Dota 2 'The International' Champions Take Home $20 Million

Dota 2 'The International' Champions Take Home $20 Million
Updated:
18 Oct 2021

Starting on 7 October 2021, 18 teams locked horns to battle for dominance in Dota 2’s tenth “The International”.

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The International 2021 champions. Team Spirit. Image by Dota 2.

The 18 teams competed for the biggest share of the total prize pool of $40,018,195 over a total period of 10 days. Following is a list of the 18 team names that participated in “The International”, the esports event with the biggest prize pool in the world.

  • Evil Geniuses
  • PSG.LGD
  • Virtus.pro
  • Quincy Crew
  • Invictus Gaming
  • T1
  • Vici Gaming
  • Team Secret
  • Team Aster2
  • Alliance
  • Beastcoast
  • Thunder Predator
  • Team Undying
  • SG esports
  • OG
  • Team Spirit
  • Elephant
  • Fnatic

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The International prize distribution. Image by Dota 2.

12 of the 18 teams qualified through the Dota Pro Circuit, and the other 6 qualified for “The International” in the Regional Qualifiers.

After 10 days of absolute mayhem, Team Spirit emerged victorious, bearing the spoils of war in the shape of $18,208,300. Powering through on their heels came PSG.LGD with earnings of $5,202,400. Team Secret came in third for $3,601,600 and the final seat on the podium.

Dota 2 “The International” started in 2011 and changed the world of esports forever. Each Dota 2 Pro Circuit season takes place across an entire year, with 3 regional and 3 major tournaments per season. Players compete to qualify for “The International”, with 1st place, the pinnacle of success as a professional Dota player.

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