |
| TongFu | 2013-07-06 | 1st | Dota 2 Super League |
| TongFu | 2013-08-11 | 4th | The International 2013 |
| NewBee | 2014-05-25 | 1st | MarsTV Dota 2 League 2014 |
| NewBee | 2014-07-21 | 1st | The International 2014 |
| NewBee | 2014-09-26 | 5 - 8th | i-league |
| NewBee | 2014-10-05 | 1st | World Cyber Arena 2014 |
| NewBee | 2014-12-07 | 1st | National Electronic Sports Open 2014 |
| NewBee | 2014-12-30 | 1st | ECL 2014 Autumn |
| NewBee | 2015-02-01 | 13 - 16th | Dota 2 Asia Championships |
| NewBee | 2015-08-03 | 13 - 16th | The International 2015 |
| NewBee | 2015-11-16 | 13 - 16th | Frankfurt Major 2015 |
