As is custom for the Dota 2 International, gross sales of Battle Passes have been contributing to an ever-rising prize pool. That pool simply overtook final yr’s whole, setting a brand new file for Dota esports.
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Last yr’s International reached a prize pool of $20,770,460. This yr’s is presently at $20,784,066, and it’s nonetheless going. In truth, this quantity is predicted to shoot up quickly.
Every Battle Pass sale contributes 25% to the prize pool, and Valve haven’t but introduced all of the gadgets Battle Pass consumers will get with their buy. Once extra gadgets are revealed, extra folks will purchase a Battle Pass and that prize pool will shoot into the stratosphere.
There’s nonetheless a number of extra weeks of gross sales to go, so this one goes to be large. The International takes place at Seattle’s KeyArena, August 7-12.
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