ESL increases prize pool for ESL One Dota 2 series to one million
Dota certainly attracts the lavish prize money and tournaments. While this doesn’t make the ESL One series into another DAC (Dota 2 Asian Championships), it’s definitely another sign of the increasingly high pay-outs that are required to put on a high-level Dota 2 tournament.
“We’re starting with ESL One Frankfurt 2015 in June this year, where the prize money has been raised from $150,000 to $250,000 – and this is just the beginning,” said ESL’s Ulrich Schulze, Managing Director of Pro Gaming. in a statement release via press release. “ESL One is here to set a new standard for professional Dota 2 events at this level. We’re dedicated to pushing the boundaries, and giving players from around the world more chances to make their careers as professional gamers is a key aspect of that.”
It’s also a further sign of the ESL’s investment in Dota. A press release from the company claims that the ESL has “quadrupled its 2014 investments into ESL One Dota 2.” That comes on the heels of ESL’s decision to host their ESL One events in major sports and entertainment venues. The Dota 2 tournament scene certainly won’t be wanting for prize money and offline events anytime soon.
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1989Posted:
Creo This is a LOT of money and a huge investment by ESL. Dota 2 is such a huge game that's growing at a constant rate. I really hope CS:GO gets as big as this.
I think CS GO is already getting quite popular and I see it in a year or more being one of the games everyone will be playing.
1989Posted:
StonerzardErza That's a lot of money no lie
Tet Dodo Doo with a 1m prize pot? I'm surprised. Trying to be like LoL
"Trying to be like LoL" The International prize pool last year was $10 Million. $1 milly is nothing, especially when being shared between 5+ people.
How is 1 million nothing? Even if it is shared between 5 you are still getting a lot of money for player a game.
NotePosted:
Creo This is a LOT of money and a huge investment by ESL. Dota 2 is such a huge game that's growing at a constant rate. I really hope CS:GO gets as big as this.
I can almost guarantee that CS:GO will get that big. It may be another year before then, but it'll happen. Too many people already play it competitively.
KatsumiChanPosted:
StonerzardErza That's a lot of money no lie
Tet Dodo Doo with a 1m prize pot? I'm surprised. Trying to be like LoL
"Trying to be like LoL" The International prize pool last year was $10 Million. $1 milly is nothing, especially when being shared between 5+ people.
Still a lot of money is the message I was conveying.
SkittlePosted:
Just thinking that there is a million dollar prize for playing a game.. It is unreal!
BradPosted:
Leacher That's a lot of money, just for this. Pretty crazy if you ask me!
Well when you consider how many thousands of hours the teams that win have played, that the money is then split between the players & is also deducted tax, it's not all that much
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