The Dota 2 International begins next week,\u00a0and it will be the biggest eSports tournament that the world has ever seen.<\/p>\n
The tournament’s prize pool is currently sitting at around $18,600,000<\/strong> and is still growing.<\/p>\n The Dota 2 International is hosted by Valve and is the biggest tournament of the year, featuring the best Dota 2 teams from around the world competing for a ridiculously large amount of money.<\/p>\n Players have grown the prize pool throughout the course of this year by purchasing in-game battle passes and items that allow them to interact with the tournament in various ways.<\/p>\n The Wild Card eliminations<\/strong> will take place on 2 August<\/strong>, with the main Group Stage<\/strong> running from 3 – 5 August.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Group Stage determines the teams’ placing in the Main Event, a six-day double-elimination leading up to\u00a0the Grand Finals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Below are the 16 teams<\/strong><\/a> competing in the Dota 2 International 2016:<\/p>\n The tournament is set to be a massive spectacle, with Dota 2 fans worldwide watching the best professional gamers in the world battle it out to become overnight millionaires.<\/p>\n Fans\u00a0around the world will also be hosting Pubstomps<\/strong> <\/a>closer to\u00a0the main event, which means that various pubs, bars, and coffee shops\u00a0around South Africa\u00a0could\u00a0be showing\u00a0the Dota 2 International Grand Finals.<\/p>\n Will you be watching the Dota 2 International 2016? Let us know in the comments and forum.<\/strong><\/p>\n The 5 best zombie games heading your way<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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