July 27th, 201615Valve’s The International has a long history of setting and breaking esports records – and this year's event has already proven to be no different. The TI6 prize pool has surpassed last year's jaw-dropping total of $18,429,613. Now that the Immortal Treasure III has just been released, TI6 prize pool is expected to reach and even...
March 14th, 201676Dota 2 is often compared to traditional sports when it comes to prize funds or crowds gathered at the events. However, when those comparisons are made, most of the time The International is used as the representation of the Dota 2 economy. This can be incredibly deceiving, since in 2015, according to esportsearnings.com, the whooping...
July 20th, 20150The TI5 prize pool has already gone beyond $17 million - more than the combined total of The International 1, 2, 3, and 4 prize funds. If we take away the $1,600,000 Valve chipped in, we’re left with $15,420,548 raised by the community. However, only 25% of the proceeds of each sale contributes to the TI5 prize pool. Therefore, the...
July 9th, 20150Never at a loss for ideas to support crowdfunding for TI5 prize pool, Valve has released the Aegis of Champions collector's reward for owners of TI5 Compendiums reaching level 1000. . The long awaited Immortal Treasure III is expected to be delivered by the end of the week.
July 9th, 201556The International 2015 prize pool - right now at a staggering $15,450,000, has once again broken the record for the biggest esports prize fund in history. Inherent differences aside, let's take a look at how Dota 2's biggest event of the year compares - strictly in terms of prize pool - to ten popular, some centuries old, traditional...
