Dota 2 2018 Prize Pool
So far this is the biggest eSports tournament in the world, The next Dota 2 International tournament is set to begin this month. The total prize pool for Dota 2’s The Internation 2018 (TI8) just breached a massive $20 million mark, and even the 2nd to 6th place team will also take home not less than a million dollar.
Dota 2 2018 Prize Pool
Valve please make exclusive prestige item even higher level to obtain than ever to ensure enough funding for TI prize pool. Let’s be honest most people buy TI compendium to get immortal items. Prize-Pool is important for eSports tournament, so too for The International 2018 (TI8) in Dota 2. Read more information about the prize pool here.
The distribution for the Prize pool of the Dota 2 International 2018 tournament has been announced. The winning team will take home more cash than any other eSports tournament in the world. The First place will just get 44% of the total prize pool, amounting $10,470,062+, Second place will get 16% ($3,807,295+), Third place is 10.5% ($2,498,538+), fourth place will get 7% ($1,655,692+), Fifth & Sixth place will get 4.5% ($1,070,802+), Seventh and Eighth place will get 2.5% ($594,890+), 9th to 12th place will get 1.5% ($356,934+), 13th to 16th place will get 0.5% ($118,978+) and 17th to 18th place will get 0.25% ($59,489+).
Filipino teams will also participate in this most prominent eSports event, the team from Mineski who get a direct invite for the tournament due to its number 5 ranking in the Dota 2 Pro Circuit. The TNC Predator team also got a spot on the competition, which packs with an all Filipino team line up (Raven, Armel, Sam_H, Tims, and Kuku).
The International 2018 Dota 2 Championship will begin on Aug 15, to 18, 2018 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada.
The prize pool of this year's International has crossed last year's boundary of $24,787,916 to set the world record for being the world's largest electronic sports championship. The International '18 prizepool has climbed to $23 million, and we're expecting to see it surpass the $24.7 million mark, establishing a new record in esports. The top teams in the world compete to claim the ultimate prize-the Aegis of Champions.
The International 2018 Dota 2 tournament – the closest thing to a world cup for the iconic MOBA game – is now underway. Group stage matches have begun, but we are still quite a ways away from the main event and the final, where the winner will be decided. Till said time, Valve will keep accruing revenue from its TI18 Battle Pass sales to be added to the tournament’s prize pool. The total bounty to be had is already higher than ever before, and it continues to rise as this is being written.
Dota 2 2018 International Prize Pool
In what follows, we are going to be tracking the current overall prize money as well as the grand prize and distribution of the remaining pool among the runners up.
Update: The International 2018 has come to a close with team OG taking the Aegis and over $11 million! The final prize pool and pool distribution is as follows.
The International 2018 Prize Pool
The current total prize pool stands at $25,532,177.
As mentioned, this figure is subject to change till the finals. We will continue to update it as the sum makes significant hikes.
The International Dota 2 2018 Prize Pool
Grand Prize: How Much Will the Winners Be Taking Home?
The prize pool distribution sets aside 44% of the total sum for the first place. As it stands, the winners will be taking home a whopping $11,234,158.
Prize Pool Distribution: First, Second, Third, Down to 18th Place
- First Place (Winners): $11,234,158 (44%)
- Second Place (Runners-up): $4,085,148 (16%)
- Third Place: $2,680,879 (10.5%)
- Fourth Place: $1,787,252 (7%)
- Fifth, Sixth Place: $1,148,948 (4.5%)
- Seventh, Eighth Place: $612,618 (2.5%)
- 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Place: $382,983 (1.5%)
- 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th Place: $127,661 (0.5%)
- 17th, 18th Place: $63,830 (0.25%)
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