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Dota 2: The International to return August, showcase record $40M prize pool

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Kennedy Caacbay, ABS-CBN News

<p>The International, Dota 2’s biggest annual event, is finally happening.</p><p>After being postponed the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Valve Corp., developer of the popular multi-player action RTS game, <a href="https://www.dota2.com/newsentry/3066366095803889976" target="_blank">announced</a> Wednesday that The International is taking place in Stockholm, Sweden in August.</p><p>The 10th iteration of the tournament (TI10) will also feature the biggest prize pool in esports history with $40 million, alongside the highly sought Aegis of Champions.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/12/21/se-asia-dota-2-pro-circuit-tnc-predator-still-team-to-beat-in-week-4">SE Asia Dota 2 Pro Circuit: TNC Predator still team to beat in Week 4</a></li></ul><p>It surpassed the previous record of $34 million, the prize pool being of Valve’s TI9 in 2019.</p><p>The humungous prize pool was garnered from last year’s <a href="https://www.dota2.com/international/battlepass/" target="_blank">battle pass</a>, an in-game feature that allows players to purchase levels to obtain Arcana-level skins and other pleasing content.</p><p>The Aegis of Champions is the most prestigious Dota 2 trophy, as teams around the globe will compete to become the greatest team in the professional scene.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The International 10 is back on the menu. Mark your calendars. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TI10?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TI10</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dota2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Dota2</a> <a href="https://t.co/2i1S0KIYQS">pic.twitter.com/2i1S0KIYQS</a></p>— Wykrhm Reddy (@wykrhm) <a href="https://twitter.com/wykrhm/status/1392278879968972801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The group stages of the event will take place on August 5 to 8, and the main event on August 10 to 15.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/05/21/sea-dota-2-pro-circuit-execration-beats-2-ph-teams-tnc-loses-in-week-3">SEA Dota 2 Pro Circuit: Execration beats 2 PH teams; TNC loses in Week 3</a></li></ul><p>Considered the best ever to play the game, OG, a Europe-based team, won the last two Aegis of Champions after defeating China’s PSG.LGD and fellow European team Nigma in TI8 and TI9, respectively.</p><p>OG was the only team to win Dota 2’s biggest event twice, yet.</p><div><strong>SUPPORTS CLUBS</strong></div><p>In line with the announcement, Valve also introduced Wednesday the Supporters Club, a way for fans to support their favorite teams.</p><p>The content players will purchase in the Supporters Club will come from the teams themselves, and will last until The International starts.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/04/28/21/dota-2-tnc-predator-emerges-on-top-of-se-asia-pro-circuit-season-2-week-2-standings">Dota 2: TNC Predator emerges on top of SE Asia Pro Circuit Season 2, Week 2 standings</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/06/21/mobile-legends-star-wars-collab">Mobile Legends: Game developer Moonton to collaborate with Star Wars franchise</a></li></ul><p>Fans of back-to-back champions OG should wait a little more, as they face “an inconvenience regarding the upload of the team’s bundle.”</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">There has been an inconvenience regarding the upload of our bundle.<br/><br/>The OG content will be coming in the upcoming days as the issue has now been fixed.<br/><br/>Sincerely sorry for the inconvenience sunflowers, in game monkey business is coming soon 🌻<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DreamOG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DreamOG</a> <a href="https://t.co/3sV9BR3GZm">https://t.co/3sV9BR3GZm</a></p>— OG (@OGesports) <a href="https://twitter.com/OGesports/status/1392289999480098822?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Filipino team TNC Predator’s bundle will also be uploaded soon, according to their official Twitter account. </p><p>The same goes with OB.Neon’s bundle, which is also expected to be released soon.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Our team bundle will be uploaded soon! We&#x27;ll just have to tweak some things and it&#x27;s ready to go!<br/><br/>We have packed awesome ingame content for you guys! 🧡🧡🧡 <a href="https://t.co/2MTBDHnSn4">https://t.co/2MTBDHnSn4</a></p>— TNC Predator 🇵🇭 (@TNCPredator) <a href="https://twitter.com/TNCPredator/status/1392308106671976449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Whipping up something good for y&#x27;all 😁 <a href="https://t.co/40UrNeHTz1">https://t.co/40UrNeHTz1</a></p>— Neon Esports 🇵🇭 (@NeonEsportsPH) <a href="https://twitter.com/NeonEsportsPH/status/1392340104375529472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>

<p>Valve Corp., developer of the popular multi-player action RTS game, announced on Wednesday that The International will be in Stockholm, Sweden in August.</p>

Valve Corp., developer of the popular multi-player action RTS game, announced on Wednesday that The International will be in Stockholm, Sweden in August.

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Dota 2: The International to return August, showcase record $40M prize pool

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published May 13, 2021 02:07 AM PHT

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