Valve reportedly offering record base prize pool for Dota 2\u2019s TI 2023 ValveValve is greatly increasing the base prize pool for The International 2023, according to a prominent Dota 2 community figure. One of the biggest questions surrounding this year\u2019s The International is how high the prize pool will be after Valve dropped the news that there won\u2019t be a Battle Pass for the event. Traditionally, Valve offers a base prize pool for The International, with the Dota 2 community contributing to it by purchasing the Battle Pass and spending money on in-game items. However, Valve has decided to move away from this system for TI 2023. \u201cMost Dota players never buy a Battle Pass and never get any rewards from it,\u201d Valve said on June 19. Rather than focusing on cosmetic content for the Battle Pass, Valve will be rolling out \u201ca TI-themed update\u201d in September focused on the \u201cevent, the players, and the games.\u201d The developer and publisher noted this update will contribute directly to TI 2023\u2019s prize pool, but fans are skeptical that the tournament will be able to match the purses of years past. TI 2022 had $18,930,775 on the line \u2013 the lowest prize purse since 2015. Yaroslav \u2018NS\u2019 Kuznetsov, a former Dota 2 player who has worked on the broadcast of five TI events, said on July 2 that Valve will be upping the base prize pool from $1.6 million to a record $3 million. \u201cI\u2019m saying there\u2019s a bit of little insight,\u201d NS is quoted by escorenews as saying. \u201cMaybe it\u2019s open information, though, I don\u2019t know. Let\u2019s assume I just made it up. At this TI, the starting prize pool will be $3 million, more than at any previous one.\u201d It remains to be seen what content Valve has in store for TI 2023. The event will take place from October 12-29 in Seattle and feature 20 Dota 2 teams from all over the world. The International prize pool over the years: TI 2011: $1,600,000 – TI 2012: $1,600,000 – TI 2013: $2,874,380 – TI 2014: $10,923,977 – TI 2015: $18,429,613 – TI 2016: $20,770,460 – TI 2017: $24,787,916 – TI 2018: $25,532,177 – TI 2019: $34,330,068 – TI 2021: $40,018,195 – TI 2022: $18,930,775 –<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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