The 2016 'Dota 2' International breaks the record for esports prize pools
 

The 2016 'Dota 2' International breaks the record for esports prize pools
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The biggest annual Dota 2 tournament, The International, has broken its own record for the highest prize pool in esports ever, topping last year's $18,429,613 pool Tuesday. The prize pool is still climbing and was at $18,679,270 at the time of publishing.

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Since the first International tournament in 2011, developer Valve has put up a $1.6 million prize pool, and starting in 2013, Valve started selling compendiums to players with 25 percent of revenue going toward The International's prize pool.

These compendiums (**w called "battle passes") give players access to unique character items and other cosmetic goodies, like character taunts, emoticons, music and more. Read more...

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