The growth of The International 2022 prize pool is inferior to the growth of the prize for 2017

Just over two weeks remain before the main event of the year in the world of competitive Dota 2 . The tradition of all tournaments of The International series is an increasing prize fund, breaking records from year to year. This year, he will also break the milestone, but this is more likely to become an anti-record.

As of this writing, TI 22 has a prize pool of over $12 million. The figure is impressive, but not by the standards of The International itself: the growth dynamics of monetary rewards at the main tournament of the year is inferior to The International 2017.

The main income in the “treasury” of The International comes from a percentage of Battle Pass purchases. Under The International 2022, the Battle Pass was released on September 1 and is a little less than a month behind its predecessor by 3 million in collected funds, and the closest competitor of the Battle Pass 2022 in terms of “profitability” is the Battle Pass to The International 2022.

Adding fuel to the fire is the fact that Valve will most likely not be able to equalize the situation with TI itself. The recently released persona on Phantom Assassin did not affect the interest of the players in any way.

The moment of the release of the person on Phantom Assassin

A possible way out of the situation is to fix the price pool long after TI 22. This year, the Battle Pass will receive the second part, which will become available on November 3, after we know the name of the winner of The International 2022.

This year, 30 teams will play for a potentially “anti-record” prize by the standards of Dota 2. Of these, 12 will begin their march to the Aegis and six-figure sums from the Last Chance Qualifier stage, which begins on October 8th.

The main event starts on October 15th. The final match will be played on October 30 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.