The International 2020 prize pool breaks the $ 10,000,000 bar in less than 3 days

The anniversary The International 2020 has not yet begun, but already surprises the public. Through crowdfunding, the organizers of the championship were able to raise more than $ 10,000,000 in 69 hours, which is a record for a series of TI tournaments.

For comparison, over the same period of time Valve collected the following amount of money:

• The International 2019: $ 9,381,697
• The International 2018: $ 7,320,209
• The International 2017: $ 6,482,089
• The International 2016: $ 5,879,254
• The International 2015: $ 5,052,842

Initially, The International 2020 was supposed to take place in August in Stockholm. Later it became known that the event was postponed to an unknown date until Valve made sure that the championship was safe for all visitors and employees.

Earlier, we talked about the fact that the Battle Pass 2020 showed the most successful start of sales, as well as what the Battle Pass badge was for this year.