Beyond $20 Million: Can The International 2017 Set A New Record For Biggest Esports Prize Fund?Robert DellaFave, April 27, 2017 08:24 PDT@DivergentGamesInternational 2017 prize pool
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1 Growth of The International slowing
2 Many variables at play
3 It may all come down to Valve
The picture for The International 2017 is rapidly coming into focus.
In late March, Valve confirmed that the world’s largest annual Dota 2 tournament would be taking place August 7-12 at KeyArena in Seattle. That’s where it has resided for the past four years. Tickets went on sale via Ticketmaster on April 4.
With the stage set, all eyes now turn to the prize fund. Traditionally, Valve seeds $1.6 million toward the prize pool, and then raises the rest via digital compendium or Battle Pass purchases, with a portion of the proceeds added to the prize pool.
Last year, the campaign generated a record-breaking $19.17 million, vaulting the total prize pool to over $20.7 million.