Dota 2 Championship Prize Fund Exceeded $ 31 Million
The prize pool of the main event in esports - The International 2019 Dota 2 World Championship has exceeded $ 31 million. It is noteworthy that the tournament organizing company Valve, by tradition, allocated only $ 1.6 million to reward the winners, the rest was collected in the process of implementing the so-called "battle passes" - Compendiums. It is also worth noting that only 25 percent of all Battle Pass sales go to The International 2019 prize pool. The $ 25 million milestone was crossed in just 55 days, up from 110 days a year earlier. The aggregate prize pool of last year's championship was $ 25.5 million. Such rapid growth was another confirmation of the growing interest in the competition. In 2019, 12 teams received direct invitations to the tournament 1.Team Secret & middot; 14.400 points 2.Virtus.pro & middot; 13.500 points 3. Vici Gaming & middot; 11.250 points 4. Evil Geniuses & middot; 6.825 points 5. Team Liquid & middot; 5.820 points 6. PSG.LGD & middot; 5.040 points 7. Fnatic & middot; 2.880 points 8. NIP & middot; 2.620 points 9. TNC Predator & middot; 2.046 points 10. OG & middot; 1.218 points 11. Alliance & middot; 1.179 points 12. Keen Gaming & middot; 1.140 points Six more teams have secured entry to the regional qualifiers. The Topic of Article: Dota 2 Championship Prize Fund Exceeded $ 31 Million. |
