Dota 2 The International 10 prize pool blasts through $20 Million

(Reuters) - The International 10’s prize pool just reached the $20 million mark. The International is the most important Dota 2 tournament of the year and features only the best teams. After Valve announced delaying TI10, fans became impatient. However, the release of the new TI10 Battle Pass satisfied fans. For every Battle Pass bought by players, part of the money donates towards the TI10 prize pool. In less than a month, fans purchased enough Battle Pass content and already brought TI10’s prize pool past $20 million.

The International Prize Pool Records Broken

The International 9 already got the previous prize pool record but TI10 will likely beat it. The success of this year’s Battle Pass made a huge difference. Before the release of the new content, this year’s event was only $500 thousand ahead of the previous one. It was a tight race to see which one will hold the record.

Now, The International 10 holds a huge lead even before July. TI10’s prize pool reached $20 million almost twenty days ahead of TI9’s prize pool. When compared with 2018, the difference is even more spectacular.

If 2020’s Dota 2 Battle Pass sales follow the usual curve, the final cash prize may pass $40 million, setting a record as the biggest prize pool in esports. Even with a particular environment created because of the pandemic, this is still a big achievement for esports.