Random Largest Prize Pools In Esports History (12 items)

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  (#8) $10.9 Million: Dota 2 International 2014

  2014 was the first year that The International was held at KeyArena in Seattle, Washington, which has a capacity of 17,000. This shows how much the event has grown over the years. It was held there every year until 2018, where it took place on Canadian soil at Rogers Arena, which can have a capacity of up to 19,000, again showing that the event continues to grow year to year.

  Final Rankings: 

  1. Newbee ($5,025,029)
  2. Vici Gaming ($1,474,737)
  3. Evil Geniuses ($1,037,778)
  4. Team DK ($819,298)
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  (#12) $4.9 Million: League of Legends World Championship 2017

  The 2017 League of Legends World Championship final will go down in history of one of the greatest esports matches of all time. Before the finals that year, SK Telecom T1 was nearly unbeatable, and had won half of all of the LoL world championships that had ever been held. This is why Samsung Galaxy's 3-0 victory was so shocking for the fans and players alike.

  Final Standings: 

  1. Samsung Galaxy ($1,540,000)
  2. SK Telecom T1($554,000)
  3. Royal Never Give Up (split $278,000)
  4. Team WE (split $278,000)
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  (#10) $5.9 Million: PUBG Global Championship 2019

  The first major tournament organized by PUBG was the Global Invitational in 2018, which became the Global Championship in 2019. 32 teams competed in this event, with the top 8 teams going to the semifinals, and the bottom 8 teams going to an Elimination Stage. The winning team got a Championship Celebratory item, with 25% of the sales going to the winner.

  Final Standings: 

  1. Gen.G Esports ($2,000,000)
  2. FaZe Clan ($600,000)
  3. Four Angry Men ($300,000)
  4. OGN Entus Force ($200,000)
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  (#9) $6.4 Million: League of Legends World Championship 2018

  The League of Legends World Championship is another mainstay in the esports world, as it was founded in 2011 along with The International. The number of teams competing began as only 8 in 2011, but now 24 teams vie for the coveted Summoner's Cup, which weighs over 70 pounds. The tournament begins in a round-robin style, and then moves into a single-elimination phase.

  Final Standings: 

  1. Invictus Gaming ($2,418,750)
  2. Fnatic ($870,750)
  3. G2 Esports (split $451,500)
  4. Cloud9 (split $451,500)
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  (#5) $18.4 Million: Dota 2 International 2015

  2015 was the first year of The International where all previous winners were not invited back. Natus Vincere and Alliance, winners of 2011 and 2013 respectively, instead had to go through qualifiers. The former was eliminated during the European qualifiers, while the latter was eliminated by losing early in the Lower Bracket Round 1.

  Final Rankings:

  1. Evil Geniuses ($6,634,661)
  2. CDEC Gaming ($2,856,590)
  3. LGD Gaming ($2,211,554)
  4. Vici Gaming ($1,566,517)
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  (#2) $25.5 Million: Dota 2 International 2018

  Teams can attend The International one of two ways: they are either invited or they can qualify for the event. There were players representing 24 different countries at the 2018 International, with the most players from China, the Philippines, Russia, and then the United States in fourth.

  Final Rankings: 

  1. OG ($11,234,158)
  2. PSG.LGD ($4,085,148)
  3. Evil Geniuses ($2,680,879)
  4. Team Liquid ($1,787,252)

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