The stakes are sky rocketing and any other eSports tournament has yet to break the record of this year's International Dota 2 Championship. The International 2015 prize pool to date has already reached a jaw-dropping $17,225,576 and still growing. That is more than $7 million higher than the prize pool of last year's International Dota 2 Tournament and higher than the prize pool of the 4 previous tournaments combined. The final prize pot has already been revealed and surely each player of the Champion team will walk away with more than $1 million.
This is a proof that very talented Dota 2 Player can have a career in the eSports industry. This makes winning Dota 2 players the highest paid eSports stars around. For the Champions and runner ups this is how the prize fund currently stands:
1st - $6,201,207
2nd - $2,669,964
3rd - $2,067,069
4th - $1,464,174
5th - $1,119,662
6th - $1,119,662
7th - $775,151
8th - $775,151
9th - $206,707
10th - $206,707
11th - $206,707
12th - $206,707
13th - $51,677
14th - $51,677
15th - $51,677
16th - $51,677
The main event will run for 6 days starting on August 3 through August 8, 2015. It will be held at the KeyArena at Seattle Center and for those who could not come to watch in person there will be live broadcast via www.dota2.com, Pubstomps, YouTube or Twitch. Fourteen invited teams of 5 players from all over the world and two wild card teams will vie for the number one spot and bag the biggest prize money in the history of eSports. The International Dota 2 Championship is the biggest Dota 2 Event held by Valve, the corporation behind this online game. This will be the fifth international tournament. Tickets were sold at $99 all at general admission and tickets are already SOLD OUT.
