The fan-funded Dota 2 tournament’s prize pool has reached $10 million

The International, Valve’s worldwide Dota 2 championship tournament, now sits on a prize pool totaling more than $10 million thanks to 2014 Compendium sales. Valve opened sales of the official digital program for the International 2014 championships in May for $10, where $2.50 of every sale contributes to the prize pool. Funds from its sale grew the tournament’s pot of $600,000 set by Valve to $4 million within a week. In contrast, compendium contributions helped raise last year’s The International’s prize pool to a total of $2.8 million. In-game rewards unlock for Compendium owners and Dota 2 players as the rapidly accruing funds hit stretch goals. For instance, the $4 million and $5 million stretch goals unlocked the Mini-Pudge Courier and new matchmaking, respectively. New goals were added when it surpassed the $6 million and mark exhausted milestones. The latest fundraising achievement will introduce the Victory Prediction Taunt.