{"id":295,"date":"2021-11-08T09:13:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T09:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mejoresapuestas.com\/en\/?p=295"},"modified":"2021-11-08T09:13:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T09:13:54","slug":"the-international-breaks-another-esports-record-with-180m-in-overall-prize-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mejoresapuestas.com\/en\/2021\/11\/08\/the-international-breaks-another-esports-record-with-180m-in-overall-prize-money\/","title":{"rendered":"The International Breaks Another eSports Record with $180M in Overall Prize Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past ten years, The International has significantly boosted its prize money, becoming the largest tournament in the eSports industry, with the prize pool heavier than any other event.<\/p>\n<p>According to data presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/mejoresapuestas.com\/\">Mejores Apuestas<\/a>, after raising its already impressive prize pool to over $40 million this year, the total prize money of the Dota 2 annual world championship hit more than $180 million.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Total Prize Pool $70M Heavier than All Fortnite, LoL and PUBG Events on Top 500 List<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Esports players have seen some outrageous payouts over the last two decades, and The International has had a significant role in that. Although the overall size of a prize pool doesn&#8217;t determine how prestigious the event is, it&#8217;s one of the most critical factors players use to decide whether they&#8217;ll show up and compete.<\/p>\n<p>While offering a total of $1.6 million in 2011 and 2012, since 2013, The International has been the most successful example of crowdfunded prize pools in eSports history.<\/p>\n<p><script id=\"infogram_0_56b00d56-1fa0-4e4d-8e43-b7aa52a88290\" title=\"The International total prize money\" src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed.js?v08\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In 2013, its prize pool rose to $2.87 million and then soared to almost $11 million the next year. However, that was just the start of the impressive growth seen in the following years. In 2017, the prize pool of the annual Dota 2 world championship was worth over $20 million. Two years later, The International set a new record with a staggering $34.3 million in total prize money. In 2021, this figure was boosted by another $6 million, with the prize pool reaching $40 million in value.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Valve&#8217;s annual world championship in Dota 2 has broken the record for eSports prize pools for ten years in a row. Also, with $180 million in overall prize money, the tournament is $70 million heavier than all Fortnite, League of Legends and PUBG events on Esports Earnings Top 500 list.<\/p>\n<p>Statistics show the combined prize pools of all Fortnite events on this list brought in around $68.5 million to date. LoL and PUBG follow, with $29.3 million and $12.3 million, respectively.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Dota 2 Hit Over $276 Million in Total Prize Money<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As an eSports game with the largest single-tournament prize pool, Dota 2 also tops the total prize money list. The Esports Earnings data showed the game hit over $276 million in cumulative prize money, close to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Fortnite, and League of Legends combined.<\/p>\n<p>Dota 2 players have competed in 1,549 tournaments to date. With $7.1 million in total prize money, Danish gamer Johan \u00abN0tail\u00bb Sundstein still tops the list of the most successful Dota 2 player globally. Jesse \u00abJerAx\u00bb Vainikka and Anathan \u00abana\u00bb Pham follow with $6.4 million and $6 million in earnings, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>However, statistics show Chinese players won the largest share of Dota 2 prize money or $75 million so far. Russia ranked as the country with the second-highest number of Dota 2 winners, with over $24 million in prize money. 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