Random Largest Prize Pools In Esports History (12 items)

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  (#1) $34.3 Million: Dota 2 International 2019

  The Dota 2 world championships, formally called The International, began in 2011 as a promotional event for the game, but have since grown to be one of the largest esports championships in the world. The prize pool has been crowdfunded by the game's battlepass system since 2013, and has steadily risen every year. Since 2011, 16 teams competed annually, but that number increased to 18 in 2016.

  Final Rankings:

  1. OG ($15,620,181)
  2. Team Liquid ($4,462,908)
  3. PSG.LGD ($3,089,706)
  4. Team Secret ($2,059,804)
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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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  (#3) $24.6 Million: Dota 2 International 2017

  Although there are now well over 100 heroes to select in Dota 2, there is usually only a small pool to choose from depending on the current state of the game and the meta it creates. For example, at the 2017 International, the hero Earthshaker was played 71 times out of the 191 total games that were played during the tournament.

  Final Rankings: 

  1. Team Liquid ($10,862,683)
  2. Newbee ($3,950,067)
  3. LGD.Forever Young ($2,592,231)
  4. LGD Gaming ($1,728,154)
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  (#4) $20.7 Million: Dota 2 International 2016

  While the finals of the International are generally the most exciting, the entire event actually spans over a few months given all of the different rounds. In 2016, the International began with the open and main qualifying rounds in June, and then picked back up at the start of August with the Wild Card, Group Stage, and of course, the Main Event.

  Final Rankings: 

  1. Wings Gaming ($9,139,002)
  2. Digital Chaos ($3,427,126)
  3. Evil Geniuses ($2,180,898)
  4. Fnatic ($1,453,932)
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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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  (#6) $15.2 Million: Fortnite World Cup Finals 2019 - Solo

  Considering Fortnite has only been around since 2017, it's pretty impressive that the game was able to emerge as one of the biggest games in esports only a year later, when the Fortnite World Cup was founded. Its inaugural final events took place on July 26-28, 2019 in Flushing, New York, and included competitions for both solo players and duo teams. There was also a Creative Cup, where teams competed in creative mode, and a Pro-Am tournament.

  Final Rankings: 

  1. Bugha ($3,000,000)
  2. psalm ($1,800,000)
  3. EpikWhale ($1,200,000)
  4. Kreo ($1,050,000)
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  (#7) $15.1 Million: Fortnite World Cup Finals 2019 - Duo

  Along with the solo competition at the Fortnite World Cup Finals, teams of two also competed, reflecting the game's solo and duo modes during casual play. Playing in teams forces competitors to use entirely new strategies, hence why it warrants its own specific category. It's probably nice to have someone watching your back, but the downside is they have to split the prize money.

  Final Rankings: 

  1. Nyhrox & aqua ($3,000,000)
  2. Rojo & Wolfiez ($2,250,000)
  3. Elevate & Ceice ($1,800,000)
  4. Saf & Zayt ($1,500,000)
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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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  (#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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  (#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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  (#11) $5.07 Million: League of Legends World Championship 2016

  One of the things the League of Legends World Championship is known for is its entertainment presentation, especially in regard to musical acts. In 2016, Riot had Russian-German DJ Zedd create an original song that was exclusive to the event, and his performance at the opening ceremony of the finals was lauded by fans and critics alike. In fact, the success of the opening ceremony prompted the team building the case for Los Angeles' bid for the 2024 summer Olympics to look into using the same presentation technologies Riot was using.

  Final Standings:

  1. SK Telecom T1 ($2,680,000)
  2. Samsung Galaxy ($1,005,000)
  3. H2k-Gaming (split $502,500)
  4. ROX Tigers (split $502,500)
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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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