Valve breaks its own record for the largest esports prize pool ever raised

The International 2014, the biggest upcoming premiere DOTA 2 tournament event, is now set to be the esports tournament with the largest single prize pool in video game history having exceeded $2.8 million in prize money. Community contributions through Compendium sales pushed last year’s total to $2.8 million in a span of three months whereas this year’s contributions have just broken that record in just a little over 22 hours! The pot will only continue to grow larger with the upcoming main event starting in two months’ time.