The International 2024 Prize Pool will start at $1,600,000 and increase based on compendium sales, but will it amount to much of a bounty?
No other event compares to The International. With its intense matches between the world's best teams, and heart-wrenching action, it offers more than just games—it's an emotional journey. The event captivates fans with its top-tier production, unique and engaging content, and the occasional surprise, creating memories that will resonate for the rest of the year. For aspiring players, The International isn't just a tournament; it's a dream and a goal etched deeply into their hearts for the year ahead.
And for the most part, at least historically, it was also about the staggering prize pools.
The International has become synonymous with jaw-dropping prize pool amounts. When DOTA 2 made its debut at GamesCom 2011, the total prize pool of $1,600,000 was the biggest of any esports tournament at the time. TI10 prize pool broke the $40 million mark. The final total totaled $40,018,195 when the crowdfunding and battle pass purchases ended. That is a 2401.14% increase from the original base amount of $1.6 million.
Then things took a turn.
Released only three weeks before the event, TI12 Compendium became the slowest TI prize pool raise since 2013. At the end, it clocked in at only $3,380,455.
When that happened last year, players told GosuGamers that TI isn't just about the prize pool.
“TI will still be an amazing event regardless of the prize pool. TI is magical, it's a very special time of the year, I like everyone who works on this event, I like watching this event, and I like going to this event so, for me, the prize pool won't change how I feel about TI. There is a special atmosphere at TI compared to all other tournaments and it's a very nice event to be a part of.”
~ Ludwig "zai" Wåhlberg to GosuGamers at TI12
“To me personally, the trophy is what matters the most. A second Aegis would be pretty good for me and for us all. That's what we are after, that's what we want. We don't care about the prize pool, all that that matters is a second Aegis.”
~ Magomed "Collapse" Khalilov to GosuGamers at TI12
There are less than two weeks until the pinnacle of all Dota 2 events, The International 2024, kicks off in Copenhagen. And just now the information about The International 2024 prize pool and compendium has been released.
Starting at the typical base amount of $1.6 million, this year allows for even less time for the compendium sales to add up to anything substantial.
As with all previous years since TI3, 25% of the sales contribute to the prize pool.
It is more than likely this year will end up being even less – dare we even say it might not reach $3 million? Could this trend eventually impact how players view the pinnacle of all Dota 2 events? And what about the fans? Does it truly matter?
After all the TI bounty is, as Shadow Shaman says, “Fortune's change.”
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