After some rough losses during Super Week, Fnatic bounced back during the playoffs by only dropping one map the entire weekend, including a sweep of Evil Geniuses and a convincing victory over Sweden#146;s Lemondogs in the finals.

#146;For me, qualifying for the World Championships was enough,#146; Fnatic MidLaner Enrique "xPeke" Cedeño after his team#146;s victory. #146;Winning this was a super big bonus.#146;

#146;In Season 1 we won [the World Championships], and there were good teams, but nothing compared to now. It would be great to win two now, to prove we are a great team.#146;

Fnatic, Lemondogs, and Russia#146;s Gambit Gaming are the three European teams qualified for the World Championships scheduled . Gambit Gaming defeated rivals Evil Geniuses in a close 2-1 series to take the last spot.

#146;I#146;m really good friends with most of the Evil Geniuses lineup,#146; Gambit team Captain Alexey "Alex Ich" Ichetovkin. #146;I#146;m upset that they don#146;t go, but it#146;s the game, and it happened. I think I#146;ve got no more feelings, I#146;m just a robot. All the emotions were there, I#146;m just totally exhausted. We will go home for two or three days and then get ready to bootcamp for the world championships.#146;

The North American Playoffs will begin this weekend at the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, with Team SoloMid, Counter Logic Gaming, Curse, Dignitas, Cloud 9 and Vulcun competing for four spots at the World Championships.

will be providing live coverage from NA LCS at PAX.

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The 1 million peak simultaneous figure is made up of those who watched through Twitch, Gamefy in China, and Valve's own services. It does not include viewers who watched through international broadcasts or other means.

The International 3 came roughly of tying the all-time eSports record set by Riot's League Championship Series Season 2 finals with 1.1 million.

Competitive gaming team Alliance from Sweden after finishing first place in this year's tournament.

The International 3 event on August 3, with 16 of the best Dota 2 teams flown in from around the world to compete. The event was hosted at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, Washington.

The prize pool for The International 3 totaled $2.87 million, establishing its record as the .

For more about the event, check out .

Additional reporting by Rod Breslau.

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