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eSports Can Really Pay Off

To reach the elite echelons of gaming, you need to spend a huge amount of time playing your chosen game. Once you're there though, the can really make the long hard grind worthwhile. Last year's grand final of The International - a DOTA 2 tournament - boasted total prize money of $21 million, with the winning team sharing over $9 million. The pool is largely crowd-funded, with 25 percent of all money spent on 'Battle Passes' for the event going into it.

This year's grand final, taking place between August 7 and 12, already has a total prize pool of $23 million. In the short time taken to write this article, has risen by thousands of dollars and is unlikely to slow down before the start of the event, assuring a new record in eSport prize money.

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Leading eSports players in DOTA 2 Philippines 2025, based on earnings
Leading Dota 2 players worldwide 2025, by overall earnings
All time highest-earning pro Dota 2 teams worldwide 2026
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Top earners in DOTA 2 in Finland 2007-2025
Dota 2 The International prize pool 2011-2025
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Top Dota 2 players in South Korea 2025, by prize money earned

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