No other event rivals The International.
But this year, one thing is quite uncertain.
Or more apt would beHOW MUCH?
The International has become synonymous with jaw-dropping prize pool amounts.
But this year is different.
Valve changed how Dota 2 content should be shipped and announced no Battle Pass for The International 2023.
No Battle Pass meant no Crowd Funding.
No Crowd Funding meant no prize pool trackers and astonishing sums of money being dumped into the final tally.
And what’s more, is that there has been radio silence on anything related to the prize pool.
While we are at it…
Where is the TI11 True Sight?
The International 4 and 5
Since then, the prize pool has gone up exponentially each year.
In TI4 it was $10,930,698.
At TI5 $18,429,613, boasting the largest prize pool in history until then.
The International 6
TI6 saw another increase to $20,770,460.
The International 7 and 8
TI7 increased to $24,787,916, followed by The International 8 at $25,532,177.
It clocked in at $34,330,068.
But wait, there’s more.
The International 10
TI10prize pool broke the $40 million mark.
That is a 2401.14% increase from the original base amount of $1.6 million.
And then it happened.
The International 2022
TI11 Battle Pass sales went slower than the most pessimistic expectations.
