The International retains its crown as the single most lucrative event in esports history by regularly breaking prize pool records. But it comes at a price — and it’s not just the cost of buying a Battle Pass and Battle Levels. The tier 2 and tier 3 scenes of each region in Dota 2 esports are all suffering right now with small prize pools relative to those of events in the Dota Pro Circuit and The International itself, thanks to the game’s top-heavy distribution of prize money.
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