New world record: Dota 2 tournament has the largest prize money in history

The International 10, popularly known as the TI10, recently broke previous records, beating the TI9 prize pool, according to the Dota 2 Prize Tracker. The International is considered the largest competitive event for Dota 2 esports and historically has always had the largest prize pool in esports. This success comes with the sale of exclusive Collector's Cache II sets and the Toy Butcher update. Currently, the TI10 prize pool is over $ 34.3 million, the total prize achieved for TI9 last year. Valve is setting standards again and showing how much growth esports has taken place so far.

The prize money from TI10

It is still unclear when the tenth edition of the prestige international tournament will take place. Nevertheless, the preparations have been going on for months. When Valve released the TI10 Battle Pass, fans were thrilled with the new content. Players can contribute to the TI10 prize pool through Battle Pass purchases. 25% of all income from the Battle Pass goes directly into the prize pool for TI10. Historically, this crowdfunding function was the main reason for the astronomically high prize money and was, among other things, the reason for the growing popularity of esports, which led to the professional teams of Dota 2, League of Legends and Co. attracting high levels of interest Sponsors woke up.

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The release of the TI10 Battle Pass was long awaited for many Dota 2 fans. Not to mention, the developers are constantly loving the community, flooding BP owners with tons of exclusive items and cosmetics. The most famous cosmetics are the female anti-mage persona, the pudge persona and the exclusive sets from the heroes Wraith King, Queen of Pain and Windranger. However, one of the most popular features is still the Rylai wheelspin. Again and again, players are invited to spin a kind of wheel of fortune in order to win random cosmetics and other rewards. This concept is not only very successful in Dota 2. For example, roulette is one of the most popular table games in online casinos. But that's not all: some of the most popular and best video slots also use this concept. In Fire Joker, gambling fans can spin the multiplier wheel of fortune in bonus rounds to increase potential winnings. The concept is therefore successful and popular across all industries. Despite these successes, other items such as Immortal Treasure 3 and Trove Carafe will be released.

Historical prize pool in the TI9

In the previous edition of the tournament, TI9 surpassed the TI8 prize pool by nearly $ 10 million. Thanks to the Steam Summer Sale and the Weekend Level Bundle full of levels, the International could easily make history in esports. The popularity of this Shanghai event also came from the release of two new heroes in Dota 2. Snapfire and Void Spirit managed to significantly increase player activity again. In addition to Tiny’s prestige items, TI9 Battle Pass popular cosmetics included the Invoker Persona, the Ax Persona and the Earthshaker Arcana.

The International 10 looks more than promising so far, despite the lack of more detailed plans. It will be exciting to see if fans can break the $ 40 million mark for the TI10 prize pool. This seems likely that Valve still seems to have a few aces up its sleeve and will continue to release more content in the Battle Pass in the near future. And although TI10 has only just broken the world record, the prize pool is likely to keep growing.